Live from Cannes: Che -- Vive la Revolution!

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Steven Soderbergh’s Che Receives Major Response at Cannes, Palm d’Or Talk
Published 5/22/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Online, critical reception is already momentously loud and divided, in a “Here we go…” way. And as you might expect, the film(s)’s questionable commercial prospects and controversial depiction of the Argentine revolutionary, as played by an uncanny Benicio Del Toro, have some critics waiting it out and chatting about the terrible sandwiches given at intermission instead. However, Cinematical’s Kim Voyer is incredibly stoked on both films and believes that Soderbergh is a lock ...

“Che” photocall featuring Franka Potente and Benicio Del Toro
Published 5/22/2008 by Celebitchy at Cele|bitchy
... and Del Toro’s performance, and say it’s a front-runner for the top prize at the festival. Che depicts the overthrow of Cuban dictator dictator Fulgencio Batista, and has plenty of battle scenes and action. ...

Today in Cannes Hell: The Great 'Che' Debate Begins [Cannes Film Festival]
Published 5/22/2008 by STV at Defamer
... during intermission! With Kit-Kats! Anyway, Che has its defenders as well; Kim Voynar thinks it's a Palme D'Or (and maybe even Oscar) front-runner, ...

Che: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Published 5/23/2008 by Kirsten Anderson at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... A quick round up: Cinematical’s Kim Vonyar loved it, James Rocchi at the same site also was impressed but felt there was a lot to argue about;  ...

Why You Should Take an Interest in Steven Soderbergh's Che
Published 5/26/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... Two of Cinematical's writers that were in attendance at Cannes both praised the film quite a bit. First up is Kim Voynar, who said the "the film is just amazing, in every possible way." She goes on to say that "Che is everything a biopic should be, and del Toro's performance is nothing short of astounding." And if that's not enough, she just keeps pouring praise on it, including this great paragraph. ...