2009
Benicio was awarded the recently created
Cuban Cultural Government Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Award
yesterday in Havana, Cuba, which award was given by the
Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC). The
president of UNEAC, Miguel Barnet, told Benicio
that the award is in recognition of his work.
"It's an honor to receive this award by the UNEAC and
named after Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (Titone), because
he has been an influence on me since I found out
about Death of a Bureaucrat," Benicio said excitedly.
"This award makes me feel humble and proud. I never
got to know him (Gutiérrez) personally, but I had the
good fortune to meet many of his disciples" and
"as an artist I think we are in the same boat."
Benicio's trip overlapped with that of actors James Caan,
Robert Duvall and Bill Murray, and a group of people
linked to the film industry who are in Cuba for a
private visit as part of a research project.
Benicio and the group were greeted yesterday
by Omar González, president of the Cuban Institute of Cinema (ICAIC).
"It's a visit, I know Omar, he is a friend of mine,
it is to say hello, not for any work," said Benicio.
Benicio will stay in Cuba until Sunday.
Benicio,
James Caan
and
Robert Duvall
at the National Union of Writers and Artists
of Cuba in Havana.
Benicio shakes hands with Cuban actor Jorge Perugorría before accepting
the Cuban Cultural Government Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Award, while Miguel Barnet,
President of The National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba, looks on at center.
Miguel Barnet, President of The National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba,
giving the Cuban Cultural Government Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Award to Benicio.
Benicio, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Bill Murray (singing).
(Source: mipunto.com, mx.news.yahoo.com, reuters.com, prensalatina.cu,
July 30, 2009
Universal Pictures is once again pushing back the release date
of The Wolfman, now to February 12, 2010, due in part to visual
effects work that's likely to stretch deep into the Fall. A trailer
of The Wolfman is set to hit theaters on August 21, 2009,
attached to Quentin
Tarantino's
Inglourious Basterds.
Universal's marketing and distribution chief, Adam Fogelson,
said the latest release change was motivated by two factors:
to take advantage of a potentially bigger box office weekend,
and to have more visual effects completed in time for marketing
materials. Producer Scott Stuber insists the date change is no
sign of a creatively-troubled production, but rather a marketing
decision meant to take advantage of a three-day holiday weekend.
(Source: THR.com, LATimes.com and ShockTilYouDrop.com)
July 29, 2009
The Wolfman Mezco action figures in their final design
were on display at the San Diego Comic Con 2009,
which took place from July 22nd to 25th.
7" bloody and unbloody versions.
12" bloody and unbloody versions (with removable clothing, except pants).
(Source: BloodyDisgusting.com)
July 28, 2009
According to reports from the UK's Pinewood Studios,
stunt rigging and wire-work specialists
Extreme Locations Rigging supplied equipment
for the action unit re-shoot of The Wolfman at Pinewood.
Extreme Locations Managing Director Robin Earle provided
high-end technical stunt rigs, working alongside veteran
filmmaker/stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong.
The re-shoot relied heavily on stunt wire work/puppetry,
with each gag requiring speedy rigging and de-rigging,
culminating in a major sequence by Rick English.
(Source: extremelocations.co.uk)
July 27, 2009
Criterion will release The Argentine and Guerrilla
next October. The exact date has yet to be confirmed.
During an interview with the Puerto Rican newspaper
Primera Hora last January 29, 2009, Steven Soderbergh
said the following:
"We have a pile of scenes that did not make it to
the final film that we would like to include. Also a whole
mountain of investigative material that we compiled:
video interviews, secret documents that have been
revealed, documentary material in general. This is
going to be an enormous work for someone at
Criterion, but it is going to be a fantastic disc.
It made me very happy to learn that we
reached an agreement with Criterion,
because they are the best."
(Source: PrimeraHora.com)
July 26, 2009
The Wolfman is set to be released on November 6, 2009.
(Source: californiachronicle.com)
July 25, 2009
Licence To Kill is now on Blu-Ray.
.
Click HERE for more information about the disc.
(Source: bigpicturebigsound.com)
July 24, 2009
Actor Amaury Nolasco considers Benicio as one of his mentors and
he remembers the advice that Benicio gave him about 15 years ago
when he got to New York, "Study, study, study, because you never
know when the door is open and you have to be prepared."
"I took it to heart" says Mr. Nolasco, "and I think I did pretty well."
(Source: elnuevoherald.com)
July 23, 2009
The Usual Suspects is now on Blu-Ray.
(Source: amazon.com)
July 22, 2009
Here are two advertising stills used by Universal for The Wolfman:
July 21, 2009
Tonight the BIO Channel will air the 37th AFI Lifetime
Achievement Award Gala: A Tribute To Michael Douglas.
