2009
BUY the Original Movie Soundtrack
of The Argentine and Guerrilla
October 30, 2009
Silence is in pre-production.
(Source: imdb.com)
October 29, 2009
Sofia Coppola’s next film, Somewhere, is now in post-production.
Benicio plays the role of a movie star buddy of the film's protagonist.
The film is scheduled to be released in 2010.
(Source: imdb.com)
October 28, 2009
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked by
the director of The Wolfman, Joe Johnston, to record
the creature's "howling" voice for the movie.
"What I saw looked terrific. The movie is having
some special effects added," said Mr. Simmons.
(Source: genesimmons.com)
October 27, 2009
The novelization based on the screenplay of
The Wolfman by author Jonathan Maberry
will come out in February 2010.
(Source: jonathanmaberry.com)
October 26, 2009
Order your Wolfman Halloween costume HERE.
Type Wolfman in the search box.
(Source: halloweencostumes4u.com)
October 25, 2009
Here's where you can watch Snatch on TV today:
At 3:45 AM:
HBO
HBO Digital
HBO Latino
HBO Latino HD
At 6:45 AM:
HBO (Pacific)
HBO Digital (Pacific Feed)
HBO Latino (Pacific Feed)
HBO Latino HD (Pacific)
(Source: locatetv.com)
BUY CD (Original Soundtrack / US)
October 24, 2009
You can still attend the Halloween Horror Nights Wolfman event
in Orlando, Florida. Click here for more information.
(Source: halloweenhorrornights.com)
October 23, 2009
Rhythm & Hues Studios is currently working
on the visual effects of The Wolfman.
(Source: rhythm.com)
October 22, 2009
A new HD trailer of The Wolfman is available.
Click on the photo below to watch the trailer.
(Source: youtube.com and apple.com)
October 21, 2009
Last Monday, Benicio attended the 16th Annual ELLE
Women in Hollywood Tribute at the Four Seasons Hotel
in Beverly Hills, California.
(Source: Yahoo! Canada movies, life.com and wireimage.com)
October 20, 2009
21 Grams will be shown tonight at 8:30 PM at
the Auditorium of the Casa de Cultura located
at Calle Calzada 17, in Puertollano, Spain.
Call 92 641 1966 for more information.
(Source: lacomarcadepuertollano.com)
October 19, 2009
January 9, 2010 is the date that Criterion will release
the Blu-Ray and DVD of The Argentine and Guerrilla.
Here are the details:
BLU-RAY:
(#496)
"Che - Revolucion / Che: Part One"
[USA / F / E 2008, Steven Soderbergh]
"Che - Guerilla / Che: Part Two"
[USA / F / E 2008, Steven Soderbergh]
2 Discs
/ $49.95
(Criterion store price: $39.96 /
PRE-ORDER
HERE)
Part 1: 2.35:1
aspect ratio
Part 2: 1.78:1
aspect ratio
Spanish
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:
→ High-definition digital transfers of Che: Part One and Che: Part Two,
supervised and approved by director Steven Soderbergh
→ dts-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
→ Audio commentaries on both films, featuring Jon Lee Anderson,
author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
→ Making "Che," a new documentary about the film's production,
featuring interviews with Soderbergh, producer Laura Bickford,
actor-producer Benicio del Toro, and writers Peter Buchman
and Ben van der Veen
→ New interviews with Cuban historians as well as participants in the
1958 Cuban Revolution and Che's 1967 Bolivian campaign
→ Deleted scenes
→ Theatrical trailers
→PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Amy Taubin
→ More!
