Has Joaquin Phoenix finally found a way back from the Hollywood wilderness and his self-indulgent faux-documentary shenanigans? According to Deadline, the Walk the Line star is the front-runner to play the mentor who teaches the America’s 16th President how to kill bloodsuckers in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. If cast, Phoenix will be joining relative newcomer [...]
I’m Still Here DVD Review
January 26, 2011 By 2 Comments
I’m Still Here is the much-talked about method-inspired documentary film from Academy Award nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck. Documenting a year in the life of Joaquin Phoenix proved to be a huge media-whoring event, as it kept media circuits, critics and fans alike guessing as to the authenticity of this project. Was it [...]
Win a copy of I’m Still Here on Blu-ray
January 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
To celebrate the release of Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of decent into madness in I’m Still Here, out January 10th, we are giving three people the chance to own one of the most talked about films of the year on Blu-ray. The directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Casey Affleck, I’M STILL HERE is a striking portrayal [...]
Dax Shepard is Fighting for his ‘Brother’s Justice’
November 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Comedian Dax Shepard looks like he’s taken the blueprint for Joaquin Phoenix’s I’m Still Here and given it more of a comedic bent in the trailer (embedded below) for his new film, Brother’s Justice. This appears to be a mockumentary with Shepard playing a version of himself who is trying to reinvent his career by [...]
Joaquin Phoenix’s “I’m Still Here” Scores an F for Fake
September 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
I guess we can probably file this one under “not a surprise”, but various comments from Casey Affleck in an interview and a series of e-mails with the NY Times seem to confirm what many have suspected, namely that Phoenix’s melt-down documentary “I’m Still Here” was an elaborate hoax. Casey Affleck is Phoenix’s brother-in-law and followed Phoenix around [...]
I’m Still Here Review
September 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In autumn 2008 the entertainment channels were abuzz with the strange story of Joaquin Phoenix’s retirement from acting. In the tradition of all good movie plots there was a twist – this Hollywood star had set his heart on a new life as a musician and nothing was going to stand in his way. There [...]
Two New Stills For I’m Still Here
September 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Two new stills have surfaced on Empire Online showing Joaquin Phoenix in upcoming enigma I’m Still Here. The film, which has garnered much attention on behalf of its debatable relation to reality, has been summated: “The directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Casey Affleck, I’M STILL HERE is a striking portrayal of a tumultuous year in [...]
Joaquin Phoenix is Still Here – Did his Plan Work?
September 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It has been just over a year since veteran actor Joaquin Phoenix supposedly went “off the rails”. The Gladiator star announced his retirement from the acting world, grew a beard and took his first foray into becoming a rapper, jumping off stage to scrap with hecklers, embarrassing himself in the process. There was a sizable [...]
New Clip from Joaquin Phoenix Mockumentary ‘I’m Still Here’
September 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The first clip from Joaquin Phoenix new movie, I’m Still Here as been released on Apple. I say film, i think it’s actually being classed as a mockumentary. It sees Ben Affleck’s brother, Casey Affleck behind the camera in this fly on the wall documentary about Phoenix trying to make it in the music industry. [...]
New International Poster for Joaquin Phoenix’s I’m Still Here
September 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We’ve just been sent the international poster for Joaquin Phoenix’s new movie, I’m Still here which is directed by Casey Affleck. It’s a bit of a cheat really since it’s the same as the Domestic one that came out a few weeks ago but this time it gives us the all important release date on [...]
I’m Still Here Trailer Baffles
August 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We have got their hands on the first teaser trailer for I’m Still Here, a film documenting a year in the life of Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line, Two Lovers). I’m Still Here was directed by Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone, The Killer Inside Me), making this his directorial debut. Synopsis: I’m Still Here is [...]
I’m Still Here Poster Mocks You
August 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The truth will out, and soon we’ll know what became of Joaquin Phoenix during his ‘Lost Year’ thanks to the film I’m Still Here, which charts the rapping route Phoenix took after saying Bye! Good to his film fans to explore his lyrical side. Casey Affleck and Tom Blomquist followed the man around while he [...]
Venice Film Festival Competition Line-up Revealed
July 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday the official line-up for Toronto Film Festival was unveiled and, today Venice Film Festival have revealed the twenty-two films that will be vying for the Golden Lion award at this year’s 67th ceremony. The festival, which will run from September 1 – 11, will open with Darren Aronofsky’s psychological thriller, Black Swan, and close [...]