Javier Bardem On The Dark Humor & Social Conscience Of ‘The Good Boss’ – Contenders International

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorTurning Nicole Kidman into Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem into Desi Arnaz in “Being the Ricardos” wasn’t only about creating a facsimile of the iconic 1950s TV duo.Rather, director Aaron Sorkin instructed hair department head Teressa Hill and makeup department head Ana Lozano, “We are not taking a photograph; we are painting a picture.” The approach is generating awards buzz for the below-the-line duo.The film, opening Dec.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticContrary to popular belief, not every piece of drama with Aaron Sorkin’s name on it has the inimitably timed, exquisitely percussive sound of I-top-you-no-I top-you combative patter known as Sorkinese. “The American President,” in its way, had a sweet flow to it.

Javier Bardem is headed under the sea! The celebrated actor will soon be hitting screens as King Triton in the upcoming live-action adaption of Disney's, and he's got nothing but praise for his co-star, Halle Bailey.Bardem walked the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of his new film at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Monday, and he spoke with ET's Nischelle Turner about his forthcoming fantasy adventure.While Bardem didn't divulge much about exactly how much singing he's set to do

Nicole Kidman and her "Being the Ricardos" co-star Javier Bardem opened up about what it was like to get to know the real-life characters they embody, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.  The duo stars in the upcoming movie from writer Aaron Sorkin that details a particularly eventful week in the life of the couple who were married on-screen and off while working on the show "I Love Lucy" from 1951 to 1957.To promote the film’s Dec.

Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz are one powerhouse acting duo, and the two are each other's biggest supporters.The couple and Oscar winners are known for making the awards season rounds, and as Bardem told ET's Nischelle Turner, «it helps» to have his lady love around to navigate the craziness of it all.«I'm very proud of her.

Nicole Kidman is taking over the red carpet!

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem were fully prepared to become Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.The actors take on the role of the iconic couple and comedy legends in.

good boss," Bardem said with a laugh during a conversation with León de Aranoa and TheWrap's Steve Pond. "But that's what the people in the factory, the people around him, and most especially the audience have to believe -- that he's kind of a man with great intentions.

Javier Bardem is all smiles as he arrives at the 2022 Goya Awards Candidates Lecture event held at the Cinema Academy on Monday (November 29) in Madrid, Spain.

Nominations have been unveiled for Spain’s primary film awards, the Goyas, with the Javier Bardem-starring comedy-drama The Good Boss racking up an all-time record of 20 nominations across 17 categories.

Jamie Lang Already selected as this year’s Spanish Best International Feature Film submission for the Oscars, Fernando León de Aranoa’s dark workplace comedy “The Good Boss,” starring Javier Bardem, has set a new record for most Spanish Academy Goya Award nominations with 20, ahead of Icíar Bollaín’s standout Basque drama “Maixabel” with 14 and Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers,” which secured eight.The 20 nominations include: Best picture, director, original screenplay, original music, lead

Starring newcomer Erik Enge, Black Spark Film’s Tigers tells the extraordinary true story of Swedish soccer star Martin Bengtsson, who made his international debut at just 17 years old. In stark contrast to many other sporting movies, which tend to focus on stories of triumph over adversity, Ronnie Sandahl’s movie from Black Spark Film examines the true cost of success in the world of professional football and the pressures that almost cost Bengtsson his life.

Filmed with an international cast speaking French, English and Spanish, and co-written with cinematographer Sara Mishara, Ivan Grbovic’s Drunken Birds begins in urban, crime-infested Mexico and swiftly transports us to the rural farmlands of Quebec, where former drug runner Willy has come in search of a former lover is in hiding from her mobster partner.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul has long been an ambassador for his native Thailand, but his latest film—the Cannes Competition hit Memoria—was shot entirely in Colombia, which has chosen the film as its 2021 International Feature Oscar entry. Compounding the truly international flavor of the production, it stars the UK’s Tilda Swinton as a Scottish woman named Jessica who is in Bogotá to see her sister when a mysterious noise she hears at daybreak sets her on a mesmerizing journey of self-discovery.

Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has represented his country in the International Oscar race an impressive five times, winning the coveted prize on two occasions (for The Salesman and A Separation).

Britney Spears is celebrating her newfound freedom! The 39-year-old singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to discuss some of the things she's done since her conservatorship was terminated last week.«I've been in a conservatorship for 13 years. It's a really long time to be in a situation you don't want to be in,» Spears began in her candid video.

On The Good Boss, Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem reteamed with filmmaker Fernando León de Aranoa to examine “the abuse of power that some people have in their relationships with others,” from the perspective of an abuser.