by admin | Sep 21, 2010 | Article
Brisk ticket sales, critical buzz make Ben Affleck’s Boston drama an Oscar hopeful. By Eric Ditzian MTV News September 20, 2010 “The Town” floated out of the Venice Film Festival on a cloud of Oscar buzz, and heading into the weekend, most box-office...
by admin | Sep 20, 2010 | Article
by Dan Stephens TopTenFilms September 20, 2010 Steven Spielberg’s Jaws is one of the most financially successful films ever made. It is also loved by critics as exampled by its 100% Fresh rating on Rottentomatoes.com. Not only that, it is one of the most widely...
by admin | Sep 19, 2010 | Article
Actor Ben Affleck arrives for the premiere of the movie “The Town,” which he co-wrote, directed and acted in, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts September 14, 2010. Photo by Brian Snyder. REUTERS September 19, 2010 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Ben...
by admin | Sep 19, 2010 | Article
By James Verniere Boston Herald September 18, 2010 Photo by Matthew West According to Nikki Finke’s ”Deadline Hollywood” website, the Charlestown-set crime drama “The Town” is the surprise winner of Friday’s box office with a predicted $8.5 million gross....
by admin | Sep 19, 2010 | Article
By Martin Caballero Boston Herald September 19, 2010 From left; Jeremy Renner, Slaine, Owen Burke and Ben Affleck in ‘The Town.’ Photo by Claire Folger. It’s easy to see why Ben Affleck cast George “Slaine” Carroll Jr. as a shady character in “Gone Baby Gone.” Or why...
by admin | Sep 19, 2010 | Article
By Gayle Fee & Laura Raposa Boston Herald September 19, 2010 Photo by John Wilcox When Ben Affleck needed to add some brawn to his shoot-’em-up flick “The Town,” he hired real-life Townie Dennis McLaughlin. McLaughlin, a 6-foot-2, 300-pound, fourth-generation...