Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck's toilet trauma

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14 Aug 2011

Ben Affleck was embarrassed when he had to take his daughter Violet to a ladies toilet while they were out shopping. The 'Town' star escorted his five-year-old girl to the public restrooms at a CVS pharmacy in Brentwood, California while wife…

Mad about town - Jon Hamm interview

Mad Men's Don Draper stars in Ben Affleck's Town

22 Sep 2010

Jon Hamm says that there is only one downside to playing TV’s best known advertising executive, Don Draper, on Mad Men. ‘Part of the fun of being an actor is that you get to do different things, and that’s the one downside of working in television…

The Town

22 Sep 2010

(15) 124min Say what you like about Ben Affleck the actor, as a director and screenwriter he is more than competent. As with his overlooked directorial debut Gone Baby Gone, Affleck has adapted another Boston-set crime novel (Prince of Thieves by…

Ben Affleck's 'global responsibility'

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20 Apr 2010

Ben Affleck was inspired to do charity work by his children. The 'Smokin' Aces' actor - who has done extensive aid work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa - said fatherhood made him develop a "global responsibility" and spurred him to…

Ben Affleck's domestic war

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10 May 2009

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner fight over housework. The 'State of Play' actor doesn't understand the necessity of some domestic tasks, but risks his wife's wrath by ignoring them. He said: "I got into an argument with my wife about making the…

Over-protective father Ben Affleck

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17 Apr 2009

Ben Affleck is dreading the day his daughters start dating. The 'State of Play' actor tries not to think about three-year-old Violet and three-month-old Seraphina - his daughters with wife Jennifer Garner - bringing home boys, adding he will be very…

Also Released - Film

5 Feb 2009

He’s Just Not That Into You (12A) 129min ••• Romantic comedy based on the self-help book of the same name by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. The film follows the lovelorn misadventures of several individuals in their 20s and 30s. Ben Affleck, Jennifer…

Bad dater Ben Affleck

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27 Jan 2009

Ben Affleck was "never very good" at dating. The 36-year-old actor - who had relationships with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez before marrying Jennifer Garner - admits starring in new romantic comedy 'He's Just Not That Into You' was a challenge…

Ben Affleck's fiery daughter

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14 Jan 2009

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have named their newborn daughter Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck. While no explanation for the name was offered following the couple's announcement, one website specialising in the origins of names says Seraphina is…

Ben Affleck's fatherly advice

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28 Aug 2008

Ben Affleck has been giving Matt Damon advice on coping with his newborn daughter Gia via text message. The actor - who starred alongside Matt in 1997 movie 'Good Will Hunting', which the pair also wrote - admits he has been in contact with Matt and…

Gone Baby Gone

5 Jun 2008

THRILLER/DRAMA (15) 113min Ben Affleck’s long delayed (because of the Madeline McCann case) child abduction crime drama finally stumbles in to British cinemas. Based, like Clint Eastwood’s 2003 film Mystic River, on a novel by Irish Bostonian Dennis…

Ben Affleck's near-arrest

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27 May 2008

Ben Affleck was almost arrested while making 'Gone Baby Gone'. The 'Armageddon' star was making his directional debut on the film when police mistook him for a drug dealer in Boston. He revealed: "The cops nearly arrested us a couple of times…

Ben Affleck's money movies

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25 May 2008

Ben Affleck admits he has made movies just for money. The 'Pearl Harbour' actor - who has appeared in a string of Hollywood flops - has agreed to star in some films because he wanted the pay cheque. He told Britain's Independent newspaper: "I've…

Gone Baby Gone - Ben Affleck interview

22 May 2008

Ben Affleck returns to his childhood stomping ground for his directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone. It focuses on the story of a child who gets kidnapped with the mother a prime suspect and, like Mystic River, it is adapted from a work by Dennis Lehane.

US film delayed over missing Madeleine

14 Sep 2007

Ben Affleck has delayed the release of his directorial debut because of the film’s similarities with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The film Gone Baby Gone has strong parallels with the case - which distributor Buena Vista International…

Everyone is just not that into you

30 Aug 2007

Ben Affleck has joined the ever-growing cast list for new comedy Just Not That Into You, an everyday tale of very pretty people. Based on a book by Greg Berehndt, the movie will apparently examine the different ways in which men and women perceive…