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The charismatic star of Good Will Hunting, Ronin and the recent Pirates of the Caribbean films seems pretty comfortable with his lack of clothes (he is Swedish after all), so averting our eyes in as professional a way as possible, we sit down to talk. IGN: Nice dressing gown ; is that for the film. (IGN FilmForce)
Acad music branch courts controversy Feb 13, 2008
"Charges that the music branch is out of touch with contemporary music don't wash, Bona says, "because over the last decade or so, they have nominated some cutting-edge people" including rapper Eminem ("8 Mile"), hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia ("Hustle ) and singers Elliott Smith ("Good Will Hunting") and Aimee Mann ("Magnolia"). "It's really about the voting process.". (Variety)
Whose line is it? Test your movie quote knowledge Feb 10, 2008
Ben Affleck as Chuckie Sullivan in Good Will Hunting (1997). 2. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Josh Brolin To Play Twinkie-Crazed Assassin To Sean Penn's Harvey Milk Feb 8, 2008
"This was a tough time, the end of one era and the beginning of another one," Brolin said of the angle of the film, which is being directed by "Good Will Hunting" Oscar nominee Gus Van Sant. "Harvey Milk, the gay thing ... it was a major transitional thing in San Francisco. [White] couldn't see the big picture. ... This guy can't see beyond the length of his arm. The only way he feels he can have control over anything is by shooting somebody. It's really sad.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
What Your Favorite Movies Say About You Feb 6, 2008
(Famous example: Sean Maguire in "Good Will Hunting"). Continued. (CBS News)
The runts step up Feb 6, 2008
Accomplishments: Co-winner of best original screenplay Oscar for the film Good Will Hunting. Golden Globe nominee for acting in Hollywoodland. (Globe and Mail)
PICTURING HARVEY MILK Jan 31, 2008
" Black began interviewing anyone he could find, including Jones, political activist and one-time Milk aide Anne Kronenberg and former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos, who was part of Milk's world. Black, who also has written for the HBO series "Big Love," finished his script last February. He showed it to Jones, who promptly took it to director Gus Van Sant, an old friend whose films include "Good Will Hunting," "Finding Forrester" and "My Own Private Idaho. " According to co-producers Dan Jinks... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sentimental picks, old and new, vie for awards Jan 23, 2008
A for Afflecks -- Ben Affleck already has an Academy Award, shared with Matt Damon, for writing "Good Will Hunting." Now, his younger brother, Casey Affleck, is a nominee for "Assassination of Jesse James ..." and actress Amy Ryan is nominated for Ben's directing debut, "Gone Baby Gone." It's about the disappearance of a 4-year-old girl from working-class Dorchester. Foreign language class -- Marion Cotillard, who delivers a stunning performance in French as Edith Piaf in "La Vie en Rose," is... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Crowding to see Patti Jan 19, 2008
The trade mag makes the case that Affleck's second act may be more impressive than his first, during which he won a screenplay Oscar for "Good Will Hunting" and starred in a slew of blockbusters. "Part genre pic, part politically charged melodrama, 'Gone Baby Gone' does not feel like the work of a novice," Variety's Matthew Ross writes of Affleck's directorial debut. (Boston Globe)
Continuereading Jan 15, 2008
Big movies since: Good Will Hunting, Saving Private Ryan, Ocean's trilogy, Bourne trilogy (Damon); Good Will Hunting, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Daredevil, The Sum of All Fears, Gone Baby Gone (Affleck). Lowdown: Good Will Hunting might've broken Matt and Ben out, but they were acting long before their Oscar winner. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Weinstein Co. expects to sign interim deal with striking writers as industry layoffs mount Jan 12, 2008
The Weinstein name has been attached to award-winning films including The English Patient, Good Will Hunting and Chicago. While the initial catalyst for the deal was Harvey and Bob Weinstein's relationships with writers, it was their concern over the strike's growing impact, job losses and the negotiations stalemate that pushed them to act, according to the person familiar with the deal. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
