Joaquin Phoenix

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

source: Northumberland Gazette

 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. ...

Published Thu, Jun 11

Directors' plea boosts festival pick

source: The Australian

 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 ...

Published Tue, Jun 9

Two Lovers

source: GreenCine

 CA The third screen outing for writer/director James Gray and actor Joaquin Phoenix following We Own the Night and The Yards, Two Lovers co-stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Isabella Rossellini, and Vinessa Shaw. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide.

Published Mon, Jun 8

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

source: California Chronicle

 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 ...

Published Tue, Jun 2

Capsule reviews of what's at the Cinematheque this weekend

source: Cleveland Scene Weekly

 OH Milan Paurich) Two Lovers (US, 2008) Director James Gray (Little Odessa, We Own the Night) takes a break from his usual genre fare with this unexpectedly touching, beautifully played urban romance set in present-day Brooklyn. Joaquin Phoenix plays ...

Published Thu, May 28

No Cannes Do

source: Forbes

 NY While Two Lovers, a film staring Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow, was one of the favorites at Cannes last year, it garnered paltry revenue--under $3 million at the US box office and $8.4 million globally. But it's not all bad news. ...

Published Wed, May 13

Uptown Magazine - Winnipeg's Online Source for Arts, Entertainment ...

source: Uptown

 Canada With a loose trilogy behind him (1994's Little Odessa, 2000's The Yards, and 2007's We Own the Night), Gray tackles Two Lovers, his third film with actor Joaquin Phoenix. It's ostensibly about love and obsession, but that's like saying The Godfather is ...

Published Fri, May 1

Phoenix blends charm, sensitivity

source: Winnipeg Free Press

Unlike Little Odessa or We Own the Night, no bullets are fired. But given the suicidal history of Leonard Kraditor (Joaquin Phoenix), a life is certainly at stake, especially since we see Leonard at the beginning of the film jumping into the ocean in ...

Published Fri, May 1