Benicio took part in the event last June 11, 2009.
Check your local listings for more information.
July 20, 2009
Things We Lost In The Fire is now on Blu-Ray.
(Source:
amazon
July 19, 2009
TV Land Prime will air the 37th AFI Lifetime Achievement
Award Gala: A Tribute To Michael Douglas
tonight at 9 PM ET/PT.
Benicio attended said gala last June 11, 2009.
Click on the photo below to watch a short clip
of Benicio arriving at the event (forward to 1:10 in the clip):
(Source: YouTube.com)
July 18, 2009
The Argentine is out on DVD this week in Canada.
Guerrilla will arrive on August 4, 2009.
(Source: LondonFreePress.com)
July 17, 2009
Traffic is now available on Blu-Ray.
(Source:
amazon
July 16, 2009
Benicio is in Santa Monica, California, for a voice over session on the film
The Upsetter, which is about the life and music of Lee "Scratch" Perry.
Watch the trailer here.
Ethan Higbee, Adam Bhala Lough, Benicio, Sebastian Demian.
(Source: flickr.com)
July 15, 2009
The trailer for The Wolfman is due to be released next month.
July 14, 2009
The Argentine is being released on DVD today in Canada.
The Guerrilla DVD will be released on August 14, 2009.
(Source: nowtoronto.com)
July 13, 2009
In a recent interview with FelixLeiter.com,
here is what David Hedison had to say
about working with Benicio in Licence To Kill:
"Benicio... is a lovely, warm person, nothing like Dario.
[He] was not well known then, but I could see he had talent."
(Source: felixleiter.com)
July 12, 2009
The novelization based on the screenplay of
The Wolfman by author Jonathan Maberry
will be out on November 3, 2009.
(Source: amazon.com
July 11, 2009
The director's cut of Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
is now on Blu-Ray.
(Source:
amazon
July 10, 2009
Pre-production of Silence will start this Fall.
The film is based on a novel written by Shusaku Endo.
You can purchase Silence
(the novel) by clicking
HERE
(Source:
amazon
July 9, 2009
The Argentine and Guerrilla will be featured
at this year's Jerusalem Film Festival,
which is being held starting
today until July 18th.
Schedule:
Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 11:15 AM and 2 PM
Friday, July 17, 2009 at 5:15 PM and 8 PM
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 7 PM and 9:45 PM
(Source: jff.org.il)
July 8, 2009
The DVD and Blu-Ray versions of The Argentine and Guerrilla
are now available in France.
(Source: amazon.fr)
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July 7, 2009
Click on the photo below to watch a short report in Spanish
about Benicio's visit to the Bayamón Correctional Complex
in Puerto Rico:
(Source: videomsn.com)
July 6, 2009
Benicio visited the Bayamón Correctional Complex
in Puerto Rico today to talk with Puerto Rican men
and women participating in a penitentiary action
project. Part of the event included a short play
presented by the convicts, entitled
"An experience with my friends."
When asked by one of the inmates how he felt
being among of murderers, Benicio replied
"I think everybody needs a second chance.
I'm here to help reaffirming that one, provided
that there is life, still can help society in
some way, one can always improve oneself."
Benicio urged the prisoners to read as part of their
rehabilitation process. In particular, he recommended
the books "The Old Man & The Sea
and "Relato De Un Naufrago (Tales Of A Castaway)
Gabriel García Márquez.
(Source: Yahoo! España Noticias)
Photo © Yahoo! España Cine
Click on the photo below to watch a clip (in Spanish) of Benicio
addressing the men and women of the Bayamón Correctional Complex:
(Clip source: Primera Hora)
Click on the photo below to watch another clip
of Benicio at the Bayamón Correctional Complex
(Clip source: wapa.tv)
July 5, 2009
Snatch is now available on Blu-Ray.
(Source:
amazon
July 4, 2009
Here's what Franka Potente said about
working with Benicio in Guerrilla:
"Benicio is adorable, smart and incredibly funny."
Franka Potente in Guerrilla.
(Source: rundschau-online.de)
July 3, 2009
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas will be playing tonight
and tomorrow night starting at 11:55 PM at the
Landmark River Oaks Theatre in Houston Texas.
For more information, call (713) 866-8881.
(Source: artshound.com)
July 2, 2009
Following the death of Michael Jackson, Benicio commented
that Mr. Jackson was an important link in contemporary music.
(Source: google.com)
July 1, 2009
Click on the photo below to watch a clip of Benicio
in Puerto Rico last June 25th at the ceremony
honoring his late godmother, Sarah Torres Peralta:
Clip and photo © PrimeraHora.com
(Source: YouTube.com)