Joaquin Phoenix

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

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

The final rise of the Phoenix?

source: FFWD

 Canada - Jesse Locke Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow and Vinessa Shaw as the three members of a tempestuous triangle, it flies far outside the typical Hollywood comfort zone by baring its characters' true-to-life flaws, insecurities and erratic behaviours. ...

Published Wed, May 6

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

The Man Who Understands Joaquin Phoenix

source: See Magazine

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 ...

Published Wed, Apr 29

Two Lovers

source: South Wales Argus

 UK A beautifully made romantic drama that provides a great showcase for the acting talents of Joaquin Phoenix -- in what he insists will be his last role. Leonard (Phoenix) is a sensitive and depressed man in his 30s who moves back into his parents' ...

Published Fri, Apr 24