2008
Matthew Turner also commented
about Benicio's performance in Guerrilla:
"Del Toro is fantastic once again...
There are some great scenes here, particularly
the scenes where Che suffers from asthma,
which are extremely hard to watch."
(Source: ViewLondon.co.uk)
November 29, 2008
View London's Matthew Turner reviewed
The Argentine as follows:
"Superbly directed, intriguingly non-traditional biopic
with a terrific central performance from Benicio Del Toro.
Del Toro is perfectly cast as Che, delivering a charismatic
and commanding performance that is utterly compelling
and almost certain to land him an Oscar nomination next year.
In short, Che is a fascinating and engaging drama
with an Oscar-worthy central performance from Del Toro.
Highly recommended."
(Source: ViewLondon.co.uk)
November 28, 2008
To watch the press conference that took place in Lyon, France,
last November 17th, to promote The Argentine,
click on the photo below:
(Source: wat.tv)
November 27, 2008
The DVD and the original soundtrack CD
of Maldeamores are now available to order.
November 26, 2008
Below is the ad for the New York and
Los Angeles one-week limited engagement
of The Argentine and Guerrilla, which
will start on December 12, 2008.
(Source: Hollywood Elsewhere)
November 25, 2008
Benicio is on the cover of the November 2008 issue
of the Puerto Rican magazine Metro San Juan.
Read the article HERE.
(Source: MetroSanJuan.com)
November 24, 2008
Benicio is on the covers of the current issues of the
Argentinean magazines Brando and Haciendo Cine.
(Sources: ConexionBrando.com and HaciendoCine.com.ar)
November 23, 2008
Click on the photo below to see an interview
with Benicio and Steven Soderbergh
(in Spanish with French subtitles):
(Source: ToutLeCine.com)
November 22, 2008
Cuban officials have given The Argentine and Guerrilla
the green light to show in Cuba after satisfying the government
with its depiction of former president Fidel Castro.
The films are set to be shown at the
Festival International Del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
which will be held from December 2nd to
December 12, 2008, in Havana, Cuba.
(Source: ContactMusic.com)
November 21, 2008
Maldeamores is being shown today at 9:15 PM at the
International Latino Film Festival, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Click here for tickets.
Sales have ended for this event.
Tickets may still be available at the door.
November 20, 2008
The Argentine will be shown at the
19th Stockholm International Film Festival
which is being held in Sweden from
November 20th to November 30, 2008.
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 9:30 PM (Skandia Theater)
Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 9:00 PM (Sture 1 Theater)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 at 6:30 PM (Grand 1 Theater)
(Source: Stockholm International Film Festival)
November 19, 2008
Benicio and Steven Soderbergh visiting
the Institut Lumière in Lyon last November 17th.
Click on the photo below to view a clip of Benicio in Lyon:
Steven Soderbergh and Benicio
(Source: France3.fr)
November 19, 2008
Benicio attended the pre-premiere of The Argentine,
along with Steven Soderbergh and Laura Bickford,
last night in Paris at the Cinema UGC Normandie.
Steven Soderbergh, Laura Bickford and Benicio.
November 18, 2008
Benicio, Steven Soderbergh and Laura Bickford
were at the Institut Lumière last night in Lyon, France,
for the pre-premiere of The Argentine.
(Click on thumbnails to enlarge)
(Photo source: Flickr.com)
November 18, 2008
The original soundtrack for "Che"
(The Argentine and Guerrilla) is ready for pre-order today.
The music is composed by Alberto Iglesias and features, among others,
the songs "Fusil Contra Fusil" performed by Silvio Rodriguez
and "Balderrama" performed by Mercedes Sosa.
Pre-order the soundtrack from Amazon.com
(Ready for shipping on December 9, 2008)
Pre-order the soundtrack from Varèse Sarabande
(Ready for shipping on December 16, 2008))
(Source: Varèse Sarabande)
November 17, 2008
You can now pre-order The Wolfman prop replica medallion.
This item ships in mid to late April 2009.
Click here to pre-order the medallion.
Expertly crafted and cast of metal, this double sided, prop replica
of the infamous medallion worn by Lawrence Talbot captures
every detail of the original as seen in the film.
A metal chain is included.
This item may have variants (painting/sculpting/or other)
randomly inserted throughout the production run.
(Source: MezcoToyz.com)
November 16, 2008
The 12th annual International Latino Film Festival is
featuring Maldeamores tonight at 5 PM at the
Century 20 theater, in downtown Redwood City.
Advance ticket sales have ended but
tickets
may be available at the door.
(Source: MercuryNews.com)
November 15, 2008
Benicio is on the cover of the current issue
of Filmmaker Magazine (Fall 2008).
