Ben Affleck credits the media furor surrounding his relationship with Jennifer Lopez and the critical mauling of the two movies they made together with helping him "grow up." The actor turned his back on Hollywood and has been a virtual recluse since his split from Lopez and the disastrous performances of Gigli and Jersey Girl in 2003 and 2004.

Helen Mirren and Ben Affleck have taken the acting honors at this year's Venice Film Festival in Italy. Mirren was named Best Actress for her performance as British monarch Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen," while Affleck was a surprise win as Best Actor for his part as 1950s TV Superman actor George Reeves in Hollywoodland.

Teen horror film The Covenant has claimed the top spot at the box office this weekend with a take of just $9 million - the lowest total for a number-one movie for three years.

The mysterious and unexpected death of an iconic Hollywood star may be just the tip of an iceberg of scandal in this show biz drama based on a true story. George Reeves was a journeyman actor who had played a small role in Gone With The Wind and appeared on screen with the likes of James Cagney, Rita Hayworth and Marlene Dietrich... Staring: Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, Bob Hoskins, Lois Smith & More

Ben Affleck can understand why late Superman star George Reeves may have shot himself because the intensity of fame has left him depressed too. Affleck is playing Reeves in Hollywoodland, a new movie about the actor who played the Man Of Steel on TV from 1952 to 1958. Reeves apparently killed himself in 1959 because he couldn't handle his celebrity status.

Playing murdered TV Superman George Reeves in new movie Hollywoodland helped Ben Affleck turn his back on fame and look for substance in his life. The actor insists studying playboy Reeves' life and tragic death, which remains a mystery to this day, helped him get perspective on what's important in his life.

Jennifer Garner had better watch her back - another actress has a crush on her husband, Ben Affleck. Robin Tunney, who plays the psychotic girlfriend of Affleck's character in new film Hollywoodland, admits she fell for the movie star's charms on the set of the movie.

The Craft star Robin Tunney was terrified of meeting Ben Affleck for the first time on the set of new movie Hollywoodland - because she felt sure he'd remember her worst audition ever. The actress, who plays the psychotic girlfriend of Affleck's character in the new murder mystery, once read with the Pearl Harbor star for a role in Good Will Hunting.

Diane Lane kept her distance from Ben Affleck off screen when the pair played lovers in new movie Hollywoodland because she didn't want to be linked romantically to the actor.