http://www.mail.com/people/28868-ben-affleck.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/28868-ben-affleck.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1859792-hollywood-reporters-best-week.html The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: THE HOLLYWOOD MATH BEHIND HOW LINDSAY LOHAN'S 'THE CANYONS' WILL MAKE MONEY Even though the $160,000-budget, nudity-heavy movie was passed over by Sundance and SXSW, a buyer tells THR, "There's so much press about the film that someone will grab it." h... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1859792-hollywood-reporters-best-week.html 2013-01-31T17:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1858950-underdog-argo-continues-charmed-oscar-path.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some years, Academy Awards voters just want to feel right about themselves, their industry, their country. And maybe honor one of their own who hasn't always shared in the love of his peers. That could explain why Ben Affleck's "Argo" has gone from best-picture longshot to Oscar favorite over such competitors as Steven Spielberg's state... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1858950-underdog-argo-continues-charmed-oscar-path.html 2013-01-31T13:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1853690-pacinos-late-comedic-turn-homecoming.html NEW YORK (AP) — Al Pacino, energized by a conversation that has inevitably turned to the intricacies of acting, is snapping his fingers. "When you get me on the acting trail, I get on that train," he says, punctuating what he calls an improvised "thesis on time" with staccato snaps. The 72-year-old may be gray-haired and a little worn, but he remains, lik... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1853690-pacinos-late-comedic-turn-homecoming.html 2013-01-29T14:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1850138-quotes-screen-actors-guild-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quotes from the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. "I'm just so thrilled I have dental." — Best supporting actress winner Anne Hathaway after accepting her Screen Actors Guild award for her role in "Les Miserables." "Just tape the 'Big Bang Theory' for once, for crying out l... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1850138-quotes-screen-actors-guild-awards.html 2013-01-28T17:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1850374-argo-roll-with-big-win-sag-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A few weeks ago, the Oscar race looked wide open. The stately, historical "Lincoln" seemed like the safe and likely choice, with the provocative "Zero Dark Thirty" and the quirky and inspiring "Silver Linings Playbook" very much in the mix for the Academy Award for best picture. But now, an "Argo" juggernaut — an "Argo"-naut, if you wil... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1850374-argo-roll-with-big-win-sag-awards.html 2013-01-28T11:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1849362-argo-lawrence-day-lewis-win-sag.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The CIA thriller "Argo" continues to steamroll through awards season, winning the top honor for overall cast performance at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. SAG's lead-acting honors Sunday went to Jennifer Lawrence for her role as a troubled widow in a shaky new relationship in the lost-souls romance "Silver Linings Playbook" and Daniel ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1849362-argo-lawrence-day-lewis-win-sag.html 2013-01-28T03:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1848760-argo-wins-producers-guild-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Argo" continues to shake up the Oscar race by taking the top honor at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday. Ben Affleck, coming off winning Golden Globe Awards for best motion picture drama and director for the real-life drama, received the award handed out at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. "I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that I'm stil... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1848760-argo-wins-producers-guild-awards.html 2013-01-27T07:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1844998-damon-hijacks-kimmels-abc.html NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Damon had his revenge. The butt of a long-running joke on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the actor opened Thursday night's show as a kidnapper who tied Kimmel to a chair with duct tape and gagged him with his own tie. "There's a new host in town and his initials are M.D.," Damon said. "That's right, the doctor is in." ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1844998-damon-hijacks-kimmels-abc.html 2013-01-25T06:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1824706-lopez-happy-afflecks-directing-win-globes.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Ben Affleck won best director at the Golden Globe Awards for his Iran hostage thriller, "Argo," ex-fiancee Jennifer Lopez was among those cheering the loudest. Lopez said she gave Affleck a standing ovation. "I am so happy for him," she said. Lopez and Affleck, who were known as "Bennifer," broke off their engagement 10 years ago. ... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1824706-lopez-happy-afflecks-directing-win-globes.html 2013-01-16T15:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1824732-will-torture-questions-hurt-zdts-oscar-chances.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A few weeks ago, "Zero Dark Thirty" seemed well on its way to capturing the Academy Award for best picture. It was winning early critic awards and gaining the kind of momentum a movie needs to win Hollywood's biggest prize. Much was made about the authenticity of the film by director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal, who used ... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1824732-will-torture-questions-hurt-zdts-oscar-chances.html 2013-01-16T15:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1819000-co-hosts-fey-poehler-prove-big-globes-winners.html NEW YORK (AP) — It was elegant, eloquent, genteel and classy. Wait — that was "Downton Abbey," airing Sunday night on another network. On NBC, it was "The 70th Annual Golden Globes Awards" — the yearly televised blowout lubricated by an open bar where party-favor statuettes are distributed to a lucky few. Much about ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1819000-co-hosts-fey-poehler-prove-big-globes-winners.html 2013-01-14T08:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1818980-argo-les-mis-win-golden-globes.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Ben Affleck got some vindication and Jodie Foster made a revelation at the Golden Globe Awards. Affleck's "Argo" earned him best motion picture drama and director honors at Sunday night's ceremony. The awards came just a few days after Affleck was surprisingly omitted from the best-director category at the Academy Award nomina... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1818980-argo-les-mis-win-golden-globes.html 2013-01-14T08:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1818284-bits-its-after-party-time.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Show Bits brings you the 70th annual Golden Globes awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item. Jodie Foster's acceptance speech drew warm praise at one of the night's post-show parties. "It was my... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1818284-bits-its-after-party-time.html 2013-01-14T06:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1817464-argo-les-miserables-win-best-pic-globes.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "Argo" is in big with the Golden Globes, but not so much with the Academy Awards. "Lincoln" is sitting pretty with the Oscars but was mostly left out in the cold at the Globes. Sunday's Globes left the Feb. 24 Academy Awards picture still muddled, with the Iran hostage thriller "Argo" winning for best drama and director for Be... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1817464-argo-les-miserables-win-best-pic-globes.html 2013-01-14T04:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1818170-list-golden-globe-winners.html Winners of the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif.: MOTION PICTURES — Picture, Drama: "Argo." — Picture, Musical or Comedy: "Les Miserables." — Actor, Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln." — Actress, Drama: Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty." — Director: Ben Affleck, "Argo." ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 03:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1818170-list-golden-globe-winners.html 2013-01-14T03:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1818558-afflecks-argo-wins-best-dramatic-film-globe.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Ben Affleck's "Argo" has won the Golden Globe for best dramatic film. The other nominees Sunday night were "Django Unchained," ''Life of Pi," ''Lincoln" and "Zero Dark Thirty." The 70th annual Golden Globes are airing live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, with hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 03:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1818558-afflecks-argo-wins-best-dramatic-film-globe.html 2013-01-14T03:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1818442-affleck-wins-best-director-globe-argo.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Ben Affleck has won the Golden Globe for best director for his film "Argo." The other nominees Sunday night were Quentin Tarantino ("Django Unchained"); Ang Lee ("Life of Pi"); Steven Spielberg ("Lincoln"); and Kathryn Bigelow ("Zero Dark Thirty"). Affleck wasn't nominated for the best director Oscar. ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 02:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1818442-affleck-wins-best-director-globe-argo.html 2013-01-14T02:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1816832-golden-globe-nominees-celebrate-tea-party.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jon Bon Jovi, Hugh Jackman and other Golden Globe nominees celebrated their good fortune with a cup of tea. They were the guests of honor at the annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts annual Awards Season Tea Party at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, where the agenda was merely to min... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1816832-golden-globe-nominees-celebrate-tea-party.html 2013-01-13T03:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1813016-affleck-argo-win-big-critics-choice-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hours after a surprise snub in Academy Award nominations, Ben Affleck won best director and his film "Argo" was named best picture at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Affleck, whose film was nominated for seven Oscars including best picture but not best director, accepted the award Thursday night at the Broadcast Film Critics Associati... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1813016-affleck-argo-win-big-critics-choice-awards.html 2013-01-11T04:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1810478-spielbergs-oscars-bigelow-affleck.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Steven Spielberg had a great day at the Academy Awards nominations, where his Civil War saga "Lincoln" led with 12 nominations. It was not so great for Kathryn Bigelow, Tom Hooper and Ben Affleck, whose films did well but surprised — dare we say shocked? — Hollywood by failing to score directing nominations for the three filmm... