Guerrilla in the Mist: Soderbergh's Che Sep 8, 2009
" Related Stories A few days later, Soderbergh and his star, Benicio Del Toro, presented Che at the Havana Film Festival. The authorities had warned they would not allow the picture to be shown if it was critical of Fidel Castro, and they found nothing objectionable. (One scene included in the original Cannes Film Festival version of Che, showing Castro the commandante in an ambiguous light, was apparently cut.) "The Cuban public gave its endorsement with a strong ovation," reported Granma, the... (Time.com)
Vampires are so 2009 welcome, werewolves! Sep 2, 2009
Benicio del Toro stars as an American who returns to his ancestral home, only to be bitten and cursed by a werewolf ... Then theres Universals long-gestating remake of The Wolfman, starring Benicio del Toro and Emily Blunt but which appears to be living under a curse all its own. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Offices John Krasinski to marry Emily Blunt Aug 29, 2009
Blunt, who previously dated singer Michael Buble, stars in the upcoming film The Wolfman, alongside Benicio Del Toro. The upcoming season of The Office will see Krasinskis character, Jim, tie the knot with his Scranton sweetheart, Pam, played by Jenna Fischer. (MSNBC -- News)
A-list actors relive shameful audition moments Aug 27, 2009
Benicio del Toro recounts attending 50 or 60 auditions before getting a part and Quentin Tarantino told Eli Roth he "blew it" when he first auditioned for "Inglourious Basterds." While Catherine Keener remembers a cutting personal assessment: "You're not pretty enough.". Here are some of their worst moments. (CNN)
Everyone wants to talk sex with Scarlett Johansson Aug 27, 2009
That hasn't stopped the tabloids writing scandalous stories about her, like the one about her and Benicio Del Toro in a lift. (She's denied it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Scarlett woman Aug 26, 2009
" Johansson was born in New York. Her Danish father, Karsten, is an architect and her mother, Melanie, is a film and television producer and her manager. They separated when Johansson was 13. She has a twin brother, Hunter, and an older brother and sister, Adrian and Vanessa. Johansson fell in love with singing and dancing as a young child. She started out in school plays before segueing into television and film. She insists her childhood was normal , school was normal , friends normal . She... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
American rapper Lumidee makes video in Cuba as artists push cultural thaw Aug 4, 2009
When Lumidee checked into Havana's iconic Hotel Nacional, she ran into Bill Murray, James Caan and Robert Duval, who are here on a "research trip." Puerto Rican-born actor Benicio del Toro is also in town. "I think everyone should see it, see Cuba," Lumidee said. (FOX61, CT)
Havana ceremony honours del Toro Aug 1, 2009
Oscar-winning actor Benicio del Toro has been presented with an award by the Cuban government in Havana, in recognition of his body of work. The inaugural Tomas Gutierrez Alea prize was presented at a ceremony attended by US actors Robert Duvall, James Caan and Bill Murray. (BBC News -- Americas)
Hollywood Stars Visit Havana Amid U.S.-Cuba Thaw Aug 1, 2009
HAVANA -- Hollywood came to Havana on Thursday as Cuban writers and artists gave an award to Benicio del Toro, star of the 2008 movie "Che," in a ceremony attended by fellow actors Bill Murray, Robert Duvall and James Caan. Murray stole the show when he improvised a version of the song "As Time Goes By" then jokingly passed around a hat, asking for money. (Newsmax)
SAN DIEGO: Thousands attend preview night in anticipation of Comic-Con weekend Jul 23, 2009
Last summer's guests included Benicio Del Toro, who was at the convention to promote "The Wolfman," which still has not hit theaters. Griffin had paid her nephew to stake out a spot at midnight the night before for her, her daughter Kristen, 13, and eight other female friends. (North County Times)
'TV Land PRIME Presents the AFI Life Achievement Award' on July 19th at 9pm ET/PT Jul 17, 2009
LOS ANGELES, JULY 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Matthew McConaughey, Tobey Maguire, Martin Sheen, Oliver Stone, Benicio Del Toro and Kathleen Turner are among those honoring Michael Douglas in "TV Land PRIME Presents the AFI Life Achievement Award" airing on July 19th at 9pm ET/PT on TV Land PRIME, TV Land's prime time programming block. Related Quotes. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Potter' film screens in London Jul 8, 2009
