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• Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck Go Unscripted

  Published: October 15, 2007, 2:32 pm

  Tags: Amy Ryan, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Ed Harris, Gone Baby Gone, Gonebabygone, Morgan Freeman, Moviefone S Unscripted

  roles! Even though I felt Amy Ryan stole this film away from top-notch actors like Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman, Casey Affleck hung in there with the best of them and delivered one heckuva performance. So watch the Unscripted, go see the movie this weekend, and you can thank me later for the recommendation. Permalink   Email

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• Review: Gone Baby Gone -- Erik's Take

  Published: October 18, 2007, 5:02 am

  Tags: Aaron Stockard, Amy Ryan, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Cinematical, Ed Harris, Gone Baby Gone, Gone Baby Gone Review, Gonebabygonereview, Good Will Hunting, John Toll, Michele Monaghan, Morgan Freeman

  knows Helene McCready (Amy Ryan) from high school (he was a freshman when she was a slutty senior), and when her daughter Amanda is kidnapped in the middle of the night, Dorchester is thrown into a frenzy: Cops, news reporters, cameras and crowds of people camp outside Helene's small, unkempt apartment complex. Helene isn't some white,

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• Interview: Amy Ryan, 'Gone Baby Gone'

  Published: October 25, 2007, 5:02 am

  Tags: Amy Ryan, Amyryan, Before The Devil Knows You Re Dead, Beforethedevilknowsyou Redead, Gone Baby Gone, Gonebabygone

  Affleck's Gone Baby Gone -- Amy Ryan delivers one of the most praised supporting performances of the year (see either my review or Erik's for further discussion of the film). She's also in Sidney Lumet's Before the Devil Knows You're Dead and even has a bit part in Dan in Real Life; it's a busy Fall for Ryan, and one some Oscar-watchers are

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• Review: Dan in Real Life

  Published: October 26, 2007, 7:02 am

  Tags: Amy Ryan, Amyryan, Dan In Real Life, Dane Cook, Danecook, Daninreallife, Dianne Wiest, Diannewiest, Emily Blunt, Emilyblunt, John Mahoney, Johnmahoney, Juliette Binoche, Juliettebinoche, Norbert Leo Butz, Norbertleobutz, Peter Hedges, Peterhedges, Steve Carell, Stevecarell

  Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Romance, New Releases, Theatrical Reviews, Scripts & Screenwriting, New in Theaters, Family Films As the end credits roll on Dan in Real Life, I imagine most people will have roughly the same reaction -- a smile and a shrug. You won't be angry at yourself for watching it, but you'll be hard pressed to remember the

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• Review: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

  Published: October 27, 2007, 1:02 pm

  Tags: Amy Ryan, Amyryan, Ethan Hawke, Ethanhawke, Marisa Tomei, Marisatomei, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philipseymourhoffman, Sidney Lumet, Sidneylumet

  contain performances by Amy Ryan may be their saving grace -- Ryan has a lock on Best Supporting Actress this year that's as tight as Ben Foster's lock on Best Supporting Actor, but that's not enough to push Before the Devil over the line. Nor is its high-grade cast, that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke. Even Marisa Tomei's

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• 'No Country for Old Men' is Best Film of 2007 Says National Board of Review

  Published: December 6, 2007, 9:02 am

  Tags: Amy Ryan, Amyryan, Away From Her, Awayfromher, Body Of War, Bodyofwar, Casey Affleck, Caseyaffleck, Cinematical, Diablo Cody, Diablocody, Emile Hirsch, Emilehirsch, Film, Julie Christie, Juliechristie, Juno, Lars And The Real Girl, Larsandtherealgirl, Michael Clayton, Michae

  Filed under: Awards, George Clooney, Lists, Cinematical IndieMost people consider the National Board of Review irrelevant, and yet they continue to write about the organization's annual film honors. Like the Oscars, though, it doesn't matter if the NBR is irrelevant or not. It's been around for nearly a century now, and it's been a significant

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• Movie Critic Award Results Round-Up

  Published: December 9, 2007, 11:15 pm

  Tags: Awards, Amy Ryan, Daniel Day Lewis, Diablo Cody, Geroge Clooney, Javier Bardem, Julie Christie, Juno, No Country For Old Men, Persepolis, Ratatouille, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly, There Will Be Blood

  for No Country for Old Men. Amy Ryan won four out of five for her performance in Gone Baby Gone. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly took home three out of five of the Best Foreign Film Awards. Pixar's Ratatouille leads with three wins in the Animated category, narrowly beating out Persepolis, which currently has two wins. Diablo Cody is leading

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• Winners Announced for the 2007 BFSC Awards

  Published: December 10, 2007, 5:11 am

  Tags: Celebrity News, Movie, No Country For Old Men, Javier Bardem, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly, Frank Langella, Marion Cotillard, Amy Ryan, Ben Affleck, Ratatouille, Before The Devil Knows You Re Dead, Crazy Love, Starting Out In The Evening, La Vie En Rose, Gone Baby

  Crime drama thriller "No Country for Old Men" was selected as the Best Picture while its star Javier Bardem taking the Best Supporting Actor honor.

