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By Cindy Davis | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (17)

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Among the 65 foreign film submissions for the 83rd Academy Award announced Wednesday is Mexico’s Biutiful, directed and written by Alejandro González Iñárritu (Babel, 21 Grams). The film stars the very hot in any hair Anton Chigurh Javier Bardem, so cruelly stolen from me by that bitch Penelope. Congrats on the bebé, y’all! Bardem won the Best Actor award at Cannes for his portrayal of a man falling apart as he tries to hold his family together. Set in Barcelona’s underbelly, Uxbal (Bardem) faces poor health and a sense of responsibility for the illegal workers he manages; he is also a single father caring for two small children and dealing with their crazy, sometimes drug addicted mother. And those are just some of his problems. But Biutiful is hailed as a human story, rife with realism, claustrophobia, abuse and forgiveness. Doesn’t that sound like fun? Okay, maybe not. But you can be like me and hope there’s at least an ass shot.

Here’s the trailer:



Biutiful opens in limited release December 29, 2010.









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Comments

Unrelated, but I have always found Bardem and RDJ to be doppelgangers of each other, so the Pajiba front page is confusing me indeed

Posted by: Amanda6 at October 14, 2010 5:07 PM

Me too, Amanda6.

I was just thinking that a sex scene with the two of them would be like twin porn. And, also, glorious.

Posted by: Drake at October 14, 2010 5:12 PM

I third the confusion.

Posted by: BWeaves at October 14, 2010 5:23 PM

Now all we need is some news about Jeffrey Dean Morgan to really get the heads scratching.

Posted by: shanmarie (AKA penelope) at October 14, 2010 5:39 PM

Now all we need is some news about Jeffrey Dean Morgan to really get the heads scratching.

OH MY GOD.

Posted by: Amanda6 at October 14, 2010 5:46 PM

Now all we need is some news about Jeffrey Dean Morgan to really get the heads scratching.

...aaaaaand my panties just exploded.

Posted by: Nora Borealis at October 14, 2010 6:01 PM

I lurve Javier Bardem and think he is a perfect mixture of sessy and talented, but I hope Biutiful doesn't snag the Best Foreign Film Oscar, and that the Academy bestows the award to Dogtooh, aka, the best movie of the year, in my opinion. Seriously, watch it however you can. It's amazing!

Posted by: Kamikaze Feminist at October 14, 2010 6:21 PM

That trailer convinces me that this will be a wonderful movie that I will never see. sigh.

On a shallower note, I looove Javier with Penelope. That is going to be the most lovely child. She was Tom Cruise's beard, for god's sake - she deserves a lifetime with JB just to make up for that.

Posted by: Edith at October 14, 2010 6:38 PM

"...aaaaaand my panties just exploded."

And I just died laughing. Thank you for that. Mid-terms are a bitch, so the thought combination of RDJ, Bardem, and Morgan, as well as that belly laugh has pretty much made my night.

Wait, is that sad?

Posted by: Kaleena at October 14, 2010 10:18 PM

I call filling in a RDJ, Bardem, Morgan club sandwich!

Posted by: BWeaves at October 15, 2010 10:22 AM

Searched Google and ended up here - its good so I posted the site on my Facebook account !

Posted by: Emma at December 11, 2010 7:58 AM

Agreed, very well written and can't wait for the second half.

Posted by: Shelia at December 11, 2010 9:20 AM

Searched Google and ended up here - its good so I posted the site on my Facebook account !

Posted by: Suellen at December 11, 2010 11:42 PM

Searched Google and ended up here - its good so I posted the site on my Facebook account !

Posted by: Suellen at December 12, 2010 2:15 AM

Agreed, very well written and can't wait for the second half.

Posted by: Reed at December 12, 2010 2:32 AM

Thank you so much! I have been researching pretty much all night for something similar to this to include in a short article I'm writing.

Posted by: Karl Keehan at December 15, 2010 3:22 PM

Searched Google and ended up here - its good so I posted the site on my Facebook account !

Posted by: Myra at December 16, 2010 7:14 AM