Matt Damon is to make his directorial movie debut, teaming up with John Krasinski to write the script for the as-yet-untitled drama, which they will both also star in... more
Matt Damon is good in The Adjustment Bureau but Philip K Dick's extraordinary sci-fi story is almost completely lost in translation to the big screen... more
With dramatic brilliance, moral complexity, relentless thrills and Matt Damon, director Paul Greengrass exposes the terrible lies that stood behind the decision to go war in Iraq.... more
With the result already decided when the camera settled on the Hollywood star in Stamford Bridge shortly before half-time, the mind was free to roam Matt Damon’s pre-Invictus film titles for useful John Terry references... more
Clint Eastwood’s portrayal of Nelson Mandela backing South Africa’s bid to win the Rugby World Cup is simply too epic for its own good in Invictus.... more
The future of the blockbuster Jason Bourne films could be in doubt after British director Paul Greengrass quit in a dispute with studio bosses.... more
Steven Soderbergh's ironic, beautifully acted comedy, The Informant! is based on the story of one of the highest-ranking whistleblowers in American corporate history... more
A-list stars and A-grade films have distinguished this year’s Venice festival. Lee Marshall looks at who is in the running for the big prize tomorrow... more
George Clooney and Matt Damon rolled into town last night, and kept it very real indeed. Well, as real as a couple of Hollywood superstars can.... more
Matt Damon's female fans are in for a shock when they see his latest film role - playing a geeky business executive. Far from his action man role as Jason Bourne in the Bourne trilogy, Matt is unrecognisable as business executive-turned-FBI whistleblower Mark Whitacre in upcoming thriller The Informant
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They both happily married, but Good Will Hunting duo Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are each having illicit love affairs - in spoof YouTube videos, that is. The pair star in two separate - rather risqué - clips that have become online phenomena after being convinced to feature in sparring skits by American comedian Sarah Silverman and her TV host show boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel
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Robert De Niro's The Good Shepherd, his second feature as director, is arguably too long and sometimes repetitious, but it remains intriguing throughout, says Derek Malcolm.... more
Sir Alan Ayckbourn has launched an attack on the Hollywood invasion of the British stage saying that most film stars could "barely be heard beyond row three".... more
Good will ran out for Ben Affleck after too long with J-Lo and too many turkeys. But with his new film Hollywoodland premiering at Venice, he's about to regain credibility.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows