Born on October 8,1970 in Cambridge Massachusetts, Matthew Paige Damon, the son of a realtor and an early-childhood education professor started acting at an early age. Matt’s childhood buddy Ben Affleck started as extras in films that were shot locally. The success of Good Will Hunting has launched his career to Stardom winning him an Oscar Award at a young age of 28. The script of Goodwill Hunting was written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck which they sold to Castle Rock with an absurd amount of $600,000 for first timers. His name since then started circulating around in Hollywood circles. With dozens of feature films under his belt including the big success of the three-sequel film Bourne Identity, Matt Damon is now one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood.
During the shooting of Bhram, its four actors Dino Morea, Sheetal Menon, Milind Soman and Simone Singh had to do a rain sequence in biting cold.
Says Sheetal, “It was so chilly and windy. Once water started pouring out, we were told to jump under it. Goodness me, it was like loosing all your senses. We could not even scream because our mouths refused to cooperate.
Rod Kimble, a self-proclaimed stuntman, is convinced he has bravery in his blood. He’s grown up believing he’s the son of Evel Knievel’s test-rider, a courageous stuntman who died in his prime. Rod is committed to fulfilling his father’s legacy. Only problem is—he sucks! Rod lives at home with his loving mom Marie, jerk of a stepfather Frank and nerdy stepbrother Kevin
No one but Clooney, one of the last true matinee idols, could convince studio executives to green-light this film. Not only does the screwball comedy take place in the 1920s, it’s told with a style and tone that hasn’t been popular since films like “His Girl Friday” and “Some like It Hot” were in style.
Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench are in negotiations to appear in Rob Marshall’s film adaptation of the Broadway musical Nine. Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard and Sophia Loren have already been cast. The story is about a film director suffering a creative block as he juggles numerous women in his life.
Two under-the-radar, new-release DVDs engage in head-to-head combat. You don’t have the time or money to go to the theater. Here’s some help sorting through that daunting wall at the front of your friendly, local video store. The lone voice of dissent takes the tone of, “I’m no choir
We’re talking “title of show,” the intrepid, pint-size comic entertainment by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell. The piece had an extended run off-Broadway in 2006 at the Vineyard Theatre and since then has been trying to make its way to the Big Time. Now it will. The four-actor musical, again directed by Michael Berresse, opens July 17 at the Lyceum Theatre with preview performances beginning July 5.