Matt Damon

Matt Damon Is A Patriotic Papa

source: topix.com

I still think of Matt Damon as the poor little genius boy in Good Will Hunting. That's probably because when I see him with a wife and kids I look the other way to keep up the fantasy.

Published Thu, Nov 26

Kin you feel the love? Matt Damon & Ben Affleck do

source: topix.com

Cambridge cutie turned Hollywood heavy Matt Damon said he wasn't surprised to learn that he and BFF Ben Affleck actually are related.

Published Mon, Nov 23

People Speak premiere

source: Matt Damon News Column

Local boys-gone-Hollywood Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and John Krasinski also got shout-outs in People maggie’s annual Sexiest Man Alive issue. As for Matt, his "The Informant" co-star Melanie Lynskey gushed to People that Damon is sexy because he's a "warm and welcoming" kinda guy.

Published Thu, Nov 19

New York Times profile, Empire

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But understatement is often overlooked, as Mr. Damon is well aware. "There's a style of acting that tends to get rewarded,"Mr. Damon said. After a pause, he added, "It's not what I do." (His one acting Oscar nomination was for "Good Will Hunting.")

Published Fri, Oct 30

White (Wo)Man's Burden: Madonna, Malawi, & Celebrity Activism

source: Jezebel

In the new issue of African fashion magazine Arise, reporter Hannah Pool examines the idea that "all Africa ha[s] to offer the world was begging bowl." The article, titled "Good Will Hunting," starts off with a bang: As soon as Pool mentioned Matt Damon, I immediately thought of this bit fr...

Published Wed, Oct 28

Matt Damon Is Watching You Direct So He Can Too

source: topix.com

Who would've thought that Ben Affleck would turn out to be an above average director? Out of the two very similar Denis Lehane adapted films, Gone Baby Gone and Mytic River , I much prefer Affleck's Gone Baby Gone .

Published Thu, Oct 22

Hereafter, various

source: Matt Damon News Column

Interestingly enough, Bendis named quite a few names who were rumored to star in the adaptation of his creation. He mentioned Matt Damon had signed on along with Gary Oldman, Casey Affleck, and Rachel McAdams. Of course he had to drop the name of David Fincher who was long rumored to direct th...

Published Thu, Oct 22

People: Matt is Ben's cousin, and yours?

source: topix.com

Matt Damon , Ben Affleck and about 6 billion other humans are related: In a continuing effort to make pedigree charts seem cool, the New England Genealogical Society has traced the Hollywood pals' roots and found them entwined around a 17th-century English bricklayer named William Kno...

Published Thu, Oct 15