Actor Benicio del Toro met with convicts inside a Puerto Rican prison Tuesday, offering encouragement to a jailhouse theater group and a few tips from his own Oscar-winning career. The Puerto Rico-born actor interrupted his vacation in the U.S. Caribbean territory for the talk at Bayamon Regional Prison outside the capital, San Juan. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Benicio del Toro pays visit to Puerto Rico prison Jul 8, 2009
"I believe everyone needs a second chance," Benicio del Toro said. "I am here to help reaffirm that as long as there is life, you can still help society in some way, you can improve yourself.". (USA Today -- Life)
'Kumar' starts work at White House Jul 8, 2009
BAYAMON, Puerto Rico Actor Benicio del Toro met with convicts inside a Puerto Rican prison yesterday, offering encouragement to a jailhouse theater group and a few tips from his own Oscar-winning career. The Puerto Rico-born actor interrupted his vacation in the U.S. Caribbean territory for the talk at Bayamon Regional Prison outside the capital, San Juan. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hollywood's most wanted look familiar as films revisit old 'Enemies' Jun 29, 2009
No wonder, then, that Universal, long known as the studio of monster movies, would return to its archive: The Wolfman (original 1941) is due in November with Benicio Del Toro; The Invisible Man (original in 1933) is scheduled for 2011; and planning has begun for Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) ... Also: Conan the Barbarian (based on 1932 stories by Robert E. Howard, remake of the 1982 film due in 2010); John Carter of Mars (based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs... (USA Today -- Life)
People magazine loses mind on Hottest Bachelors; here's a better list Jun 22, 2009
MIST Monday June 22, 2009. Today's most viewed articles. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Penn puts career on hold Jun 18, 2009
Penn was due to play Larry in The Three Stooges - a film based on the US comedy trio which sees Jim Carrey cast as Curly and Benicio del Toro as their other brother Moe. Shooting is due to start on in August, but Sean s decision has thrown the future of the project in jeopardy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Business and pleasure Jun 18, 2009
The Farrellys are hoping to shoot the film in their native Rhode Island, and the stellar cast includes Jim Carrey as Curly and Benicio Del Toro as Moe. The nature of Penn s problem hasn t been identified, but the actor and his wife, Robin Wright Penn, have twice recently announced their intention to divorce only to reconcile. (Boston Globe)
Academy Award(R) Winning Composer A.R. Rahman to Score 'Couples Retreat' for Universal Pictures Jun 6, 2009
Upcoming Stuber Productions films to be released by Universal in 2009 are The Wolfman, directed by Joe Johnston and starring Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt and Anthony Hopkins and Love Happens, directed by Brandon Camp and starring Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart and Martin Sheen. About Universal Pictures. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Cannes death rattle May 16, 2009
Messy, unfinished and utterly mesmerizing, Steven Soderbergh's two-part, four-hour Che Guevara opus, starring Benicio del Toro, sets Cannes buzzing. Current A&E. (Salon)
Movies in Mexico May 5, 2009
Won four Oscars, including best director for Steven Soderbergh and best supporting actor for Benicio Del Toro. Reach Goodykoontz at 602-444-8974 or. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Terry Marotta: The people who refuel your spirit May 5, 2009
And Benicio del Toro. and I can t remember the third one. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Jenny McCarthy credits yoga for her toned body Apr 2, 2009
Carrey is reportedly gearing up to play Curly alongside Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro in The Three Stooges, and he plans to gain weight for the role. He said, You know, Im going to have to gain 40 to 50 pounds for this role. (MSNBC -- News)
Obituaries in the news Apr 2, 2009
He played an army doctor in "Che," starring fellow Puerto Rican Benicio del Toro, and a police superintendent in the 2000 movie "Under Suspicion," which featured Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Penn To Play Larry in `Stooges' Movie Mar 28, 2009
Munford would not confirm reports that Benicio Del Toro will play Moe. He said said filming begins this fall on the comedy, which is expected to be released in 2010. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Farrelly Brothers' Three Stooges Saga: The 13-Year Backstory Mar 28, 2009
Sean Penn, Jim Carrey, Benicio del Toro newly attached to project with complex history ... reported earlier this week, Sean Penn has signed on to play Larry, negotiations are under way with Jim Carrey for the role of Curly, and Benicio del Toro is the top choice to become Moe. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Sean Penn, Anna Nicole Smith, David Mamet Mar 27, 2009