for the record Jan 10, 2008
Think of "Miss Misery," for which Elliott Smith received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song when it appeared on the "Good Will Hunting" soundtrack. The more recent "Across the Universe," on the other hand, a musical chronicling the 1970s exclusively through Beatles songs, rests heavily on the unshakable fortress of its music. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
New on DVD: 'Waitress' is a bittersweet treat Nov 30, 2007
2007 World Series (2007, Shout Factory, unrated, $20): Given that Good Will Hunting took place not in Denver but you know where, Matt Damon is an apt narrator to commemorate the four-game Boston Red Sox sweep of the temporarily miracle Colorado Rockies (though Games 2 and 4 were close). To juice up minimal suspense, a litany of extras includes BoSox outfielder J.D. Drew's playoff grand slam, pitcher Josh Beckett fanning the side in the Series opener and grown men dousing each other in an orgy of... (USA Today -- Life)
In a Supporting Role Nov 26, 2007
NOW Winters lost the ponytail for his role as Cyril O'Reily on HBO's Oz, but dug out his scrunchy for 2001's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, where he reunited with Damon and Affleck to parody the Good Will Hunting scene for their good buddy, director Kevin Smith. Yes, he likes them apples. (Boston Globe)
Behind the Scenery Nov 26, 2007
NOW No establishment has capitalized on Good Will Hunting like the L Street Tavern ... "I have people coming in here asking about the Bow & Arrow, but nobody asks about Good Will Hunting," she says. (Boston Globe)
A Tourist's Guide to Boston Nov 21, 2007
The tour might even allow you to stop for a drink at the L Street Tavern, where Will, Chuckie, Morgan, and Billy hung out in 1997's Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting. The Boston Beer Company - brewers of the world-class Samuel Adams beer, they offer tours of their facilities almost daily. (Suite101.com)
Gus Van Sant to Direct Sean Penn as Harvey Milk; Focus Features to Distribute Milk Worldwide; Nov 17, 2007
Gus Van Sant has directed such films as Mala Noche (a restored version of which was re-released earlier this year), Drugstore Cowboy (which won Best Film and Best Director from the National Society of Film Critics), My Own Private Idaho (which earned him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay), To Die For (for which Nicole Kidman won a Golden Globe Award), Good Will Hunting (for which he received a Best Director Oscar nomination), Finding Forrester (which was honored at the 2001 Berlin... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
People magazine names 'sexiest man alive' Nov 16, 2007
Damon won a screenwriting Oscar with Ben Affleck in 1998 for "Good Will Hunting." Both Damon and Affleck starred in the movie. He has also starred in "The Departed," "Syriana," the "Ocean's" franchise with Clooney and Pitt, and "The Bourne Identity" and its two sequels. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Review: Lions for Lambs (2 stars) Nov 10, 2007
cheap, reconstituted version of Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting: "Rome is burning, son!". If the scene is supposed to make us sit back and ponder the state of the world, the writing defeats the central argument. (National Post)
Affleck turns to pal Damon for help Nov 7, 2007 Fashion scare Nov 2, 2007 See this film before its Gone Baby Gone Oct 25, 2007 Spellbinding Affleck thriller set to become a classic Oct 24, 2007 New England vs. Colorado: A different kind of comparison Oct 24, 2007 Ben Affleck Makes Directorial Debut with 'Gone Baby Gone' Oct 23, 2007 Brotherly Love Oct 22, 2007 Headache "Gone" For Ben Affleck Oct 20, 2007 Gone Baby Gone **1/2 Oct 19, 2007 Powerful Gone Baby Gone has smarts to spare Oct 16, 2007 Ben Affleck: Back in Boston, as a director this time Oct 15, 2007 Lars and the Real Girl Review Oct 14, 2007 Ben Affleck on JLo Oct 13, 2007 That Director Looks Familiar Oct 13, 2007 Notes on a Season:Big stars sneak into supporting roles Oct 11, 2007 Accents and Outbacks Oct 11, 2007 Ben Affleck generates Oscar buzz Oct 10, 2007 Student at Millsaps a 'Cosmo' bachelor Oct 9, 2007 New DVDs: Evan Almighty, Surfs Up Oct 9, 2007 Ben Affleck Cheap Shots, Be 'Gone': Actor-Turned-Director Could Get Last Laugh With New Flick Oct 9, 2007 Ben's brother maintains a lower profile