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NEWS ABOUT: Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix stories: 19 news summaries
OPINION

 How Baron Cohen 
 Might Follow Brüno 


Jul 13, 09 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen is box-office gold, but he can’t pull it off again … or can he? Eric Ditzian looks at some possibilities for the Brüno star’s future.
  • "A Fourth Wacked-Out Journalist." Some thought Brüno couldn't fly after the exposure Borat
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entertainment • music • film • Joaquin Phoenix • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • Bruno • Da Ali G Show • movie star

OPINION

 2009's Least Sexy Men 


Mar 26, 09 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Boston Phoenix rolls out its 100 unsexiest men list, taking into account both looks and karma. Here’s a taste:
  • Rush Limbaugh: “America’s ugliest moment of 2009? Rush Limbaugh, his man-boobs a-jiggle, bouncing at the CPAC podium.”
  • Alex Rodriguez: “Could
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Dick Cheney • Robert Mugabe • Rush Limbaugh • Alex Rodriguez • Warren Jeffs • Joaquin Phoenix • Toby Young • Lil Wayne • Jimmy Fallon • unsexy • Howard Stern Grid

 Joaquin a 'Crazy Person 
 With a Beard': Director

Gray echoes comments from last month

Mar 26, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Joaquin Phoenix’s transition to rapping is a hoax “then it’s the most elaborate thing that I have ever seen,” Two Lovers director James Gray tells the Times of London, citing the actor’s in-home recording studio and constant claims of being “tired” on-set as... More »

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celebrity • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • James Gray • acting career • Howard Stern Grid

 Paltrow: Phoenix 'Intense' But Just a 'Big Softy'

But he is a little 'intense'

Mar 15, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow has defended increasingly bizarre Joaquin Phoenix as a "real softy, kind person," reports the Boston Globe. But Paltrow conceded the actor-turned-rap-wildman can be a bit ... distant. "He has trouble relaxing. He's very intense. Sometimes you don't want to disturb him," said the actress, who... More »

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rap music • Gwyneth Paltrow • Joaquin Phoenix • acting • acting career

Joaquin Pounces on Heckler
at Rap 'Concert'

Another stunt?

Mar 12, 09 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Security guards hauled off neo-rapper Joaquin Phoenix early this morning after he leaped from the stage during a Miami Beach concert to confront a heckler, reports AP. The increasingly bizarre actor appeared in a disheveled suit to mutter mostly unintelligible lyrics after appearing four hours late to the concert. Suddenly... More »

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rapper • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • Borat • actor

Phoenix Might Be Losing
His Mind: Shrink

Whatever is happening 'isn't funny,' says doc

Feb 27, 09 4:46 AM CST
(Newser) - A Chicago psychiatrist has offered yet another theory for the recent odd behavior of actor Joaquin Phoenix: he might be losing his mind. While bloggers speculate that the zombie-like Phoenix is either hooked on drugs or spoofing his fans with a zoned-out tumble into a laughable rap music career, Dr.... More »

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drugs • David Letterman • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • actor

 Best and Worst of Oscar Night 

Funny and un-funny moments abound at ceremony

Feb 23, 09 7:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscar night was filled with highs and lows, from the predictably inspirational moments when Kate Winslet finally won and Heath Ledger’s family received his posthumous award, to the cheap shot of producers cutting to Angelina Jolie’s face during Jennifer Aniston’s presenter speech. More from the Los Angeles ... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Academy Awards • awards • award show • Jennifer Aniston • Heath Ledger • Ben Stiller • Sean Penn • Bill Maher • Joaquin Phoenix • movies • Jessica Biel • Pineapple Express • Kate Winslet • Hugh Jackman • Oscars • Bill Maher Grid

 Phoenix: Music Is My Legacy 

Not my acting

Feb 17, 09 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix thinks he’ll be remembered for his music, rather than his Oscar-nominated acting, he tells the Mirror. Phoenix is a lot wordier than he was in his monosyllabic appearance on Letterman, telling the paper he’s serious about becoming a rapper. “I feel like everything... More »

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music • film • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • mockumentary • movies • celebrity interview

(Newser) - Bizarre behavior aside, Joaquin Phoenix does have ambitions for his new career in rhyming, as he revealed in an interview with ABC News. “I want it to be big,” he said of his debut album, which is in the works. “Not big like popular. I want it... More »

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music • film • hip-hop • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • meltdown • acting • debut



 Joaquin: Junkie 
 or New Borat? 

