Posts Tagged ‘casey affleck’

Paradise not Lost, just put on hold

Paradise not Lost, just put on hold

Those few who have read John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost will have been marveling at the ambitious feat being proposed by Australian director Alex Proyas and his team to make it into a film. However, it now appears that fans will have to wait a little longer to see Lucifer's fall from grace as the producers have put this project on...

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A Spooky summer is ahead, with LAIKA’s latest animated production, ParaNorman

A Spooky summer is ahead, with LAIKA’s latest animated production, ParaNorman

The producers of Coralline are soon to release their next dark children's comedy, ParaNorman. The LAIKA production is set for international release in August 2012, and Coraline  is anything to judge by, it is sure to include creepy monsters and dark humour with a light-hearted and creative children's twist. The spooky animated tale...

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Joaquin Phoenix to star in Paul Thomas Anderson film?

Joaquin Phoenix to star in Paul Thomas Anderson film?

Joaquin Phoenix could be set to star in an upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson film. Phoenix last graced our screens in Casey Affleck's slightly odd mockumentary I'm Still Here, which saw the actor fake his own retirement in order to pursue a career as a rap star. After all the is-it-real-is-it-fake confusion was put to rest with Affleck's...

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Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck and Judd Hirsch join star-studded Tower Heist

Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck and Judd Hirsch join star-studded Tower Heist

It has been announced that Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck and Judd Hirsch will all be joining the cast of Brett Ratner's Tower Heist. Tower Heist is an upcoming action comedy film directed by Ratner, who has previously directed the likes of X-Men: The Last Stand and the Rush Hour films, as well as having produced TV drama Prison...

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Affleck weighs up what to direct next

Affleck weighs up what to direct next

After the huge success of The Town it is no wonder that our new favourite director Ben Affleck already has two new projects lined up. While promoting The Town, Affleck confirmed his involvement in The Trade, a film about the New York Yankees pitchers, Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekrich, who made a stir in the seventies when they revealed they...

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I'm Still Here confirmed as a hoax

The game is up and the secret's finally out - Casey Affleck's I'm Still Here has been confirmed as a hoax. Leading up to the film's first screening, many critics began to suspect that the whole thing was, in fact, an entirely staged performance. But as the film screened at the Venice Film Festival, Affleck remained cagey as to the true nature...

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I’m Still Here at Venice Film Festival: is it all a hoax?

Those hoping all would be revealed regarding Joaquin Phoenix's latest film, I'm Still Here, during the Venice Film Festival will have found themselves thoroughly disappointed. We gave you the Lowdown on this film back in August and, along with everybody else, we're still none the wiser as to the authenticity of this film. During a press...

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The Lowdown: I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here, the pseudo-mockumentary starring the somewhat off-the-wall Joaquin Phoenix, could be one of the biggest films of the year. Read on to find out everything there is to know so far. In order to tell the somewhat mysterious tale of this rather bizarre look into the "life" of talented actor Joaquin Phoenix, we're going to need to...

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