Fonda scolds Lohan Apr 25, 2007
Natalie Portman politely told a reporter it was none of his business if she was dating her Goyas Ghosts co-star, Gael Garcia Bernal. The 25-year-old actress added she was always shocked when reporters asked her when she was in her late teens if she was a virgin. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Viva la France Apr 25, 2007
La Science des Resves (The Science of Dreams) stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Alain Chabat. Mon Petit Doigt maa dit (By The Pricking of My Thumbs) starring Catherine Fort, Andre Dussollier and Genevieve Bujold. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
* The stuff of dreams Apr 20, 2007
Some very strange things happen inside Gael Garcia Bernal's head in The Science of Sleep. Beginning deep inside the head of its hero, an anxious young man named Stephane (Gael Garcia Bernal), The Science of Sleep creates a world of intense peculiarity, where time seems to move in loops and curlicues, and where the basic axiom that a thing and its opposite can't both be true seems not to apply ... Some very strange things happen inside Gael Garcia Bernal's head in The Science of Sleep. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bernal acts as Cannes' leading man Apr 13, 2007
PARIS -- Gael Garcia Bernal will be the ambassador of the Cannes Film Festival's Critics Week sidebar this year, organizers announced Thursday. Bernal will present "Deficit," his first feature film as a helmer, starring the actor and produced by his Mexican shingle Canana Films. (Variety)
Cinematic experience Mar 30, 2007
At this years 57th Berlinale, hot Mexican actor and jury member Gael Garcia Bernal got the loudest screams from the girls, that is. And even a relatively small person like me (relative to the Germans, that is), didnt have any difficulty spotting the lanky Jeff Goldblum, who towered above everyone else. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Canana digs distribution Mar 23, 2007
Canana, the production company founded by Mexican thesps Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna, is getting into distribution in Mexico. Canana has picked up helmer Francisco Vargas' freshmen effort "El Violin" as its first theatrical release, slated for April 27 on 25 prints. (Variety)
Love in the Time of Covert Ops Mar 14, 2007
Playwright Rivera is no stranger to Guevara, since he also wrote the screenplay for The Motorcycle Diaries, which chronicled Che s less-iconic early travels and political nascence and which featured Gael Garcia Bernal as a pre-beret Che. Here, though, is Che at bay: By the time we meet him he is wounded and bound, a prisoner on his way to a shabby end, as documented by two photographs of Guevara after his capture, one where he is very much alive and another where he is very much dead. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Q&A with Gael Garcia Bernal Mar 3, 2007
Q Gael Garcia Bernal -- TIME ... Q Gael Garcia Bernal ... 02, 2007 By Gael Garcia Bernal Luca Cavallari / Capital Pictures / Retna Article Tools. (Time.com)
Mexican filmmaking gains acclaim in Hollywood Mar 2, 2007
It also includes Mexico-themed movies such as Mel Gibson's Mayan epic "Apocalypto" and the rise of youthful stars including Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. Eleven other Mexicans were nominated for an Oscar in categories from music to makeup. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Babel' duo feud amid film's success Feb 28, 2007
Now Mr. Inarritu and other Babel collaborators, including actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Adriana Barraza and composer Gustavo Santaolalla, have signed a letter criticizing Arriaga for claiming media attention. It's a shame that in your unjustified obsession to claim sole responsibility for the film, you seem not to recognize that movies are an art of deep collaboration, said the letter, published in the latest edition of Mexico's Chilanga magazine, released Monday. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Babel' duo feud gets ugly Feb 28, 2007
Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga have accused each other of trying to steal the spotlight amid the success of their latest film, "Babel." Now Inarritu and other "Babel" collaborators, including actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Adriana Barraza and composer Gustavo Santaolalla, have signed a letter criticizing Arriaga for "claiming media attention.". "It's a shame that in your unjustified obsession to claim sole responsibility for the film, you seem not to... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
DVD Review: Oscar-nominated films make a connection with reality Feb 28, 2007
She makes a trip across the border with the children and her spitfire nephew Santiago, played by Gael Garcia Bernal, to Mexico for her son's wedding without Richard and Susan's consent. Their return trip sheds light on the U.S.'s immigration policies. (Northeastern News, MA)
Post-Show Parties Feb 27, 2007
