Archive for April 11th, 1998

Latest From The Set…

April 11th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Gramp

  • Looks like Kev’s back in the swing of hitting the board more often and giving us starving fans some regular updates from the set! Here’s his latest post, with a few more interesting tidbits…
Anyhoo, last night went well. The boys eventually delivered magic, and Affleck even got to do an entirely ad-libbed take… which will never see the light of day (for his sake – lest they take back that writing Oscar). Count on seeing it as a nice laser extra.

The real star o’ the night, though, was Mosier – the guy who took a four line part and made it a memorable four line part.

However, shooting in the cramped confines of a bus was just the worst. I don’t know how Spike did it on ‘Get on the Bus’. I couldn’t get back to the guys (camera hogged up the aisle), and spent most of the night shouting direction back to them.

Remind me never to write a bus scene again. Ever.

I wound up staying in Pitt for the weekend, to concentrate on sundry non-‘Dogma’ stuff (Daredevil, Oni Mini, etc.).

And the next time Ms. Loughran checks in, she’ll officially be a recording artist (round of applause for Skimberly).

That’s about it for now.

That Affleck scene’s definitely gonna be a sight to see…We’re sure the Dogma disc (thinking WAY far ahead now) is gonna be a sight to behold.

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LaserDisc News…

April 11th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Allan

  • You’ve all heard about the video release, but what’s to expect on laserdisc as far as “Good Will Hunting”? Here’s the official announcement:
Good Will HuntingGood Will Hunting (LBX/AC3)
List Price : $39.99
Rated : R
Running Time : 126 min.
Street Date : 07/22/98
Starring : Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, Robin Williams, Stellan Skarsgård, Casey Affleck
Summary : The smartest student at MIT may be the one who sweeps the floors. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote and star in this intelligent, poignant story of potential lost and regained by the power of love. Winner of Academy Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams). Directed by Gus Van Sant (Drugstore Cowboy). LBX 1.85:1.

Or maybe (for some god-awful reason) you’re itching to own a laserdisc of “Phantoms”? Your prayers are answered:

Dean Koontz'a PhantomsPhantoms (AC3)
List Price : $39.99
Rated : R
Running Time : 91 min.
Street Date : 07/29/98
Starring : Peter O’Toole, Joanna Going, Rose McGowan, Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck, Clifton Powell
Summary : Dean Koontz’ chilling tale of terror and suspense, “Phantoms” takes place in the small town of Snowfield, Colorado where 700 people have suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. It’s up to the five survivors to decipher the mystery and eliminate the Ancient menace before it kills every human being on the face of the Earth. Ben Affleck (Good Will Hunting) stars as the town sheriff and Peter O’Toole (Lawrence of Arabia) plays a professor with an expertise in ancient epidemics.

Oh, and don’t get us wrong, we love laserdisc and all, but it’s gonna be a glorious day when some of this Miramax stuff starts showing up on DVD as well.

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