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Gladiator’s Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix to re-team for Napoleon epic

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Could Joaquin Phoenix be gearing up for another Oscar campaign in the future? Deadline reports that the actor is re-teaming with Gladiator director Ridley Scott for an upcoming Napoleon-focused film. Phoenix will play the French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Titled Kitbag, the name is derived from the old saying: “There is a general’s […]

Movie Review – Her (2013)

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Her, 2013. Written and Directed by Spike Jonze. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Wilde, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, and Rooney Mara. SYNOPSIS: A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need. Spike Jonze is such an interesting Director.  One of those […]

Joker star Joaquin Phoenix has reportedly been offered $50 million for two sequels

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Joaquin Phoenix, the star of Joker, has reportedly been offered a massive $50 million to star in two sequels. Joker was a massive hit, commercially and critically, causing many to crave a sequel to the Joaquin Phoenix led film. With Phoenix involved, a sequel always felt like a long shot but both director and star […]

Darren Aronofsky wanted Joaquin Phoenix to play Batman in his Year One adaptation

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Many remember the long gap between Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin and Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, but few recall that Darren Aronofsky was once attached to helm a Batman film. Yes, the Black Swan and mother! director planned an adaptation of Frank Miller’s iconic Batman: Year One. When speaking with Empire Magazine, Aronofsky opened up […]

Can Joker win Best Picture at the Academy Awards?

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EJ Moreno with an opinion video on Joker’s Oscar chances… In the video below, join EJ Moreno as he breaks down one of the year’s biggest awards contenders, Joker. With 11 Oscar nominations and a few wins at other award shows, it’s looking like the Year of the Clown. But can it take home the […]

Movie Review – Joker (2019)

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Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Brett Cullen, Frances Conroy, Douglas Hodge, Shea Whigham, Marc Maron, Bryan Callen, Bill Camp, Josh Pais, Glenn Fleshler, Dante Pereira-Olson, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: A gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society. Here’s a killing joke: […]

Kathy Bates praises Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as Arthur Fleck in Joker

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American Horror Story and Misery star Kathy Bates has praised Joaquin Phoenix’s Golden Globe-winning performance as Arthur Fleck in the Todd Phillips directed film, Joker. In an interview with Deadline, Bates said she found Phoenix’s performance to be “electrifying” and it has inspired her to “do better” with her own performances and to see what’s possible. “Well, recently […]

Joaquin Phoenix teams with A24 for untitled drama

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Joker star Joaquin Phoenix has found his next project following his acclaimed turn as the Clown Prince of Crime in Todd Phillips’ DC comic book adaptation, with Deadline reporting that the actor is set to team with A24 on an as-yet-untitled drama. The project is being written and directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mike Mills (20th […]

Is it wrong to root for The Joker?

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Anghus Houvouras on The Joker… It’s almost impossible to escape the zeitgeist currently surrounding Todd Phillips’ highly-praised, highly-controversial take on The Joker. After near unanimous praise from the Venice Film Festival, the movie has become a target for the polarizing extremes of social media. Questions have been raised about the social responsibility of the time […]