Mexican actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna chatted in Spanis 00004000 h next to Bernal's one-time paramour Natalie Portman, while Spanish starlet and best actress nominee Penelope Cruz milled. British actor Sacha Baron Cohen, sans his "Borat" natty threads and wearing a snazzy tux, joked with fellow Brit Orlando Bloom, and danced to Gnarls Barkley's hip-hop hit "Crazy.". (CBS News)
Oscar stars' late-nite fetes Feb 27, 2007
Mexican actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna chatted in Spanish next to Bernal's one-time paramour Natalie Portman, while Spanish starlet and best actress nominee Penelope Cruz milled. British actor Sacha Baron Cohen, sans his "Borat" natty threads and wearing a snazzy tux, joked with fellow Brit Orlando Bloom, and danced to Gnarls Barkley's hip-hop hit "Crazy.". (Newsday -- New York City)
The 79th Annual Academy Awards Feb 27, 2007
Host: Ellen DeGeneres Presenters: Ben Affleck, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jessica Biel, Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Emily Blunt, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, George Clooney, Francis Ford Coppola, Daniel Craig, Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Deneuve, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr., Kirsten Dunst, Will Ferrell, Jodie Foster, Al Gore, Eva Green, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hugh Jackman, Diane Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Greg Kinnear, Jennifer... (Variety)
Eddie Murphy Loses Oscar, Bolts From Show Feb 27, 2007
Just about everyone from the show was there, with some added extras coming and going: Madonna and Guy Ritchie were spotted, as were Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise ( they stayed a minute," someone said). But it was more like 1:30 when Peter O Toole, age 74, and his daughter got up and started disco dancing to the deejay. I believe the song was Madonna s Holiday. O Toole looks a little fragile himself, but he still cuts a mean rug. Paparazzi hustled over to shoot this moment, and I can only hope O... (Fox News -- Views)
Rain no dampener for Oscars » Feb 26, 2007
"Gray clouds floated over the red carpet as limousines delivered guests to the Kodak Theatre, but the hint of rain did not diminish the enthusiasm of spectators as the likes of Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, British actress Rachel Weisz, Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal, Scottish actor James McAvoy, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Al and Tipper Gore walked the carpet.Helen Mirren, the favourite in the best actress category for her role as Elizabeth II in "The Queen," carried a British flag she said she... (Hindustan Times, India)
Backstage bustles with celebrity encounters at Sunday's Oscars Feb 26, 2007
Gustavo Santaolalla, nominated for his score for "Babel," sipped gazpacho, while actor Gael Garcia Bernal, who had a role in the film, sipped champagne with Cameron Diaz. Previous Story. (North County Times)
79th Annual Academy Awards: Minute by Minute Feb 26, 2007
Gael Garcia Bernal is short. They present the Oscar for documentary short to "The Blood of Yingzhou District." We hope you had that one in your Oscar pool. (Zap2it.com)
Fashion Report Card: Feb 26, 2007
I'm not a fan of the shiny long black ties, but Gael Garcia Bernal had a very trim suit and skinny tie that looked mod and stylish. Amanda: Still, why not be stuffy one night a year. (Slate)
'A Conversation with Oscar Nominee Adriana Barraza' Opening Night Program of the Second Annual Women's International Film and Arts Festival Feb 24, 2007
This provocative, emotional and political film also stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal, Koji Yakusho and Elle Fanning. "This nomination is a dream come true for me and as part of this dream I would like to inspire, motivate and support other women in film whether they are in front of the camera or behind the scenes," said Barraza. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Riding highWill it be Mexico's night at the Oscars awards this year? Feb 23, 2007
He points to people like director Alfonso Cuaron, actor Gael Garcia Bernal and screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga, just three from a talent pool that has an extraordinarily deep, deep end. Observers with longer memories might recall a similar buzz back in 2003. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
New DVDs: Babel, The Prestige Feb 21, 2007
The cast list is headed by the top-billed Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia Bernal, who all deliver strongly, but the standout performances come from Adrianna Barraza as a Mexican nanny in crisis and Rinko Kikuchi as a deaf Japanese teen coping with her mothers suicide. For such an expansive film, its disappointing the DVD arrives without any extras no interviews, commentary or other background. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Hot Fuzz (15) The Science of Sleep (15) Feb 19, 2007
