Chicago – Only three years since the Chicago Film Critics Association awarded Ben Affleck as our most promising filmmaker, he’s back in the director’s seat a second time with “The Town”. While the film dramatically centers on the business of robbery in his familiar streets of Boston, Affleck importantly proves that his 2007 Oscar-nominated film “Gone Baby Gone” wasn’t just beginner’s luck.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Affleck’s success with “Gone Baby Gone” as a writer and director has not only been duplicated three years later but actually hones his ability to act. When Ben Affleck is playing the role of the filmmaker on subject matter he cares about most, we now see two examples of films that literally are made because he’s monopolizing the most important elements of their creation.
Though the hardcore dramatic style of “The Town” is very similar to “Gone Baby Gone,” there’s just a...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Affleck’s success with “Gone Baby Gone” as a writer and director has not only been duplicated three years later but actually hones his ability to act. When Ben Affleck is playing the role of the filmmaker on subject matter he cares about most, we now see two examples of films that literally are made because he’s monopolizing the most important elements of their creation.
Though the hardcore dramatic style of “The Town” is very similar to “Gone Baby Gone,” there’s just a...
- 9/18/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – In our latest crime/drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “The Town”! “The Town,” which is written and directed by Ben Affleck, is his second film in the director’s seat. Affleck’s directorial debut was “Gone Baby Gone” with Casey Affleck.
“The Town” stars Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, Slaine, Owen Burke, Dennis McLaughlin, Corena Chase, Brian Scannell and Michael Yebba. The film is based on the novel “Prince of Thieves” by Chuck Hogan and is produced by Academy Award winner Graham King of “The Departed”.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “The Town” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 at 7 p.m.
“The Town” stars Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, Slaine, Owen Burke, Dennis McLaughlin, Corena Chase, Brian Scannell and Michael Yebba. The film is based on the novel “Prince of Thieves” by Chuck Hogan and is produced by Academy Award winner Graham King of “The Departed”.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “The Town” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 at 7 p.m.
- 9/9/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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