'Gone' gets the good word

The early word on Ben Affleck 's directorial debut is good. "Gone Baby Gone," which premiered yesterday at the Deauville American Film Festival in France, gets a generally positive review from Variety. The trade says the somber pic "radiates a feel for Beantown's working-class Dorchester neighborhood," and is "thoughtfully lensed" by our boy Ben. (The first-time director "establishes and maintains ... (Full article: 969 words)

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