Oct 8, 2007 Jennifer Lopez confirms she's expecting twins Oct 8, 2007 That Jolie lady Oct 7, 2007 Affleck Behind The Camera Oct 7, 2007 nine great movies on child prodigies Oct 7, 2007 Hot loonie may cool Toronto's film industry Oct 7, 2007 Affleck hopes to avoid missteps Oct 6, 2007 Confessions of a terminal deadbeat millionaire slacker Oct 6, 2007 Meet Casey, the other Affleck Oct 5, 2007 Affleck says romance with J-Lo hurt his career Oct 4, 2007 Infotainment Oct 4, 2007 Lights! Camera! Atonement! Sep 29, 2007 Madeleine McCann Spoils Ben Afflecks New Film Sep 15, 2007 'Sensitive' Ben Shelves Film Over Madeleine Sep 13, 2007 Jess Cagle's Fall Movie Preview Sep 11, 2007 Casey Affleck expecting 2nd child Sep 9, 2007 Remake of a classic 50s Western misses the mark Sep 8, 2007 Quest for perfection Sep 1, 2007 Overture secures Bender thrillers Aug 27, 2007 The many sides of Dylan Aug 26, 2007 Matt Damon to the manner Bourne Aug 24, 2007 Pulse-pounding thrillers Aug 24, 2007 COMMENTARY: Fall film preview Aug 23, 2007 * Matt Damon, back in business with Bourne Aug 16, 2007 'Bad choices' ruined Affleck, Damon says Aug 14, 2007 Matt Damon: 'Jason Bourne has done so much for me' Aug 13, 2007 Your views: Letters to the editor Aug 13, 2007 Countdown To Stanford Football 2007 Aug 12, 2007 Who Killed the Love Story? Aug 11, 2007 Bourne to run Aug 10, 2007 A box-office banker: How Matt Damon became Hollywood's leading man Aug 8, 2007 Fisk's homer No. 1 to Boston fans Aug 8, 2007 Award winner? Oh, how the mighty have fallen Aug 7, 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Aug 7, 2007 which action stars Aug 5, 2007 Lights, camera, ACTION: Matt Damon's back as Bourne Aug 3, 2007 Ultimatum is Bourne to thrill Aug 3, 2007 The Urban Network Aug 3, 2007 Damon's Bourne again in 'Ultimatum' Aug 2, 2007 Damon's 'Bourne' again in action sequel Aug 2, 2007 What are the worst films of all time? Aug 1, 2007 HE'S BOURNE AGAIN! Matt Damon is Back in... Aug 1, 2007 Damn lucky and he knows it Aug 1, 2007 Matt Damon dreams of a return to screenwriting, directing Aug 1, 2007 Damon ready to send Bourne into retirement Jul 31, 2007
The 'Good Will Hunting' star, 35, admits he had been "agonizing" over some of the scenes in his new movie, which stars his brother Casey as a private detective searching for a missing four-year-old girl. He tells talkshow host Larry King, "Matt was very helpful, actually. I kind of waited to show it to him until I was in the middle of cutting the movie... and he was very helpful."I had a few decisions that I was agonizing over and I showed it to him. (FOX23.com, OK)
Interview : Greg mclean and Michael Vartan Nov 5, 2007
In a page right out of Damon/Afflecks Good Will Hunting history, McLean says he wrote the film whilst he was living on a friends couch not because he couldnt afford his own place, but because he had nothing to type on at his place. "He had a computer, and I didnt so it went there to use it", says McLean, who in 2001 directed the short film ICQ. "The script was refined a bit obviously, but it hasnt changed much since that initial draft it was always going to be an Australian horror... (Moviehole)
He used a screenwriting Oscar for Good Will Hunting as a launching pad to act in a Michael Bay/Jerry Bruckheimer movie (Armageddon), where he decorated Liv Tyler's stomach with animal crackers. I can only assume that Affleck was able to weather becoming a talkshow punching bag because he grew up in Boston, the American city where you are most likely to get punched in the face for no reason. (Guardian Unlimited)
The same fascinating writing that made Good Will Hunting a critical darling is at the heart of Gone Baby Gone. The plot travels in several directions to spin a tale about a little girls kidnapping, its impact on a relationship, and police corruption. (The Western Gazette)
Classic films coming from the area range from "Good Will Hunting" to "Mystic River," as well as last years Best Picture winner "The Departed." Now another surefire Oscar nominee comes in the form of Ben Affleck's directorial debut, "Gone Baby Gone.". The film, which is set in the tough Dorchester neighborhood, is a gritty story tracing a twisted investigation of a missing four-year-old girl. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
That is reason enough without even mentioning "The Departed," "Boondock Saints," "Gone Baby Gone" and "Good Will Hunting," to give the edge to New England. EDGE: New England. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
