The Argentine

In the first of the two Che films (this London Film Festival screening I attended showed both The Argentine and Guerrilla back to back with an intermission) we get all we might expect from a Soderbergh film. Detail without obsessiveness; straightforward... Full review

Ironically the most talked-about American film in the 2008 New York Film Festival is 98% in Spanish. The extra-long film's controversy began at the Cannes Festival. There were love-hate notices, and considerable doubts about commercial prospects. As consolation the star, Benicio... Full review

Telling about the years from his fateful first encounter with the Castro brothers in Mexico to the end of the revolution, The Argentine helps show how a young doctor became a Comandante respected and loved by a nation that was not... Full review

But in Soderberghs epic we hear none of this darker side, and instead see Che explain that the most important characteristic of the revolutionary is love. Although some may consider Soderberghs portrayal objective, I think its fair to acknowledge that Che is a controversial figure. ... Full Review

This lengthy cut features both stories from individual films The Argentine and Guerrilla combined into one epic feature. But Steven would like for the US to have a small exploitation of the film as one film. ... Full Review

The vast ambition of Steven Soderbergh and Benicio Del Toro' s epic Che is only fitting, giving the Argentine born revolutionary's iconic status as one of the most recognizable figures of the 20th century. The effect is transpotative and authentic. ... Full Review

La Ciénaga not only fit the rubric of the new cinema, but it was both profoundly Argentine and displayed a high level of technical virtuosity. Further, the recent devaluation of the Argentine peso has made filming in Argentina the best buy a moviemaker or producer could imagine. ... Full Review

Not all that many people saw the original theatrically, but its worldwide box office came in at more than triple it's modest $17 million production budget, and undoubtedly the flick has done quite well on video. Variety ) • IESB has a lengthy rundown of the current critical response to Steven Soderbergh's Che Guevara epic duo-logy, along with a new trailer for the first portion, The Argentine . ... Full Review

The cobblestone streets of Buenos Aires's historic San Telmo district don't sing only with the seductive sounds of tango music anymore. A local band called Los Alamos plays country-roots rock in rowdy beer bars, featuring the mandolin-picking and harmonica-ripping riffs... ... Full Article