Tag: Joaquin Phoenix
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Joaquin Phoenix’s Best Performances Have This in Common
Joaquin Phoenix is not a man whose performances inspire a shrug. Whether he’s impersonating an actor opting for a radical career change on David Letterman’s talk show, being the villain of Gladiator, or depicting the origins of The Joker, Phoenix is someone whose bold swings as a performer are bound to inspire strong opinions. Not…
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Jack Nicholson Was Allergic to His Joker Makeup in ‘Batman’
A hero as iconic as Batman has always required a villain that is just as memorable and impactful for audiences. The Joker, with his own standalone movie starring Joaquin Phoenix in the titular role and its sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, set for 2024, is easily one of the greatest comic book antagonists that has…
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Why Robert De Niro and Joaquin Phoenix Didn’t Get Along on ‘Joker’
Todd Phillips’ 2019 comic book movie Joker is either a wonderful homage to the work of Martin Scorsese or a complete ripoff of the great filmmaker’s work, depending on which movie fan you ask. The film draws heavy inspiration from Scorsese’s classic crime movies Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy, and there’s certainly a…
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‘Joker 2’ Image — Joaquin Phoenix Dances in the Rain
Joker is undoubtedly a character that has had the most bizarre portrayal in cinema over the years. From his red smile to his sarcastic remarks many iconic performers have taken a shot at the character to entice fans of the iconic Batman villain. However, it’s Joaquin Phoenix’s version that brought out a darker side of…
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Ridley Scott Compares Directing ‘Napoleon’ to Assembling a ‘Ridiculously Challenging Lego Kit’
After directing massive films like “Gladiator” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” Ridley Scott knows a thing or two about historical epics. But even by his standards, “Napoleon” was a massive undertaking. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Scott spoke about the meticulous attention to detail that his team of department heads and consultants applied to…
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Todd Haynes Teases Mexico Shoot for His Upcoming Queer Romance with Joaquin Phoenix
Todd Haynes is back on the festival circuit with “May December,” his Cannes hit that stars frequent collaborator Julianne Moore as a former teacher forced to reckon with renewed interest in her scandalous relationship with a former student. Critics have praised the dark comedy as one of the funniest films of Haynes’ career, with many…
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Joker Ending Explained: Arthur’s Final Joke Kills
In 2008’s “The Dark Knight,” Heath Ledger’s Joker preached that the people in charge of Gotham City shouldn’t be afraid to “introduce a little anarchy” into their world. The citizens didn’t that time around, but it’s a sentiment that Joaquin Phoenix’s sad-sack villain seemed to take to heart for the next iteration of the character,…
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‘Hereditary’s Most Shocking Death Is Eerily Similar to a Real-Life Case
Ari Aster has a pretty impressive filmography under his belt, with a lot of them having a psychological aspect that creeps into you slowly. Beau Is Afraid, which stars Joaquin Phoenix, is his latest work to be released on screen. However, one of his notable works to date is Hereditary (2018). This movie was a…
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Sofia Coppola Hasn’t Seen Spike Jonze’s ‘Her’: ‘I Don’t Know If I Want to See Rooney Mara as Me’
Sofia Coppola has no desire to see “Her” written and directed by ex-husband Spike Jonze.For the 20th anniversary of “Lost in Translation” in a Rolling Stone interview, Coppola addressed Jonze’s 2013 film “Her” which is said to have been inspired by their 2003 divorce, the same year “Lost in Translation” was released. Both “Her” and…
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‘Mother, Couch’ Review – Ewan McGregor’s ‘Beau Is Afraid’
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.To get it out of the way, there is an inescapable element of writer-director Niclas Larsson’s debut feature Mother, Couch that feels increasingly similar to Beau is…