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  • Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ turns a legend into a loser (2:44 PM 12/13/2023)

    12/13/2023 2:59:32 PM PST · by Fiji Hill · 74 replies
    Angelus ^ | December 5, 2023 | Andrew Fowler
    Rising above the 7th Arrondissement of Paris is the gold dome of Les Invalides, a landmark that serves as both a French military museum and the final resting place of the nation’s greatest general, Napoleon Bonaparte. The engravings surrounding his sarcophagus depict him as one of the ancients, adorned with laurels and togas next to tablets listing his vast accomplishments. Napoleon’s legacy as both a military mastermind and a statesman is hard to summarize — and complicated to assess. Similarly, there’s just too much to the man to capture in a single film. Still, the tagline of celebrated director Ridley...
  • Vegan activist Joaquin Phoenix gets back in the saddle for Napoleon - five years after sharing his 'regret' at riding horses for movie roles

    04/07/2023 11:27:34 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 40 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 7 April 2023 | ALISON BOSHOFF
    Ardent vegan activist Joaquin Phoenix finds himself uncomfortably on horseback in the new Napoleon film by British director Ridley Scott. Indeed, you can see in Phoenix's face just how much he enjoys it.. the answer being, not a lot. Phoenix will have found himself horribly conflicted when forced to get back in the saddle. He has been vegan since the age of three and believes that using any animal products — or using animals full stop — is a 'gross abuse of power'. In 2018 he talked about having to ride horses in The Sisters Brothers — and how he...
  • Oscars End Abruptly With Anthony Hopkins Best Actor Upset (Woke attempt backfires!)

    04/26/2021 3:58:30 AM PDT · by Stravinsky · 48 replies
    Variety ^ | April 25, 2021 | Adam Vary
    Making Academy Awards history in the most awkward way imaginable, Anthony Hopkins won the Oscar for best actor for his performance in “The Father,” becoming the oldest winner ever. Hopkins, however, was not on hand to accept the award, which for the first time in Oscars history was placed at the very end of the telecast, after “Nomadland” had won best picture and Frances McDormand took home best actress. Presenter Joaquin Phoenix instead had to accept the award on Hopkins’ behalf, providing an altogether abrupt and anti-climatic conclusion to the most unusual Academy Awards ceremony in modern history. It is...
  • Madonna and Robert de Niro join 200 celebrities and scientists calling for the world not to 'return to normal' after Covid-19 lockdowns and stop 'the pursuit of consumerism'

    05/07/2020 8:35:13 AM PDT · by EdnaMode · 88 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | May 6, 2020 | Rory Butler
    A host of celebrities and scientists including Madonna, Robert de Niro and a clutch of Nobel Prize winners have called for radical change in the world rather than 'a return to normal' after the coronavirus lockdowns. Hollywood stars Cate Blanchett, Jane Fonda, Marion Cotillard and Monica Bellucci also added their names to the open letter published in the French daily Le Monde. The signatories are pleading for an end to unbridled consumerism and a 'radical transformation' of economies to help save the planet. The movement has been penned and led by actress Juliette Binoche and astrophysicist Aurélien Barrau. A full...
  • The Biggest Threat to America’s Farmers Is America’s Left

    02/20/2020 4:47:01 AM PST · by Kaslin · 16 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | February 20, 2020 | Congressman Fred Keller
    America’s farmers have faced many difficulties over the past several decades. Misaligned trade deals, troubling weather patterns, and an onslaught of attacks from anti-agriculture activists have all contributed to an unfortunately high number of struggling family farms representative of the entire agriculture industry.While these issues persist, it has become increasingly clear that America’s farmers are facing a new threat: the progressive left of American politics.From far-left Hollywood elites to out-of-touch liberal billionaires, today’s Democrat Party is pushing an anti-agriculture agenda that would spell doom for thousands of family farmers and the rural communities in which they live.During his acceptance speech...
  • Joker Actor Joaquin Phoenix Accepts Best Actor Award at Oscars in Rambling Speech Referencing Cow Insemination and Condemning Cancel Culture

    02/10/2020 1:28:40 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 94 replies
    Bounding Into Comics ^ | 02/10/2020 | John F. Trent
    Joker actor Joaquin Phoenix accepted the Best Actor award at the Oscars for his role in Joker in a rambling speech that referenced cow insemination and condemned cancel culture. Phoenix began his speech saying, “I’ve been thinking a lot about some of the distressing issues we are facing collectively and I think at times we feel or are made to feel that we champion different causes. But for me I see commonality.” He continued, “I think whether we are talking about gender inequality, or racism, or queer rights, or indigenous rights, or animal rights, we are talking about the fight...
  • Joker is the most-nominated film at this year’s Oscars. It shouldn’t win Best Picture.