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• 2007 WAFCA Awards Recipients Unveiled

  Published: December 10, 2007, 3:16 am

  Tags: Celebrity News, Movie, No Country For Old Men, Javier Bardem, George Clooney, Julie Christie, Amy Ryan, Ellen Page, Michael Clayton, Away From Her, Gone Baby Gone, Juno, Charlie Wilson S War, Ratatouille, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly, Sicko, Sweeney Todd

  Big winner was Coen Brothers' "No Country for Old Men" which took up four kudos that included top prize Best Film.

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• San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards Announced

  Published: December 11, 2007, 12:32 pm

  Tags: Amy Ryan, Amyryan, Awards, Away From Her, Awayfromher, Casey Affleck, Caseyaffleck, Coen Brothers, Coenbrothers, Diving Bell And The Butterfly, Divingbellandthebutterfly, Ethan Coen, Ethancoen, George Clooney, Georgeclooney, Gone Baby Gone, Gonebabygone, Joel Coen, Joelcoe

  Jenkins for The Savages.Amy Ryan was named Best Supporting Actress for her brilliant portrayal of a highly difficult character in Gone Baby Gone. Ryan's co-star in that film, Casey Affleck, was named Best Supporting Actor for his outstanding work in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Best Actress was Julie Christie

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• Golden Globe Nominations: So, What Do You Think?

  Published: December 13, 2007, 5:32 am

  Tags: Amy Ryan, Atonement, Charlie Wilson S War, Cinematical, Eastern Promises, Golden Globe Nominations, Goldenglobenominations, Michael Clayton, No Country For Old Men, Once, Sweeney Todd, Talk To Me, The Great Debaters, The Simpsons Movie, There Will Be Blood, Viggo Morten

  Wilson's War. Thankfully, Amy Ryan was thrown a bone for her excellent supporting performance in Gone Baby Gone (though the film as a whole was missing from the other, larger categories) and -- whaddya know -- Juno got a whole lotta love. Atonement looks to be this year's "Best Film That No One Will See," while it almost sickens me to see

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• Jeffrey M. Anderson's 400 Screens, 400 Blows - Critics Awards

  Published: December 15, 2007, 7:33 am

  Tags: Amy Ryan, Awards, Away From Her, Casey Affleck, Cinematical, Ethan Coen, Film, George Clooney, Gone Baby Gone, Into Great Silence, Joel Coen, Julie Christie, Michael Clayton, Movie, No Country For Old Men, No End In Sight, Offside, San Francisco Film Critics Circle, The As

  Actress, I selected Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone (301 screens) as my #1 choice, comfortable in my certainty that she was a dark horse and that no one else would pick her. She was far from being the focus of that film, but she knocked a home run in her few scenes as a horrible, drug-ridden mother who has lost her baby girl. As a bonus, she

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• Satellite Awards: No Longer Space Junk; Now Just Boring Junk

  Published: December 17, 2007, 12:02 pm

  Tags: American Gangster, Americangangster, Amy Ryan, Amyryan, Borat, Casey Affleck, Caseyaffleck, Christopher Hampton, Christopherhampton, Cinematical, Diablo Cody, Diablocody, Ellen Page, Ellenpage, Film, International Press Academy, Internationalpressacademy, Juno, Ken Burns T

  Viggo Mortensen, Ellen Page, Ryan Gosling, Tom Wilkinson/Casey Affleck (tied) and Amy Ryan -- aren't all the most obvious choices, but they aren't shocking, either. Couldn't they have at least gone with nominee Clive Owen or his nominated "comedy or musical" Shoot 'Em Up (!?!?!?), or something?Not that the winners aren't deserving, but what good

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• Women Film Journalists Announce End-of-Year Awards

  Published: December 18, 2007, 12:32 pm

  Tags: Alliance Of Women Film Journalist, Allianceofwomenfilmjournalist, Amy Ryan, Best Picture, Coen Brothers, Diablo Cody, Ellen Page, End Of Year Lists, Gone Baby Gone, Juno, No Country For Old Men

  got Best Director(s). Amy Ryan's awesome performance as the bad mommy in Gone Baby Gone netted her Best Supporting Actress (and look for her to be nommed for an Oscar as well -- she'd be my pick to win gold there, too). You can see the full list of AWFJ winners and nominees right over here ... which film do you think was the best of

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• Winners Named for the 11th Annual TFCA Awards

  Published: December 19, 2007, 4:33 am

  Tags: Celebrity News, Movie, No Country For Old Men, Javier Bardem, Julie Christie, Viggo Mortensen, George Cloone, Gordon Pinsent, Ellen Page, Laura Dern, Casey Affleck, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cate Blanchett, Amy Ryan, Tilda Swinton, Away From Her, Eastern Promises, Zodiac

  "No Country for Old Men" again strove as the big winner, scoring four honor in total, including the Best Picture.

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