After a fairly successful run in theaters, Air is making the jump to streaming inevitable. Produced and distributed by Amazon, the film will come to the company’s Prime Video streaming service later this month. Directed by Ben Affleck, and starring Affleck and his longtime friend and collaborator Matt Damon, Air tells the origin of the … Read more
“Air” takes the form of an underdog sports movie and combines it with a muckraking thriller. It’s “Hoosiers” meets “All the President’s Men.” Instead of the basketball court, the movie takes place within the Nike headquarters—which was ranked in third place among the major athletic shoe companies at the time. Enter Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon), … Read more
Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The … Read more
Remember when Ben Affleck was that wide-eyed young man who ran on stage with Matt Damon to accept the Oscar for Best Screenplay for Good Will Hunting? Now, he’s a multi-Academy Award-winning megastar actor/director/producer with a kick-ass resume and more than a handful of box office hits under his belt. Recently, he unveiled his latest … Read more
We review Ben Affleck’s excellent Nike drama Air, starring Matt Damon. PLOT: In 1984, Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) tries to recruit Michael Jordan as a Hail Mary to save the fledgling basketball shoes division. REVIEW: Ben Affleck’s Air allows the director to play to all his strengths as a director and actor. Like … Read more
With “Air,” it all comes together in an enormously entertaining package—one that’s old-fashioned but also alive and crowd-pleasing. Working from a sharp and snappy script by Alex Convery, Affleck tells the story of how Nike nabbed Jordan by creating a shoe that wasn’t just for him but of him—the representation of his soon-to-be iconic persona … Read more
Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige has praised the festive vibes of upcoming Disney+ series, Hawkeye, describing himself as being passionate about Christmas and passionate for the storytelling possibilities that come with this time of year. After confirming that yes, Iron Man 3 is in fact a Christmas movie, Feige teased the classic, jolly escapade … Read more