Ben Affleck

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Ben Affleck Reveals Michael Jordan Told Him to Cast Viola Davis as His Mom

"Begging." That's how Ben Affleck describes his strategy of convincing Viola Davis to play Michael Jordan's mother in Air, his…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

SAG Nominees; Golden Globes Scorched Earth; Scientology Responds

SAG Nominees; Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael wasn't trying to get invited back; Scientology isn't pleased; MediaU wants to change…

1 year ago
  • The Rundown

Disney Double Take; Affleck and Damon’s New Venture; Chris Hemsworth Changes

Bob Iger will replace his replacement at Disney after just two years away; Matt Damon and Ben Affleck team up…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

Deep Water: Are Snails Really Poisonous to Eat If They Haven’t Been Starved First?

If you're a fan of escargot and you've seen Hulu's new erotic thriller Deep Water starring Ben Affleck and Ana…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

R.I.P. Joan Didion; a Sopranos Gift Idea; Michael Keaton Joins Batgirl

R.I.P. Joan Didion, one of our greatest writers; a last-minute Sopranos gift idea; Michael Keaton will play Batman in Batgirl; Sundance…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Passing Writer-Director Rebecca Hall Goes Deep on All Five Stages of Production

Passing writer-director Rebecca Hall knew for a long time that she wanted to make her own film, and paid close…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Dinklage as Cyrano; The Last Duel First 4 Minutes; What Are You Working On?

Peter Dinklage stars in a sweeping new Cyrano; watch Matt and Ben and their new friend Adam in the first…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

New Dexter Trailer; Princess Diana Film at Venice; Old Beats Snake Eyes

A first look at the new Dexter; Spencer, with Kristin Stewart as Princess Diana, is among films in the Venice…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Last Duel Trailer; COVID Halts UK Productions; Harvey Weinstein Extradited

Zola writer Jeremy O. Harris on how being told "no" opened doors; Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunite in Ridley…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Casey Affleck’s Long Story; Face/Off Remake Coming; a Joke Bridesmaids Cut

Casey Affleck, Katherine Waterson and Mona Fastvold take us inside the pioneering romance The World to Come, another prominent Affleck interviews…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Joe Manganiello Poured Batman Heartbreak Into Archenemy

https://shows.acast.com/moviemaker-interviews/episodes/joe-manganiello-and-adam-egypt-mortimer-archenemy Joe Manganiello says not getting to play the villain Deathstroke in the abandoned Ben Affleck movie The Batman was the…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: Ben Affleck in Chinatown, High Fidelity Kiss-Off, Babe at 25, Silent Star Wars

In today's Movie News Rundown: Check out the book about Chinatown that Ben Affleck is adapting into Oscar bait; The…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News Roundup: California Stays Home; Ben Affleck Arrives Early; Paul Scheer Brings Cheer

Welcome to our Movie News Roundup, where we'll get to the point: Californians are told to stay home, writers are…

4 years ago
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Movie News Roundup: Bond Delayed; Criterion + Strippers; Woody Allen Fury

Welcome to MovieMaker’s Movie News Roundup, where we succinctly summarize movie news and just movie news — always with links…

4 years ago
  • Interviews

Light of My Life: Writer-Director-Star Casey Affleck’s Character-Driven Vision of a World Without Women

Academy Award-winning actor Casey Affleck takes his time between directing projects: Affleck's intimate post-apocalyptic drama Light of my Life comes nearly 10…

5 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Revealing The Wounds of Your Screenplay’s Hero

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, "First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. At the beginning of your…

8 years ago
  • Interviews

Staging The Intervention: Writer-Director Clea DuVall Confronts Her Debut Feature, With Melanie Lynskey

When The Intervention, Clea DuVall’s debut film as writer and director, premiered at Sundance in January, an audience member asked…

8 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: Will Drawing Up a Contract With My Filmmaking Partner Kill Our Friendship?

Q: My friend and I just finished writing our first feature together and now we want to produce it independently.…

9 years ago
  • Movie News

Till Death Do Us Part: Gone Girl in Review

Adapted from the 2012 New York Times best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl is a merciless depiction of marriage…

10 years ago
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Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2014, Big Cities: #6. Boston

It’s MovieMaker’s 2014 edition of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker! We’re counting down through our Top…

10 years ago