Steven Soderbergh

10 Gamechanging Directors of the 2000s

Mike Miley | Posted 01.05.2010 | Entertainment


Mike Miley

Only a handful of directors put out work that was not only consistently interesting but also urged us (sometimes against our will) to think about cinema differently.

TIFF Takeaway: America the Unbeautiful

Erica Abeel | Posted 11.19.2009 | Entertainment


Erica Abeel

In past film fests, we could usually thank foreigners for savaging the U.S. But this time around, it's mostly American filmmakers whose spot-on critiques of the zeitgeist double as razor-sharp entertainment.

Matt Damon Plays Comedic, Pudgy 'Informant' For Soderbergh

AP | COLLEEN BARRY | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment


VENICE, Italy — Matt Damon plays a pathological liar in Steven Soderbergh's "The Informant!" – the true-life story of an agribusiness exec...

Why "Che" Resonates

Dennis Perrin | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment


Dennis Perrin

There are stretches in Che when you feel lost in the jungle, where oblivion steadily hovers before closing in with a crash.

Amy Pascal Explains Demise Of Soderbergh & Pitt's 'Moneyball'

Los Angeles Times | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment


It's never an easy decision when a studio head has to pull the plug on a big movie, as Amy Pascal did last week when she shut down "Moneyball," a $58-...

Che Gueverette: Rodizio Slayer

Warren Holstein | Posted 07.24.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

Yesiree, the ole family legacy lives on as the Butcher of La Cabana's bodacious petite-fille is out to butcher the butchers by showcasing her prime cuts.

Brad Pitt And Steven Soderbergh's 'Moneyball' In Chaos

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 07.23.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Brad Pitt and Steven Soderbergh's baseball tale "Moneyball" has been benched just days before the start of shooting. Sony pulled ...

Review -- The Girlfriend Experience

Will Menaker | Posted 06.25.2009 | Entertainment


Will Menaker

The main character and her boyfriend both earn a living by inflating the egos of rich pricks by pretending or more troublingly, not-pretending to form a personal connection with their clients.

The Young Castro Comes Alive In Soderbergh's Epic Che Through Actor Demian Bichir's Performance

Brad Balfour | Posted 06.06.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Balfour

Now that director Steven Soderbergh is in the public consciousness again with his intimate portrait of a high-class escort in The Girlfriend Experienc...

Sasha Grey At "The Girlfriend Experience": Soderbergh's Porn Star Leading Lady (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.29.2009 | Entertainment


Tuesday night Steven Soderbergh premiered "The Girlfriend Experience" at the Tribeca Film Festival. The scripted movie, which tells the story of a...

The Best Actor and Best Movie of 2008 Weren't Even Nominated

John Eskow | Posted 03.28.2009 | Entertainment


John Eskow

The most amazing "performance" of 2008 was that of Benicio del Toro as Che -- which, for my dough, was also the movie of the year.

Potential Drug Czar's Family Connection To Failed Drug War

Lee Stranahan | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

In the Academy Award winning film Traffic , Michael Douglas plays the nation's new Drug Czar who discovers just how unwinnable The War On Drugs really...

Che The Movie, Exquisitely Detailed: It's Not Just One Film, It's Two, Though a Little Bit Overdone

Michael Russnow | Posted 02.06.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Russnow

Benicio Del Toro is magnetic and haunting as Che, but he has the difficult task of communicating to us through subtitles, as most of the film is told in Spanish.

Hugh Jackman Drops Potential Cleopatra Musical

Variety | Posted 02.02.2009 | Entertainment


Hugh Jackman has removed himself from discussions to star with Catherine Zeta-Jones in "Cleo," a 3-D live action musical which Steven Soderbergh will ...

Benicio Del Toro Promotes "Che" At Havana Screening

AP | Posted 01.07.2009 | Entertainment


HAVANA - Actor Benicio del Toro says protesters at the Miami screening of "Che" should have watched the film first. Del Toro plays Argentine-born Ern...

New "Che" Trailer: 4+ Hours Of Benicio (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 01.03.2009 | Entertainment


The new 257-minute Che Guevara biopic is being released in two parts in January 2009, but has a special single-picture engagement starting December 12...

Soderbergh's "Che": Masterwork Or Folly?

LA Times | Posted 12.02.2008 | Entertainment


Charging across the globe like an insurrectionist guerrilla cadre, Steven Soderbergh's sprawling, Spanish-language epic "Che" has been playing at inte...

Michael Douglas To Play Liberace In Soderbergh Movie

Variety | Posted 10.12.2008 | Entertainment


Steven Soderbergh is in the early stages of developing a biopic about Liberace for Warner Bros., which he will direct. The filmmaker said he has draf...

Soderbergh's "Che" Gets US Distributor

AP | Posted 10.11.2008 | Entertainment


TORONTO — Steven Soderbergh's Che Guevara film biography "Che" has found a U.S. distributor that will release it in theaters this December to qu...

Bonjour, Cannes!

Peggy Siegal | Posted 07.19.2008 | Entertainment


Peggy Siegal

A private jet, seven lunches, six premieres, 16 parties, five megayachts, one helicopter, one-on-ones with Brad Pitt, Mick Jagger, and Robert DeNiro. One woman lives the dream at the Cannes Film Festival.

Eastwood's "Changeling" And Soderbergh's "Che" Vie For Cannes Prize

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 06.01.2008 | Entertainment


CANNES, France — With all of his Academy Awards and other Hollywood honors, Clint Eastwood is not necessarily in the market for more prizes. He'...

Steven Soderbergh Defends And Explains Epic "Che"

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.30.2008 | Entertainment


%meta(topic:01005000;ap_topic:general entertainment;subtopic:movies;%) CANNES, France (AP) _ Unless it is one of his "Ocean's Eleven" casino romps, S...

Cannes Wednesday: 'Che' Panned Plus Madonna, Mike Tyson, Benicio, Sheer Dresses And More (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.29.2008 | Entertainment


Wednesday in Cannes the stars were out for two different premieres. Sharon Stone joined Madonna (who had visible nipples) and Guy Ritchie at the premi...

Steven Soderbergh's Che Guevara Epic Misses Cannes Deadline

Variety | Posted 04.26.2008 | Entertainment


Today's Variety has a rundown of movies playing, and not playing, at this year's Cannes Film Festival. One long-anticipated film, or films, will not b...