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'The Master' Stimulates, But Does It Entertain?
09/16/2012
Paul Thomas Anderson’s esoteric The Master is a Freudian reverie ripe with metaphor and cryptic meanings that, while not always entertaining, is certainly intellectually stimulating. The Master is set in the aftermath of WWII, when men tried desperately to grapple with the horrors unleashed by whatever means possible — drugs, suburban exile or, in the case of our “aberrated” hero, religion.
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River Phoenix's Final Film, 'Dark Blood,' To Be Released After 18 Years
09/21/2012
It has been almost 18 years since the sudden death of River Phoenix outside Johnny Depp's Hollywood night club, The Viper Room, after a drug overdose from cocaine and heroin, but that doesn't mean that the young movie star, who was 23 at the time of his death, or his films have been forgotten.
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SLIDESHOW: Venice Film Festival Shines
08/29/2012
Despite rumors of demise due to budget troubles, the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival opened strong with big names and controversial themes. The festival debuted today with the controversial 9/11 drama The Reluctant Fundamentalist, directed by New York-based Indian director Mira Nair, and starring Liev Schreiber (pictured above with girlfriend Naomi Watts), British-Pakistani actor and rapper Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson (pictured below).
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Paul Thomas Anderson Reveals Mysterious Trailer For Scientology-Based 'The Master'
07/20/2012
Director Paul Thomas Anderson, 42, of such acclaimed films as There Will Be Blood, Magnolia, and Cigarettes & Coffee, teased audiences a month ago with a cryptic teaser of his forthcoming drama, The Master, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams.
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PETA Names Woody Harrelson And Jessica Chastain Sexiest Vegetarians
06/29/2012
Aside from being two of Hollywood's hottest, Oscar-nominated stars, Woody Harrelson and Jessica Chastain can both add "Sexiest Vegetarian" to the list of their accomplishments. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — or PETA, as they are known — put Harrelson and Chastain at the top of their "Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities" list, which is 100 names long! "Both trust their vegan diets to keep their skin camera-ready, their figures svelte, and their consciences clear," PETA writes on their web site.
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WATCH: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix And Amy Adams In 'The Master' Trailer
06/19/2012
In a new trailer for The Master, from There Will Be Blood mastermind Paul Thomas Anderson, we get to see more of Oscar winner Phillip Seymour Hoffman in the title role (Hoffman was conspicuously absent from a clip released last month).
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SNEAK PEEK: New Joaquin Phoenix Flick, 'The Master,' About Scientology?
05/22/2012
Watch out L. Ron Hubbard — there's a new "master" in town. Joaquin Phoenix, who shocked fans with 2010's mockumentary, I'm Still Here, by director Casey Affleck, is back stirring up trouble in the upcoming The Master, a 1950s-set drama about a charming intellectual who starts a religion in America.
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I'm Still Here
09/15/2010
It’s a hoax. That’s what everyone was saying before they saw it. The fake meltdown, the strange David Letterman appearance, the poorly rehearsed and bizarre sounding hip-hop performances: all part of an elaborate anti-comedy ruse.
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VIDEO: Joaquin Phoenix Apologizes To David Letterman
09/23/2010
This time, he shaved first. Joaquin Phoenix appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman for the first time since the infamous 2009 show, which has since been revealed to have been 'acting' for his mockumentary film, I'm Still Here.
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Casey Affleck Admits 'I'm Still Here' Is A Hoax
09/17/2010
Hoax, trick, performance art, mockumentary: whatever you want to call it, it's still fiction. Casey Affleck has finally made clear that his film I'm Still There, starring Joaquin Phoenix playing a fake version of Joaquin Phoenix, is almost entirely made up.
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The Celebrity Viral Video Awards
09/08/2010
Wikipedia (the widely-accepted Gospel of internet lore) defines a “viral video” as “one that becomes popular through the process of internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites and e-mail.
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Joaquin Phoenix's New Movie Not A Hoax?
09/07/2010
Joaquin Phoenix may be the new Ali G. Starring in the new Casey Affleck directed ‘documentary’ I’m Still Here, Phoenix, 36, plays a movie star named Joaquin Phoenix who’s decided to turn from film to rap.
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VIDEO: Trailer Joaquin Phoenix's Bizarre Documentary
08/19/2010
After a year of bizarre talk show appearances, club dates that ended in stage falls and audience brawls, rumors of a retirement from moviemaking and stories that it all may just be an Andy Kaufman-esque joke, the first trailer for the Joaquin Phoenix film I'm Sill Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix have surfaced online.
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Joaquin Phoenix Hoax Revealed
05/21/2010
Hollywood's indie distribution companies gathered last week to screen a preview of Casey Affleck's mock-umentary I'm Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix and found out what many people suspected – Phoenix's odd behavior in recent years was a hoax for the movie.
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Joaquin Phoenix's Secret Album A "Masterpiece"
01/22/2010
Remember when Joaquin Phoenix left acting to become a rapper? Well, before he left to pursue hip-hop stardom, Phoenix recorded an album over a few months in 2007. His collaborator, L.A. musician Julian Shah-Taylor, now claims the work is nothing short of a masterpiece.
