The ASC, WGA and Makeup and Hairstylists Guild will honor a trio of filmmakers with special designation awards this year: Barbra Streisand, Ben Affleck and Guillermo del Toro respectively.
Barbra Streisand, Ben Affleck and Guillermo del Toro lined up for industry honors
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:59 pm · January 14th, 2015
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Affleck and Fincher to take on Oscar season with 'Strangers on a Train' remake
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:16 am · January 13th, 2015
If you were wondering what Ben Affleck, David Fincher and Gillian Flynn had planned for a “Gone Girl” follow-up, we’ve got your answer.
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Roundup: Why Ben Affleck loves 'Enough Said,' and more peer appreciation
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:01 am · November 14th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Variety gets a number of notable filmmakers to discuss work from their peers that they loved this year, including Ben Affleck on Nicole Holofcener’s “Enough Said.” Meanwhile, the NYFCC sets its voting date, and is Alexander Payne the king of the male weepie?
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Oscar Bait: Clint Eastwood's 'Jersey Boys' and Ben Affleck's 'Live By Night' get dates
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:20 pm · November 5th, 2013
Warner Bros. set release dates for Clint Eastwood’s big screen musical version of “Jersey Boys” for June 25, 2014 and Ben Affleck’s “Live By Night” on Christmas Day, 2015.
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The Long Shot: Direct influence
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:00 am · October 16th, 2013
There’s much to celebrate if this race comes down to McQueen vs. Cuarón.
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Ben Affleck goes from Best Picture-winning 'Argo' to… Batman?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:16 pm · August 22nd, 2013
Holy Argo, Batman — Ben Affleck has been cast as the new Dark Knight in Zack Snyder’s still untitled “Man of Steel” sequel (tentatively being called “Batman vs. Superman”).
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Ben Affleck to star in David Fincher's 'Gone Girl'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:15 am · July 11th, 2013
Warner Bros. acquiesces to the actor’s desire to delay his next directing gig.
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Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck break a light sweat in 'Runner, Runner' trailer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:55 am · June 7th, 2013
Starring J.T. as a somewhat mature student.
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Ben Affleck sends up 'Argo' and his Best Picture Oscar acceptance speech on SNL
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 pm · May 18th, 2013
You didn’t think “Argo” and its Oscar run was through with you yet, did you? Tonight on “Saturday Night Live,” last year’s golden boy Ben Affleck took up hosting duties for the fifth time in his career, bringing the 38th season of the show to a close and putting a big bow on the 2012-2013 Oscar season.
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Ben Affleck to direct his second Dennis Lehane adaptation with 'Live By Night'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:27 pm · May 7th, 2013
His debut, ‘Gone Baby Gone,’ was also based on the Boston crime writer’s work.
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Tell us what you thought of 'To the Wonder'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:29 pm · April 12th, 2013
Terrence Malick’s latest hits theaters and VOD today.
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Must-see reunions: Directors and actors who need to work together again
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:44 pm · March 5th, 2013
What filmmaker/actor collaborations have worked so well in the past that we’d like to see them team up again? Sometimes sparks really fly on such a combination and it can leave you yearning for more. While anything from conflicting schedules to outright estrangement can sometimes get in the way, it doesn’t mean filmgoers aren’t eager to see lightning strike again.
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Off the Carpet: A roller coaster season comes to an end
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:13 pm · February 25th, 2013
What can one really say at the end of a season this contentious, this exciting, this tight every step of the way other than: “Gee, that was fun.”
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Everybody's fine: closing thoughts on an Oscar season of multiple narratives
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:00 pm · February 25th, 2013
With eight of nine Best Picture nominees rewarded, it wasn’t all about ‘Argo.’
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Ben Affleck's 'Argo' named Best Picture of the year at the 85th annual Academy Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:59 pm · February 24th, 2013
Crowning off an industry awards running of the table, from the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards the night director Ben Affleck was passed over for a Best Director Oscar nomination through a guild circuit that brought high profile recognition from the likes of producers, directors, actors and writers, Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Argo” has been named Best Picture of 2012 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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The Long Shot: When good enough is good enough
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:50 pm · February 20th, 2013
Why ‘Argo’ is right for Oscar, plus my latest predictions.
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Off the Carpet: The long, strange trip of 'Argo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:03 am · February 18th, 2013
Charting the rise, fall, rise and fall of this year’s likely Best Picture victor.
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Roundup: Kushner goes to bat for the competition
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:40 am · February 15th, 2013
Also: Ephron to receive WGA tribute, and why Hollywood needs to be stricter.
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