Gael Garcia Bernal plays Stephane, a Mexican illustrator who gets a menial job in a calendar publishing firm in Paris. He falls in love with his next-door neighbour Stephanie, played by Charlotte Gainsbourg, but, rather than doing anything about it, he retreats into his dreams, which are freewheeling, stop-motion fantasies of cardboard houses, cotton-wool clouds and cellophane bath water. (Independent)
'Tuya's Marriage' wins Golden Bear Feb 18, 2007
The Berlinale jury was headed by Paul Schrader, who wrote the script for Taxi Driver and included actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Willem Dafoe, Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass and Hong Kong producer Nansun Shi. Among the favourites shut out for the prizes were German-Austrian production The Counterfeiters, which told a true story about a secret Nazi operation to forge foreign currency, and the whimsical Czech film I Served the King of England about a morally stunted waiter who is witness to... (iAfrica.com)
'Babel' should get Best Picture nod Feb 16, 2007
Babel' should get Best Picture nod - The Lexington Dispatch. " Unmistakably the work of a cinematic master at the top of his game, Scorsese's nervy film about a cat and mouse game between two moles - a cop in the mob and a mobster in the police force - showcases his staggering mastery of film form and storytelling flair. My only issue with the film is that the ending seems like a bit of a cop-out after the greatness of the rest of the film, even if it works thematically. It's also one of the... (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Portman, Bernal back together? Feb 16, 2007
15, 2007 08:28 AM Natalie Portman and Gael Garcia Bernal have sparked reports they have rekindled their romance after they were photographed leaving a German nightclub together. The Star Wars beauty and the Mexican actor, who is a member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival, parted ways in 2004 after dating for a year. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Eye on the Oscars: Talent Race Feb 12, 2007
While Kikuchi's fame is increasing daily, it's worth recalling how stunning it was to see the unknown actress share equal face time on "Babel" billboards with Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt and Gael Garcia Bernal. But the role hardly fell in her lap. (Variety)
Mexicans now 'returning' to Hollywood Feb 11, 2007
The first of his two previous films was Amores Perros (Life's a Bitch, 2000) starring Gael Garcia Bernal ... Inarritu's Babel is a Hollywood film, with the budget to shoot on location in Morocco, Japan, Mexico and California, and cast Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt, and his old friend Gael Garcia Bernal. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Piaf film sets scene for Berlin Feb 10, 2007
Actors Willem Defoe and Gael Garcia Bernal, both members of the festival jury, attended the premiere. Marion Cotillard stars in the lead role. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Berlin film festival opens with French singer film Feb 9, 2007
American director Paul Schrader presides over the seven-member jury this year, which includes Palestinian actor and director Hiam Abbass, German actor Mario Adorf, film producer Nansun Shi, Danish film editor Molly Malene Stensgaard, Mexican-born actor Gael Garcia Bernal and U.S. famous actor Willem Dafoe. Source: Xinhua. (People's Daily Online, China)
'La Vie en Rose' opens Berlin fest Feb 9, 2007
Even hipper, or at least eclectic, is the international jury for the main Competition, which includes Willem Dafoe, Gael Garcia Bernal and a Palestinian actress named Hiam Abbass. The jury is chaired by writer-director Paul Schrader -- who recalled "the cold-war" jury he sat on back in 1987 when politics fueled heated arguments over the films in Berlinale contention. (Variety)
Berlin Film Festival kicks off Feb 9, 2007
Pictured are ( L-R) actor Gael Garcia Bernal, editor and cutter Molly Malene Stensgaard, producer Shi Nansun, director Paul Schrader, actrors Hiam Abbass, Mario Adorf and Willem Dafoe. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
De Niro, Blanchett, Lopez Join Stars Vying for Prizes at Berlin Festival Feb 8, 2007
Schrader, who co-wrote the script for ``Taxi Driver,'' is joined by Willem Dafoe and Gael Garcia Bernal on the seven-member jury, which will announce the awards on Feb. 17. As jury head, Schrader had to show his own new film out of competition. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
New DVDs: Flags of Our Fathers, Flicka Feb 6, 2007
Gael Garcia Bernal stars as a man with new job designing calendars that turns out to be unfulfilling drudge work, whose vivid dream life where hes the star of his own makeshift TV fantasy begins to spill over into reality, including his fitful pursuit of the girl next door (Charlotte Gainsbourg). Gondry is joined by cast members on commentary. (MSNBC -- Movies)
'Jesus' opens Mexico docu fest Jan 30, 2007
MEXICO CITY -- Ambulante, Mexican thesps Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna's touring documentary fest, kicks off Thursday with Oscar-nominated "Jesus Camp.". Fest, which tours 15 cities in Mexico and runs through March 29, includes a selection of local docus from the last year, including "Bajo Juarez," which competed at Sundance; "The Wild Bunch" (La Palomilla Salvaje), which won top awards at the Morelia and Mexico City film fests; and international docus including "37 Uses for a Dead Sheep.". (Variety)