* * *
DVD:
(#496)
"Che - Revolucion / Che: Part One"
[USA / F / E 2008, Steven Soderbergh]
"Che - Guerilla / Che: Part Two"
[USA / F / E 2008, Steven Soderbergh]
3 Discs / $49.95
(Criterion store price: $39.96 / PRE-ORDER HERE)
Part 1: 2.35:1
aspect ratio
Part 2: 1.78:1
aspect ratio
Spanish
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:
→ High-definition digital transfers of Che: Part One and Che: Part Two,
supervised and approved by director Steven Soderbergh
→ Audio commentaries on both films, featuring Jon Lee Anderson,
author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
→ Making "Che," a new documentary about the film's production,
featuring interviews with Soderbergh, producer Laura Bickford,
actor-producer Benicio del Toro, and writers Peter Buchman
and Ben van der Veen
→ New interviews with Cuban historians as well as participants in the
1958 Cuban Revolution and Che's 1967 Bolivian campaign
→ Deleted scenes
→ Theatrical trailers
→ PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Amy Taubin
→ More!
(Source: criterion.com)
October 18, 2009
You can pre-order the latest The Wolfman figure by Mezco. The
designer vinyl figure stands six inches tall with six points of articulation.
Click HERE to pre-order.
(Ship mid-January 2010)
(Click on thumbnails to enlarge)
(Source: Mezcotoyz.com)
October 17, 2009
The Way Of The Gun will be released on Blu-ray on November 24, 2009.
(Source:
amazon
October 16, 2009
Benicio's interview with Playboy is now available online.
Click on the photo below to read the interview.
(Source: Playboy.com)
October 15, 2009
Benicio on TV today:
The Way Of The Gun on FLIX (Pacific) at 1:00 AM.
The Hunted on USA Network at 1:59 AM.
Snatch on HBO Zone at 1:50 PM.
Fearless on Encore Mystery at 2:50 PM.
(Source: locatetv.com)
October 14, 2009
Click on the photo below to view a short clip
of Benicio in Bolivia last December 3, 2007:
(Source: YouTube.com)
October 13, 2009
There's an interview with Benicio in the
November 2009 issue of Playboy magazine.
October 12, 2009
The Criterion Collection edition of The Argentine and
Guerrilla has been postponed to January 2010.
Criterion Collection president Peter Becker
explained the delay as follows:
"[The Che Bluray/DVD] is coming, and as you can imagine
there's a wealth of great content getting developed. We wanted
to be ready for December, but Steven Soderbergh needed time
to reconstruct some deleted scenes, and we were also able, in
what we think is going to be a controversial coup, to persuade
Che Guevara biographer Jon Lee Anderson to do commentaries
on both films, but he also needed more time to prepare. In short,
it became clear that if we delayed the release a month we would
be able to make a much better set. That's a trade we will always
make, even if it means we don't get the benefit of sales in the
holiday season, and we think that's the kind of decision our
collectors would want us to make."
(Source: hollywood-elsewhere.com)
October 11, 2009
The Wolfman trailer is currently playing in theatres where
the films Zombieland and Couples Retreat are being shown.
October 10, 2009
Click on the photo below to watch the trailer of
El Yunque - Journey To A Tropical Rain Forest, narrated by Benicio.
(Source: youtube.com)
October 9, 2009
Rave reviews are all over the Internet following
last October 7th screening of a rough cut of
The Wolfman in Las Vegas.
Here are some of those reviews:
"The performances in the movie were absolutely fantastic.
Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving, and
Emily Blunt all delivered and really brought their characters
to life. It's always good to have great performances in a
horror/action film. Everything seems genuine and all of
the characters are very engaging. The set pieces and
cinematography are all beautifully created. There's a lot
of eye candy in this film just as far as the sets are
concerned, and I really love the atmosphere this film
created. The visuals I saw were pretty cool, although
some of them were still in progress. I imagine the
visuals will be awesome when the film is released
next year. The music is also pretty bad-ass."
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more]
"I liked Benicio and Anthony's interaction and
their
characters were well played. Hugo's role was perfect
for him as Detective Aberline. I thought the special
effects were great and was anticipating the transformation
from man to werewolf and I thought it was done very well.
