2011
Rick Baker and Dave Elsey have been nominated for an Oscar
in the makeup category for their work in The Wolfman.
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony will take place on
Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre.
(Source: oscars.org)
January 25, 2011
Click on the photo below to watch interviews with Benicio,
and with the director and the cast of Sin City:
(Source: youtube.com)
January 24, 2011
Today on TV:
on CineMax and CineMax HD at 1:15 AM
on CineMax (Pacific) and CineMax HD (Pacific) at 4:15 AM
on ThrillerMAX and ThrillerMAX (East) HD at 4:15 PM
on ThrillerMAX (Pacific) at 7:15 PM
(Source: locatetv.com)
January 23, 2011
Click on the links below to watch Benicio (as Paco)
in the 1995 episode Good Housekeeping
from the TV series Fallen Angels:
(Source: youtube.com)
January 22, 2011
Click on the photo below to watch a public message from Benicio:
(Source: youtube.com)
January 21, 2011
Click on the photo below to watch a
short interview with Benicio about Traffic:
(Source: gettyimages.ca)
January 20, 2011
Millennium Films and Bleiberg Entertainment have announced today
in a joint statement that Michael Shannon and James Franco
will be joining Benicio as part of the cast of The Iceman.
(Source: deadline.com)
January 19, 2011
Click on the photo below to watch
an interview with Benicio about The Wolfman:
(Source: youtube.com)
January 18, 2011
The Criterion Collection Blu-ray of Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas
will be released on April 26, 2011.
The Blu-ray will feature:
- 1080p video
- a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
The supplements will include:
- Audio commentary with Terry Gilliam;
- Hunter Goes to Hollywood, a short documentary
by filmmaker Wayne Ewing;
- A look at the controversy over the screenwriting credit;
- Profile of Oscar Zeta Acosta, the inspiration for Dr. Gonzo;
- Collection of artwork by illustrator Ralph Steadman;
- Audio excerpt from the 1996 spoken-word CD Fear and
Loathing in Las Vegas, featuring filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and
actor Maury Chaykin;
- Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, a 1978
BBC documentary with Thompson and Steadman;
- Storyboards, production designs, stills gallery,
theatrical trailer, and TV spots;
- A booklet featuring an essay by critic J. Hoberman and
two pieces by Thompson;
- Audio commentary with Johnny Depp and Benicio and
producer Laila Nabulsi;
- Audio commentary with Author Hunter S. Thompson;
- Deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Gilliam;
- Selection of Thompson correspondence,
read on camera by Johnny Depp.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.95.
(Source: highdefdigest.com)
January 17, 2011
Poster of Benicio in the ad campaign for Magnum Gold ice cream:
January 16, 2011
Click on the photo below to watch the trailer
of Sofia Coppola's new film Somewhere.
Benicio has a cameo in the film.
(Source: youtube.com)
January 15, 2011
London's May Fair Hotel monthly Film Club
will launch its new season of films tomorrow
with Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas.
The Film Club will present the film in the hotel's
private screening room and will offer offer guests a
late lunch which will be served in the May Fair Bar.
The late lunch will be served from 3 PM
and is priced at £25 per adult.
The film is free and will start at 5 PM.
For further information or
make a reservation please visit
www.themayfairhotel.co.uk/filmfood
or call 020 7915 3892.
(Source: film-news.co.uk)
January 14, 2011
Click on the photo below to read and listen to an excerpt
of Jonathan Maberry's novelisation of The Wolfman:
(Source: us.macmillan.com)
January 13, 2011
In a recent interview about her film Somewhere,
Sofia Coppola said the following:
"Benicio said after the premiere that it was the most
realistic movie he'd ever seen about celebrity life."
(Source: kansascity.com)
January 12, 2011
Click on the photo below to watch an interview
with Benicio and Emily Blunt about The Wolfman:
(Source: dnevnik.hr)
January 11, 2011
Click on the photo below to watch a short clip of an interview
with Benicio (in English with Japanese subtitles) done
in Japan for the promotion of The Wolfman:
(Source: youtube.com)
January 10, 2011
Morena Films and Full House will produce the upcoming film
Siete días en La Habana which is comprised of seven short films
directed by seven directors, including Benicio, depicting life in Cuba.
The film has a budget of approximately 3 million euros and will be
starring Mirta Ibarra, Ana de Armas, Jorge Perugorría and Vladimir Cruz,
among others. The premiere is scheduled for the Fall of 2011.
(Source: cineytele.com)
January 9, 2011
Click on the photo below and fast foward the clip to 0:47:52
to watch Benicio being interviewed by Ryan Tubridy, the host
of Ireland's The Late Late Show.
The show was broadcasted on January 29, 2010:
(Source: rte.ie)
January 8, 2011
Click on the photo below to watch an interview (in Portuguese)
with Benicio and Rick Baker about The Wolfman:
(Source: youtube.com)
January 7, 2011
Click on the photo below to watch a news report
from last year about The Wolfman:
(Source: video.yahoo.com)
January 6, 2011
In a recent interview, Sofia Coppola said the following
about filming the scene featuring Benicio at the
Chateau Marmont for her latest film Somewhere:
“When we shot with Benicio del Toro in an elevator, that was
the only working elevator, so we would shoot a scene
and we’d have to hop out, let the guests use it.”
(Source: metronews.ca)
January 5, 2011
To watch Benicio's cameo in Somewhere, follow these instructions:
1) Click on the photo below
2) Scroll down to the screen and click on Bölüm 2
3) Fast forward the clip at 11:26
(Source: filmx.gen.tr)
January 4, 2011
Today on TV:
on VeneMovies at 1:47 AM
on IFC and IFC HD at 10:30 AM and 1:15 PM
on ThrillerMAX and ThrillerMAX HD (East) at 1:30 PM
and on ThrillerMAX (Pacific) at 4:30 PM
on Starz Cinema at 4 PM
on 5 StarMAX and 5 StarMAX HD (East) at 10:35 PM
(Source: locatetv.com)
January 3, 2011
Click HERE to read an interview with Benicio.
(Source: redbull.com)
January 2, 2011
The 40th Anniversary Celebration of Hunter S. Thompson's
book Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas will take place at the
Peter Jay Sharp Theater in New York City next March 16, 2011.
Benicio is scheduled to attend the event, along with actor
Scott Shepherd, where they will read selections from the book.
You can buy tickets to the event by clicking HERE.
The Peter jay Sharp Theater is located at
2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY
10025-6990
Tel: 212.864.5400 | Fax: 212.932.3228
(Source: symphonyspace.org)
January 1, 2011
Here's a caricature of Benicio by Paco Nájera:
(Source: paconajeracaricaturas.blogspot.com)