Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese float the fantastic “Shutter Island” to DVD
By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: HollywoodNews.com stays on top of the latest DVD and Blu-ray releases so you know which films are worth your time and money. This week, we review: Shutter Island...
View ArticleBen Affleck’s “The Town” posts full-length trailer
By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Ben Affleck’s directorial follow-up to his impressive 2007 thriller “Gone, Baby, Gone” is called “The Town.” Warner will release it in theaters on Sept. 17, but a...
View ArticleBen Affleck, Jeremy Renner talk tough in exclusive “Town” clip
By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: The Toronto International Film Festival tends to create scheduling issues. Do I take the time to see a movie like Ben Affleck’s “The Town,” which was selected as a...
View Article‘The Social Network’ wins big at USC Scripter Award
HollywoodNews.com: Although “The Social Network” was losing its steam in the weeks following the Golden Globes, David Fincher’s Internet-culture commentary took home the top prize at the annual USC...
View ArticleBen Affleck talks “Argo,” Kevin Smith fans, and more Lehane stories – OSCARS
By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Some of us are still getting used to talking about Ben Affleck, The Director. Most of us grew up watching Ben Affleck, The Marquee Star. Ever since the fresh-faced...
View ArticleDenzel Washington joins the Oscar race, promotes “Flight” on Letterman
By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: My immediate impulse after catching up with Robert Zemeckis’ “Flight” this week was to Tweet, “Welcome to the Best Actor race, Denzel Washington.” The longer I let...
View ArticleNew York Film Critics Circle goes with “Zero Dark Thirty,” Bigelow – OSCARS
By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: This turned out to be a very good day to conduct “Zero Dark Thirty” interviews. As I sat across from Jessica Chastain and Jason Clark to discuss their roles in...
View ArticleA “Shutter Island” TV show is in the works…could it be the next “True...
With the Emmy Awards tonight (and no, I won’t be predicting them…I don’t watch nearly enough television to know what I’m talking about), I figured this was an interesting subject. It came out earlier...
View ArticleFelicity Jones: Oscar newbies hoping for a first citation this year
Much like I took a look yesterday at veterans in contention for Oscar love the year, today I’m going to be turning my attention to the newbies who hope to receive some awards love. As I mentioned in...
View ArticleBen Affleck’s new directorial project “Live by Night” might be jumping into 2016
Well, it’s just speculation right now, but this is potentially some very exciting news. Word trickled down over the weekend that Warner Brothers has moved the release date of Ben Affleck’s next...
View ArticleBen Affleck’s “Live by Night” gets a real stylish Trailer
Late last week, we got our first true glimpse of Ben Affleck’s latest directorial outing. As a fan of all three films Affleck has made as a director, Live by Night had already been on my radar, but...
View ArticleBen Affleck’s “Live By Night” officially is a 2016 contender
After what started as speculation, we can now confirm that Ben Affleck’s next film behind the camera, the gangster tale Live By Night, is officially hitting this year. Yes, that early 2017 release...
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