Articles tagged "casey affleck"

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Tom Wilkinson and Casey Affleck face-off in murky Oscar niche

by John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)]

[21.Feb.08] :. There are at least two rules about Oscar’s supporting-actor category: One, it’s always more interesting than the other races, and, two, it’s always a bit confusing - a grab bag of...

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 Feature

A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[11.Jan.08] :. From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 Feature

Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - Female

by PopMatters Staff

[9.Jan.08] :. From the most sweetly nuanced performance of Jennifer Jason Leigh's career to Cate Blanchett's revelatory portrayal of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, the women of 2007 were stellar.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 Feature

Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - Male

by PopMatters Staff

[9.Jan.08] :. From the tender and eerie precision of Sam Riley's depiction of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis in Control to yet another superlative performance by Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood, PopMatters highlights the best male actors of 2007.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007

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Ben Affleck directs new movie rather than stars in it

by 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...

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The up-and-coming Affleck: younger brother Casey, in 2 new films

by 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...

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Gone Baby Gone

by 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.

Jerry Weintraub is the ‘heart and soul’ of the ‘Ocean’s’ trilogy

by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[8.Jun.07] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Frank Sinatra lived two doors down. Cary Grant dropped by regularly. Tom Cruise just bought the house next door. George Clooney sits by the pool. Brad and Angelina have...

Oceans Thirteen (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Jun.07] :. Every time George Clooney or Bernie Mac admits to the lameness of Number Two, the third film in the franchise can't help but promise improvement.

Monkey Business (Part 2: June)

by Bill Gibron

[2.May.07] :. Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities.

The Last Kiss (2006)

by Nikki Tranter

[19.Mar.07] :. This is not a revised look at new-young-adult ideals: it's an age-old crock.

The Last Kiss (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[15.Sep.06] :. At last, a movie about men who can't commit and women who must.

Lonesome Jim (2006)

by Marisa Carroll

[14.Apr.06] :. Anika (Liv Tyler) is either an earthbound guardian angel or the Midwest's most voluptuously lipped stalker.

Gerry (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[20.Feb.03] :. By turns daunting and absorbing, the film is about movement that seems hopeless, that takes you nowhere, that's increasingly slowed but also increasingly urgent.

Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[6.Dec.01] :. The background surf, unbuttoned shirt, and look away from the camera -- all this demonstrates just how movie-starness is done. The plot, like I say, is beside the point.

Drowning Mona (2000)

by Rhonda Baughman

But while the last is a truly funny flick starring these two, now, almost 15 years later, even their considerable talents can't salvage the watery mess known as Drowning Mona.

Committed (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Jo's 'knack for faith' isn't always predicated on good business sense, but hey, she wears great club-ideal outfits (sheer blouses, pretty accessories, and tight jeans), and her clients love her.