Ben Affleck's very good year!

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Ben Affleck has a good life, by almost any measure.  He has a beautiful wife, lovely daughters, good friends and a fine career.  However, 2012 is proving to be an exceptional year in an already amazing life.  Two weeks ago he was named GQ's filmmaker of the year and now Entertainment Weekly has named him Entertainer of the Year.  He will be featured on the magazine's cover, which comes out today.

An EW staff post attributed 40-year-old Mr. Affleck's selection for the "number one spot on [the] annual list of the most talented and original performers who entertained [the staff] in 2012" to his performance in "Argo." 

There is a lot of Oscar buzz around the movie and the fact that Ben has matured as a filmmaker.    Have you seen Argo?  Is is something you'd be interested in seeing?

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Affleck and Garner welcome a new baby boy

Actor Ben Affleck and wife, actress Jennifer Garner welcomed their third child, a healthy baby boy, in Santa Monica, California according to Us Weekly.

"I would have thought [Ben wanted a boy]. At first...I really thought so. And then [Ben] kind of said, 'Well, we have girls. We know how to do girls. My girls love me. I'm the big guy in the house.' So, now I'm not sure," Garner said during an interview with Jay Leno.

Garner and Affleck married on June 19th, 2005. Together the couple now have three children together; Violet (6,) Seraphina (3,) and Samuel who was born on the 27th of February.

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Ben Affleck to direct "The Stand" remake

Deadline reported today that Warner Bros. are in the talks of hiring actor/director Ben Affleck to direct an adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand."

Affleck directed the films "Gone Baby Gone" in 2007 starring his brother Casey Affleck and "The Town" in 2010 which he starred in.

"The Stand" was adapted into a TV miniseries in 1994 and was directed by Mick Garris. It starred Gary Sinise, Miguel Ferre, Rob Lowe, and Molly Ringwald.

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Stars using their celebrity for a good cause...

Major Hollywood players Denzel Washington, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Garner & hubby Ben Affleck are all supporting philanthropic ventures at the moment;

Denzel & Anne are hosting the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway. The main recipient of the evening is China's Liu Xiaobo who will not be able to attend as he's currently in prison for inciting subversion after he spoke out against the government, calling for democracy.


Matt and BFF Ben have both recorded PSA's for Feeding America, hoping to get more public awareness for the 49 million American's who don't get enough food each day, and this time of the year is particularly stressful on many communities.





Jen, however, was across the country announcing the opening of 6 new 'Save the Children' centres. As a mother of 2 this cause is particularly close to Jen's heart and works on many aspects of child development including nutrition, physical education, literacy & early education.


We hope that everyone follows their lead and gives something, what ever you can - $2 can make a difference! There are many people out there who are in need, so find a charitable organization and make someone's holiday season a little easier and brighter (personally, I give gifts to the Australian KMart Wishing Tree for underprivileged kids).


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