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Rate Angie Dickinson Weighs In On Frank Sinatra Movie Plans

Original at National Ledger external link    Wed, Jun 17

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 AZ She's hoping for a biopic the quality of the Joaquin Phoenix "Walk the Line." "I thought that was one of the great movies made in recent years and a great depiction of the character. They even improved Johnny Cash's image," notes the septuagenarian ...

Rate TV Movies for the week of June 14

Original at Pittsburgh Post Gazette external link    Sat, Jun 13

 PA Three young friends reunite to attend the funeral of a high-school buddy. (R) (1:40) MAX: Tue. 2:20 PM (CC) • We Own the Night '07. Joaquin Phoenix. As the NYPD wages war on drugs, a nightclub manager whose brother is a cop tries to remain neutral. ...

Rate Movie Minutiae: Gladiator (2000)

Original at ABC Regional Online external link    Fri, Jun 12

 Australia Crowe did strike up a rapport with Richard Harris and the wacky Joaquin Phoenix, who has supposedly quit the film industry to become a rapper. "Joaquin needs a lot of help! He's got a completely different viewpoint on the world. ...

Rate What's on (Thursday, June 11 to Thursday, June 18)

Original at Northumberland Gazette external link    Thu, Jun 11

 UK Tomorrow: Two Lovers (15; 70min) Romance starring Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow. A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbour. ...

Rate Directors' plea boosts festival pick

Original at The Australian external link    Tue, Jun 9

 Australia THE director of Two Lovers, James Gray, has made three films with Joaquin Phoenix: The Yards, We Own the Night and Two Lovers. Yet even he is at a loss to determine what Phoenix's meltdown or put-on as rapper is about. "I say this with all honesty but ...

Rate TV Movies for the week of June 7

Original at Pittsburgh Post Gazette external link    Sat, Jun 6

 PA 6 PM • We Own the Night '07. Joaquin Phoenix. As the NYPD wages war on drugs, a nightclub manager whose brother is a cop tries to remain neutral. (R) (2:00) STZ: Sun. 6:20 AM, 3:05 PM (CC) • The Wedding Date '05. Debra Messing. ...

Year 2009

 

Rate Las Vegas Review-Journal Doug Elfman Column: DOUG ELFMAN: Phoenix ...

Original at California Chronicle external link    Tue, Jun 2

 CA 2--Once again, we ask: Is Joaquin Phoenix really quitting acting for rap music? Or is this a hoax he's pulling with friend Casey Affleck, who is filming a documentary on the whole rap foray? "I really think with Casey filming everything, I would bet it ...

Rate Terribly great moments from 'The Hills' season finale

Original at weblogs.newsday.com external link    Sun, May 31

 NY Was that Justin Bobby in a jacket, no tie, scruffy hair and extra thick beard sitting with Kristin Cavallari, or was it Joaquin Phoenix? - I watched an episode of "Days of Our Lives" this past week because a friend of mine played a reporter on it. ...

Rate 'Pay to Play' discussion, Blind Faith reunion

Original at Chicago Daily Herald external link    Thu, May 28

 IL Walk the Line" could have been just another formulaic musical biopic, but with Joaquin Phoenix channeling Johnny Cash and Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon doing the same for June Carter, it transcends clichés - as so much country music does. ...

Rate Casey Affleck Wants Fans' Help with Joaquin Phoenix Documentary ...

Original at Softpedia external link    Fri, May 22

Fans of the “Gladiator” star must remember that, when Joaquin initially announced he was turning rapper and then began to perform live, speculation had it that he and Casey Affleck were working on a Sacha Baron Cohen type of mockumentary. ...

Rate Joaquin Phoenix 'dedicated' to rap

Original at Stuff.co.nz external link    Thu, Apr 30

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 New Zealand He said: "Have you seen that film where he plays Johnny Cash, Walk The Line? He's just like that. Actually, he is really dedicated to whatever cause, whether it's the music or acting. I've seen him do music then have to go off and do a film and he's ...

Rate The Man Who Understands Joaquin Phoenix

Original at See Magazine external link    Wed, Apr 29

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The film was directed and co-written by James Gray, who has four films to his credit, three of them — The Yards, We Own the Night, and now Two Lovers — starring Joaquin Phoenix. It's one of the great unsung symbiotic director/actor partnerships in ...

Rate DVD Review: Notorious Is a Biggie-Size Two-Disc Tribute

Original at Film.com external link    Wed, Apr 22

 WA In style, structure, and tone, it's practically indistinguishable from the biographies of, say, Ray Charles (Ray) or Johnny Cash (Walk the Line). Granted, Jamal Woolard is no Jamie Foxx or Joaquin Phoenix. But his performance is solid, and the story is ...