    01/29/2020 3:32:04 AM PST · by Bender2 · 52 replies
    Every year, between five and 10 movies compete for the Oscars’ Best Picture trophy. It’s the most prestigious award that the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences gives out every year, announced right at the end of the ceremony. And there aren’t any set rules about what constitutes a “best” picture. It’s the movie — for better or worse, depending on the year — that Hollywood designates as its standard bearer for the current moment. But it obviously struck a massive nerve with audiences as well as with the industry, which has heaped praise on it beginning with the...
  • Golden Globe Best Actor Winner Joaquin Phoenix Urges Celebrities Not to 'Take Private Jets' to Award Shows

    01/07/2020 6:55:08 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 36 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 01/07/2020 | Nicholas Ballasy
    Actor Joaquin Phoenix asked celebrities to stop taking private jet trips as a way to fight climate change. “It’s really nice that so many people have come up and sent their well wishes to Australia but we have to do more than that. It’s such a beautiful gesture. I’ve not always been a virtuous man. I'm learning so much," Phoenix said when accepting the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama on Sunday evening for his role in JOKER. “It’s great to vote but sometimes we have to take that responsibility on ourselves and make changes and...
  • Joaquin Phoenix Wins Best Actor Golden Globe Over Adam Driver as Oscar Battle Heats Up

    01/05/2020 8:33:01 PM PST · by Mariner · 79 replies
    IndieWire ^ | January 5th, 2020 | Zack Sharf
    Joaquin Phoenix has now won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama thanks to his critically acclaimed performance in Todd Phillips’ revisionist comic book movie “Joker.” Believe it or not, the Golden Globe victory is Phoenix’s first major Best Actor win of the 2019-20 awards season outside of smaller critics’ groups. The majority of precursor Best Actor prizes this season have been awarded to Adam Driver of “Marriage Story” or Adam Sandler of “Uncut Gems.” Phoenix was nominated for the Golden Globe awards opposite Driver in “Marriage Story,” Christian Bale in “Ford v. Ferrari,” Jonathan Pryce...
  • Box Office: 'Joker' Dances to Record $13.3M in Previews

    10/04/2019 7:54:07 AM PDT · by EdnaMode · 29 replies
    Hollywood Reporter ^ | October 4, 2019 | Pamela McClintock
    Previews of Warner Bros.' Joker lit up the U.S. box office on Thursday night, earning an impressive $13.3 million. The R-rated supervillain pic, directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, easily sets a new preview record for the month of October, besting last year's Venom ($10 million). It began screening at 4 p.m. local time. Joker has sparked sparked headlines for its dark themes and violence, prompting theaters across the country to ramp up security and warn parents that the film isn't an ordinary superhero pic (the usual DC title card doesn't even appear in the credits). To date,...
  • FILM REVIEW: Joker: The Most Unsettling of All Comic-Book Movies

    10/03/2019 12:14:40 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 99 replies
    National Review ^ | 10/03/2019 | Kyle Smith
    Where does evil come from? Joker offers the most banal answer imaginable — budget cuts for social workers — but it’s a devastatingly effective portrait of a serial killer in formation, bringing to mind a long, sickening line of American psychos.More than any comic-book movie to date, Joker, directed with a fierce commitment by Todd Phillips, eschews entertainment and dares to repel a sizable proportion of the potential audience. With an awful foreboding, it drills into the psychic pain of Arthur Fleck — failed clown, failed standup comic, failed human. Joaquin Phoenix gives one of the creepiest performances ever...
  • Joker: Joaquin Phoenix walks out of interview after controversial question about real-life violence

    09/22/2019 1:44:10 PM PDT · by NoLibZone · 57 replies
    MSN ^ | Sept 21, 2019 | Jacob Stolworthy
    Joker: Joaquin Phoenix walks out of interview after controversial question about real-life violence Phoenix was asked by The Telegraph if he thought particular moments in the film "might perversely end up inspiring exactly the kind of people it's about, with potentially tragic results". Instead of answering, the actor walked out. The debate over violence in film has been prevalent in recent months following a series of mass shootings in the US. Last month, Universal pulled the release of new thriller The Hunt, a film following 12 red-state strangers who wake up in a clearing and realise they’re being hunted by...
  • In era of mass murder, Warner Bros' JOKER will be too much for many

    09/11/2019 2:44:34 PM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 49 replies
    SF Gate ^ | Sep 11, 2019 | Steven Zeitchik
    The film is "Joker," and while it comes in the form of a comic-book movie, it is the opposite of light. The movie focuses on the pre-Joker Arthur Fleck, circa early 1980s Gotham - a sad-sack clown slowly unraveling u At the Venice premiere, a moviegoer approached Phillips and said he thought Paris would burn as a result of the movie. Stephanie Zacharek wrote that Phoenix's character "could easily be adopted as the patron saint of incels," referring to the "involuntary celibates" group of frustrated males whose beliefs have come up in several mass killings. "In America, there's a mass...
  • Jesus is Not the Joker (Mary Magdalene movie review)

