A Ghost Story, 2017. Directed by David Lowery. Starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara. SYNOPSIS: In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife. On paper A Ghost Story shouldn’t work. A slow […]
UPDATE: Casey Affleck doesn’t think Ben Affleck is returning for The Batman
UPDATE: As suspected, it seems that Casey Affleck was just having a little fun here, as his rep has confirmed that he was “not speaking from a place of firsthand knowledge”, while Ben Affleck’s rep also confirmed that “he’ll continue to be Batman as long as the studio will have him”. Original story follows… The […]
Exclusive Interview – Director David Lowery on A Ghost Story
Garnering four and five star reviews left, right and centre, David Lowery’s A Ghost Story makes a triumphant arrival in British cinemas this week. Not bad for a film shot in just 19 days before the release of the director’s second feature, Disney’s Pete’s Dragon. And one that was smothered in secrecy. A meditation on […]
Movie Review – A Ghost Story (2017)
A Ghost Story, 2017. Directed by David Lowery. Starring Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, and Will Oldham. SYNOPSIS: After his sudden death in a car crash, a man returns to his home as a white sheeted ghost in an effort to re-connect with his grieving wife. An examination of love, loss and legacy. It’s not often […]
Movie Review – A Ghost Story (2017)
A Ghost Story, 2017. Written and Directed by David Lowery. Starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara. SYNOPSIS: In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife. A Ghost Story features a roughly 4-minute […]
Sundance London 2017 Review – A Ghost Story (2017)
A Ghost Story, 2017. Directed by David Lowery. Starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Brea Grant, Carlos Bermudez, and Kesha. SYNOPSIS: A man killed in a sudden accident, returns to his family home as a white-sheeted ghost, and watches as his mourning wife’s life changes without him. A Ghost Story is very much a film of […]
Netflix could save Triple Frontier with the help of Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck
Netflix and the two Oscar winning brothers Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck could resurrect the seemingly doomed thriller Triple Frontier. We learnt in the middle of last month that the J.C. Chandor directed film had lost its studio Paramount and stars Tom Hardy and Channing Tatum. But now it seems, in an exclusive by Deadline […]
Oscars: And the winners of the 89th Academy Awards are…
Let’s address the elephant in the room: there was Steve Harvey-reminiscent chaos last night during the Best Picture announcement at the Academy Awards as La La Land was somehow announced as receiving the Oscar… only for producer Jordan Horowitz to correct the mistake midway through his acceptance speech when he revealed that Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight […]
Second Opinion – Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Manchester by the Sea, 2016. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges, Tate Donovan, C.J Wilson, Gretchen Mol, Kara Hayward, Josh Hamilton, Anna Baryshnikov, and Matthew Broderick. SYNOPSIS: An uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies. Few writers/directors understand the minutiae […]
Movie Review – Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Manchester by the Sea, 2016. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges and Matthew Broderick. SYNOPSIS: Working as a janitor, Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) has his life turned upside down by the sudden death of his older brother. It’s a double shock when he discovers he’s been made guardian […]