Oscars 2015 Ben Affleck at the Oscars: the Jennifer Aniston of directors Best Director is a major award. It comes near the end. And we all know how it works by now. Normally they ask the legends, the big time big name big deal stars to present. Ben Affleck. Has two Oscars: for writing and for producing Argo. NOT for directing Argo By Lainey • Feb 23, 2015 07:01 am
BFFs Matt Damon’s Super Bowl weekend You know anyone who doesn’t like Matt Damon? Everybody likes Matt Damon, right? Almost everybody has their detractors. But you never really hear anyone go off about how they can’t stand Matt Damon. Matt Damon and Adele. Here’s Matt Damon with wife Luciana at the ACE Awards By Lainey • Feb 02, 2015 01:01 pm
Amazingness Boston celebrities talk about Tom Brady’s balls Deflategate, in which the New England Patriots are accused of deflating footballs because OH MY GOD WHO CARES. It’s the stupidest sports controversy in recent memory and I’m pretty sure it’s only a thing because there is no other interesting narrative around this Super Bowl. But it By Sarah • Jan 30, 2015 01:03 pm
Smutty Roundup Smutty Roundup: Catching up with the Afflecks & Royal Liz Ben Affleck is in Atlanta working on The Accountant. He’s the Accountant but really he’s an assassin. Today he was in assassin mode, shooting a scene where he comes up from behind on a dude and stabs him in the chest. Oscar nominee and likely winner, JK Simmons, By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 03:24 pm
Smutty Roundup Smutty Roundup: Affleck & Kendrick, Olivia’s dog, and Marisa Tomei Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick are in Atlanta working on a new movie together called The Accountant. He balances the books by day and is an assassin by night. When I first heard about this project, two words jumped in my head: Reindeer Games. That said, I trust Anna Kendrick. By Lainey • Jan 15, 2015 05:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Familiar people remaking Strangers on a Train Is it really a remake, though, or just a modern adaptation? Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Strangers on a Train was adapted from a novel by Patricia Highsmith of the same name. The title is most widely known as a Hitchcock movie, but I don’t know if a modern take By Sarah • Jan 13, 2015 03:49 pm
Media Manipulation Superhero Face Punch now has Parts I and II Earlier this week I got a document in my email listing projected release dates for trailers, and I noticed that Superhero Face Punch had a projected February trailer date. I thought that was a bit odd since its release, March 25, 2016, is more than a year away. But today By Sarah • Jan 09, 2015 03:52 pm
Photo Assumption Ben smokes and smiles but no nomination Gone Girl is not getting the award season recognition so far that some were calling for when the movie came out. Individually, sure, Rosamund Pike is being singled out but the film isn’t really contending and nobody’s talking about Ben Affleck’s performance. His penis, yes. But not By Lainey • Dec 12, 2014 10:56 am
Media Manipulation Gwyneth praises JLO’s ass Someone emailed me yesterday wondering about old beef between Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez. The question came up because G posted a shot of JLO on Instagram from her performance – without a song – at the American Music Awards. JLO trains with Tracy Anderson now. So, if you think she’s By Lainey • Nov 26, 2014 10:25 am
Relationship Assumption Ben supports Jen Check out Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner on the red carpet at the 2nd annual Save the Children Illumination Gala last night in New York. It’s her charity. So he was there to back her. He received the Global Child Advocate Award. And he told the media and the By Lainey • Nov 20, 2014 12:53 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Ben Affleck’s penis at the Hollywood Film Awards Ben Affleck pretty much said it during his speech – Gone Girl was recognised as the Best Film, or something, I don’t know what they call it, at the Hollywood Film Awards and, as he pointed out, there were no other nominees. Mostly though, Ben’s speech was about his By Lainey • Nov 17, 2014 09:07 am
BFFs Matt & Ben cross swords Not making that up. He said it. Matt Damon said it. I didn’t say it. On Monday I posted photos of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck on the red carpet at the Project Greenlight event and I wrote in that article that I know you’re out there – the By Lainey • Nov 13, 2014 01:23 pm
Ben Affleck Matt & Ben together again You know who you are. There are a lot of you who love this, who nostalgia for this – Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, and how you like them apples. Matt and Ben were together again on Friday night at the Project Greenlight event for HBO. It’s not often they’ By Lainey • Nov 10, 2014 12:36 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2014 Ben Affleck Arguments for: -Batfleck -The Batfleck body. He does look good right now. -The success of Gone Girl as a follow-up to the success of Argo; Affleck’s on a good run right now -Jennifer Garner: the MiniVan Majority loves her. And the last time he was the Sexiest Man Alive, By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 11:47 am
Break Ups JLO promises to go slow That’s what she always promises. And breaking that promise is how she ends up dating losers. So, as you’ve seen, Jennifer Lopez has been in New York all week hustling the release of her memoir True Love. Most of the headlines about the book have been about Ben By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 11:31 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Halloween eyeliner and bats Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner were photographed leaving a Halloween party on Friday I guess before they took their kids out trick or treating. As you can see, Ben’s wearing eyeliner and breasts and Jennifer’s in a bat fascinator. The pap agency said she was “in no mood By Lainey • Nov 03, 2014 09:36 am
