Che

The Informant!

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Melanie Lynsky, Joel McHale, Eddie Jemison

The First Werner Schroeter DVD Release in the US? DVD Update 17 November

Fin de Cinema (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

By my research, Facets' upcoming release of Werner Schroeter's Palermo or Wolfsburg [ Palermo oder Wolfsburg ] through Filmgalerie 451 will be the first Schroeter film to see a DVD release in the US. Schroeter's three-hour epic won the Golden Bear at the 1980 Berlin International Film Festival. In addition to Palermo or Wolfsburg , Facets will release through Polart Tadeusz Konwicki's Salto , which...

Steven Soderbergh - Damons Cheap Che Cameo

Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

STEVEN SODERBERGH's movie CHE was so low budget, MATT DAMON used a promotional trip for THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM to bag a free flight to Europe to film his part.The...

Ian McKellen rules in remake of 'The Prisoner'

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

A man named Michael from New York wakes up in the desert, much to his surprise.

Casey Anthony case becomes play called 'Tot Mom'

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009

Director Steven Soderbergh's play "Tot Mom" will open Dec. 18 at the Sydney Theatre Company in Australia. New proof that the saga of Caylee and Casey Anthony is a worldwide phenomenon: The crime story is becoming a play Down Under.

Steven Soderbergh’s Che: The Criterion Collection Finally Gets Release Date and Specs

Film Junk (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009

It's been a long time coming, but Steven Soderbergh's two-part biopic about Argentine-Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara will finally get the full DVD and Blu-ray release that it deserves this coming January. Apparently they had hoped to have it ready for December, but Soderbergh needed extra time to reconstruct deleted scenes and prepare some of the supplementary material. In the words of Criterion president...

Che Finally Comes to DVD and Blu-ray on January 19, 2010

Entertainment News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009

We have all the details on Steven Soderbergh's epic four-hour film in both formats.

Criterion Announces 'Che' for Blu-ray

High-Def Digest: Blu-ray Disc News (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009

Both parts of Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film will hit Blu-ray in January. The Criterion Collection has announced 'Che' starring Benicio Del Toro is coming to Blu-ray on January 19. The 2-disc...

• Criterion Announces 2010 Release for Stephen Soderberg's CHE - Twitch
• Criterion Announces 'Che' for Blu-ray - High-Def Digest: All Hig

Fellini's '8 1/2', Wenders' 'Paris, Texas' and Soderbergh's 'Che' Coming to Criterion Blu-ray

RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009

Anyone that reads this site even on a semi-regular basis probably knows I absolutely love Federico Fellini's 8½ and that is one of the major reasons I am so looking forward to Rob Marshall's musical adaptation Nine. So, to learn Criterion is bringing the Fellini classic to Blu-ray with a brand new 52-minute documentary on [...]

• January Criterions and More! - Fin de Cinema

Hamlisch tunes into 'Informant's' p.o.v.

Variety.com (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009

Music News: Favreau gets early start on 'Cowboys and Aliens' -- When Steven Soderbergh and producer Greg Jacobs were in pre-production on "Che," they drew unexpected inspiration while watching a DVD of Woody Allen's "Bananas."

Hamlisch tunes in to 'Informant's' p.o.v.

Variety.com (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009

Music News: Chambliss gets early start on 'Cowboys and Aliens' -- When Steven Soderbergh and producer Greg Jacobs were in pre-production on "Che," they drew unexpected inspiration while watching a DVD of Woody Allen's "Bananas."

Explaining Che Delay

Hollywood Elsewhere (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009

Criterion Collection president Peter Becker has explained the slight Che delay (i.e., coming out in January '10 rather than two months hence). The Che Bluray/DVD "is coming, and as you can imagine there's a wealth of great content getting developed," Becker says. "We wanted to be ready for December, but Steven Soderbergh needed time to reconstruct some deleted scenes, and we were also...

Del Toro urges Puerto Rico to nix monkey facility

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009

Benicio del Toro is asking Puerto Rico to halt a planned monkey-breeding facility, arguing the primates would suffer "extreme animal abuse."

Obama's Hollywood Backers Stand Up for a Pedophile Rapist

Sultan Knish (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009

Nearly a month ago many prominent figures in Hollywood and the international world of film signed the Toronto Declaration pushing for the boycott of a film festival that dared to showcase Israeli films. At the end of this month, many prominent figures in Hollywood and the world of film signed a petition calling for the immediate release of the rapist of a 13 year old girl, who also happens to be a...

Protagonist in Self Published Book Basis for Major Hollywood Movie, The Informant

Latest press releases (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009

Mark Whitacre, the main character in Floyd Perry's self-published book, is the focus of the latest Hollywood movie, The Informant.