    04/20/2019 4:55:45 PM PDT · by EveningStar · 17 replies
    National Review ^ | April 20, 2019 | Kyle Smith
    Mary Magdalene suffers from a miscast Joaquin Phoenix, drab visuals, and a muddled message. Actors love to think they can play anything, but the job of any half-decent filmmaker is to tell them when they’re not right for a part. If the Rock wants to play Kurt Cobain, try to talk him out of it. Adam Sandler as King Lear is not a great match. And then there’s Joaquin Phoenix. He’s playing Jesus Christ in the new film Mary Magdalene. In certain situations, Phoenix is a capable actor. I believe he would excel as a meth head, or as a...
  • I'M STILL HERE (Roger Ebert reviews the Joaquin Phoenix trainwreck documentary)

    09/10/2010 2:57:37 PM PDT · by Drew68 · 31 replies · 1+ views
    rogerebert.com ^ | 10 Sep 10 | Roger Ebert
    A mind is a terrible thing to waste. The tragedy of Joaquin Phoenix's self-destruction has been made into "I'm Still Here," a sad and painful documentary that serves little useful purpose other than to pound another nail into the coffin. Here is a gifted actor who apparently by his own decision has brought desolation upon his head. He was serious when he said he would never act again. He was serious when he announced a career as a hip hop artist. He wasn't goofing when he was on the Letterman show. He was flying into pieces. For reasons which are...
  • Vegan Joaquin Phoenix to Save Rabbit-Eating Snakes

    04/09/2010 5:55:14 PM PDT · by AustralianConservative · 11 replies · 577+ views
    David Horowitz's News Real ^ | April 8, 2010 | Ben-Peter Terpstra
    Mirror, mirror, on the wall who in the land is silliest of all? Exhibit one: In Year of the Dog we travel with two hysterical vegans, Peggy (Molly Shannon) and Newt (Peter Sarsgaard). They both have issues. And, in one memorable scene, Peggy returns to Newt’s house to pick up her dog. Just one slight problem though. Or as Newt tearfully declares: “Valentine killed Buttons.” Now I wasn’t expecting Peggy’s “devil dog” to kill Newt’s “toy tog” – and I certainly wasn’t expecting vegan Newt to send Valentine to his death. But it makes one wonder. Exhibit two: In real...
  • Joaquin Phoenix New Face of PETA

    03/28/2010 1:26:39 PM PDT · by JoeProBono · 32 replies · 1,183+ views
    ecanadanow ^ | Mar 28th
    Joaquin Phoenix has come out of his self imposed retirement from Hollywood for a good cause. He is lending his celebrity to the controversial PETA group. The animal right’s group is targeting those people who wear real snakeskin. Phoenix has been somewhat of a laughing stock in the past year among the Hollywood gossip scene. He made headlines after announcing he was retiring from the film industry in order to pursue his rap music career. His appearance on a late night talk show fueled rumors about his mental state and possible drug use. He has since cleaned up and is...
  • Joaquin Phoenix officially named craziest man in Hollywood

    02/14/2009 7:11:03 PM PST · by slomark · 50 replies · 1,540+ views
    (If you haven;t yet sen this video, check it out)What can we say about this clip from the David Letterman’s Late Show? Hell, even Letterman was at a loss for words. Congratulations, Joaquin. You’ve officially become the craziest person in a town crammed chock full of crazies.
  • Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman, the most bizarre thing I've ever seen

    02/12/2009 12:33:01 PM PST · by Scythian · 75 replies · 3,866+ views
    Is he putting this on, it really doesn't look like it, very bizarre? Video
  • Joaquin Phoenix Confirms He's Done With Movies

    11/02/2008 4:19:46 PM PST · by Publius804 · 23 replies · 1,129+ views
    newsmax.com ^ | November 2, 2008 | Associated Press
    Joaquin Phoenix Confirms He's Done With Movies Sunday, November 2, 2008 1:30 PM LOS ANGELES -- The writing on Joaquin Phoenix's fists said it all. The words "Good Bye" were penned on the actor's knuckles at a premiere Saturday night for his latest film, "Two Lovers," and Phoenix confirmed a surprise announcement he made last week: He's giving up movies. "I think it's just moving on. It's rediscovering something else," said Phoenix, 34, said in an interview with Associated Press Television News before Saturday's American Film Institute festival, which also premiered "Che," starring Benicio Del Toro. "Two Lovers" is his...