No, I don't mean Penelope Cruz, but that's funny. So last night I needed some J. Harvey time, so I threw some sweats on and went down to the awesome Kendall Square Cinemas in Cambridge to catch the 9:50 showing of "No Country For Old Men", the newest Cohen Bros. offering starring Josh Brolin (no really, and he's great), the guy I'm writing about - Javier Bardem, and Tommy Lee Jones. Go see this movie. Now. It's this totally captivating chase action/drama set in 1980's Texas. It made me feel desolate and old inside. And the thrills! It's the most tense I've felt in a movie since I was deciding whether or not to tell that woman with the crying baby that there was no need for her to have brough an infant to the 10:30 showing of "Hostel". Who does that? Anyway, Javier Bardem plays the creepiest, weirdest villain since Lecter. He's got a pageboy haircut and wait until you see how he's axeing people. His eyes are just...dead. It's just an incredibly well-done piece. Highly recommended. Of course, Javier Bardem is not only a fantastic actor, he's also a humanitarian. Who else would hang out with Penelope Cruz? You can't understand a word she's saying! And it's not a language gap, she's just unintelligible! Javier's going to star in Woody Allen's new movie with Scarlett Johansson and Cruiz. It's set in his native Spain.
If you believe the tabloids, Bardem and Cruz have been taking their work home, as the couple have been linked romantically. But as far as the "No Country for Old Men" actor is concerned, he was just happy to be working with the actress on-screen again. "It was great, because we never worked together since 'Jamon, jamon,' which was '91," he grinned. "It was a great chance to meet again, and it's funny because you are working with a Spaniard in a foreign language; that was a little bit weird."You know he's hanging out with her and he's like "so, you're thirsty? Fire? Doorbell? What does that mean? Chica, I'm not getting you..."
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More photos of Javier Bardem and a shy Penelope Cruz are after the jump.
Nat says:
She´s so fucking annoying,always fucking costars to be in the spotlight, but he is really talented, hope he gets nom this year
krystyn says:
the husband went to the same theater to see this on Friday, J Harvey. He actually said the exact samme thing about this guy, that he was incredible in the movie.
He loved it just as much as you did....I can't wait to see it now!
T-Bone says:
I used to really like Penelope, but seriously...how many men can she possibly date? What's even more interesting is that no one asks her to marry them. You'd think that one or two (out of the hundreds) might ask for more of a commitment from her, but it doesn't seem to be.
Jaime says:
I love that movie theatre! Oh, Cambridge <3
Ileana says:
Perfect for eachother <3