17. Ben Affleck
Rating: 8.41
Last Year’s Rank: 31
Previous Work: Good Will Hunting, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Dazed and Confused.
Next Projects: Dogma, Armageddon
Indie Cred: is a writer, sort of; got his start on a PBS series (The Voyage of the Mimi)
However: too cute, occasional goatee; New York Times Magazine cover boy; Armageddon is basically Independence Day 2
Comments: indie, for now

18. Kevin Smith
Rating: 8.36
Last Year’s Rank: 15
Previous Work: Good Will Hunting, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Clerks
Next Project: Dogma
Indie Cred: owns a comic book store in his hometown (in Jersey); wants to”breathe new life into the Fletch film series”
Power Cred: full beard
However: Movies about good-looking bisexual chicks are about as indie as the Verve Pipe.
Comments: digs Web porn