• I'm Still Here schemers Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix met two pals for dinner at Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles. The well-dressed foursome sat in the middle of the dining room, and cordially greeted a few friends who stopped by to say hello.
"I hope I didn't offend you in any way," says the actor, now clean-shaven and lucid
The director calls Phoenix's bizarre behavior in I'm Still Here a "terrific performance"
Ben Affleck, whose acting can go from real good ("Hollywoodland") to gag-me ("Gigli"), showed what he could do as a director in 2007's "Gone Baby Gone," meaning craft a gritty crime saga minus the slime of mainstream formula.
The filmmaker-actor reaches an agreement with two women who worked on I'm Still Here
On Feb. 11, 2009, when Joaquin Phoenix made his infamous monosyllabic, grunged-out appearance on "Late Show With David Letterman," it inspired an orgy of media gossip fueled by a basic question: Was Phoenix having some sort of mental breakdown -- or was his whole shambling, beatnik-derelict routine an elaborate hoax?
A trailer for the film about the actor sheds light on his strange days - but will you see it?
"The complaint will be vigorously defended and cross-claims will be filed," says Affleck's lawyer
"Hotel Rwanda" star Don Cheadle got a first-hand view of horror when he traveled to the devastated Darfur region of Sudan in 2005.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invites stars to join its ranks
The actor-turned-rapper was going after a heckler – and Casey Affleck filmed it all!
Plus: Blame it on his Two Lovers director, who calls the behavior "craziness"
Casey Affleck is documenting his friend's transition from screen star to musician
Sources claim the actor's shocking new appearance and performance is an elaborate put-on
The retired actor raps at a L.A. hotspot while being taped by Casey Affleck
Ben Affleck's directorial debut, "Gone Baby Gone," may not have been a huge box office hit (it earned about $20 million domestically), but looking at it on DVD reminds you why it's at least three-quarters of a first-rate film.
Casey Affleck is on a hot streak – scoring a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his role in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and starring in the critically acclaimed Gone Baby Gone.
Casey Affleck and wife Summer Phoenix welcomed a second child, a son, the actor's rep says.
2007 had its share of surprise successes at the box office. CNN's David Daniel takes a look.
The year in film was a mixed bag, though one that holds great promise for the future.
George Clooney and Casey Affleck took top male honors from the National Board of Review, which prides itself on being the oldest movie organization in the country (it's 98 years old) and the first to announce its prizes each year.
When GQ hits newsstands next week, it's not one, but three handsome covers vying for attention. For the magazine's annual Men of the Year issue (out Nov. 27), former president Bill Clinton, James Bond stud Daniel Craig and hip hop star Kanye West took top honors. Rounding out the expansive list is "icon" Tom Hanks, "father of the year" Seth Rogen, British import James McAvoy and "breakout of the year" Casey Affleck. Surprisingly enough, GQ includes some ladies: Cate Blanchett is recognized for her turn as Bob Dylan in I'm Not There and Hayden Panettiere is the "obsession of the year."– Kristin Boehm
"When they first asked me, my manager called and I said, 'Who for?' and she said, 'Affleck.' And I said, 'I love that guy.' And she said, 'No, it's the other one.' I said, '...oh.' "
Hollywood's favorite outlaw, Jesse James, is usually portrayed as a folk hero.
The star's upcoming Western will premiere at the Venice Film Festival
Oceans 13, the third installment from Clooney's crew, is limp, by-the-numbers movie-making
Look up the word "caper" in the dictionary, you'll find it's a prickly shrub or a frolicsome leap, a romp or gambol -- as well as an informal word for a crime, such as a theft or a heist, usually involving deception.
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