The studio MGM is also said to be in final negotiations with Jim Carrey, who will gain weight to play the rotund Curly, and is pursuing Benicio Del Toro to play the irritable Moe. The film is planned for a 2010 release. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Sean Penn is a Stooge Mar 27, 2009
Two other stars Jim Carrey and Benicio Del Toro are being eyed to play the parts of the other stooges, Curly and Moe, reports in Daily Variety and the Hollywood Reporter said. The film is being planned as a comedy based around the antics of the three men who made up the stooges Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard, Variety reported. (iAfrica.com)
Nyuk, nyuk! Sean Penn joins Three Stooges Mar 26, 2009
He'll play Larry; Jim Carrey, Benicio Del Toro sought to play Curly, Moe ... In addition, producers are eyeing Benicio del Toro to step into the role of Moe. (MSNBC -- News)
'THREE STOOGES': SEAN PENN, JIM CARREY, BENECIO DEL TORO TO STAR... Mar 26, 2009
The studio is zeroing in on Benicio Del Toro to play Moe. The film is not a biopic, but rather a comedy built around the antics of the three characters that Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Howard played in the Columbia Pictures shorts. (The Drudge Report)
Hub designer does show for charity Mar 26, 2009
The filmmaking Farrelly brothers are closing in on their cast for "The Three Stooges." Variety reported yesterday that two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn (inset) will play Larry, while negotiations are underway with Jim Carrey to play Curly and Benicio Del Toro to play Moe. (Carrey's reportedly ready to pack on 40 pounds to portray the puffy Jerome "Curly" Howard. (Boston Globe)
New Stooges Found Mar 26, 2009
MGM "has set Sean Penn to play Larry, and negotiations are underway with Jim Carrey to play Curly, with the actor already making plans to gain 40 pounds to approximate the physical dimensions of Jerome 'Curly' Howard. The studio is zeroing in on Benicio Del Toro to play Moe.". The trade adds that The Three Stooges "is not a biopic, but rather a comedy built around the antics of the three characters that Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Howard played in the Columbia Pictures shorts.". (IGN FilmForce)
The Ultimate Hollywood Love Affair Mar 16, 2009
Now, one of its most popular stars, Benicio del Toro (who portrays Che in yet another tiresome movie), is joining his love for Cuban communism to a new-found hero, Venezuela s would-be dictator, Hugo Chavez. We used to refer to people like del Toro as useful idiots, but that s just so 1970-ish. (Human Events Online)
Is Julia Roberts Old? Mar 11, 2009
Dahlia points to a few actors exactly Roberts' age, all of whose careers are currently at their white-hot peak: Jamie Foxx, Benicio del Toro, Philip Seymour Hoffman. And what about Clive "Methuselah" Owen, who's cast opposite Roberts in next week's Duplicity. (Slate)
Benicio del Toro meets Venezuela's Chavez Mar 10, 2009
CARACAS, Venezuela - Socialist President Hugo Chavez met with a 21st-century incarnation of one of the world's biggest revolutionary icons Wednesday: actor Benicio del Toro, who stars in the new film chronicling the life of Ernesto "Che" Guevara. In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, greets Puerto Rico's actor Benicio del Toro, second from right, and Mexico's actor Demian Bichir, right, during a meeting at the Miraflores presidential Palace... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
It's 'TgI(Almost)F' Mar 5, 2009
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Socialist President Hugo Chavez met with a 21st-century incarnation of one of the world's biggest revolutionary icons Wednesday: actor Benicio del Toro, who stars in the new. NEW YORK (AP) Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are teaming up in a lawsuit against a movie distributor and a watch company they say used their likenesses without permission. (Florida Today)
Che director Steven Soderbergh's revolutionary filmmaking Feb 26, 2009
But even Soderbergh admits that his subject - portrayed on screen by Benicio del Toro - remains a mystery. "I suspect Che would find someone who does what I do for a living pretty silly," Soderbergh said in a recent phone conversation from his Los Angeles home. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Jokin' Joaquin: Phoenix Wanted to Be Insulted By the Academy Feb 25, 2009
