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Articles tagged "ben affleck" NewsBen Affleck directs new movie rather than stars in itby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][19.Oct.07] :. When Ben Affleck took the recommendation of several friends and read Dennis Lehane’s novel “Gone Baby Gone,” he immediately started thinking about adapting it into a film. He just...  NewsThe up-and-coming Affleck: younger brother Casey, in 2 new filmsby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][19.Oct.07] :. TORONTO—Don’t underestimate Casey Affleck, the reedy-voiced, baby-faced actor, who is younger brother to Ben. Like the character he plays in “Gone Baby Gone”—the...  Film ReviewGone Baby Goneby Cynthia Fuchs[19.Oct.07] :. Part noir, part moralizing, and part urban-malaisey, the movie offers an assembly of seedy sorts who make Patrick's quest look increasingly hopeless but also ineffably gallant.  TV ReviewProject Greenlight 3by Michael Buening[28.Mar.05] :. The drama that erupts when these high-profile overachievers are put in the same room is far more entertaining than the movies they produce.  DVD Film ReviewJersey Girl (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Sep.04] :. Affleck and Smith talk lots about shooting details and feelings about their chosen fields, their mutual esteem and affection audible.  DVD Film ReviewPaycheck (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.May.04] :. 'A true hero,' says John Woo on the commentary track for the Paycheck DVD, 'always reaches out a helping hand to others.'" Jersey Girl (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Mar.04] :. Early in Jersey Girl, Ben Affleck cries. It's a grim and alarming moment. Paycheck (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Jan.04] :. Michael (Ben Affleck) doesn't set out to control anything: he just wants to get paid. Gigli (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Dec.03] :. It's tempting to imagine what extras might have been like for a Gigli DVD, given that the film received what had to be the most vehement critical drubbing of any released this past year. Gigli (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Aug.03] :. His hair slicked back, his face set in an expression resembling impassivity, Larry Gigli (Ben Affleck) tends to philosophize with his marks. Daredevil (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Jul.03] :. Daredevil has good reasons for his gear, and for the screwed-up attitude that goes with. Project Greenlightby Frances Katz[14.Jul.03] :. The new directors press on and are, by turns, stupid, silly, arrogant, conciliatory, and astonishingly clever. Daredevil (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Feb.03] :. It's unlikely that this gloominess accounts for Daredevil's big success. There are any number of plausible explanations -- the 'Sexiest Man Alive' and his J. Lo glow, the promotional blitz, the Marvel machine. No matter. Bring the pain. Daredevil (2003)by Todd R. Ramlow[13.Feb.03] :. The good news is that Johnson's Daredevil follows Marvel's disability politics. Push, Nevadaby Kirsten Markson[23.Sep.02] :. In Push, Nevada, producers Ben Affleck and Sean Bailey have come up with a show that is, oddly, both original and formulaic. The Sum of All Fears (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[30.May.02] :. Tom Clancy's novels and the movies they spawn have never had much truck with credibility. Bounce (2000)by Cynthia FuchsBounce is straight in the sense that it stars Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow, and does not include Opposite of Sex-style bitchiness, much less wily jokes about masturbation, Hollywood morality, and the Planet Maturia. Boiler Room (2000)by Cynthia FuchsYou might love a film about unspeakably wealthy whiteboy stock traders that opens by quoting Biggie Smalls. Then again, you might hate it. The citation is surely reverent, but it also reveals a certain confusion concerning early Biggie rhymes, and maybe hip-hop in general. Dogma (1999)by Todd R. RamlowKevin Smith's recent offering, Dogma, is truly the cinematic equivalent of Michael Stipe's over-burdened generational angst and swollen lyrics. Pearl Harbor (2001)by Mike WardPearl Harbor's endorsement of military ideals and barely submerged nostalgia for the war's anti-Japanese racism only abates for a half hour of stunningly rendered shoot-em-up as the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and its surrounding airfields takes place. Reindeer Games (2000)by P. Nelson ReinschThe spirit of world class schlock-horror promoter William Castle was in the theater recently, during a preview screening of Pitch Black, as flashlights were given to a number of audience members. |
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