2009
Click on the photo below to watch a short interview with
Benicio (in Spanish) and with Steven Soderbergh (in English),
subtitled in French, about The Argentine and Guerrilla.
(Source: CommeAuCinema.com)
January 30, 2009
Benicio will be a guest on Charlie Rose tonight.
Check your local listings for details.
(Source: CharlieRose.com)
January 29, 2009
AP Broadcast Entertainment Editor Michael Weinfeld
interviewed Benicio last January 22nd about his role in
The Argentine and Guerrilla, and in The Wolfman.
Click on the button below to listen to the interview.
(Source: Podcast.com)
January 28, 2009
The DVD of Things We Lost In The Fire is now available in Japan.
Click on the photo below to order it.
(Source: amazon.co.jp)
January 27, 2009
The UK trailer for Guerrilla is now available.
Click on the photo below to see it.
Guerrilla is due to be released on February 20, 2009 in the U.K.
January 26, 2009
The Argentine is nominated in three categories for a
Medalla CEC (Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos):
Best Actor
Benicio
Best Adapted Screenplay
Music
The ceremony will take place tonight
at the Cine Palafox in Madrid, Spain.
(Source: Cinecec.com)
January 25, 2009
Last January 22nd, The World's anchor Lisa Mullins
spoke with Benicio about his role in The Argentine
and Guerrilla. Click on the photo below
to listen to the interview:
Benicio with Lisa Mullins
January 24, 2009
Click on the photo below to see the Spanish trailer for Guerrilla:
January 23, 2009
Click on the red button below to listen to an interview that
Benicio did with WBUR 90.9 FM in Boston, on January 21st last.
January 22, 2009
Benicio will take part in a Q&A today after both
screenings of The Argentine and Guerrilla,
scheduled for 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM, at the
E Street Cinema, in Washington, D.C.
January 21, 2009
Benicio will be featured in the upcoming
February 2009 issue of Latina magazine.
(Source: Latina.com)
January 20, 2009
The Hollywood Reporter's Matthew Belloni gathered
Benicio, Josh Brolin, Ed Harris, Hugh Jackman,
Richard Jenkins and Mickey Rourke to discuss
portraying real people on film, bringing their work
home with them and how to handle a fight with
a director. You can see clips of said discussion
by clicking on the links below:
From left to right, standing: Richard Jenkins, Hugh Jackman, Josh Brolin,
Benicio, and seated: Ed Harris and Mickey Rourke.
(Source: HollywoodReporter.com)
January 19, 2009
Here is the U.S. poster for Guerrilla:
January 18, 2009
Benicio will be hosting a Q&A following the 7 PM showing
of "CHE" at the Kendall Square Cinema in Boston tonight.
He will also chat with moviegoers at the theater tomorrow.
(Source: Boston.com)
January 17, 2009
Benicio said in an interview with El Vocero
that while he is in Puerto Rico, he will lend his
voice to the high-definition documentary film entitled
"El Yunque: Journey into the Tropical Rainforest,"
made by María Falcón, which will be shown at the
El Portal Theater in Yunque. "I have (time) to do it
in English at least, before I leave", said Benicio.
Benicio also mentioned that he will attend this
weekend's Festival de la Calle San Sebastián.
(Source: Vocero.com)
January 16, 2009
Based on early box office returns, IFC Films will take
the "Roadshow Edition" of "CHE" (The Argentine and
Guerrilla) on the road once again opening today with
nine additional markets, including:
Boston (Landmark Kendall)
Chicago (Landmark Century Center)
Dallas (Landmark Magnolia)
Houston (City Cinemas Angelika)
Minneapolis (Landmark Uptown)
Philadelphia (Landmark Ritz 5)
San Francisco (Landmark Embarcadero)
Seattle (Landmark Varsity)
Washington D.C. (Landmark E Street)
Like in New York and Los Angeles, the film will be
shown in its entirety, commercial and trailer free with
an intermission and limited edition program book
at every screening.
