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'Elysium' Trailer: Matt Damon Gets Mech'd Up

Damon Houx — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:02:39 +0000

In a future where the rich live in the luxurious space station Elysium and everyone else suffers on the now dismal Earth, a blue-collar man finds himself on a mission that could restore equality to the classes.

Matt Damon Goes on a Bathroom Strike, Refuses to Use the Toilet [VIDEO]

Cassandra Rose — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:36:02 +0000

In a fake PSA that’s probably meant to go viral, actor Matt Damon explains to a staged yet bewildered crowd that he has boycotted going to the bathroom to support Water.org, the non-profit he co-founded. The goal of Water.org is to bring fresh water to the developing world by creating “sustainable water supply systems.” Specifically, [...]

First Still of Michael Douglas as Liberace + Matt Damon as His Lover Released [PHOTO]

Cassandra Rose — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:25:06 +0000

The first photo from the controversial HBO biopic 'Behind the Candelabra,' starring Michael Douglas as the eccentric piano player Liberace and Matt Damon as his longtime lover Scott Thorson, has been released.

It's not as racy as we were expecting considering Damon's confessions that his role required a lot of tasteful nudity and that Douglas is a “good kisser," but we suppose they're saving the fun stuff for the film.

Watch Matt Damon as Santa Trying to Give Kids Water Bottles for Christmas [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:24:24 +0000

Matt Damon dressed up as Santa Claus for a promotional ad for Water.org and tried to pawn water bottles off on kids. But if there’s one thing to be learned from this clip, it’s that most kids don’t want to hear about a clean water initiative during Christmas time.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Finally Reunite for Whitey Bulger Film

Kathy Landin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:21:55 +0000

It’s back in the saddle again for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who have not appeared in a film together since the late ’90s. The two are starting work on a movie about Boston’s notorious gangster James “Whitey” Bulger.

Matt Damon's Directorial Debut is Film Co-Written By John Krasinski

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:56:25 +0000

Matt Damon will be stepping behind the camera for the first time — following the example of Clint Eastwood, George Clooney and Ron Howard — for a film he co-wrote with ‘The Office’s’ John Krasinski.

Both Damon and Krasinski will also act in this yet-to-be-titled drama, of which Damon is starring.

Michael Douglas and Matt Damon To Star as Lovers in Liberace Movie 'Behind the Candelabra'

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:34:38 +0000

A Steven Soderbergh-directed film about the life of Liberace, starring Michael Douglas as the flamboyant paino player and Matt Damon as his live in lover, will air on HBO. “Behind the Candelabra,” has been in development since 2009, but didn’t have a home until HBO picked it up Tuesday.

First Look at the Trailer for Matt Damon's "We Bought A Zoo"

Eric Meier — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:42:25 +0000

It’s a funny name for a movie that really looks like it might be the heartwarming smash of the holiday season, “We Bought A Zoo.” Matt Damon stars in this true story adaptation of a dad starting over and makes the odd choice of buying a decrepit zoo as a new family homestead.

Weekend Box Office: 'Contagion' Takes Top Spot from 'The Help'

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:08:24 +0000

It took a global epidemic to do it, but ‘The Help’ has finally been knocked out of the number one spot at the box office after three weeks at the top of the list.

The Steven Soderbergh-directed ‘Contagion,’ about a deadly and fast-spreading disease and the panic it causes, earned $23.1 million at theaters in its first week of release, relegating ‘The Help’ to a runner-up status. The mixed-martial arts action flick, ‘Warrior,’ came in third during its debut week, with ‘The Debt’ and ‘Columbiana’ rounding out the top five.

Matt Damon Snaps at Press While Defending Teachers [VIDEO]

alex staub — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:30:28 +0000

At the Save Our Schools Million Teacher March in Washington DC on July 30th, actor Matt Damon was grilled on his feelings about public school educators. Damon, who attended public school in Boston as a youth and whose own mother is a public school teacher, made some impassioned remarks in defense of teachers.