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Articles tagged "benicio del toro" News‘Che’ director Steven Soderbergh’s revolutionary filmmakingby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][26.Feb.09] :. It’s a face recognized even by those who know nothing about the man behind it. He peers at us fromT-shirts and posters and magazines, a bearded man in a beret who 42 years after his death...  NewsBehind the scenes of ‘Che’ with Steven Soderberghby Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][22.Jan.09] :. “I can’t sit here and tell you I think movies make any difference at all,” director Steven Soderbergh says, halfway through a bowl of soup at Pierrot Gourmet next door to the...  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureThe New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008by PopMatters Staff[16.Jan.09] :. Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  NewsFast chat with ‘Che’ star Benicio Del Toroby Joseph V. Amodio [Newsday (MCT)][15.Jan.09] :. You’ve seen the T-shirts. Everywhere. With that face - the beard, beret, eyes burning with revolution. Yet, few people know much about the man behind the tee. Benicio Del Toro hopes to change... PopMatters PickFilm ReviewCheby Cynthia Fuchs[13.Jan.09] :. Che is about the dissemination of Che Guevara the icon, as it is also the saga of Che refashioned.  Column: The ScreenerGuerrilla Pattonby Chris Barsanti[8.Jan.09] :. Soderbergh's supersized retelling of the Che Guevara legend is an uncomfortable mix of war procedural and unabashed hero worship; ingenious but flawed. Things We Lost in the Fireby Matt Mazur[14.Mar.08] :. The film’s treatment of how one navigates the grief process, and the hidden trauma that follows inexplicable loss, is sensitive and thought-provoking. A few words with ‘Things We Lost in the Fire’ star Benicio Del Toroby Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][22.Oct.07] :. Benicio Del Toro is a man of few words, both on and off the screen. Since making a major impression as the often indecipherable criminal Fred Fenster in 1995’s “The Usual Suspects,”... Things We Lost in the Fireby Cynthia Fuchs[19.Oct.07] :. The film intersperses the evolving liaison between Jerry and Audrey with their memories of Brian, suggesting he's their connective tissue even if he is lost. Sin City (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Aug.05] :. Like the guys, the girls are undone by their reliance on conventional male power signs. Sin City (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Apr.05] :. Distraught, ornery, self-critical, these heroes are certainly more "anti" types than straight-ahead. 21 Grams (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Dec.03] :. In 21 Grams, the fragmentation is pronounced, chaotic to the point of mathematical precision. The Hunted (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Aug.03] :. 'For me,' declares Friedkin, just hearing the Dylan lyric spoken by Johnny Cash is worth making a film for. The Hunted (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Mar.03] :. Benicio Del Toro looks appropriately haunted in The Hunted. Snatch (2000)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Sep.02] :. Snatch is all about attitude and style. And guys, lots of guys. The Way of the Gun (2000)by Cynthia Fuchs“For the record, I’ll call myself Mr. Parker, and my associate will be Mr. Longbaugh.” By the time Parker (Ryan Phillippe) names himself, about three minutes into The Way... PopMatters Pick Film ReviewTraffic (2000)by Cynthia FuchsAs if a force unto themselves, beyond all legal, social, moral, or even political powers, drugs cross borders, produce wealth, cost lives. Drugs are a system, and they never stop moving. Snatch (2001)by Cynthia FuchsSnatch is all about attitude and style. And guys, lots of guys. Aggressive and jumpy, packed with brutish hooligans and feckless crooks, it’s a guys’ throw-down movie and then... The Pledge (2001)by Cynthia FuchsWhenever you see a man looking anguished and alone in the opening shot of a film, and especially if he’s surrounded by wide open space—dirt, snow, sky, whatever—it’s a pretty... |
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