– Sidney Lumet said he overcame snobbery about action heroes to cast Vin Diesel in “Find Me Guilty,” which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. “We’re all, and I include myself in this, big snobs about action heroes, we relegate them,” Lumet told reporters Thursday. “It’s what we used to do with beautiful actresses … if you’re an action hero and a star it means you cannot act — and all of this despite the fact that we know different.” “Find Me Guilty” is one of 19 films competing for the top prize at the festival.
– After an exhaustive search for the perfect lead actor for his feature directing debut, Ben Affleck appears to have found his star within his own family. According to a variety of media reports, Affleck has selected brother Casey Affleck to star in “Gone, Baby, Gone,” his adaptation of the Dennis Lehane novel that follows a pair of Boston-area private investigators as they try to find a kidnapped child.
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The Personals page was compiled by Cheryl Bowles from Tribune news services and staff reports.