Rate Actor Billy Bob Thornton spars with CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi

Original at google.com external link    Wed, Apr 8

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Los Angeles Times  TORONTO TORONTO — Actor Billy Bob Thornton has laid claim to his own Joaquin Phoenix moment. An ornery Thornton appeared on CBC radio's "Q" on Wednesday morning to promote his band, the Boxmasters, and was alternately belligerent and bizarre before drawing ...

Rate Joaquin Phoenix quits acting, turns to hip-hop

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Tue, Apr 7

Phoenix was a child actor and the brother of deceased actor River Phoenix. He won initial acclaim in smaller films like Gus Van Sant's "To Die For," before going on to big Hollywood movies like his first Oscar-nominated role in "Gladiator. ...

Rate MOVIE REVIEW: Two Lovers (15)

Original at Entertainmentwise external link    Mon, Mar 30

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 UK Does Joaquin Phoenix, since 'reborn' as a rapper, end his movie career on a high note?... Joaquin Phoenix has had a rocky road to where he is now. There has been stratospheric highs (Gladiator, Walk The Line), and horrible, tragic lows (he made the 911 ...

Rate Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow give dramatic punch to 'Two Lovers' - The Plain Dealer

Original at Cleveland Plain Dealer external link    Wed, Mar 4

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Two of Gray's previous films, the overrated "The Yards" and the over-hyped "We Own the Night," featured Phoenix as well. But this time both director and actor have found a film-friendly rhythm, a more nuanced approach and a compelling script, ...

Rate Director-writer made film only after Phoenix decided to sign on

Original at Scripps News external link    Tue, Mar 3

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Gray, who first met the mercurial Phoenix in 1997 while casting "The Yards," later worked with him on "We Own the Night." In between or just after, the actor earned Oscar nominations for his supporting turn in "Gladiator" and starring role as Johnny ...

Rate Review: Phoenix's charming depressive is torn between 'Two Lovers'

Original at San Jose Mercury News external link    Wed, Feb 25

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  USA Gray favorite Joaquin Phoenix gives one of his best (and, the aspiring rap artist claims, his last) acting performances as Leonard Kraditor. The bipolar son of Jewish immigrants, he works at his father's Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, dry-cleaning shop and, ...

Rate The lure of the screen

Original at Good Morning Silicon Valley external link    Mon, Feb 23

 CA How many of us have turned to the Internet to find the latest “Daily Show” episode online, or to watch Joaquin Phoenix’s now-infamous interview on Letterman? Then used Netflix’s Watch Instantly till midnight, and Facebook till 1? ...

Rate Review: 'Ring of Fire' at Theatre Three

Original at Newsday external link    Thu, Feb 19

 NY But none of them attempts to capture the man, either in song or biographical detail, a la Joaquin Phoenix in the "Walk the Line" biopic. Speaking of which, Camile Arnone brings out Cash the lover as she sings the June Carter half of the country stars' ...

Rate Where are they now: Joaquin Phoenix

Original at AZ Central.com external link    Wed, Feb 18

Whatever the case, he has been nominated for an Oscar twice, for "Gladiator" and "Walk the Line," and is always arresting on film. ... Actor Joaquin Phoenix committed to music Den Of Geek Great American Country - Dateline Hollywood (satire)

Rate What I Learned: Joaquin Phoenix's Pickup Technique, Museum Dangers

Original at Cinematical external link    Sun, Feb 15

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By Peter Martin Movies can be very educational, especially if you look beyond the obvious marketing messages that are used to sell them. This past Friday, for example, James Gray's romantic drama Two Lovers was sold as "the movie where you can see what Joaquin Phoenix looks like without a bushy beard and a...

Rate Joaquin Denies Hip-Hop a Hoax

Original at Teddy & Moo's Celebrity Pictures & Gossip external link    Wed, Feb 4

By Sarah Joaquin Phoenix insists he’s getting a bum rap. “There’s not a hoax,” Phoenix tells the Associated Press of doubts about his sudden conversation from movie star to hip-hop artist. “Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that’s possible, but that’s certainly n...

Rate NORM: Joaquin Phoenix sports new look - Las Vegas Review

Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal external link    Sat, Jan 17

NORM: Joaquin Phoenix sports new look He quit after witnessing his actor brother, River Phoenix's death Oct. 31, 1993 from a drug overdose outside Johnny Depp's Viper Room in Hollywood. ... Casey Affleck Direct Documentary On Joaquin Phoenix eFluxMedia

Rate Poll: Should George Lucas Retire?

Original at Cinematical external link    Wed, Jan 7

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By Erik Davis Sean Connery did it, Joaquin Phoenix apparently did it, and countless other actors, actresses and filmmakers have talked about it at one point or another -- leaving us, along with the pages of People Magazine, to wonder when, how or what if. It's funny, too, because you don't find many peop...