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Casey has been in Good Will Hunting, Gerry and Ocean's Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen with Damon, and Chasing Amy, 200 Cigarettes and Good Will Hunting with Ben. The younger Affleck has been best-known as a supporting player, often just a bit player, in big movies. (Orlando Sentinel)
" Since the movie premiered, the brothers have been spending time together on the road, promoting it at special screenings in major cities across the country. This isn't the first script Affleck has tackled. He won an Academy Award with actor Matt Damon for the screenplay for 1997's "Good Will Hunting," in which the two also starred. Given that triumph, what took so long between writing scripts? "I don't know," Affleck said. "I started writing the script, like, three or four years ago, and it... (CBS News -- Early Show)
In his directing debut, Ben Affleck makes his own return to the setting of his Good Will Hunting screenplay. So he knows the territory and, in an opening montage, is quick to show off his knowledge, establishing it as a place where the folks are tough and well, you get the idea. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Half of the Oscar-winning Matt-and-Ben Good Will Hunting duo. Another half of the tabloid-fodder Bennifer couple. (MSNBC -- Movies)
As the tabloids never tire of pointing out, ever since "Good Will Hunting," which was also set in Boston and its suburbs (though much of the movie was shot in Toronto), the career of Affleck has veered in an almost opposite direction from that of Matt Damon, his boyhood friend and high school mate ... And though he's too smart to come out and say so, "Gone Baby Gone," with a $19 million budget and the backing of Miramax, clearly represents another chance for him to right his career and prove... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
His scenes with Clarkson are some of the best cinematic psychiatrist-patient scenes, up there with Ordinary People and Good Will Hunting (though Lars is less openly dramatic). Mortimer (she always gives a good performance) and Schneider seem completely real, as does Kelli Garner as a young woman who works at the same office as Lars. (Suite101.com)
Over the last decade, he's boxed the compass, going from baby-faced Sundance sensation ("Chasing Amy") to Oscar-winning screenwriter ("Good Will Hunting") to Michael Bay-blockbuster movie star ("Pearl Harbor") to "Bennifer"-era-tabloid subject of derision ("Gigli"). After several box-office duds, his last film, "Man About Town," never got a theatrical release. (Los Angeles Times)
Mostly, he was the guy who seemed to be squandering all the credibility he had earned for co-writing, co-starring in and winning an Oscar for Good Will Hunting in 1997. Even before that, he was a child star, notably in the TV series The Voyage of the Mimi. (Time.com)
So did Robin Williams in "Good Will Hunting" (1997). Both Walter Matthau in "The Fortune Cookie" (1966) and George Burns in "The Sunshine Boys" (1975) were above-the-title players who triumphed in the lower category. (Los Angeles Times)
More simply put, "heahing people tahk ahbout how legit the Sahx, Pats, Celts, or B's ahe is [expletive] sick, kid." For those still unfamiliar to that which I am referencing, please revisit any recent movie attempting to evoke Boston, such as "Good Will Hunting," "Mystic River," "Fever Pitch," "The Departed" or my personal favorite, "The Boondock Saints." Or simply attend a speech given by Sen. Edward "Teddy K" Kennedy (D-Mass. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
"I'd never done an adaptation before," notes Affleck whose Good Will Hunting screenplay, co-written with close chum Matt Damon, earned him an Academy Award several years ago. "I didn't even know if I could do an adaptation.". (Canada.com)
Favorite movies: The Departed and Good Will Hunting. Favorite music: Classic rock like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Beatles. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Mala NocheThe first film from director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, My Own Private Idaho) was a forebear to the gay dramas that followed over the next two decades. The story centers on a young man in the Pacific Northwest carrying a torch for a handsome Mexican immigrant, who doesnt share his suitors affections. (MSNBC -- Movies)
