Articles tagged "ben affleck"![]() Film ReviewState of Playby Cynthia Fuchs[17.Apr.09] :. In this new universe where facts are mutable and ends are means, so-called ethical triumphs can only be short-term. ![]() Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999 FeaturePart 4: All About My Mother to Sleepy Hollow (October - November 1999)by PopMatters Staff[26.Mar.09] :. Outsiders and oddballs make up Part Four's formidable filmmakers, an idiosyncratic collection of dreamers and visionaries. Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999 ![]() Film ReviewHe’s Just Not That Into Youby Renee Scolaro Mora[6.Feb.09] :. He’s Just Not That Into You is a standard chick flick, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing: it’s cute and comic and organized according to fixed, mostly ancient gender roles. ![]() The PopMatters Summer 2008 Movie Preview FeatureThe Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008by Bill Gibron[1.May.08] :. Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined. The PopMatters Summer 2008 Movie Preview ![]() 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... Gone 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. Smokin Aces (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Jan.07] :. Smokin' Aces mashes together at least four movies, with all plots and characters spinning around a Vegas card trickster. Time Encapsulating: The Best DVDs of 2006by PopMatters Staff[10.Jan.07] :. From solid single issues to amazingly complete film and television compilations, the works highlighted here argue for DVD's continued importance. Hollywoodland (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Sep.06] :. Simo is as self-inflating and lost as George Reeves, his heroism as flimsy and sad. Featured Article![]() Film DVD ReviewDazed and Confused: Criterion Collection (1993)by Chris Barsanti[20.Jul.06] :. Criterion's DVD appreciates the film itself, without trying too hard to analyze or understand it, thank god. Project 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. Jersey 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. Paycheck (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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. |
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