Ben Affleck

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice: “Grim and ponderous” DC Comics adaptation starring Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck. ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ review: Self-important ‘hip and affected pessimism’ According to no less an expert then director Zack Snyder, when saying the title of…

‘Focus’ movie with Will Smith: Weekend box office dud. ‘Focus’ movie: Will Smith has third weakest weekend box office debut of his career According to those referred to in polite society as “conservatives,” winter storms and freezing temperatures are evidence that there’s no such thing…

Gone Girl movie: David Fincher directs Ben Affleck. ‘Gone Girl’ movie weekend box office: Biggest David Fincher opening weekend ever? Directed by David Fincher, Gone Girl is expected to top the North American box office this weekend, Oct. 3–5, while boasting Fincher’s biggest domestic opening…

Batman v Superman movie: Ben Affleck in Batsuit. Batsuit & Batmobile revealed – Will the world ever be the same again? Batman v Superman director Zack Snyder has used his Twitter account to post a couple of monochrome shots taken on the set of his…

Best Picture tie surprise: Gravity was one of the winners. Producers Guild of America Awards: ‘Gravity’ & ’12 Years a Slave’ tie for Best Picture Earlier this evening, Jan. 19, the Alfonso Cuarón-directed Gravity and the Steve McQueen-directed 12 Years a Slave shared the Producers…

Shirtless Charlie Hunnam in Pacific Rim. Charlie Hunnam: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ gets its Christian Grey In the last couple of weeks, the world has been rocked by several revelations that have left earthlings – depending on their particular expectations, prejudices, and mental health –…

Kristen Stewart. Will Smith in Focus? Kristen Stewart out? April 17 update: Kristen Stewart may have a new leading man, according to Variety. Or she may not, according to TheWrap. Please scroll down for more details. Following Ben Affleck’s departure earlier this year, Stewart was…

To the Wonder with Rachel McAdams and Ben Affleck. ‘To the Wonder’: Terrence Malick movie a lyrical but redundant poem Writer and director Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder is built from shattered hearts, broken relationships, and unanswered prayers, all better “long since forgotten” rather than…

What is an indie movie? Silver Linings Playbook with Jennifer Lawrence. What is an indie movie? All-star Harvey Weinstein release tops Spirit Awards As expected, Silver Linings Playbook was the big winner at the 2013 Spirit Awards, though the David O. Russell-directed comedy drama about…

Ben Affleck director: DGA Award winner. Ben Affleck tops DGA Awards Ben Affleck, not nominated for a Best Director Academy Award this year (or any other year), has won the Directors Guild of America’s 2013 DGA Award in the feature-film category. Vying for the same…

Anne Hathaway Les Misérables. SAG Awards winners 2013 Anne Hathaway & Tommy Lee Jones The SAG Awards 2013 are currently being held at the Shrine Exposition Center, just south of downtown Los Angeles. One of the key Academy Award precursors, SAG Award winners have usually…

PGA Awards 2013 winners Update: Ben Affleck’s Argo wins Theatrical Motion Picture PGA Award. Argo producer Ben Affleck tells Steve Pond “I had totally convinced myself they were going to read another name.” Affleck’s fellow Argo producers are George Clooney and Grant Heslov. The Producers…

Amy Adams in The Master: “Classy” NSFC win. What Batman Awards? WGA snubs latest ‘Dark Knight’ movie The WGA Awards 2013 nominations were announced earlier today. Expect the Academy Awards 2013 nominations in the writing categories to be – at least – somewhat different, for…

Zero Dark Thirty with Chris Pratt and Joel Edgerton. With ten wins and two nominations to date, Kathryn Bigelow is the top Best Director choice this awards season for the controversial “war on terror” thriller Zero Dark Thirty, about a dogged CIA analyst (Jessica Chastain)…

Argo with Ben Affleck. Actor-director-co-producer Ben Affleck’s political thrill ride Argo chronicles – by way of Hollywood-style flights of fancy – the real-life rescue of six U.S. embassy employees hiding in the Tehran house of Canada’s ambassador as most of their colleagues are taken hostage…

Tom Hanks Cloud Atlas box office: One of Hanks’ weakest (wide-release) debuts ever Oct. 28, ’12, update: Featuring Academy Award winners Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon, and Jim Broadbent (plus Hugh Grant), and directed by The Matrix‘s Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, and Perfume: The…