Rate Friday Eye Candy: Maria’s List

Original at Daily Mish Mash external link    Fri, Jan 2

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By Jen This week’s picks come from Maria from Spain.   She stumbled across my blog while looking for pictures of Joaquin Phoenix. I think this is where we need to discuss the Joaquin “situation”.   My friend just sent me a picture of him that was quite disturbing:

Rate Fears For Joaquin

Original at Teddy & Moo's Celebrity Pictures & Gossip external link    Wed, Dec 31

By Sarah Three years ago, Joaquin Phoenix was the toast of Hollywood. With millions of female fans and critical acclaim for his Oscar-nominated performance in Walk The Line, Joaquin was one of the biggest names in Tinseltown.   But, as these pictures show, the troubled star who recently announced...

Rate 'Two Lovers' Poster Begats Five Reasons Why The Film Is Interesting

Original at The Playlist external link    Tue, Dec 16

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By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) 5) Having made three films together, "We Own The Night," "The Yards" and 'Lovers', director James Gray might qualify as the only living human being who can stand being around Joaquin Phoenix for more than three months at a time. A feat we're sure will be entered into the Guiness Book of World...

Rate Time to Call Bullshit on Joaquin Phoenix's 'Retirement' [Hoaxes?]

Original at Defamer external link    Mon, Dec 1

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By Kyle Buchanan Joaquin Phoenix, j'accuse! Sure, films like Ladder 49 and The Village were egregious. But, faking the funk (and faking out the Funkmosphere)? This, we simply cannot support. Joaquin Phoenix (dressed like The Dude) debuts rap career at Dam-Funk's Funkmosphere [Stones Throw]

Rate Who Will Replace Our Retiring Movie Stars? [Listicle]

Original at Gawker external link    Mon, Nov 24

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By Richard Joaquin Phoenix Well, this is a little difficult because he wasn't really that much of a movie star to begin with. But the Oscar-nominated star of Gladiator and the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line was getting big. He's got that brooding strangeness, a willful devotion to his craft resembli...

Rate Nicole Kidman Celebrates 'Australia' Premiere By Plotting Retirement [The Long Goodbye]

Original at Defamer external link    Tue, Nov 18

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By STV The Oscar-winning actress [...] acknowledged some of her recent films had not been a great success, saying she had "quirky taste." Stars walk the red carpet for 'Australia' premiere [Reuters] Nicole Kidman says she's unsure about future acting [Reuters] Baz Luhrmann's Australia is good,...

Rate Eva Mendes Thinks Her Behind Wins Her Co-Stars Oscars

Original at iCelebZ external link    Sun, Nov 16

Eva Mendes says her butt wins people Oscars. The 28-year old actress has joked her shapely rear was behind Denzel Washington winning an Academy Award for "Training Day," and thinks she should get credit if her latest film "The Spirit" wins an Oscar.

Rate Discuss: With Phoenix Gone, Who Else Should Retire from Acting?

Original at Cinematical external link    Tue, Nov 4

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By Elisabeth Rappe It's official -- Joaquin Phoenix will grace us no more with his onscreen presence. Judging from the Cinematical poll results, you guys are just as shocked and disappointed by his decision as we are. Considering we lost the talents of Heath Ledger earlier this year, may I beg the movie gods to...

Rate Jessica Simpson - “Cosmopolitan” December 2008

Original at Just Jared external link    Tue, Nov 4

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Jessica Simpson: Tony Romo saved me. Sarah Palin won’t say who she voted for.Tila Tequila disappoints as always.Monica Belluci spices up GQ Italy.Celebrity tattoos to thighs.Joaquin Phoenix: Bye! Good… … …Fantasia Barrino performed at Hudson memorialSarah Jessica Parker calls the shot...

Rate It's True: Joaquin Phoenix Wishes A Fond Bye!Good To Hollywood [Joaquin Phoenix]

Original at Defamer external link    Mon, Nov 3

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By Kyle Buchanan We've been vexed, terribly vexed by Joaquin Phoenix's slurred proclamation to Extra that he planned to give up acting to follow in the illustrious, thesp rock footsteps of The Bacon Brothers and 30 Odd Foot of Grunts. Was he seriously quitting the business, or was it all a ruse for some forl...

Rate Joaquin Phoenix Says ‘Bye! Good’ To Acting

Original at Pink is the New external link    Mon, Nov 3

By It's Trent, Bitch! The writing on Joaquin Phoenix’s fists said it all. The words “Good Bye” were penned on the actor’s knuckles at a premiere Saturday night for his latest film, “Two Lovers,” and Phoenix confirmed a surprise announcement he made last week: He’s giving up movies. “I think it’s just moving on. It...

Rate Best of the Week, October 27-November 2

Original at Spin external link    Sat, Nov 1

By Peter Gaston For ages, rock'n'roll has been considered the devil's music. And this Halloween week, the connection is obvious -- some of the oldest, scariest, and most colossal rock acts have returned to the headlines: AC/DC kicked off their tour and topped the album charts, and Led Zeppelin searched...

