11.8.2012 | By Jack Rico |
Updated December 2025
“The Best Bond Ever!” so says one critic whose Skyfall review is so fervent it is hard to take him seriously. In my professional opinion, Skyfall falls short of Daniel Craig’s quintessential Bond film, Casino Royale, a 007 motion picture unrivaled in its action, intensity, stunning cinematography, and arresting plotline. Read More
10.17.2012 | By Jack Rico |
*Updated March 2026
The twenty-third James Bond film celebrating its 50 years of existence, Columbia Pictures began their promotional tour in New York City. I sat down with the lead cast, including Spanish actor and Oscar winner Javier Bardem, to discuss the film. Read More
01.17.2011 | By Jack Rico |
Updated November 2025
In what had to be one of the most bizarre and most controversial acceptance speeches in the history of the 2011 Golden Globes, legendary thespian Robert De Niro, who was awarded the honorary ‘Cecil B. DeMille’ award for his lifetime work, quipped, in what seemed bad taste, about the deportation of HFPA organizers, waiters, including Spanish actor and Oscar winner Javier Bardem.
08.13.2010 | By Namreta Kumar |
*Updated March 2026
Although Eat Pray Love promises a heartwarming search for meaning, the adaptation unfortunately fails to reach deep enough. Read More
09.9.2008 | By SBC Staff |
Oscar winner Javier Bardem lashes out at Spanish critics, calling them “a bunch of stupid people” in response to backlash following his Academy Award success. The Spanish actor sat down recently with The New York Times for an interview touching upon the criticism from his homeland, fame, and how he feels about his Spain. Read More
08.13.2008 | By Alex Florez |
*Updated December 2025
Not so long ago, New York-based director Woody Allen confessed to us that the reason there are never any prominent Hispanic characters in his films is because he sticks to what he knows. Woody Allen usually focuses on old Jewish families, upper-class Manhattanites, and chaotic love affairs that flirt with death. Read More
07.7.2007 | By Alex Florez |
Confieso que últimamente el cine norteamericano me ha decepcionado y me ha dejado buscando refugio en las producciones extranjeras que han amenazado al mundo de Hollywood con su narrativa sincera y sus ideas provocativas y desafiantes. Pero les advierto: En este país siguen habiendo cuentistas de pesos pesados y no me refiero a los autores de esa gran cosecha de películas en la década de los setenta como Martin Scorsese y Francis Ford Coppola. Read More
