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Uncovering Curiosities: Ben Affleck’s LIVE BY NIGHT

Ben Affleck’s gangster film, Live By Night was hugely under-appreciated when it was released back in 2016. For some strange reason Live By Night was shunned by critics and audiences alike when it opened on the big screen. Maybe it was some [...]

December 27, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE PATRIOT

Roland Emmerich – 2000. Master of Disaster, Roland Emmerich goes for a serious change of pace with The Patriot. Yes, this is still a huge scale Hollywood blockbuster, but its worlds away from the likes of Stargate and Independence Day. The [...]

September 12, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Ben Affleck Directing LIVE BY NIGHT

2016’s Live By Night is a luscious and luminous film. It features some beautiful production design and costumes, creating a vibrant world that echoes nearly a century of wonderful gangster movies. Ben Affleck’s adaptation of Dennis [...]

November 30, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Be Prepared To Get Hot & Sweaty Over Ben Affleck’s LIVE BY NIGHT

For some strange reason Ben Affleck’s Live By Night was shunned by critics and audiences alike when it was released on the big screen. Maybe it was some weird post-Batman backlash, but the $60 million gangster film opened to tepid reviews and [...]

May 20, 2017

The Films of Zoe Saldana

Having starred in a wide range of both high-profile blockbusters and more character driven dramas, it’s safe to say that Zoe Saldana is one of the most sought after actresses working in the industry today. Last year saw her team with Oscar-winner [...]

May 16, 2017

Review: Ben Affleck’s LIVE BY NIGHT Is A Muscular Gangster Thriller

Tommy guns, bootleggers, fedoras and molls – Ben Affleck’s Live By Night has everything you would want from a 1930s gangster drama. This adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s novel is a love letter to Warner Bros’ golden age of gangster movies [...]

January 16, 2017

Discover The Price You Pay In This New Featurette For Ben Affleck’s LIVE BY NIGHT

This featurette (titled The Price You Pay) for Ben Affleck‘s Live By Night is pretty detailed. You get some great snippets from the cast and Mr Affleck, it doesn’t feel like a puff piece at all. Live By Night starring Ben Affleck, Elle [...]

January 4, 2017

Final Poster For Ben Affleck’s LIVE BY NIGHT

Gone Baby Gone, The Town and Argo – Ben Affleck has a great track recored as director. I don’t think Live By Night will be ruining that streak. Here’s the latest (and I believe final) poster for Affleck’s Prohibition drama [...]

December 5, 2016

Banned On The Rum: Trailer And Poster For Ben Affleck’s LIVE BY NIGHT

To many he’s Batman, to some he’s tabloid fodder, but to others (the ones that matter) Ben Affleck is an award-winning filmmaker. And it’s the latter that will be excited by this new trailer for Live By Night. This Dennis Lehane adaptation has [...]

September 10, 2016

First Day, First Shot And First Picture As Ben Affleck’s LIVE BY NIGHT Finally Starts Filming

Batman has constantly hampered the opportunity for Ben Affleck to direct his adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s Live By Night. Now all the obstacles are out of the way and the Oscar-winner is finally shooting the film. He shared the above image on [...]

October 29, 2015

Ewan McGregor Moves To AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

Ewan McGregor has joined the cast of the George Clooney produced drama, August: Osage County. Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts star in the John Wells directed film – which is based on the Pulitzer and Tony-winning play by Tracy Letts. According to [...]

September 18, 2012