The Town (movie)

‘Iron Man 3′: Rebecca Hall talks Maya Hansen, ‘playing a nerd’

2013-04-30 17:32:28

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'Argo' producers show confidence in Affleck, even if Oscar didn't

2013-01-24 06:00:00

Producers George Clooney and Grant Heslov had no idea who was going to direct "Argo." "Maybe I was going to, maybe Grant would, maybe somebody else," Clooney said. "We didn't know." But when Ben Affleck called Clooney and Heslov's Detroit hotel in early...

'Godzilla' remake: Producers sue Legendary for tens of millions

2013-01-17 14:56:00

"Godzilla" is not scheduled to set foot in the U.S. for another two years, but things are already getting ugly. Legendary Pictures, the film finance and production company behind "Inception" and "The Hangover," has been sued by a trio of prominent...

Video mocks celebrity gun control PSA

2013-01-04 11:13:00

After last month's Newtown, Conn., school shooting�reignited debate about the causes of gun violence in the U.S., some in Hollywood weighed in by appearing in a public service announcement calling for stricter gun control measures. Now the star-...

Movie review: 'Lay the Favorite' a bad bet

2012-12-06 18:26:00

What has happened to director Stephen Frears? The filmmaker of so many satisfying and sophisticated comedies and dramas has seemed a bit off his game since his best picture Oscar nomination for 2006's brilliant "The Queen," with Helen Mirren as Queen...

'Taken 2,' 'Argo' in tight race for No. 1 at weekend box office

2012-10-11 13:14:00

There will be a tense standoff between two hostage movies at the box office this weekend, as “Taken 2” and “Argo" battle for No. 1. After a spectacular $49.5-million debut last weekend, the Liam Neeson sequel "Taken 2" will likely...

In 'Argo,' Ben Affleck trades Boston crime for Tehran troubles

2012-10-09 12:41:00

It's no secret that Massachusetts native Ben Affleck loves Boston. After all, "Good Will Hunting" — the film that put him and Matt Damon on the Hollywood map — was set there, as were his first two directorial efforts, "Gone Baby Gone" and "The...

Review: Oliver Stone overdoes the brutality in 'Savages'

2012-07-05 15:24:00

"It's that kind of a story where things got so out of control," says O, the narrator of"Savages."She's talking about the plot, but she might be talking about the filmmaking as well. Adapted from the bestselling Don Winslow novel, "Savages" has a lot...

Saturday's Highlights: 'The Town' on HBO

2011-07-29 21:36:38

Oscar oversights include some Hollywood heavyweights

2011-01-26 00:00:00

In writer-director Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller "Inception," Leonardo DiCaprio portrays a dream-time cat burglar who smuggles ideas in and out of people's minds. But on Tuesday, many Oscar prognosticators felt that "Inception" itself had gotten...

'The King's Speech,' 'True Grit' top Academy Award nominations

2011-01-25 06:46:00

"The King's Speech" dominated the Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning, earning 12 nods including best picture and best lead actor for Colin Firth as King George VI, who battles to eradicate his stammer before he unexpectedly takes the throne. Joel and...

Movie projector: 'Easy A' expected to lead 'The Town,' 'Devil,' 'Alpha and Omega'

2010-09-16 16:33:34

"The Town," starring Affleck and "Mad Men" heartthrob Jon Hamm, represented Affleck's second stab at directing. The 2010 crime film topped the box office its opening weekend and bolstered Affleck's place in the director's chair.

2012-10-04 15:38:00

Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Taylor Schilling Director: Ben Affleck Why we're excited: Mention the phrase "directed by Ben Affleck" 10 years ago, and we would have run far away. Now, it's incentive to get us in the theater. Affleck's follow-up to "The Town" follows the rescue of U.S.

2012-09-11 14:05:00

a supporting actor nomination). For his latest as director and star, Affleck has turned to recent history to tell the story of six U.S.

2012-01-11 12:38:44