Rate The World Will Never Know Another Joaquin Phoenix

Original at The Jay external link    Wed, Oct 29

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Am I supposed to give two Jerseys that the second lead of Ladder 49 is calling no mas on his acting career? That the only child actor of the 80’s NOT in a classic 80’s movie (and NO, Space Camp doesn’t count) is choosing to follow the career paths of Johnny Depp and Keanu Reeves, BOTH of whom were...

Rate Joaquin Phoenix retires from acting

Original at Cele external link    Tue, Oct 28

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By Helen Joaquin Phoenix is following in the footsteps of other successful Hollywood musicians Scarlett Johansson, Russell Crowe and Keanu Reeves to quit acting and focus on his music career. I’m guessing that Joaquin will probably head back to acting if his career isn’t as successful as his Wal...

Year 2007

 

Rate Joaquin on the Set

Original at Teddy & Moo's Celebrity Pictures & Gossip external link    Wed, Nov 7

By Sarah Joaquin Phoenix on Location for “Two Lovers” in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn, New York - November 5, 2007 thecelebrityspot

Rate Capsule reviews - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Original at Wilkes Barre Times-Leader external link    Fri, Nov 2

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Free Times Capsule reviews  PA - WE OWN THE NIGHT — Joaquin Phoenix is a club manager with shady associates who’s coaxed toward the right side of the law by his cop-brother Mark Wahlberg. ... Movies: Friday-Sunday, Nov. 2-4 Providence Journal all 49 news articles

Rate Opinion: Reservation Road

Original at Rolling Stone external link    Wed, Oct 31

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Even the best actors -- and I'd rank Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo among their generation's finest -- can't save a movie that aims for tragedy but stalls at soap opera. Directed by Terry George from a novel by John Burnham Schwartz, the film concerns a hit-and-run that shatters two famil...

Rate Opinion: We Own the Night

Original at Rolling Stone external link    Wed, Oct 31

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Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg Booed at the Cannes film festival (always a sign that a movie has good energy), James Gray's pulverizing crime drama is unafraid to put its passions right out where it's easy to mock them. We Own the Night is defiantly, refreshingly unhip. Set in Brooklyn in th...

Rate Podcast: TIFF Interview: Reservation Road Star Mark Ruffalo

Original at Cinematical external link    Thu, Sep 13

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By James Rocchi In Reservation Road, Mark Ruffalo plays Dwight --a divorced lawyer drifting through life who accidentally strikes and kills a young boy with his SUV one night -- and drives away, leaving shattered lives in his wake. Ruffalo's performance is careful and yet raw, sincere and complex -- and...

Rate Podcast: TIFF Interview: Reservation Road Director Terry George

Original at Cinematical external link    Wed, Sep 12

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By James Rocchi Director and writer Terry George may best be known for his Oscar-nominated work on Hotel Rwanda; Reservation Road, his new film at the Toronto International Film Festival, may very well earn a few Oscar nominations of its own. George spoke with Cinematical in Toronto about working with a...

Rate Phoenix Not Into Watching His Films

Original at The Columbian external link    Sat, May 26

CANNES, France (AP) -- Joaquin Phoenix slipped out of the theater the moment the lights dimmed at the Cannes premiere of his gritty crime drama "We Own the Night." He can't stand seeing himself on...

Rate Podcast: MBH007-MicheBelz Hollywood

Original at mevio.com external link    Mon, Apr 23

Miche offers profuse thanks to Indie 103 and Mark Sovel especially for alerting her (indirectly) to this amazing concert with The Pity Party, Castledoor and Silversun Pickups. The difference between a gig and a happening. Miche lets Joaquin Phoenix take cuts in front of her. It's a Hollywo...

Year 2006

 

Rate Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Joaquin Phoenix's Secret Musical Shame

Original at Defamer external link    Fri, Feb 17

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· So we're at the Coldplay concert at the Pond on Tuesday (2/7) with fairly decent floor seats 918th row). My husband asks, "hey, isn't that Joaquin Phoenix?" as this short, kind of frumpy guy walks by and I think, "no, an Oscar nominee could surely afford better seats." Then we saw all sorts of...

Rate Joaquin Phoenix Has Post-Accident Brush With Famous-Enough Director [Joaquin Phoenix]

Original at Defamer external link    Thu, Feb 2

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By Mark I remember this knocking on the passenger window," said Phoenix. "There was this German voice saying, 'Just relax.' There's the air bag, I can't see and I'm saying, 'I'm fine. I am relaxed.' Joaquin Phoenix Pulled from Car Wreck by Director Werner Herzog [LAT]Previously: Joaquin Phoenix Ri...

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