Alfredo Ripstein, 90; producer helped to shape Mexico's movie industry Jan 27, 2007
He also gave exposure relatively early in their careers to some of Mexico's premier contemporary young actors, including Salma Hayek and Gael Garcia Bernal. All told, Ripstein produced more than 100 films, from melodramas to serious films that explored the layers of corruption and contradiction in Mexican society. (Los Angeles Times)
Screen Actors Guild Awards Jan 26, 2007
So while Brad Pitt, Gael Garcia Bernal and Rinko Kikuchi may all be "connected," their paths never intertwined during production. "I believe this was Alejandro's original intention, but I was only given part of the Japanese script," says SAG nominee Kikuchi. (Variety)
Stallone punches his way to top of box office Jan 24, 2007
New at seven was "Babel" starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia Bernal in a series of interlinked stories on the theme of miscommunication, triggered by a stray gunshot in Morocco. Down five places at eight was the week's fastest faller, gangster comedy "Smokin' Aces," the tale of a race to rub out Buddy "Aces" Israel who has agreed to turn state's evidence against the Las Vegas mob. (Reuters.uk)
At a glanceThis year's Oscar nominees for best picture summarised Jan 24, 2007
Brad Pitt has received rave reviews for his performance in the film, which also stars Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia Bernal. However, it is their co-stars Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi who have been Oscar-nominated. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The butterfly effect Jan 22, 2007
Babel (143 mins, 15) Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu; starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Adriana Barraza, Gael Garcia Bernal, Rinko Kikuchi, Koji Yakusho. The Tower of Babel, iconically painted by Pieter Brueghel the Elder in the 16th century, forgettably re-created by John Huston in his film The Bible, is - as recorded in the first nine verses of Genesis, Chapter XI - one of the founding myths of Judaeo-Christian civilisation. (The Observer)
Schrader to head Berlin jury Jan 14, 2007
BERLIN Gael Garcia Bernal, Willem Dafoe and writer-director Paul Schrader will be on jury duty at this year's Berlin Intl. Film Festival. (Variety)
Bafta spotlightYour guide to the best picture nominees at the Bafta film awards Jan 13, 2007
Brad Pitt has received rave reviews for his performance in the film, which also stars Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia Bernal. What are its chances. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
In brief: Depp takes on Russian spy biopic Jan 12, 2007
Schrader, who found fame in the late 70s and early 80s as the screenwriter of Taxi Driver, American Gigolo and Raging Bull, heads a suitably cosmopolitan group that includes Mexican star Gael Garcia Bernal, Willem Dafoe and Palestinian film-maker Hiam Abbass. The competition features Robert De Niro's CIA drama The Good Shepherd and Steven Soderbergh's wartime noir The Good German. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Still Playing Jan 7, 2007
Babel (Drama, 142 minutes) Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal, Koji Yashuko, Rinko Kikuchi. Directed by Alejandro G. Innaritu. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
SAG scorecard Jan 5, 2007
"BABEL" Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett Gael Garcia Bernal Koji Yakusho Adriana Barraza Rinko Kikuchi. "BOBBY" Anthony Hopkins Demi Moore Sharon Stone Lindsay Lohan Elijah Wood William H. Macy Helen Hunt Christian Slater Laurence Fishburne Freddy Rodriguez Nick Cannon Emilio Estevez Shia LaBeouf Brian Geraghty Joshua Jackson Martin Sheen Joy Bryant Mary Elizabeth Winstead David Kobzantsev Heather Graham Svetlana Metkina Harry Belafonte Jacob Vargas Spencer Garrett Ashton Kutcher David Krumholtz. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
The daily dish... Jan 2, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Babel" actor Gael Garcia Bernal embraces his Mexican identity, saying it has a liberating effect on his expanding career. "I feel completely free to be whatever," he told the Los Angeles Times. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
'Babel' actor Garcia Bernal embraces his Mexican roots, says heritage liberates him Jan 1, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Babel'' actor Gael Garcia Bernal embraces his Mexican identity, saying it has a liberating effect on his expanding career. "I feel completely free to be whatever,'' he told the Los Angeles Times. "Actually, if I was an actor from the United States, it would be incredibly hard, because I would be pigeonholed immediately.'' Garcia Bernal, 28, said in Mexico any perceived faux pas by a celebrity can draw criticism. "That's something that in Mexico they pick up a lot on _ 'Oh, he... (The Star Online, Malaysia)