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After his work behind the camera on GONE BABY GONE, THE TOWN and ARGO, Ben Affleck has proven himself to be just as strong of a director as he is an actor. His newest effort takes us back to Boston during the Prohibition Era, right in the middle of some crime and corruption. LIVE BY NIGHT is based on Dennis Lehane’s novel, and co-stars Elle Fanning, Zoe Saldana, Sienna Miller, Scott Eastwood, Chris Sullivan, Anthony Michael Hall, Brendan Gleeson, Titus Welliver, Chris Messina, Chris Cooper, Derek Mears and J.D. Evermore. It won’t be released wide in theaters until January, which usually isn’t a good sign, but it’s also getting a limited release in December – a move typically done by the studio to encourage award voting. So far I haven’t been let down by any of Affleck’s directorial efforts, so I’ve got high hopes for this one too. Check out the first trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Boston, MA – 1926. The ’20s are roaring. Liquor is flowing, bullets are flying, and one man sets out to make his mark on the world. Prohibition has given rise to an endless network of underground distilleries, speakeasies, gangsters, and corrupt cops. Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of a prominent Boston police captain, has long since turned his back on his strict and proper upbringing. Now having graduated from a childhood of petty theft to a career in the pay of the city’s most fearsome mobsters, Joe enjoys the spoils, thrills, and notoriety of being an outlaw. But life on the dark side carries a heavy price.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