increasingly bizarre behavior churns rumor mills

Feb 13, 09 4:43 AM CST
(Newser) - The case of Joaquin Phoenix gets curiouser and curiouser following the actor' shambolic appearance on the David Letterman show. The odd tics and nodding-off behavior that drew Letterman's scathing wrath are typical of a heroin user, Gawker points out. But many speculate that it's all a Borat-like hoax act by... More »

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celebrity • David Letterman • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • acting

 Dave Shreds Spacy Joaquin 

Ex-actor awkward, embarrassing on show

Feb 12, 09 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A nearly comatose Joaquin Phoenix appeared on The Late Show last night, and his vacant stares and one-word answers forced David Letterman to resort to openly mocking him, Gawker reports. Phoenix—who may or may not be engaging in an elaborate publicity stunt—at one point stuck his gum underneath... More »

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music • late night talk show • David Letterman • rapper • Joaquin Phoenix • actor • career • acting career • celebrity interview

 Phoenix 
 Denies 
 Hip-Hop 
 Is Hoax 

Actor-turned-rapper says he has made his last film

Feb 4, 09 3:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Joaquin Phoenix insists he really has quit Hollywood for hip-hop,  AP reports. He’s made his last movie and is busy recording rap tracks in his home studio, said the star. Rumors that the career change was actually an elaborate practical joke swirled after video emerged of Phoenix... More »

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celebrity • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • actor • acting career

(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix really is a struggling rap artist, a rep tells MTV. “The transition from one career to another is never seamless,” the actor’s publicist says. “He intends on exploring his musical interests despite speculative, negative, or positive reactions.” The statement is in direct contrast... More »

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celebrity • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • actor • acting • acting career

 Phoenix 
 'Breakdown' 
 More Like 
 a Put-On 

Phoenix' rap career might just be a show

Jan 28, 09 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix's transformation from Oscar-nominated actor to bumbling rapper may be a prank meant to satirize media coverage of pompous actors, Entertainment Weekly reports. “He said, ‘It's a put-on. I'm going to pretend to have a meltdown and change careers, and Casey [Affleck] is going to film it,... More »

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celebrity • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • actor • acting • acting career

When Celebs Hit a Low Note

Like Joaquin Phoenix,
other stars have stumbled painfully
into the music biz

Jan 25, 09 6:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Ex-Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix kicked off a new career last week by rapping in Las Vegas—and tripping off the stage. He's not the only actor to stumble in the music business, the Independent reports. Among his peers:
  • Bruce Willis: He died hard with a painful rendition of the
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Steven Seagal • Joaquin Phoenix • Eddie Murphy • Russell Crowe • Bruce Willis • Jada Pinkett Smith

(Newser) - Retired actor and ex-Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix hit a Vegas stage last night in his new incarnation—as a rapper, People reports. "This is me saying this is who I am. This is my story," Phoenix said before performing at LAVO in The Palazzo. Brother-in-law Casey Affleck recorded... More »

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music • rapper • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • actor



 Joaquin 
 Walks Away 
 From Acting 

Actor confesses career change in impromptu interview

Oct 29, 08 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Is Joaquin Phoenix bowing out of show biz? "I want to take this opportunity (to) just talk a little bit about the fact that this will be my last performance as an actor. I'm not doing films anymore," the two-time Oscar nominee told Extra unexpectedly at Monday night's... More »

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Hollywood • celebrity • Joaquin Phoenix • actor • acting career • celebrity interview

Filmgoers Ask,
Why Did I Get Married?

Perry comedy debuts
at number one with
90% black audience 

Oct 14, 07 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Black America flocked to Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? this weekend, lifting it to number one with $21.5 million. George Clooney and The Rock bowed to the actor/playwright's fourth effort, as The Game Plan fell to second at $11.5 million and Michael Clayton tied... More »

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Janet Jackson • comedy • box office • George Clooney • Mark Wahlberg • Joaquin Phoenix • Tyler Perry

Mediocrity, Blahs Own the Night

Critics aren't too excited about James Gray's latest crime drama

Oct 12, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - No one feels too strongly about We Own the Night, a crime drama Variety calls “exceptionally conventional.” It delivers “jolts of pulse-quickening drama,” the Inquirer says, complete with a rainy car chase every reviewer loved. Beyond that, “reactions will depend greatly upon one's tolerance for... More »

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movie review • Mark Wahlberg • Joaquin Phoenix • We Own the Night • James Gray • movies

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