2011

June

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on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame?

Click on the photo below to sign our petition. It's free:

 

 

 

June 30, 2011

 

How much do you know about Benicio?

 

Click on the photo below and have fun:

 

 

(Source:  hellomagazine.com)

 

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June 29, 2011

 

Mia Maestro has joined the cast of Savages.

 

Mia Maestro

 

(Source:  contexto.com)

 

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June 28, 2011

 

Today on TV:

 

China Moon

on CIMEMAX at 3:30 AM

 

(Source:  locatetv.com)

 

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June 27, 2011

 

The Usual Suspects is available in a two-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo.

 

Click HERE to buy it.

 

(Source: amazon.com)

 

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June 26, 2011

 

Click HERE to buy the original soundtrack

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)

 

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June 25, 2011

 

Benicio is now represented by

Jack Whigham at Creative Artists Agency.

 

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June 24, 2011

 

Today on TV:

 

Sin City

on IFC at 7:30 PM.

 

(Source:  locatetv.com)

 

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June 23, 2011

 

Joel David Moore has joined the cast of Savages.

 

Joel David Moore

 

(Source:  hollywoodreporter.com)

 

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June 22, 2011

 

Sandra Echeverría has joined the cast of Savages.

 

Sandra Echeverría

(Foto: Archivo/ELUNIVERSAL )

 

(Source:  terra.com.mx)

 

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June 21, 2011

 

Oliver Stone will begin shooting Savages for

Universal Pictures next July 6th with a budget of $50 million.

Mr. Stone optioned the book on his own a year ago

and set the complete package up at Universal.

Moritz Borman and Eric Kopeloff are producing

and Shane Salerno is executive producer.

Mr. Salerno also worked on the screenplay

with Don Winslow.

 

(Source:  deadline.com)

 

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June 20, 2011

 

Today on TV:

 

The Wolfman

on OuterMAX and OuterMAX HD at 2:30 PM

 

China Moon

on AtMax and AtMax HD (East) at 5:30 PM

 

(Source:  locatetv.com)

 

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June 19, 2011

 

Savages is scheduled to be released on September 28, 2012.

 

(Source:  hollywoodreporter.com)

 

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June 18, 2011

 

Click HERE for a great review of the documentary

The Upsetter:  The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry.

 

(Source:  seattletimes.nwsource.com)

 

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June 17, 2011

 

Click on the photo below to watch a public message from Benicio:

 

 

(Source: youtube.com)

 

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June 16, 2011

 

Click on the photo below to read an interview (in Spanish)

with Benicio, which was done in Cuba while he was filming

the short film entitled El Yuma (for Siete Días En La Habana):

 

Benicio directing El Yuma.

 

(Source:  magazinedigital.com)

 

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June 15, 2011

 

Today is the last day for the Savages auditions

which are being held from 2 PM to 5 PM

at 1674 Broadway (Corner of West 52nd and Broadway)

in New York (212-541-4000).

 

(Source: gigspotting.net)

 

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June 14, 2011

 

Auditions for Savages continue today from 2 PM to 5 PM

at 1674 Broadway (Corner of West 52nd and Broadway)

in New York (212-541-4000).

 

(Source: gigspotting.net)

 

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June 13, 2011

 

Savages is auditioning for speaking and non speaking roles this week.


Auditions
will be held at 1674 Broadway

(Corner of West 52nd and Broadway)

in New York (212-541-4000), as follows:


Today from 2
PM to 5 PM
Tuesday, June 14th
from 2 PM to 5 PM

Wednesday, June 15th from 2 PM to 5 PM

 

(Source: gigspotting.net)

 

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June 12, 2011

 

PopSugar has launched its 5th Annual PopSugar100

and this year Benicio has been nominated

in the "Favorite Werewolves" category.

Let's put Benicio at the top of the list by voting!

 

VOTE HERE

 

(Source:  popsugar.com)

 

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June 11, 2011

 

Actor Demián Bichir has joined the cast

of Oliver Stone's next film entitled Savages.

Benicio will play the role of Lado in the film.

 

Demián Bichir

 

(Source:  imdb.com)

 

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June 10, 2011

 

Click on the photo below to watch a new clip

of Benicio inviting you to Imagine Ireland:

 

 

(Source:  youtube.com)

 

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June 9, 2011

 

Click on the photo below to watch a clip featuring Benicio

in the Summer/Autumn 2011 Imagine Ireland campaign,

which promotes Irish arts and entertainment:

 

 

(Source: imagineireland.ie and youtube.com)

 

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June 8, 2011

 

The Usual Suspects is available in a two-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo.

 

Click HERE to buy it.

 

(Source: amazon.com)

 

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June 7, 2011

 

Actor Joaquín Cosío has been asked

by Oliver Stone to join the cast of Savages.

Benicio will play the role of Lado in the film.

 

Joaquín Cosío

 

(Source: terra.com.mx)

 

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June 6, 2011

 

Criterion's Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas.

is now available on Blu-ray.

 

Disc Features

Director-approved special edition:

 

- Digital transfer, approved by director Terry Gilliam

(with a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack and

an optional 5.1 mix on the Blu-ray edition)

- Three audio commentaries: one with Gilliam,

one with stars Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro

and producer Laila Nabulsi, and one with

author Hunter S. Thompson

- Deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Terry Gilliam

- Selection of Hunter S. Thompson correspondence,

read on camera by Johnny Depp

- Hunter Goes to Hollywood, a short documentary

- 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

- Excerpt from the 1996 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

recording featuring Jim Jarmusch and Maury Chaykin

- BBC documentary from 1978 with Thompson and Steadman

- Storyboards, production designs, stills, and trailer

- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic J. Hoberman

and two pieces by Thompson.

 

Click HERE to order.

 

 

(Source:  criterion.com)

 

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June 5, 2011

 

Benicio took part in the narration of a short film entitled Caribbean Marine Etiquette.

The message of the film is at the heart of a public service campaign launched at the

University of the Virgin Islands by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

 

Click on the photo below to view the English and Spanish versions of the film:

 

 

(Source:  forthesea.com)

 

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June 4, 2011

 

Here's the poster for the documentary The Upsetter:

Benicio narrates the film.

 

 

(Click on the thumbnail to enlarge)

 

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June 3, 2011

 

Click HERE to order The Wolfman figures by Mezco.

The designer vinyl figure stands six inches tall

with six points of articulation.

 

 

 

 

(Click on thumbnails to enlarge)

 

(Source:  Mezcotoyz.com)

 

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June 2, 2011

 

Click on the photo below to read and listen to an excerpt

of Jonathan Maberry's novelisation of The Wolfman:

 

 

ORDER THE BOOK HERE

 

(Source:  us.macmillan.com)

 

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June 1, 2011

 

La Casa de la Provincia in Seville, Spain, is holding an exhibition

entitled "Obama's People And Other Portraits" until June 12, 2011,

at the Centro Andaluz de la Fotografía.

 

The exhibition features photographs, among them one

of Benicio, taken by photographer Nadav Kander.

 

Consult the exhibition's schedule HERE.

 

(Photo:  nadavkander.com)

 

(Source: casadelaprovincia.es)

 

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