In 1998, the year Ben Affleck and Matt Damon won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for "Good Will Hunting," "Saturday Night Live" castmember Colin Quinn joked during "Weekend Update" that Affleck "did all the typing, you know, while Matt Damon was on the bed doing hammer curls." ... America, take note: "Gone Baby Gone" proves "Good Will Hunting" was no fluke. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Casey previously appeared with his brother in "Chasing Amy," "Good Will Hunting" and "200 Cigarettes." Like Ben, he co-wrote a film with Matt Damon ("Gerry"). But it is Ben who has been perennial catnip for the tabloids, and at times has risen to and plummeted from the label of movie star. (Indianapolis Star)
"t was probably bad for my career,'' the actor, 35, who won a best screenplay Oscar with Matt Damon in 1998 for Good Will Hunting, told Details magazine. "You go to a movie, you only go once. But the tabloids and internet are everywhere. (NEWS.com.au)
Ben Affleck Affleck was slumming it in telemovies for more than a decade before Good Will Hunting, so it's forgiveable that sudden stardom clouded his judgement. From Pearl Harbour to Armageddon, he's never been shy of spectacle. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Among his accomplishments, which include an Oscar for co-writing "Good Will Hunting" with Damon, Affleck is a skilled poker player, who won the California State Poker Championship in 2004 ... From working with Gus Van Sant on "Good Will Hunting," Affleck learned that "at a certain point, a movie talks back to you, and you can't be too rigid with what kind of movie you want to make." ... That company, Miramax, gave him and Damon their big chance by backing "Good Will Hunting." The art-house... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Below are nine additional great child prodigy movies, all available on DVD. Films in which the child prodigy is grown ("Amadeus," "Good Will Hunting") weren't included, and movies lost points if the prodigy wasn't the focus of the film ... Bonus "Good Will Hunting" prodigy points: Matt Damon has a cameo. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
So what we are doing, and what manufacturers all over Canada (have) to do, is stop relying on difference in the dollar and start relying on the better quality and value added," Ferguson said. The Toronto film industry boasts some of the world's best film crews and studio facilities and has deep reservoirs of talent. It has also invested in some of the world's top technologies, for production and post-production. "We can do everything here in Toronto, so it makes it simple to do your film in a... (CTV.ca)
Casey previously appeared with his brother in "Chasing Amy," "Good Will Hunting" and "200 Cigarettes." Like Ben, he co-wrote a film with Matt Damon, the experimental "Gerry." But it is Ben who has been perennial catnip for the tabloids and at times has risen to -- and notoriously plummeted from -- the label of movie star. Asked if the years in show business have divided the brothers at times, Casey replies, "We fight too much for something to come between us, you know what I mean? We're too... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
He doesn't remember what that real book was, but it probably was perused some time in the early 1990s, before this working-class, Catholic-raised native of Red Bank, N.J., became an indie auteur, screenwriter, movie producer ( Good Will Hunting), actor (yes, that was him as the Warlock in Live Free or Die Hard), comic-book scripter ( Daredevil, Green Arrow) and a director for the new CW television network series Reaper. Somewhere in there, too, Smith fathered a daughter with wife Jennifer... (Globe and Mail)
0***Good Will Hunting, $138 ... Blink and you might have missed him as the idiot kid helping Nicole Kidman slay her husband in 1995's To Die For, as Matt Damon's potty-mouthed pal in 1997's Good Will Hunting, as Damon's wandering friend in 2002's Gerry, and as a unionizing factory worker in this year's Ocean's Thirteen ... Gus Van Sant, who directed both Afflecks in Good Will Hunting and Casey in Gerry, says the actor is "very true-blue. He cares about you. He's pretty normal, down to earth.". (USA Today)
"It was probably bad for my career," the actor, 35, who won a best screenplay Academy Award with Matt Damon in 1998 for Good Will Hunting, told Details magazine. "What happens is this sort of bleed-over from the tabloids across your movie work," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