It looked realistic and painful. The end result was a ferocious
werewolf that was great to watch in action terrorizing villagers,
running through the forest. Even standing upright and the way
the werewolf walked looked and seemed very natural. Lots of
scenes that change from quiet to loud that will make people
jump in their seat. I saw plenty of people personally do just that
in the theater. Also there is plenty of blood and guts which was
great. To me it was fitting and didn't seem 'over the top'. I enjoyed
this remake of Wolfman and thought it was done very well overall."
"A few jump scares and fake-outs later, and we're treated,
almost immediately, to a brutal evisceration by the Wolfman.
The aristocrat's guts are spilled into the leaves, his face slashed
with a grizzled claw, and he runs back onto the edge of his estate,
only to turn and see the face of the beast lunging down upon him.
Even this rough cut was satisfying. For starters, you really couldn't
ask for a better cast. Anthony Hopkins is a legend, and the role of
retired and fairly menacing hunter suits him well -- he's poetic and
aristocratic, and vaguely crazy in every scene. Benicio Del Toro
continues his tradition of bizarre intonations, his strange accent
explained away by an education gotten in New York. He delivers
one of this most subdued performances, though he revels in his time
spent playing Lawrence in the asylum. A great ensemble is the
cornerstone of any good film. And the wolf attacks are everything
you've been hoping for. Even if the rest of the film isn't to your fancy,
no horror fan can complain about these moments of raw fury and
brutality. The moments of gore are spread out enough through the
work as to not feel gratuitous, but the film certainly doesn't hold
back when it comes to demonstrating how much damage
this monster can do to its victims."
October 8, 2009
There will be a free screening of Guerrilla today at
this year's Latin American film series which is being
held at the California State University at Long Beach.
For more information:
phillip.zonkel@presstelegram.com,
(562) 499-1258
(Source: presstelegram.com)
October 7, 2009
There will be a free advance test screening of a
rough cut of The Wolfman tonight in Las Vegas.
Attendance is by invitation only.
October 6, 2009
Fearless will be playing on Encore Mystery
tomorrow at 5:50 PM / 8:50 PM PST
(Source: locatetv.com)
October 5, 2009
In order to produce the haunted house of
The Wolfman at this year's Halloween Horror Nights,
the producers of The Wolfman supplied screen shots,
and the actual snarls and growls used in the movie.
One of the best features of the haunted house is
at the end, when the Wolfman appears.
(Source: hernandotoday.com)
Halloween Horror Nights opened September 25-26
and will be open every Thursday through Sunday
from October 1-18, and every Wednesday through Sunday
from October 21-31. The gates open at 6:30 p.m. each night
and are open until midnight 2 a.m. depending on the date.
The events will operate rain or shine. Be sure to check out
Halloweenhorrornights.com for more details,
ticket pricing and to pre-purchase tickets.
No costumes and masks allowed.
Too graphic and intense for kids under 13.
October 4, 2009
Benicio attended the 20th Anniversary party
of The Mirage Hotel yesterday in Las Vegas.
October 3, 2009
Rick Baker was honored with the
Jack Pierce Lifetime Achievement Award
at the Chiller-Eyegore Awards ceremony
that opened this year’s Universal Studios
Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood last night.
When asked what the most exciting aspect
of working on The Wolfman has been for him,
Mr. Baker replied: "I'm just excited they're making
gothic horror movies again. It's what got me into
horror. It's very cool that they're doing a movie
called The Wolfman. It is very much an old school
gothic horror movie and I hope it does well enough
to bring those types of movies back."
(Source: shocktillyoudrop.com)
October 2, 2009
Last month, Benicio, along with PETA's Michelle Cho,
co-signed a letter addressed to Puerto Rico Governor
Luis Fortuno urging him to halt the construction of a
massive monkey-breeding facility in Guayama,
Puerto Rico.
(Click HERE to sign the Petition to
stop the monkey farm in Puerto Rico).
October 1, 2009
There's a free screening of The Argentine today at
this year's Latin American film series which is being
held at the California State University at Long Beach.
For more information:
phillip.zonkel@presstelegram.com,
(562) 499-1258
(Source: presstelegram.com)