Ben Affleck adding new cast to his next film, Argo
Ben Affleck hasn’t had a miss as a director yet, with two excellent films in Gone Baby Gone and The Town. He’s steadily adding cast to what sounds like it could be another brilliant piece, Argo. Based on a true story about a CIA team who posed as a science-fiction film crew to rescue Americans [...]
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First Night Flicks: The Town
The Town (2010) Directed By: Ben Affleck Starring: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and drug use Call it what you want: resurrection, redemption, or simply a second chance – I’m a complete sucker for any story where that’s a general theme. In the [...]
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Trailer Watch: The Town
Ben Affleck surprised a lot of people in 2007 with the release of Gone Baby Gone, his first major directorial debut. Now, we’re getting a longer look at his new feature, The Town. The film stars Affleck as Doug MacRay, a thief in Boston, where over 300 bank robberies are committed a year. After briefly [...]
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Affleck & Damon, together again at Warner Bros.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are looking to work together again. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the duo is in negotiations with Warner Brothers to take on first-look producing roles. Probably best known (together, at least) for their Oscar-winning screenplay for Good Will Hunting in 1997, the pair had until 2007 worked at their Disney-based [...]
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