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Ben Affleck Recalls Meeting With Michael Jordan And How His Airness Helped Him To See How Air’s Story Should Go

Affleck says his meeting with the NBA legend made him decide to change the focus of his sports film.

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Who plays Michael Jordan in AIR?

Though he is not a central character in AIR, who is the actor that plays Michael Jordan in the movie based on the basketball legend?

WhatToWatch

Air review: Why does Ben Affleck’s Nike boardroom drama actually exist?

The success of this star-studded sports film depends on how willing audiences are to discard Michael Jordan as a person in favour of Michael Jordan as an idea

The Independent UK

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JLo’s Been Sober For Years. Now The Internet’s Calling Her Out For Creating An Alcohol Brand

Jennifer Lopez's latest business venture has resulted in her getting some backlash online.

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Jennifer Lopez criticised for launching alcohol brand despite saying she doesn’t drink

‘Why not create a [non-alcoholic] brand considering you’ve been outspoken about the negative effects of alcohol,’ wrote one fan

The Independent UK

Matt Damon Opens Up About How Longtime Friend And Collaborator Ben Affleck Has Helped Him Navigate Fame Over The Years

Matt Damon talks about how friend and collaborator Ben Affleck has helped him navigate fame during his career.

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Ben Affleck fans christen him ‘Benito’ after fluent Spanish interview

Bostonian actor learned to speak Spanish aged 13 while living in Mexico

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The power of "Air" gotta be the views

The legendary line of sports apparel gets an easygoing '80s sports origin story that reunites Affleck and Damon

Salon

Ben Affleck's playful sports drama Air tells the true story of the Nike executives who won over Michael Jordan

Ben Affleck's Air features an all-star cast, including Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman and Chris Tucker. But we never see the basketball prodigy at its centre.

ABC News

There Are Many Reasons to Go See ‘Air’

The Matt Damon–Ben Affleck movie succeeds on multiple levels.

Sports Illustrated

Why Is Michael Jordan Not Really In Air Anyway? Ben Affleck Explains

Ben Affleck explains why Michael Jordan isn’t seen in his new movie Air.

Cinemablend

Film show: 'Air', Ben Affleck's ode to Michael Jordan

From Ben Affleck starring alongside Matt Damon and Viola Davis in Nike's Air Jordan origin story "Air", to French favourite Leila Bekhti's new film "Loving Memories" and the 50th screen adaptation of French author Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel "The Three Musketeers" with Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris and Eva Green, Eve…

France 24

‘Air’ Doesn’t Need Michael Jordan to Soar

In a tense movie about the birth of the Air Jordan, Ben Affleck gets his star-heavy cast to phone it in—to great effect.

Sports Illustrated

Sean Connery Almost Got Robin Williams' Part in 'Good Will Hunting' (and Other Fun Facts)

Inverse caught up with the people behind Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s original team-up, 'Good Will Hunting,' to dig up some fresh details about the Academy Award-winning movie.

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How to watch AIR

Movie fans can now watch AIR, but is the sports drama, which is backed by Amazon Studios, available to stream or only playing in movie theaters?

Evening Standard

Ben Affleck reveals how he really feels about wife Jennifer Lopez writing songs inspired by him

Lopez has written several songs about Affleck, notably Dear Ben in 2002 and Dear Ben Part 2 released this year

Bangkok Post

New movies out this week: Apr 5-11

New releases that hit Thai cinemas for your viewing pleasure.

Tribune News Service

Mac Engel: We don’t see Michael Jordan in ‘AIR,’ but he’s clearly the star. That’s why he’s the GOAT.

The new feature length movie about Michael Jordan doesn’t actually include Michael Jordan, much in the same way audiences barely saw the giant fish in "Jaws."

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Air: Where You've Seen The Stars Of Ben Affleck And Matt Damon's New Movie Before

Air has arrived with plenty of stars that you have probably seen elsewhere. Here's why you might recognize them.

The Guardian - UK

Air review – Ben Affleck and Matt Damon drop the ball in Michael Jordan shoe drama

Affleck’s dramatisation of the bid to get Jordan to endorse Nike’s radical new sneaker almost ignores the most compelling character

The Guardian - US

‘Michael Jordan changed the world’: the true story behind Nike movie Air

Ben Affleck’s buzzy drama tells the story about how Nike transformed into a major force in the sneakers market thanks to a young basketball star

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Ben Affleck Clarifies That Celebrity Wordle Group With Bradley Cooper, Says Air Co-Star Matt Damon Is Keeping Him Out Of The ‘Nerdle League’

Ben Affleck explains why his Air co-star Matt Damon is keeping him out of the "Nerdle League" where a group of celebrities, including Bradley Cooper, play Wordle.

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Air' pits Matt Damon against Viola Davis — guess who wins?

"A shoe is always just a shoe until someone steps into it," a Nike marketer played by Jason Bateman says in "Air," hinting at both the challenge and achievement of the snappy comedy.

Chicago Tribune

‘Air’ review: Damon and Affleck team up for the story of Nike’s pursuit of Michael Jordan

“Air” is a good time, as well as a triumph of sports marketing in every conceivable way. It’s a docudrama — really more of a docucomedy-drama, with workplace banter and zingers for fuel — about how Nike marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, played by Matt Damon, convinced his boss Phil Knight,…

Los Angeles Times

A new film about Air Jordans almost benched a Black Nike exec. Enter Chris Tucker

Ever since the premiere of its eye-catching trailer during the Super Bowl, “Air” has been generating a lot of positive buzz.

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