The Return of Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The big story in the news the other day, once you got past all the who-struck-Johnny over Katrina, was that a paparazzi was arrested for hiding on the set of the Casey Affleck movie THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD in order to get a picture of one of the real stars, Brad Pitt.

This story begs two questions: do we really need more pictures of Brad Pitt and do we really need a western staring Casey Affleck?

I guess it’s rare to find a photo op of Pitt without Angelina Jolie and her accessory kids, but who need a new Casey Affleck movie, western or otherwise? The key word being “new”, when Casey has such a rich history to re-explore (and if Hollywood does anything well, it is re-exploring)

Honestly, shouldn’t Ben’s little brother be working on SOUL SURVIVORS II or DROWNING MONA AGAIN? The least he could do is dust off the tights one more time and treat us to HAMLET RELOADED: THIS TIME IT’S PERSONAL.

Or couldn’t he pick up pen again and write. Who didn’t love GERRY? Unfortunately it seems an Affleck family trait is to set the world ablaze with your mad screen-playerism and then walk away. Brother Ben did it after winning the Oscar for his debut, GOOD WILL HUNTING, why shouldn’t Casey?

The Affleck’s are the pride of Massachusetts, because outside of the sports world, we have very little to be proud about on a national level, but Casey would do well to remind himself that he’s not the only actor to be born in Falmouth, MA. The great Gretel Twombly also hails from the bunghole of Cape Cod. Perhaps you remember her as The Fluffer in the Farrelly Brother’s STUCK ON YOU. Sadly, she gave up acting for the bright lights of production coordinating. Maybe Casey might do the same while we‘re still proud.

The Other Affleck

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