Hollywood power players like Ben Affleck, George Clooney and Sean Penn routinely tout a progressive path for the U.S. When it comes time to shoot a movie, said stars often end up following a studio’s conservative path to where state
It’s Oscar season, but one international outlet says the battle for this year’s Academy Awards will be marred by political-style campaigning. Each year, both movie stars and the studios that hire them shmooze the press to snare an extra vote
Ben Affleck is no stranger to the fundraising circuit. The Argo auteur has personally passed the hat around for liberal politicians like Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker, using his celebrity clout to help pump up their respective coffers. It sounds
(AFP) Space disaster movie “Gravity” continued its meteoric path at the top of North America’s box office in its second weekend, earning $44.3 million, industry estimates showed Sunday. The film, directed by Oscar-nominated Alfonso Cuaron and starring Sandra Bullock and
The trailer for the upcoming thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit has hit the web, and it looks like director Kenneth Branagh and company have successfully updated the character of Jack Ryan to the 21st century. Check out the trailer below
(AFP) Space disaster odyssey “Gravity” soared to the top of the North American box office in its debut weekend with $55.6 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday. The film, directed by Oscar-nominated Alfonso Cuaron and starring Sandra Bullock
The biggest problem with the new thriller Runner Runner isn’t what’s onscreen, although the plot and the dialogue are often cringe-worthy. The great issue with the film is that we’ve seen all that it has to offer in countless other,
The actor responds to criticism for being cast in the popular role.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 (UPI)–Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and J.J. Abrams are to serve as hosts of a fundraiser for Cory Booker’s U.S. Senate race, The Hollywood Reporter said. Jennifer Garner, Jerry Weintraub, Michael Eisner and Ted Sarandos are also
There’s only one person tough enough to save the country, nay the world, from the sight of Ben Affleck dressed as Batman. President Barack Obama. Or so some Batman fans thought when they signed a petition at “We the People” to
Oscar-winning Argo director Ben Affleck will play Batman in Warner Brothers’ followup to Superman flick Man of Steel, according to Variety. Predictably, hordes of nerds and fair-weather nerds who deem superhero casting decisions sacred are outraged. I have but one thing
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 14 (UPI)–Film stars Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner are fighting for California state legislation to protect their young children from aggressive paparazzi. “I chose a public life,” E! News said Garner, the wife of actor-director Ben Affleck, told
Splash News: Ben Affleck did in fact visit Lindsay Lohan in rehab but it wasn’t to offer a role in his upcoming movie.
Oscar-winning Argo director Ben Affleck, founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, once said “There’s something really great and romantic about being poor and sleeping on couches.” So it’s no surprise that Affleck signed on with Global Poverty Project’s Live Below
Via the AP: Two U.S. officials say preliminary evidence from an interrogation suggests the suspects in the Boston Marathon attack were motivated by religion but were apparently not tied to any Islamic terrorist groups. Someone alert MSNBC host, Melissa Harris
In response to Seth MacFarlane’s Terrific Oscar-Opener; Way to Go, Ben Affleck!: He put on a showcase for Seth McFarlane. It’s like those SNL Guest Monologues where the guest wants to sing and dance, to demonstrate he can. Except in
Stuff called “life” came up and I wasn’t able to see last night’s Oscar telecast. But thanks to the great clips our TV team grabbed and this full 15-minute video of MacFarlane’s opener, it looks like MacFarlane did a great
A new report by the Government Accountability Institute has discovered that, according to the California Film Commission, Ben Affleck and George Clooney’s Oscar-winning film, Argo, received $6.21 million in California film tax credits. Last October, Affleck, a committed and vocal
Iranian media on Monday scoffed at Hollywood’s awarding of its top honour to Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage drama “Argo”, branding it a “political” win while poking fun at US first lady Michelle Obama’s surprise appearance at the Oscar ceremony. The
His “Argo” hair was epic, but apparently it’s Ben Affleck’s beard that’s getting all the attention. And now his beard is even tweeting. Only a few tweets so far this evening, but maybe a little more attention will prompt the
Secretary of State John Kerry took to the official State Department Twitter account Saturday to wish Ben Affleck and his film Argo good luck at Sunday’s Academy Awards. Good luck @benaffleck and #Argo at the Oscars. Nice seeing @statedept &
There are few sure things in life. The sun will rise tomorrow, Katherine Heigl will make another terrible romantic comedy and Daniel Day-Lewis will win his third best actor Oscar tomorrow are the closest things we have. If the latter
(AFP) Multiple Oscar-winning Hollywood legends Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman were added Friday to the presenting line-up at this weekend’s 85th Academy Awards. The pair will join a star-studded cast on stage Sunday including Michael Douglas, John Travolta, Ben Affleck,
The snub heard ’round the world might be the best thing that ever happened to Argo. Director Ben Affleck’s Argo, the thrilling tale of the other Iranian hostage crisis, failed to net him a Best Director nomination. Since then, virtually
(AFP) Ben Affleck’s thriller “Argo” scooped up another award late Sunday, receiving the best adapted screenplay prize from the Writers Guild of America just a week before the Oscars. “Zero Dark Thirty” got the best original screenplay prize at the