The Colombian designer was joined by newly engaged Rachel Bilson, Benicio Del Toro, Wyclef Jean, singer Niia, as well as Gossip Girl's Nicole Fischella and Amanda Setton. Nicolas Cage and his wife Alice Kim were caught on Thursday night partying in paradise at Aura Nightclub in the Bahamas. (Fox News)
Lies the revolutionary told me Feb 24, 2009
Che the revolutionary romantic, as depicted by Benicio Del Toro in Mr. Soderbergh's film, never existed. That hero of the left, with his hippie hair and beard, an image now iconic on T-shirts and coffee mugs around the world, is a myth concocted by Fidel Castro's propagandists something of a cross between Don Quixote and Robin Hood. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Need your recommendations Feb 23, 2009
jim wrote on Feb 18, 2009 8:42 AM:" We just rented Things We Lost in the Fire from Netflix. It was a bittersweet story and OK as scripts go, but, man, Benicio del Toro was great. His character reminded me of people here in the Basin ... addicted to something and pretty much giving up , but want to be good somewhere down inside. Halle Berry was OK.Toro should have won major awards for this acting job. ". Submit a Comment. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Report from L.A.: Ready for Oscars Feb 21, 2009
Benicio Del Toro does G-Star fashion show rightI want to take a few moments and backtrack to last weeks G Star fashion show to address something I didnt have time to specifically cover in my , and that would be the appearance of Mr. Benicio Del Toro. Yes, I mentioned he closed the show by reading the lyrics to the Joy Division song Candidate, but I didnt get the opportunity to make clear the idea that I liked this use of celebrity in the show. (MSNBC -- News)
Drinks Delay Not Fashionable Feb 19, 2009
A spy said, "Although the party started at 10 p.m., there were 40 people outside by 9:45. The only two people to make it inside before 10:15 were Natalia Vodianova and her husband, Justin Portman, but the bar, sponsored by Mo?t and Belvedere vodka, wasn't even ready for another half-hour. By 10:30 everyone was flipping out over lack of alcohol. It's always nice to see top fashion editors and photographers losing it and no one there to assist them. The nicest person was Claire Danes, who actually... (New York Post -- Gossip)
PEACH BUZZ: Clark Howard calm, upbeat about cancer Feb 19, 2009
Actor Benicio Del Toro ( Traffic ) is 42. Drummer Daniel Adair of 3 Doors Down is 34. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
The revolutionary, the filmmaker Feb 16, 2009
When Soderbergh was first approached by producer Laura Bickford and actor Benicio del Toro, who plays Guevara, about the possibility of a Che film, the director was curious simply to know more about the man behind the image that has adorned a million T-shirts. As the project developed the film was eight years in the making he decided it was this unrelenting aspect that made Guevara unusual. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Scarlett reputation: Johansson on men and life Feb 13, 2009
" The actress turned 24 in November and, despite her tender age, has been linked romantically to a number of famous men, including actors Benicio Del Toro, 17 years her senior, Jared Leto and Josh Hartnett, New York Yankees baseball star Derek Jeter and Grammy Award-winning singer Justin Timberlake. In 2007 Johansson began dating another Hollywood heart-throb, Ryan Reynolds, who had just ended a five-year relationship with Canadian singer fiancee Alanis Morissette. Reynolds was not just another... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
USA Network Licenses Universal Pictures' 2009 Film Slate In Groundbreaking Deal Feb 10, 2009
Featuring Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Russell Crowe, Keira Knightley, Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep, Will Ferrell, Johnny Depp, Ben Affleck, Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Vince Vaughn, Benicio Del Toro ... In the deal, USA Network will receive two dozen of the studios' films, most of which are slated for the 2009 calendar year, including such titles as "Duplicity" with Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, "Fast & Furious" with Vin Diesel, "State of Play" with Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Adele, Robert Downey Jr., Kate Winslet Feb 8, 2009
Benicio del Toro and Pen. lope Cruz were among the big winners at the Goya Awards in Spain. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Top films: Pitt, DiCaprio, Streep court Oscar Feb 7, 2009
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet reunite, Brad Pitt ages backward, and Benicio Del Toro brings Che Guevara to life ... And their stars Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn and Leonardo DiCaprio are some of Hollywoods best ... IFCBenicio Del Toro as Che. (MSNBC -- Movies)