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1810478-spielbergs-oscars-bigelow-affleck.html 2013-01-10T19:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1811500-oscar-snubs-musical-chairs-directors-seat.html NEW YORK (AP) — In this year's Oscar nominations, the director's seat was the hot seat. In the now heavily analyzed awards season, unequivocal snubs have become less common as the field is more accurately predicted. But on Thursday morning, the motion picture academy provided the genuine article: a somewhat shocking and unexpected brush off to one whom it... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1811500-oscar-snubs-musical-chairs-directors-seat.html 2013-01-10T16:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1809490-highlights-hollywoods-2013-film-lineup.html Highlights of Hollywood's 2013 schedule (release dates are subject to change): JANUARY: "Broken City": Mark Wahlberg's an ex-cop out for revenge against a double-crossing mayor (Russell Crowe). "Gangster Squad": Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling are LA detectives going after mob boss Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) in the late 1940s. ... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1809490-highlights-hollywoods-2013-film-lineup.html 2013-01-09T19:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1808192-lincoln-leads-race-british-academy-awards.html LONDON (AP) — Historical biopic "Lincoln" leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 10 nominations including best picture and best actor — but nothing for director Steven Spielberg. Epic musical "Les Miserables" and boy-meets-tiger saga "Life of Pi" received nine nominations each Wednesday for Britain's equivalent of the Oscars. James Bond ... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1808192-lincoln-leads-race-british-academy-awards.html 2013-01-09T16:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1808286-nominations-british-academy-film-awards.html LONDON (AP) — Nominees in major categories for the British Academy Film Awards, announced Wednesday: —Film: "Argo," ''Les Miserables," "Life Of Pi," ''Lincoln," ''Zero Dark Thirty" —British Film: "Anna Karenina," ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," ''Les Miserables," ''Seven Psychopaths," ''Skyfall" —Director: Michael Haneke, "Amour"; Ben Affleck, "Argo"; ... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1808286-nominations-british-academy-film-awards.html 2013-01-09T08:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1806852-spielberg-earns-11th-directors-guild-nomination.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg has extended his domination at the Directors Guild of America Awards, earning a nomination Tuesday for his Civil War epic "Lincoln" to pad the record he already held to 11 film nominations from the guild. Also nominated were past winners Kathryn Bigelow for her Osama bin Laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty"; Tom Hooper for... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1806852-spielberg-earns-11th-directors-guild-nomination.html 2013-01-08T19:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1802752-award-season-hopefuls-palm-springs.html PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — The Award Season Express made its first stop of the new year in the middle of the desert a couple hours east of Hollywood at the annual Palm Springs International Film Festival gala. A blast of Golden Globe nominees and Oscar hopefuls walked the press gauntlet Saturday night, including Naomi Watts ("The Impossible"), Helen Hunt... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1802752-award-season-hopefuls-palm-springs.html 2013-01-06T19:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1801684-canadian-who-sheltered-americans-iran-dies.html TORONTO (AP) — John Sheardown, a former Canadian diplomat who sheltered fugitive American Embassy staffers at his Tehran home at great personal risk during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, has died. He was 88. His wife Zena said Saturday that Sheardown passed away in an Ottawa hospital on Dec. 30. She says he had been treated for Alzheimer's disease for the ... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1801684-canadian-who-sheltered-americans-iran-dies.html 2013-01-05T22:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1786714-ben-affleck-wont-us-senate-mass.html BOSTON (AP) — Ben Affleck is taking his name off the list of possible candidates for U.S. Sen. John Kerry's seat, which would be open if the Democratic senator from Massachusetts is confirmed as secretary of state. Affleck says in a Monday posting on his Facebook page that while he loves the political process, he will not be running for public office. Spe... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 03:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1786714-ben-affleck-wont-us-senate-mass.html 2012-12-26T03:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1777382-affleck-calls-stronger-us-leadership-congo.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With an atypical audience — members of Congress — actor and director Ben Affleck read from a script with a pointed message: A desperate humanitarian situation in Congo requires a stronger display of U.S. leadership, and it will get worse without one. Glancing down at prepared testimony, Affleck told the House Armed Services Committee tha... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1777382-affleck-calls-stronger-us-leadership-congo.html 2012-12-19T21:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1767540-ap-critics-pick-years-best-movies.html The top 10 films of 2012, according to AP Movie Critic Christy Lemire: 1. "Argo" — Directing just his third feature, Ben Affleck has come up with a seamless blend of detailed international drama and breathtaking suspense, with just the right amount of dry humor to provide context and levity. He shows a deft handling of tone, especially in making difficult... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1767540-ap-critics-pick-years-best-movies.html 2012-12-14T20:30:00Z