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Casey Affleck Admits His Behaviour Was "Unprofessional" On 'I'm Still Here' Set

By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 August 2018

Affleck settled two lawsuits from women who worked on the 2010 film out of court, but the allegations came under the spotlight in 2017 when he was nominated for the Oscars.

Oscar-winning actor Casey Affleck has spoken about the allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct levelled against him for the first time, admitting that he had “behaved in a way that was really unprofessional”.

It’s the first time that Affleck, 42, has addressed the allegations that he harassed women on the set of 2010 film I’m Still Here, a film that he both starred in and directed. While he settled the civil lawsuits, both for breach of contract filed by a cinematographer and a producer, out of court at the time, the accusations resurfaced in 2017 when he was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Manchester By The Sea.

While he has commented on the lawsuits, he has not spoken in the 10 months since the Hollywood sexual abuse scandal, which led to the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements.

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Jennifer Lawrence And Jodie Foster Replace Casey Affleck As Oscars Best Actress Presenters

By Daniel Falconer in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 March 2018

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Casey Affleck took the 2017 prize for Best Actor, but withdrew from presenting this year's Best Actress gong.

Taking place tonight (March 4, 2018) is one of the biggest award events of the year, as stars of the entertainment industry come together for the 90th Oscars ceremony. It's one of the most open Academy Awards in recent memory, with a slew of incredibly talented performers, cast and crew working to put together some really brilliant movies. Along with all of the love for the industry however will likely come further commentary and highlighting of the Hollywood sexual misconduct scandal, which shot into the spotlight just last year.

Jennifer Lawrence will present Best Actress with Jodie Foster

Allegations levelled against Harvey Weinstein seemed to open the floodgates in Hollywood, as more victims of sexual harassment and assault stepped forward to tell their truths. A number of high profile names were thrown into the mix, with the winner of 2017's Oscar for Best Actor, Casey Affleck, accused by crew members from 2010 flick 'I'm Still Here' of sexual harassment.

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Casey Affleck Will Not Present Best Actress Oscar

By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 January 2018

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Affleck will not be presenting the Oscar for Best Actress this year, breaking with protocol.

Casey Affleck will break with Oscars tradition and will not present the award for Best Actress at the upcoming Academy Awards next month.

Regular protocol at the Oscars dictates that the winner of the Best Actor gong from the previous year returns to present the trophy for Best Actress. In 2017, Affleck won the prize for his role in Manchester By The Sea.

However, his victory a year ago caused controversy, as Affleck was accused of sexual harassment by two women with whom he had worked on the set of 2010’s I’m Still Here. Those allegations had been the subject of a civil suit out-of-court settlement made at the time, but they re-emerged when the 42 year old actor was being widely tipped for an Oscar bid.

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A Ghost Story Review

Very Good

Filmmaker David Lowery reunites the stars from his offbeat Western Ain't Them Bodies Saints for an even more offbeat drama about the afterlife. A ghost story in which the lead character is a guy under a sheet feels like it should be funny, and yet this is a resolutely arthouse movie, inventive but pretentious and high-minded. Yes, the silly imagery makes us giggle, but Lowery strikes such a somber tone that we can't help but take it seriously.

Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara reunite to play a couple whose happy life comes to an end when he is killed in a car crash. Now he wanders around their small house, watching his wife grieve, only able to communicate to another ghost who's haunting the house next door. After his wife packs up and moves on, this sheet-clad spirit sticks around, trying to communicate with a single mother (Sonia Acevedo), then a partying mob of ravers, including one guy (Will Oldham) who launches into a diatribe about the meaning of existence. But since he's dead, this ghost has only begun to experience his own journey through time and space.

Yes, as it goes along, the film spirals out into the kind of epic exploration of eternity that Terrence Malick keeps making (see The Tree of Life or To The Wonder). The central conceit of having Affleck performing under a white bedsheet is very clever, because it undercuts all preconceptions about ghost movies, offering a refreshingly earthbound approach that avoids swirly digital effects. But the fact is that, no matter how dark the film's tone is, it looks rather ridiculous. And Lowery only just barely gets away with walking this fine line between corny self-indulgence and meaningful drama.

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Constance Wu Calls Out Oscars For Nominating Casey Affleck

By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 January 2017

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Wu's objections stem from the two sexual harassment lawsuits Affleck settled out of court back in 2010.

Casey Affleck picked up a widely predicted Oscar nomination for his recent film Manchester By the Sea this week, but a few of his fellow stars are not happy with it!

Constance Wu, Heather Matarazzo and other Hollywood stars protested Affleck’s nomination on social media this week, in light of the sexual harassment suits brought against him several years ago by two female colleagues on the set of I’m Still Here in 2010.