After the critical and commercial success of Good Will Hunting, Bens career floundered with a string of turkeys, culminating in the dismal double-whammy of Gigli and Jersey Girl, in which he co-starred with then girlfriend. Dutch designers fashion collectionPARIS: A model presents a creation by Dutch designers as part of the Spring/Summer 2008 fashion collection. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Van Sant could remake Finding Forrester (except it's a Good Will Hunting remake already) and Thornton might want to set things right with a make over for Waking Up In Reno or Bandits. So get ready. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Things haven't gone so well for Ben Affleck lately - while he's made a series of dazzling awful films that started with Bounce and ended with, well, we'll let you know when it happens, Ben Affleck has watched his Good Will Hunting partner Matt Damon go on to star in massive blockbusters and Oscar-winning films, making him the - so Ben Affleck turned instead to directing. Hopes were high for Affleck's first movie Gone Baby Gone; not only because it's based on a book by the man who wrote double... (hecklerspray)
"In the thriller, two detectives - played by Affleck's younger brother Casey and Michelle Monaghan - search for the abducted girl after she vanishes in Boston.Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris also star in the flick, which was produced, directed and co-written by Affleck.The story is an adaptation of a Dennis Lehane novel, who wrote Mystic River.Affleck and Matt Damon won an Oscar in 1998 for writing Good Will Hunting. Bookmark this page Social bookmarking allows users to save and categorise a... (Sky News)
Ben Affleck steps behind the camera, directing and co-writing the crime drama "Gone Baby Gone." The last time he wrote a screenplay he won an Oscar for "Good Will Hunting." This time he leaves the acting to his brother, Casey. The Oscar buzz has already begun for John Cusack. (CBS News)
Affleck stars with Brad Pitt in the upcoming western "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." His other screen credits include "Ocean's Eleven" and its sequels, and 1997's "Good Will Hunting.". Phoenix has appeared on the NBC series "ER" and in the 2002 HBO movie "The Laramie Project.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The fact that this is often a bad idea (for evidence see Gus Van Sant's 1998 remake of Psycho, the first movie he made after Good Will Hunting) seems to have eluded Mangold, and he's ironically made a movie that lacks the spirit and energy that originally inspired him. (out of ****) To contact critic Dan Hudak, e-mail. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
After establishing his face in ensemble pieces such as Good Will Hunting and The Talented Mr Ripley, then failing to establish himself as leading man in box-office dog whistles such as All the Pretty Horses and The Legend of Bagger Vance, Damon bravely stepped up with The Bourne Identity. Based on the bestseller by Robert Ludlum, the success of the thriller rested on Damon's largely untested shoulders. (The Age)
Bender's credits include "Pulp Fiction," "Reservoir Dogs," the "Kill Bill" series and "Good Will Hunting.". Overture, a division of John Malone's Starz, began operations last fall under Chris McGurk and Danny Rossett with plans for an annual slate of eight to 12 productions and acquisitions with budgets in the $30 million and under range. (Variety)
When Weinstein opened Good Will Hunting he put it in just seven cinemas. That film went on to make Matt Damon and Ben Affleck famous and clocked up $140m (70m) at the box office. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
The rise of Matt Damon, professional movie star, began with his breakthrough hit Good Will Hunting ... Since Good Will Hunting they've acted together in Kevin Smith flicks Chasing Amy and Dogma, but haven't seen through another project from scratch ... Once you start to examine them very closely they all start to fall apart," he says. Damon's first big-screen job was an uncredited one-line role in the Julia Roberts movie Mystic Pizza. He then famously nearly starved himself to get into skeletal... (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Buzz: Ben Affleck makes his directing debut; he also co-wrote the screenplay (he and Matt Damon won Oscars for their screenplay for Good Will Hunting). Look for lesser-known, but talented actors like Monaghan (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang), Michael K. Williams and Amy Ryan (both from The Wire). (MSNBC -- Movies)