(Source: FilmMakerMagazine.com)
November 14, 2008
Benicio was one of the guests at Bar Marmont
last Wednesday, November 12th, for the opening
of Alberta Ferretti's new store in West Hollywood.
Alberta Ferretti and Benicio.
(Source: wwd.com)
November 13, 2008
Click on the photo below to view a new clip
of an interview with Benicio, among others, at
the AFI Premiere of The Argentine and Guerrilla:
(Source: YouTube)
* * *
Click here for more interviews.
(Source: ParsTimes.com)
November 13, 2008
The Argentine is being released today in Argentina.
November 13, 2008
The Argentine and Guerrilla will be rated "R" in North America.
(Source: Yahoo!)
November 12, 2008
Back Stage and The Hollywood Reporter present
"An Evening With..."
Che in Los Angeles.
A Q&A with Benicio will follow the film.
The screening will be held:
Friday, November 14, 2008 at
7 p.m.
Fine Arts Theater
8556 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA
This is a free event but please RSVP to (877) 207-8891.
(Source: Backstage.com)
November 11, 2008
New teaser artwork for The Argentine and Guerrilla:
(Source: EmpireOnline.com)
November 10, 2008
The Wolfman's scale figure is now available for pre-order.
This item is expected to ship in mid to late April 2009.
Click here to pre-order the 7-inch figure
The figure features intense film accurate detail,
12 points of articulation, and sculpted clothing.
Click here to pre-order the 12-inch figure
The figure features intense film accurate detail,
13 points of articulation, and real cloth vest and shirt.
Each figure also includes a scale wolf head cane as featured in the film.
This item may have variants (painting/sculpting/or other)
randomly inserted throughout the production run.
(Source: Mezcotoyz.com)
November 9, 2008
Click here to view a clip of Guerrilla.
(Source: Metacafe.com)
November 8, 2008
Here are various clips from the premieres
of The Argentine and Guerrilla:
London
Los Angeles
Argentina
Brazil
Clip 1 | Clip 2 | Clip 3 | Clip 4 | Clip 5
November 7, 2008
Photos of Benicio at the London Film Festival's
Tiscali Talk of October 24, 2008:
(Click on thumbnails to enlarge)
(Source: Flickr.com)
November 6, 2008
Click on the photo below to view the international
trailer for The Argentine and Guerrilla:
(Source: RopeOfSilicon.com)
November 5, 2008
Click on the photo below to see a short interview with Benicio
done during the AFI Festival in Los Angeles:
(Source: MSN.video)
November 4, 2008
Here are more photos taken on November 1st at the
AFI Festival premiere of The Argentine and Guerrilla in Los Angeles:
(Photos source: Film Threat)
November 3, 2008
IFC Films has confirmed that a December 12th date for the
opening of The Argentine and Guerrilla's one-week "roadshow"
screenings at the Zeigfeld in New York City and the
Landmark in Los Angeles.
Steven Soderbergh will be on the East Coast for opening night,
while Benicio will be on the West Coast with producer Laura
Bickford. The film will be projected digitally, a printed program
guide will be offered to attendees, and the evening will include
a 30-minute intermission between the two-hour plus segments.
After the week-long New York/Los Angeles run, the film will
return to those two markets on January 9, 2009 in two parts,
growing to the Top 25 markets on January 16th and 22nd
and expanding further from there with the two parts playing
simultaneously. On January 21st both parts will be available
separately, in both standard and HD, via the company's
cable VOD platform, IFC In Theaters. An exclusive
Blockbuster home video release will follow.
"This generation's 'Lawrence of Arabia'" is how IFC Films
and those involved with Soderbergh's "Che," described the
epic film(s) when outlining the acquisition and release
strategy back at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
(Source:
IndieWire)
November 2, 2008
Benicio attended the AFI Festival premiere of
The Argentine and Guerrilla last night in Los Angeles.
Benicio, Steven Soderbergh and Laura Bickford
Click on the links below to view some clips of last night's event:
November 1, 2008
As the AFI Festival Los Angeles premiere
of The Argentine and Guerrilla will take place
tonight at the at the Grauman's Chinese Theater,
The Envelope's Pete Hammond wrote the following:
"... Another interesting Oscar possibility to watch
that AFI unspools is Steven Soderbergh's two-part epic,
"Che" which initially played to mixed response in Cannes in May.
The screening of all 262 minutes (about 20 minutes shorter now
and with a 20-minute intermission) is said to be drawing huge
response from several actors and Academy members,
according to representatives for the film. This comes in the
wake of a New York Academy screening that we are told
also drew enthusiastic response from potential voters,
particularly for Cannes Best Actor Benicio Del Toro's
performance. Could there be a turnaround from the early
critical brickbats it took before hitting America?
The earliest indication will be to count how many
empty seats there are as Part 2 begins."
(Source: LATimes.com)