Casey Affleck settled two sexual harassment lawsuits out of court in 2010

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Casey Affleck attends the 26th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards held at Cipriani Wall Street, New York, United States - Tuesday 29th November 2016

Casey Affleck arrives at the ABC studios for Jimmy Kimmel Live! - Hollywood, California, United States - Tuesday 15th November 2016

Casey Affleck at the Premiere of 'Manchester by the Sea' held at Samuel Goldwyn Theater - Beverly Hills, California, United States - Monday 14th November 2016

Casey Affleck - Celebrities watch the Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers at The Staples Center at The Staples Center - Los Angeles, California, United States - Sunday 3rd April 2016

Captain Chris Pine Steers A New Ship In Disney's The Finest Hours

By Charlotte Court in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 July 2015

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Disney's latest disaster movie looks impressive in its first trailer

Upcoming Disney 3D-disaster film, The Finest Hours, has a well-known captain at its helm with actor Chris Pine, who proved a hit as James Kirk in Star Trek, taking on the role of US Coast Guard Captain Bernie Webber in this drama based on a true story.

Due out in January 2016, The Finest Hours charts the story of the Pendleton mission – a rescue trip undertaken by Coast Guard ships off the coast of Cape Cod after two oil tankers were destroyed by treacherous winds and rain in 1952.

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The Finest Hours Trailer

It's 1952 and a routine shipment is being undertaken by the crew of an oil tanker travelling along the coast of Cape Cod. However, little did they know of a disastrous oncoming storm that would brutally attack New England like never before. As bad luck would have it, the crew on board the vessel find their tanker suddenly ripped in half by the hurricane and they are forced to await the Coast Guard for rescue unable to move from their sinking boat. 30 men are trapped, not knowing whether anyone was coming to rescue them, not knowing whether or not this was their last night on Earth. After all, it would be a suicide mission for any lifeboat to attempt a rescue in these conditions, but that's exactly what happens. A feat of outstanding bravery for this East Coast Guard.

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HBO Moves Forward With 'Lewis And Clark' Miniseries Starring Casey Affleck And Matthias Schoenaerts

By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 31 January 2015

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The series also boasts an impressive list of executive producers including Brad Pitt and Edward Norton.

HBO has greenlit a new miniseries based on explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and starring Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts. The six part miniseries will begin filming in the summer and is due on our screens later this year.

Casey Affleck will star in 'Lewis and Clark'

"In Lewis and Clark, we can see American idealism and the breathtaking natural beauty of the continent, as well as the complexities and tragedies of what came to be known as America's 'manifest destiny,' " said HBO programming president Michael Lombardo.

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Interstellar Review

By Rich Cline

Very Good

Brainy blockbuster maestro Christopher Nolan heads into deep space with this epic adventure, which is packed with thoughtful ideas and big emotions even if the plot wobbles badly in the middle. But although it ultimately feels somewhat forced, the film is still a mesmerising exploration of parenthood and survival, bending time and gravity in ways that keep our brains spinning. And the seamless visual effects combine with some wrenching performances to make it unmissable.

It opens in a future America where a desperation for food has overtaken the need for technology and innovation. Which is a problem for Nasa pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), who is now working a massive corn farm that he runs with his father (John Lithgow). Then Cooper and his daughter Murph (Mackenzie Foy) discover a gravitational anomaly that leads them to a secret base run by father and daughter scientists Brand and Amelia (Michael Caine and Anne Hathaway), who are looking for a new home planet for humanity since Earth is dying. So Cooper joins up and heads through a wormhole with Amelia and crew (Wes Bentley and David Gyasi). Meanwhile, Murph (who grows up to be Jessica Chastain) gets involved in the project back on earth, wondering if her dad will ever return home as he promised.

The first act of the story is a beautiful depiction of yearning for discovery, that innate curiosity that drives people to do crazy things in the hopes of pushing the humanity forward (or in this case, saving it). Nolan directs this section beautifully, with sharp editing propelling the story out into space with real energy and passion. But once they begin visiting other planets, there are some extended episodes that feel oddly contrived, including an encounter that leads to unexplained violence, explosions and melodrama. These kinds of things undermine the characters' motivations to the point where the audience just has to take Nolan's word for it and ride it out, even as the underlying ideas begin to lose their weightiness.

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Interstellar Trailer

Mankind is doomed. Following generations of neglect and a lack of care, the planet Earth is a polluted mess and food supplies have all but run out. Only one hope remains for humanity if it is to survive into its next generation - they must leave Earth behind. Cooper (Matthew Mcconaughey), is a widowed engineer, living in a time where engineers are no longer needed. He also happens to be one of the world's best pilots. He is offered the choice to stay with his children and except the fate of the human race, or captain a mission through a newly discovered wormhole in search of a new, habitable planet which can sustain the prolonged existence of our species. He chooses the latter option, and begins his interstellar travels in search of a new home.

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Casey Affleck - Celebrities arrive at Nice airport during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival - Nice, France - Friday 17th May 2013