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December of 2009

 

Rate WE'RE A HIT

Original at phillyBurbs.com external link    Thu, Dec 24

In the fall of 2001, acclaimed director M. Night Shyamalan brought Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Abigail Breslin and the rest of the cast of the creepy ...

Rate The decade in movies: Vol. 2, when all the actors went insane

Original at True external link    Tue, Dec 22

It's a shame about Joaquin Phoenix. The guy is such a good actor, far better than River had ever been. His “quitting” acting has been made even more painful ...

Rate The Decade's Film: 2005-2009

Original at t5m external link    Mon, Dec 21

There Will Be Blood; Sean Penn in Milk; Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote; Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line, and Denzel Washington in American Gangster. ...

Rate Avatar scores high! - Gaea Times

Original at Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Technology Blog external link    Fri, Dec 18

Avatar scores high! Gaea Times (blog) fb Bulvarcsirip A falu (am. thriller) RTL Klub, 22:25 Rendez: M. Night Shyamalan Fszereplk: Joaquin Phoenix, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver mattoboyle ... and more »

Rate Christmas and new year TV films

Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk external link    Fri, Dec 18

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fighting to avenge his family and to free Rome, is a rock-solid hero, matched by Joaquin Phoenix as the ruthless-but-needy new emperor Commodus. ...

Rate The Twelve Days of Festivus: Nine on-air breakdowns - TV Squad

Original at TV Squad external link    Tue, Dec 15

The Twelve Days of Festivus: Nine on-air breakdowns blog) Joaquin Phoenix goes full schizo on The Late Show David Letterman's NBC and CBS late night shows have compiled more awkward moments than your naked baby ...

Rate Television movies for the Week of Dec. 13

Original at Pittsburgh Post Gazette external link    Sat, Dec 12

7:30 AM (CC) • Ladder 49 '04. Joaquin Phoenix. A firefighter awaits rescue from a burning building. (PG-13) (2:15) TNT: Sun. 11 AM (CC) • Lars and the Real ...

Rate Movie stars break the song barrier

Original at Los Angeles Times external link    Sat, Dec 12

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Before he coached Joaquin Phoenix to play Johnny Cash in "Walk the Line," Love said, "I can't guarantee that he sang 'Happy Birthday' at parties. ...

Rate Russell Brand takes meditation course

Original at Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Technology Blog external link    Mon, Dec 7

In movie Gladiator, evil Roman Emperor Commodus - played by Joaquin Phoenix - decides on the fate of fighter Russell Crowe by giving the thumb signal. ... and more »

Rate From the You! Gossip files

Original at NewsOK.com external link    Thu, Dec 3

Joaquin Phoenix. Joaquin might once have been an OK-looking guy, but these days you'd never know it. 8. Mickey Rourke. So hot in “9 Weeks,” Rourke now looks ...

Rate Julien Temple & Ray Davies Plot Kinks Feature Film - TwentyFourBit

Original at twentyfourbit.com external link    Wed, Dec 2

Julien Temple & Ray Davies Plot Kinks Feature Film TwentyFourBit (blog) His work with Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon on Walk the Line was nothing short of brilliant, not to mention the upcoming Jeff Bridges-starring film ... and more »

November of 2009

 

Rate Top 10 UnSexiest Men Alive

Original at OK! Magazine external link    Mon, Nov 30

Joaquin Phoenix: Joaquin was sexy in his Golden Globe-winning portrayal of Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, but since his lack of shaving and debut in the ... and more »

Rate The Week in DVR: Ron Howard's Best, a Heavenly Father Goes Bad and Chefs Head ...

Original at New York Observer external link    Mon, Nov 30

Joaquin Phoenix was still credited as Leaf! Oh, it was a better time indeed. In addition to some serious sentimental sniffling, there are some good sight ...

Rate Daily guide

Original at Boston Globe external link    Fri, Nov 27

PG-13 (2007) Gladiator 9 pm (TNT) Thrilling Best Picture winner about a Roman general who becomes a gladiator. Russell Crowe. Joaquin Phoenix. ...

Rate For these he gives thanks

Original at Clarksville Leaf Chronicle external link    Thu, Nov 26

Joaquin Phoenix Talk Show Guest Handbook. Secretary of Treasury Tim Geithner. Though now in charge of the IRS, forgot to pay his taxes. Yeah. Me, too. ... and more »

Rate Stuck on the '60s

Original at Times of India external link    Sat, Nov 21

Jethro Tull, Johnny Cash (do grab a Walk the Line DVD, an Academy Award-winning biopic on Cash, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon), ...

Rate James Franco's Crazy Genius In Full And Gangsterlicious Flower

Original at NPR external link    Fri, Nov 20

You can't just act weird on a late-night talk show anymore; Joaquin Phoenix pretty much killed that bit. You can't just say strange things in interviews. ... and more »

Rate Walk the Line

Original at bluray.ign.com external link    Thu, Nov 19

The film stars the ever-eccentric Joaquin Phoenix as country music legend Johnny Cash, from his rise as a mislead musician who ...

Rate Production Begins in Portland, Oregon on Untitled Gus Van Sant Project

Original at FOXBusiness external link    Fri, Nov 13

She made her feature film debut starring in the M. Night Shyamalan film, The Village, opposite Adrien Brody, Joaquin Phoenix and Sigourney Weaver. and more »

Year 2009

 

Rate OTHER RELEASES

Original at Taipei Times external link    Thu, Apr 30

 Taiwan Joaquin Phoenix has taken a strange turn lately with a bizarre new appearance and manner and an attempt at a career in rap. Hopefully it'sa trick, because movies like Two Lovers, Walk the Line and 8MM show that Phoenix the actor should never be ...

Rate Browse News Catagories:

Original at MovieWeb external link    Tue, Apr 28

We have all the details on this new Joaquin Phoenix/Gwenyth Paltrow film's DVD/BD release. We have all the details on this award-winning film in both formats. The director behind this searing biopic brings Giulio Andreotti to the big screen. ...

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 Live blogging the Oscars

Original at Los Angeles Times external link    Sun, Feb 22

 CA 6:37 pm — Ben Stiller did a brilliant riff on one-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix while poor Natalie Portman tried to read off the nominees for cinematography. The winner — Anthony Dod Mantle for "Slumdog Millionaire," who recently won the guild ...

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 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:

Year 2008

 

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 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 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 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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