Movie Reviews and Previews Nick & Amy Dunne: a wedding portrait Entertainment Weekly’s new issue is the fall movie preview featuring on the cover perhaps the most highly anticipated movie of the season, Gone Girl. It’s Ben Affleck as Nick Dunne, the groom, with Rosamund Pike as Amy Dunne, the bride, and the girl who’s gone… Perfect, non? By Lainey • Aug 14, 2014 01:32 pm
Media Manipulation Superhero Apocalypse Averted May 6, 2016 loomed large, the date on which Marvel and DC would pit their cinematic universes against each other in a billion-dollar death spiral, but in the end, there could be only one. As I predicted months ago, Warner Brothers/DC flinched and Superhero Face Punch has been pushed By Sarah • Aug 07, 2014 11:19 am
Girly Throw Downs Ben Affleck and Kevin Smith aren’t friends anymore Kevin Smith was asked at Comic-Con about whether or not he’s seen Ben Affleck. His response? Not just a simple “no”. "Great question. I don’t know, because we're not f-cking tight. I have not been [close with him] in decades. That's old Ben. By Lainey • Jul 29, 2014 11:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Superhero Face Punch looks dumb Warner Brothers did a good job of keeping the appearance of Zack Snyder and comics’ Holy Trinity (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman) a secret in the run up to their panel on Saturday morning in Hall H. When Snyder took the stage and introduced his trio of stars, it felt like By Sarah • Jul 28, 2014 11:58 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Batfleck suit It’s the 75th anniversary of Batman comics, and as part of their celebration at Comic-Con, DC Comics has a display of Batman suits throughout the ages—including Ben Affleck’s new costume from Superhero Face Punch. Well, part of it. All that’s on display is the cowl and By Sarah • Jul 25, 2014 10:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Gone Girl: the event A new full length trailer for Gone Girl was released today. It was preceded by a series of posters put out over the weekend advertising not the film…but the preview. So that’s the marketing strategy for the film: they’re treating it as a theatrical event, a MEGA By Lainey • Jul 07, 2014 03:39 pm
Ben Affleck The Afflecks and Mark Ruffalo Jennifer Garner was in Virginia for a few days last week to visit family and friends. Then she joined Ben Affleck in Detroit to celebrate their 9th wedding anniversary on Sunday. Both PEOPLE and US Weekly have details about their dinner at Bistro 82 although PEOPLE didn’t bother mentioning By Lainey • Jul 01, 2014 11:03 am
Amazingness About the time JLo dressed Ben Affleck Jennifer Lopez was on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen this week to promote the new album. The thing about JLo is that she’s always up for a fun playful interview and she can be really, really cute – on purpose, obviously – but there are some people who do By Lainey • Jun 20, 2014 03:24 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Ben Affleck and “the most patient wife ever” You’ve heard about all of Ben Affleck’s gambling. Allegedly getting banned from casinos in Vegas, then in Detroit, during off-time from shooting Batman vs Superman, he’s been seen at the local casino in Windsor, looking rough, and at the tables for hours. Now PEOPLE is addressing the By Lainey • Jun 19, 2014 11:56 am
Amazingness Hollywood & Poker Best gossip you’re going to read all week, I promise. Molly Bloom has written a book. She’s the woman who hosted high stakes poker games in Hollywood, known as the Poker Princess. Bloom not only organised the games, she also allegedly arranged for “massage therapists” to come in By Lainey • Jun 12, 2014 03:02 pm
Dumbass Ben Affleck’s road habits Ben Affleck is working on Batman vs Superman in Detroit. Detroit is a quick ride from Windsor, Ontario, where there’s a casino. I am familiar with this casino. I used to hit this casino in university, sometimes several times a week, blowing my rent money on blackjack. That was By Lainey • Jun 11, 2014 12:41 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Meet your new Batman Principal photography is getting underway on Zack Snyder’s Batman vs. Superman: Justice League .5, or whatever they’re going to call this movie. They insist the title is not locked in, which means my dream of it being called Superhero Face Punch is still alive. Currently they’re shooting By Sarah • May 13, 2014 02:07 pm
Photo Assumption Ben’s squat car Ben Affleck loves his car a lot. The problem with this car? When he has to take it to the gas station, because of the where the tank is located, he always has to squat…which why whenever he gets papped there, he always looks like he’s in the By Lainey • May 08, 2014 01:23 pm
Top Reads Ben Affleck’s gambling Oh the Ups and Downs of gambling… Ahem. AHEM. I mean, if that wasn’t obvious enough. And if it was obvious, you should not be surprised about what happened to Ben Affleck in Vegas last week. He was at the Hard Rock playing blackjack, allegedly counting cards. The casino By Lainey • May 05, 2014 09:41 am
Photo Assumption Is your back OK? Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner went for back massages together yesterday. Maybe not Ben’s most attractive sighting. Check the way he’s getting out the car. That’s a pretty un-sexy dismount, right there. It’s a half squat. With turned out feet. Yeah, not sexy. And what happens By Lainey • Apr 25, 2014 02:17 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Gone Girl first trailer I read the book and was engrossed like everyone else. In the end though, as previously mentioned, it wasn’t my favourite. The first half, yes. The second half kinda fell apart for me. But Gillian Flynn also wrote the screenplay. And there have been suggestions that she’s changed By Lainey • Apr 15, 2014 09:21 am
