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With the Oscars wrapping up a few days ago, it’s hard not to reflect over the nominees, winners and how somethings didn’t seem to add up. Ben Affleck isn’t nominated for Best Director, but Argo wins Best Picture. I guess they loved everything about the film, just not necessarily the directing. Sounds crazy, right?
This year, the category of best actor caught my attention and sent an alarm through my film geek nervous system. | Full Story
We may see Ben Affleck directing more often, his dramatic thriller Argo took home the coveted Oscar for Best Picture in last nights show.
However, deciding a winner in the Best Picture category certainly wasn’t cut and dry for the Academy. Argo had some very stiff competition including the award favorite Life of Pi and the highly-praised Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook. This also included Lincoln‘s Daniel Day-Lewis bringing home the Best Actor award and Silver Linings Playbook‘s Jennifer Lawrence falling over with excitement after her win as Best Actress. | Full Story
A recent report from Screenrant has claimed Ben Affleck’s next directorial project will be Live By Night, a Dennis Lehane adaptation centered around organized crime.
Ben Affleck’s name has been dropped quite a few times in the past 24 hours, mostly concerning the fact that he has been passed over as a Best Director nominee for his latest film, Argo. The young filmmaker has chosen to deal with this knowledge by focusing on his next project: another adaptation from same writer that granted him the successfully riveting storyline for Gone Baby Gone. If you’re not a fan of Gone Baby Gone (God help you) and remain unconvinced, be aware that Dennis Lehane also provided the framework for Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island. | Full Story
The first trailer for Terrence Malick’s To The Wonder has surfaced online, promising a surreal ode to the notion of love. At least, that’s what we’re guessing.
A Terrence Malick film would not be complete without shaky camera work, high definition, a non-linear storyline and heart wrenching voiceovers. To The Wonder — unsurprisingly — seems to have a bit of everything, including Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams and Javier Bardem. | Full Story
One of the most highly anticipated movies in the upcoming year, Focus, has lost its lead actor, Ben Affleck. Focus built a star studded cast both behind the scenes and in the foreground.
The movie is both written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, directors of Crazy, Stupid, Love. Let’s not mention the viewer’s pleasure of watching Twilight’s Kristen Stewart under a new light. Unfortunately, Affleck,the main attraction, has dropped out of his role in the upcoming film. | Full Story
A recent report from The Playlist claims the upcoming film Focus has dropped the starring duo of Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, and picked up the actor/director Ben Affleck – if the right female lead can be found.
The film would have marked the third film featuring Gosling and Stone, following in the footsteps of last year’s Crazy, Stupid, Love., and the upcoming crime drama Gangster Squad. However, the film will reunite Love’s writer/director John Requa with Glenn Ficarra, a team which brought audiences the likes of Bad Santa and Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Full Story
While the film Argo has had the movie community buzzing in anticipation for the past few months, it had yet to release an official movie poster – until today that is.
In a recent article by ropeofsilicon.com, it has been revealed that the official domestic Argo poster is finally available, bringing excitement and even more anticipation to the project.
Argo revolves around the covert operation to rescue six American citizens in the midst of the Iran hostage crisis in 1979. | Full Story
Dayo Okeniyi, who played Thresh in The Hunger Games, has landed two new roles in upcoming projects.
The first film the actor has signed on to is an indie drama titled The Spectacular Now, which is an adaptation of a novel by Tim Tharp.
According to the movie synopsis, The Spectacular Now centers on “a charismatic high school senior who lives only for the moment.” This film will be directed by James Ponsoldt and already has a cast that already includes Shailene Woodley, Milles Teller and Brie Larson. | Full Story
Ben Affleck’s Argo has just released its first trailer. Affleck, who also stars in the movie, brings to light a true story that unfolded behind the scenes of recent American history. The film could easily conjure mixed reviews with its absurd elements, but this looks like another solid hit for the actor turned director.
Based on the riveting must read article “How The CIA Used A Fake Sci-Fi Flick To Rescue Americans From Tehran”, Argo chronicles the real life CIA covert operation to rescue a group of six Americans from Tehran during the Iran Hostage Crisis. | Full Story
Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake are set to star in the upcoming movie Runner, Runner.
The film is about the offshore online gaming industry and is based on a tense relationship between a business founder (Affleck) and his protege (Timberlake).
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt, best know as Ben Affleck, is an actor, film director, writer, and producer. He gained notoriety after playing in films like Mallrats, Chasing Amy, and Dogma. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
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