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When Luis Gerardo Méndez got a call from his agents that Ben Affleck wanted to cast him in “Animals,” he was surprised the Oscar winner even knew who he was. “They sent me the script, and it had a very beautiful note at the end from Ben, just saying like, ‘Hey, Luis, I really want […]
It’s for the best that “Animals,” actor Ben Affleck’s sixth outing behind the camera, is being released directly to Netflix — not that this slick, pacy serving of all-star pulp couldn’t or wouldn’t hold one’s attention in the multiplex. But ever since Affleck’s rousing, enjoyable political drama “Argo” won a Best Picture Oscar that it […]
The actor stars the cover of 'Variety' as part of the promotion of his new film, 'Animals', and has been honest about both professional and personal issues, including mentions to his two ex-women, Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez
The decision comes after nearly half a million people voted on a shortlist of 18 creatures.
At the offices of Artists Equity, the full-service content company founded four years ago by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Batman is the doorman. As you step out of the red-carpeted elevator in a sleek West Hollywood high-rise, the superhero replica greets you with a menacing stare. Affleck played the Caped Crusader in four films […]
New research suggests animals could have evolved as early as 800 to 700 million years ago, roughly 200 million years earlier than some previous estimates. If so, the first animals may have lived before or during Snowball Earth, leaving behind little trace because their soft bodies were rarely preserved.
Ben Affleck plays a Brentwood businessman running for Los Angeles mayor in the new thriller “Animals.” The Oscar winner, who directed and co-wrote the film, is also a longtime political activist who has supported the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Now, his “Animals” cast would like him to […]
The animal welfare group has revived their runway-storming tactics from the noughts, now targeting the use of wool Her walk was poised, her outfit – crop top, tailored trousers, high heels – so on point that when Josie Knowles strutted down a London Fashion Week catwalk last month she could have passed for a model. That is, had it not been for the sign the Peta protester held saying “H&M: Wool is Bloody Cruel.” Still, as one social media commentator put it when praising her strut: “you cant tell me Peta didn’t know what they were doing when they hired this diva”. Continue reading...
Residents in Brentford raise concerns about sewage flowing into the local canal network.
Ben Affleck originally wanted to cast his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, as the leading lady in his latest directorial effort, “Animals,” until a scheduling conflict meant he’d have to step into the role opposite her. “I thought, God, Jen Garner would be amazing for this role,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “It also has the added benefit […]
Many species under threat use the African-Eurasian flyway, one of the planet’s largest mass-migration systems It may still feel like summer, but in the world of birds, autumn migration is already well under way. Cuckoos and swifts have already left us, and while swallows and many species of warbler will not depart our shores until September, many species of Arctic-breeding waders have begun to stop off at our coastal marshes to refuel for their long journey south. This year, however, there could be fewer than usual. A review by the British Trust for Ornithology, working with other internationa
