'Matt & Ben'

This stage comedy is about just who you think it is, only the well-known guys are played by gals

"...the two struck Hollywood gold, it has the script Good Will Hunting drop literally out of the sky, already..."

March 28, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gifted

A child prodigy gets caught up in a custody battle

"...this may be your last chance to peep a good, old-fashioned melodrama before legions of superheroes take over the..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Governess

"...such American movies as Sleepers, Grosse Pointe Blank, and Good Will Hunting. Here she returns to Britain to play..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...entry into the animation field with Anastasia. Then things will really heat up on Dec. 19 with the simultaneous..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Into the Pink

Interview With Filmmaker and Novelist Gus Van Sant

"...Own Private Idaho would ever venture to make a feel-good movie like Good Will Hunting? And turn it into..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Sid Moody

Last Days

Gus Van Sant concocts an abstruse film "loosely inspired" by the end of Kurt Cobain’s life.

"...a dalliance with studio filmmaking (if the unfairly maligned Good Will Hunting is where Van Sant danced with the..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wrapped and Ready

"...Robert Rodriguez's The Faculty, written by Scream scribe Kevin Williamson and starring a bevy of today's hottest young TV..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Matt & Ben at the Institution Theater

Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers use Damon and Affleck to create a hilarious case study in how Hollywood murders friendship

"...Affleck's Tinseltown careers in which the completed script for Good Will Hunting falls from Ben's apartment ceiling as the..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

The Accountant

Math, mayhem, and murder abound in this somewhat confusing thriller

"...to his co-star Matt Damon in their breakout movie Good Will Hunting) fluidly hits all the character’s notes: socially..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...finally earned a little respect with the fuzzy, friendly Good Will Hunting. Following his aberrant remake of Psycho, Van..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

From the Vaults: The Roots of 'Promised Land'

Before John Krasinski and Matt Damon, it was Krasinski and Dave Eggers

"...At that point, Damon sent the script to his Good Will Hunting director Gus Van Sant. You may remember..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Matt & Ben

Naughty Austin's comedy doesn't provide deep insights into Damon or Affleck, but it's funny, with some darn fine acting

"...other than a completed screenplay, titled none other than Good Will Hunting, written by none other than Matt Damon..."

April 4, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Paranoid Park

Gus Van Sant's new film about young male skateboarders is breathtaking, heartbreaking, tragic, gorgeous, and psychically true all at the same time.

"...the young, (almost exclusively) male skateboarding subculture, Paranoid Park will inevitably be compared to Larry Clark's sk8r triptych (Kids,..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lookout

The Lookout, an odd caper story, marks Scott Frank’s directorial debut after years of working as a screenwriter on movies like Get Shorty and Out of Sight.

"...by: Scott Frank. Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher, Carla Gugino, Bruce McGill, Alberta Watson, Alex..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Elephant

Gus Van Sant examines the petri dish that grows the lethal seeds of high school disaster, à la Columbine.

"...awful offshoots isn’t a surprise per se, either. Both Good Will Hunting and Finding Forrester, his two most recent..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Howard Zinn: A New Perspective On U.S. History

"...if you’re not aware of it, if you’ve seen Good Will Hunting you’re probably familiar with the work of..."

April 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Psycho

"...Starring: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Robert Forster, Philip Baker Hall, Anne Haney,..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From Script to Screen

"...how and where they get beyond those boundaries. A good joke is a good joke, as in Greg Pak's..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...shot set-ups, discussions between Kyle and Gene about what will and will not be filmed, and the film crew's..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Movie Titles for 1997

"...DUST 3.5 (M.S.) 4/25/97 ANNA 3.5 (M.S.) 9/5/97 AS GOOD AS IT GETS 2.0 (M.B.) 12/26/97 ASIAN CONNECTION 3.0..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Everything I Need to Know About Drinking I Learned From Hollywood

Relying on TV and film for drinking tips

"...5) If you're "business drunk," you're good to drive. – 30 Rock..."

July 5, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Bauhaus

"...throwing in the occasional deep cut ("Severance," "Boys") for good measure. If anything, the Return of the Four re-established..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature

Grammys and Milk

TV Eye

"...Unless there's a scandal. I love a good scandal, which is why I couldn't resist that Tonya..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Ghost Funk, Fast Devo, an Elliott Smith Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in live music with a little help

"...album, Still in Bloom.   – Doug Freeman Kelly Willis and Dallas Burrow..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Luv Doc Recommends: Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz

Opal Divine's Freehouse, Sunday, March 8, 2009

"...It's a good thing you spent all that time, money, and effort..."

March 6, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...2004 artists-to-watch lists than anybody playing this SXSW. For good reason: Last year's introductory EP for Private Music featured..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

The Grrrls of aGLIFF

A strong presence of queer women at this year's fest

"...Matt Damon and Ben Affleck shooting the shit in Good Will Hunting, except it's a group of lezbros. Despite..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Elliott Smith Doc Debuts in Austin

Heaven Adores You scores a limited run

"...particular song marked Smith’s debut, via its use in Good Will Hunting. Also in the 1997 film was “Miss..."

May 13, 2015 Screens Post by Neph Basedow

ATX Television Fest: Fox Comedy Block

'The Mindy Project,' 'Raising Hope,' and 'New Girl' stars speak

"...cleaned up the office after hours; it was a Good Will Hunting situation. … Is this the Boy Meets..."

June 7, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Sports and Social Justice With David Zirin

On the Olympics, Mark Cuban’s fondness of Ayn Rand, and Howard Zinn’s love of the Boston Red Sox

"...Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love will be published. We have two vivacious owners in Mark..."

March 5, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

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