Since making "Good Will Hunting," lifelong friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, both Boston natives, have been like two roads diverged in a wood: Damon to quiet fame, respect and the best action trilogy to come down the Hollywood pipeline in quite a while, the other to tabloid pages, a failed relationship and a few of the worst films ("Gigli" and "Surviving Christmas" come to mind) in memory. But returning home will do Affleck, now in the director's chair, some good. (U-Wire.com)
Along with childhood friend Ben Affleck, he was awarded a screenwriting Oscar for the 1997 film Good Will Hunting ... "People talk about 'overnight success,' but I'd been working professionally for 11 years by the time Good Will Hunting hit. Still, the change is nearly indescribable - going from total obscurity to walking down a street in New York and having everybody turn and look; to feel the temperature of a room change when I walked in." ... He attended Harvard, but dropped out just short of... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Damon and Affleck both made it big in Hollywood when they wrote and starred in 'Good Will Hunting' in 1997, winning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Since then Damon's career has taken off with a series of box office blockbusters, including 'The Departed' and the 'Bourne' trilogy, while Affleck's film 'Gigli' - in which he co-starred with ex-fiance Jennifer Lopez - was a spectacular flop. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Playing the caretaker-cum-maths-genius in Good Will Hunting (1997), or the young soldier stranded behind enemy lines in Saving Private Ryan (1998), he was the American everyman rather than an American action man ... He points out that Damon has helped to develop Bourne's character (Damon, of course, is also an acclaimed scriptwriter, winning a best screenplay Oscar in 1997 for his and Ben Affleck's Good Will Hunting) and praises his "amazing instinct for emotional truth". (Telegraph.co.uk)
"There was a silence in the room. The discussion ended.Jane A. Farmer Suntree Too much swearing ruins good moviesI just finished watching "Thank You For Smoking," another decent movie ruined by the F-word. "Good Will Hunting" also comes to mind.Of the seven main characters, six drop the F-bomb more than once. They even got Katie Holmes to utter the word.Is Hollywood so out of touch with reality that they want us to believe that executives in a major corporation boardroom throw the F-bomb around... (Florida Today)
Nicknames: EMO, E I would describe myself as a person as: One who is extremely competitive What people don t know about me is: I am Mexican The reason I love football is: The competitive environment and the work it takes to become successful I pattern my play after: Nobody For me to improve as a person, I need to: Be a little more patient My favorite pre-game ritual is: To pray My greatest athletic moment is: Scoring my first collegiate touchdown The biggest thrill in my life to date is:... (Gostanford.com)
That same year, As Good as It Gets, My Best Friend's Wedding and Good Will Hunting, all of them romantic to the core, were among the top 10 box-office draws. Since then, however, not one romantic drama has cracked that list. (Time.com)
Granted, he's not quite as unlikely as Danny DeVito but the 'Good Will Hunting' star always seems more comfortable playing slightly geeky, socially uncomfortable, bookish types. Yet he is one of the reasons the 'Bourne' series is much more than your typical Hollywood shoot-'em-up. (iAfrica.com)
Both had splashy entrances on to the Hollywood scene - in Damon's case, when he co-wrote and starred in the Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting, in DiCaprio's when he starred in the biggest box-office mamma of them all, Titanic. Both then had fallow periods in which they were written off in some quarters as callow pretty-boys without the range or depth to make it much further. (Independent)