This follows considerable success of the film's
screenings in New York and Los Angeles, where
in three weeks and from single theater engagements
with only two shows a day, the film has grossed
$244,857. Additionally, beginning on January 21st,
"CHE" will also be available in homes nationwide
via IFC In Theaters on-demand service. Notable
statistics from its three weeks "on the road" include
"Che" having the highest week gross of 2008 at
Landmark's Nuart Theater in Los Angeles with a
take of $26,130. While at the IFC Center in NY, the
film's first week gross of $37,451 set a new record
for the IFC Center as its top-grossing week ever.
In its second week there, the film sold out 12 of its
14 shows, and its week gross rose to $46,000.
(Source: Variety.com and IndieWire.com)
January 15, 2009
Benicio and Laura Bickford attended the premiere
of The Argentine and Guerrilla yesterday at the
Cines Plaza Las Américas in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
The Argentine is in theater as of today and Guerilla will
be released on February 5, 2009 in Puerto Rico.
Click on the photo below to see a short clip:
Benicio with some fans at the Cines Plaza Las Américas.
(Photo by Carlos Giusti for Primera Hora)
(Source: PrimeraHora.com)
January 14, 2009
Rotten Tomatoes conducted an interview with Benicio
in which he talks about The Argentine and Guerrilla,
as well as about The Wolfman.
Click on the photo to see the clip:
(Video source: MySpace video)
January 13, 2009
Click on the photo below to access the
official French website of The Argentine:
France:
Che / L'Argentin in theatres January 7, 2009
Che / Guerrilla in theatres January 28, 2009
January 12, 2009
Benicio is featured in the current issue
of the French magazine Le Monde.
January 11, 2009
Rolling Stone magazine (issue #1070)
is featuring an article about Benicio.
(Source: RollingStone.com)
January 10, 2009
The current issue (#235) of Empire magazine
contains an article on The Argentine and Guerrilla,
as well as interviews from Benicio and Steven Soderbergh.
Included are photostills from the film.
To see an interview with Benicio by Empire,
click on the photo below:
(Source: EmpireOnline.com)
January 9, 2009
Benicio is on the cover of the current issue
of UK magazine The Big Issue.
(Source: BigIssue.com)
January 8, 2009
Benicio made an appearance on the Howard Stern yesterday.
Click on the photo below to see the clip.
(Source: YouTube.com)
January 7, 2009
Benicio will be on The Colbert Report tonight.
Check your local listings for more details.
January 6, 2009
Click on the photo below to view a clip of
Benicio on last night's Conan O'Brian show:
(Source: YouTube.com)
January 5, 2009
Benicio will be on Late Night With Conan O'Brian tonight on NBC.
Check your local listings for more details.
January 4, 2009
BritFilms.tv is having a contest until January 18, 2009 to
win some 'CHE' merchandise. You can enter the contest
by clicking on the photo below:
(Source: BritFilms.tv)
January 3, 2009
New York's Museum of Modern Art is getting in on the
Oscar-season screening series game. On this day,
"The Contenders," a new annual survey of likely awards
candidates, will feature a special MoMA members-only
sneak peak of The Argentine and Guerrilla.
January 2, 2009
Click
HERE
of The Argentine and Guerrilla.
Here are the track listings:
1. Ese Hombre es el Che Guevara
2. Ten Years Earlier (December 1, 1956)
3. Sierra Maestra
4. Landscape
5. I Want to Take the Revolution to Latin America
6. New York, December 1964
7. Across Mount Turquino
8. March
9. Some Craziness is Good
10. Luces y Sombras
11. Ambush
12. Political Skills
13. Military Skills
14. Camino a la Habana
15. Nancahuazu Canyon, March 23, 1967
16. Doctor Guevara
17. Santa Clara
18. Patria o Muerte
19. La Higuera, October 9, 1967
20. Balderrama - Castilla, M. J.
21. Fusil Contra Fusil - Rodríguez, Silvio
(Source:
amazon.com
January 1, 2009
The Argentine and Guerrilla are featured at this year's
Aspen Film Academy Screenings at Harris Concert Hall
in Aspen, Colorado.
Here's the schedule for both films:
Thursday, January 1, 2009, at 8:00 PM
Friday, January 2, 2009, at 5:15 PM
Tickets are on sale through
Aspen Show Tickets at the Wheeler Box Office
(970.920.5770 and www.aspenshowtickets.com)
or at the door at Harris Concert Hall.