Displaying items 85-96 of 279
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-24
•
Next >
-
Stars shine at film fest
Special to Tribune NewspapersFor the 48th Chicago International Film Festival's opening night Oct. 11, attendees were treated to a star-filled red carpet at the Harris Theater that included Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin and Jon Bon Jovi. Academy Award-winning producer Tom...Tags: Christopher Walken, Addison Timlin, Al Pacino, Vanessa Ferlito, Entertainment
-
Reel Critics: 'Argo' holds audience hostage
It's a mark of great film-making when the retelling of history, with a known outcome, seizes us with suspense. Such is the case with "Argo," which had my heart racing within the first five minutes thanks to Ben Affleck's smart direction. It opens with...
Tags: Fargo (movie), Seven Psychopaths (movie), Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction (movie), Christopher Walken
-
Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Oct. 21, 2012
now playing "Alex Cross" (PG-13). A serial killer pushes a detective/psychologist for the Detroit Police Department (Tyler Perry) to the edge. With Edward Burns, Matthew Fox, Jean Reno, Carmen Ejogo, Cicely Tyson, Rachel Nichols and Werner Daehn....Tags: R Rated Movies, James Ransone, Hotel Transylvania (movie), Skylar Astin, Rade Sherbedgia
-
Film review: 'Argo' proves that Ben Affleck is back on top
Special to The Herald-MailIt's hard to believe that it wasn't so long ago that Ben Affleck's career was a joke. After his early success with "Good Will Hunting," he went on to become an increasingly bland leading man that critics seemed to enjoy picking apart. He was also a...Tags: R Rated Movies, Good Will Hunting (movie), Victor Garber, Central Intelligence Agency, Entertainment Events
-
Argo
Fox 5 San Diego staffThis is one of the best movies of the year, but it’s also a flawed film. There comes a point where all the cutesy stuff they do, and the “Arrr, go f*** yourself!” joke gets tired. That being said…I was on the edge of my seat the...Tags: Richard Kind, Ben Affleck, Movies, Kyle Chandler, Entertainment
-
"Argo" y "Taken 2"
Argo * * * Ben Affleck carga fama de ser un actor que trabaja en películas malas, pero lo cierto es que el artista posee gran talento como actor y como director. La prueba contundente es Argo, drama político dirigido y protagonizado por Affleck que...
Tags: Robert Mark Kamen, Harrison Ford, Luc Besson, Ruhollah Khomeini, Liam Neeson
-
Ben Affleck's 'Argo' dazzles -- Oscar bait for certain!
Liz Smith"IS THAT your best bad idea?" "That's the best bad idea I've had today!" So goes one of the many surprisingly funny exchanges between Ben Affleck and Bryan Cranston in Ben's astonishing, riveting, hugely entertaining and mostly-historically accurate...Tags: Barbara Walters, Ted Koppel, Breaking Bad (tv program), George Clooney, Bryan Cranston
-
Star-studded opening night at Chicago film festival
WGN NewsThe 48th annual Chicago International Film Festival is underway. 175 films from 50 countries will be shown between now and October 25th. On Thursday night, it all kicked off with a star-studded opening night at the Harris Theater. Celebrities like...Tags: Movies, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, Jon Bon Jovi, Arts and Culture
-
Video/Q&A: 'Argo' star/director Ben Affleck
Years after Ben Affleck directed critical and commercial successes “Gone Baby Gone” and “The Town,” many stories still peg the director/actor’s latest effort “Argo” as a comeback. “That narrative has been...
Tags: Personal Service, Barry Pepper, Kevin Pollak, Olga Kurylenko, Central Intelligence Agency
-
'Argo' review: Deserves Oscar nominations, not wins
*** (out of four) It’s not easy to make a reality-based, political, action-comedy that stretches from Tinseltown to Tehran and covers everything from Hollywood satire to public hangings. In his first directorial effort not set in Boston, Ben...
Tags: Tehran (Iran), Human Interest, Ben Affleck, Movies, Entertainment
-
In 'Argo,' Ben Affleck trades Boston crime for Tehran troubles
It's no secret that Massachusetts native Ben Affleck loves Boston. After all, "Good Will Hunting" — the film that put him and Matt Damon on the Hollywood map — was set there, as were his first two directorial efforts, "Gone Baby Gone" and "The...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Good Will Hunting (movie), Crime (genre), Entertainment, Entertainment Events
-
Taylor Swift, multimillionaire singer and charm personified
Liz Smith"THE REPORTS that I drank heavily (after my diagnosis) are an exaggeration. The trouble is, once one article said it, others copied, because it made a good story. Anything that has appeared in print so many times has to be right, right?" That is the...Tags: Ted Koppel, George Clooney, George Stephanopoulos, The New York Times, Justin Bieber
Oct 21, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Oct 18, 2012
|Story| Daily Pilot
Oct 20, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 15, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Oct 11, 2012
|Story| KSWB-LTV
Oct 10, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Oct 11, 2012
|Story| Tribune Media Services
Oct 12, 2012
|Story| WGNTV-LTV
Oct 8, 2012
|Column| RedEye
Oct 11, 2012
|Column| RedEye
Oct 9, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Oct 4, 2012
|Story| Tribune Media Services
Original site for Alan Arkin topic gallery.