Viewers are just as likely to spot Fisk in the movies ("Good Will Hunting") as on ESPN Classic. In the Oct. 22, 1975, edition of The Boston Globe, Gammons wrote, "For this game to end so swiftly, so definitely, was the way it had to end.". (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Like him or not, youve got to concede that the screenplay for Good Will Hunting, which won him an Oscar, is pretty damn solid. If only someone had taken him aside at that point and said, Ben, youre going to get a big head from winning. (MSNBC -- Movies)
After winning the Oscar in 1998 for writing the screenplay for Good Will Hunting, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were the Golden Boys of Hollywood. They were young, good-looking and talented. (Empire Movies)
The reason: There are few more delicious sights than watching little Good Will Hunting go ninja and start beating on people like a Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robot. Battle cry: "I swear to God, if I even feel somebody behind me, there is no measure to how fast and how hard I will bring this fight to your doorstep. I'm on my own side now.". (The Palm Beach Post)
Damon, who won an Oscar with best friend Ben Affleck for writing the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, said he never read Ludlum's novels but loved the approach taken by Limon and Greengrass in the films. "Both the novels and the films are products of their respective times," Damon said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Although Damon played the title roles in The Talented Mr. Ripley and Saving Private Ryan, and he won an Oscar for co-writing Good Will Hunting, its an espionage-movie franchise that seems destined to become his ticket to lasting fame. Damon thinks Bourne is the opposite of James Bond, who kills people and laughs and sips martinis and wisecracks about it (as the actor pointed out in a recent interview), but Bourne has become his Bond role. (MSNBC -- Movies)
There hasnt been a role thats had a bigger impact on my life, maybe Good Will Hunting did because it pulled Ben Affleck and I out of total obscurity. But in terms of having an impact on my career; as an example, between Supremacy and this one, Bourne Ultimatum, there were three movies that I really wanted to do, because I loved the scripts to three movies in particular. (Urban Network)
Previously, Damon had done mostly drama, including "All the Pretty Horses," "Saving Private Ryan," "Rounders" and "Good Will Hunting," which won him and buddy Ben Affleck an Academy Award for their screenplay. Damon did the occasional thoughtful thriller such as "The Rainmaker" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley," and he has been one of the all-star gang on "Ocean's Eleven" and its two sequels. (Florida Today)
" Previously, Damon had done mostly drama, including "All the Pretty Horses," "Saving Private Ryan," "Rounders" and "Good Will Hunting," which won him and buddy Ben Affleck an Academy Award for their screenplay. Damon did the occasional thoughtful thriller such as "The Rainmaker" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley," and he has been one of the all-star gang on "Ocean's Eleven" and its two sequels. The chance to play Bourne came as a surprise. "I kind of just react to whatever's out there, and this was... (The Advocate)
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Together with his friend Ben Affleck, he co-wrote the acclaimed drama Good Will Hunting, in which Damon also starred in the title role as a troubled math genius. The film brought him an Academy Award and a Golden Globe award (shared with Affleck) for Best Original Screenplay. (Eurweb.com)
Despite the success of Good Will Hunting, Damon went through a long drought of unemployment ... LOS ANGELES A decade after Good Will Hunting brought him his first taste of real Hollywood success, everything is going right for Matt Damon. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
He became a household name after co-writing and starring in "Good Will Hunting" with his pal Ben Affleck. The pair won an Academy Award for their screenplay and Damon snagged a best actor nomination for the same film. (Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune, ID)
natives had leading-men looks, were clean cut, smart (Damon had studied at Harvard) and were seemingly unaffected by the glitz and glam even after becoming Academy Award winners in 1998 for Good Will Hunting, an original screenplay they had co-written. But unlike the crowned heads of Europe, Hollywood reigns are largely contingent upon box office returns. (MSNBC -- News)
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