Ben Affleck Can DIRECT!

For those who may have seen the trailer for an upcoming film known as "The Town" you may be asking yourself, "Since when can Ben Affleck direct?" The screenwriter turned actor turned teen hearthrob made his directorial debut only three years ago with Gone Baby Gone, not counting the obscure short film "I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney."

A single viewing is all one needs of GBG to espunge any doubts one might have about the actor-director's talent behind the camera. A brilliant directorial debut for Ben Affleck, Gone Baby Gone excellently captures the obscurity of good vs bad and right vs wrong in the context of a Boston neighborhood's unfortunate missing child case. Secrets are revealed, ethics called into question, and relationships put to the test in this suspensful and riveting thriller.

Affleck takes the audience on a thrill ride while examining the complexities of right and wrong in American society, specifically dealing with the inadequacies of the criminal justice system and the moral duty of the laws enforcers when the system fails to protect the innocent. Exploring such issues as kidnapping, corruption, and children exposed to dangerous home environments, GBG will make the viewer question her beliefs, both in the law and humanity, and gives much food for thought on the flawed world we find ourselves in.

Gone Baby Gone garnered Affleck much praise as a first-time director, building high hopes for "The Town," which he also stars in, and with Jeremy Renner and Jon Hamm topping off a stellar cast, my expectations can't get any higher. Early buzz is good for "The Town", scoring a 7.4 on rottentomatoes and and 8.4 on IMDB. "The Town" hits theatres next Friday, September 17th.

This Week in Trailers: Aug 29th - Sept. 4th

I'm Still Here

In case you are not up to date on Hollywood's finest, Joaquin Pheonix has been pursuing a rap/hip-hop artist career for over a year now, and this endeavor is the subject of the new film I'm Still Here. Critics and experts alike are still unsure whether the whole thing is simply to provide for a realistic metafiction, or if indeed Jouquin has had a change of heart, or soul, and is done with movies for good. I'm Still Here gets a limited release September 10.

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass has been in postproduction limbo since forever it seems. Trailers for this film by Tim Blake Nelson were playing over a year ago. An interesting idea for a film, with Edward Norton playing the two leads, and Nelson at the helm, sets this film up for success, though I don't believe it will have big box office numbers.

Hobo with a Shotgun (Unrated Trailer)

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