I'm Still Here - Joaquin Phoenix documentary film

[That-Guy]

Casey Affleck was a powerhouse in Gone Baby Gone. I haven't really liked him in much else though.

I have to say, I absolutely hated the Jesse James film. I know everyone loves it, but that movie bored the sh** out of me and Affleck was so annoying that I wanted to curbstomp him. I really hate the "new" style of Western that tries so hard not to be a western that it's just painful to sit through. I know that it was a biopic, but I still thought they could have made it a little more enjoyable.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

That-Guy, you just made me sad face hardcore.

I understand the movie is slow, and I completely agree. However, while it's slow, it's all a beautiful build up to the assassination.

Oh and yeah, Gone Baby Gone is a brilliant movie with an excellent performance from Casey.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

I have the exact opposite feelings That-Guy has. I though Casey was unsuited for the part he played in Gone Baby Gone (which as a whole was pretty well done but rather been-there-done-that and predictable) but that he was absolutely fantastic and unnerving in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, which I think is one of the top 5 movies of the past decade and a masterpiece on nearly every level imaginable.

For another part in which Casey is perfectly cast, check out ''The Killer Inside Me''. He is terrifying in that one. I look forward to more of his work and that even includes this movie he did as a director.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Casey should stick to acting while Ben should stick to directing. Ben can be bearable given the right director, but I'm still surprised at the fact he directed Gone Baby Gone.

 

[That-Guy]

Casey should stick to acting while Ben should stick to directing. Ben can be bearable given the right director, but I'm still surprised at the fact he directed Gone Baby Gone.

But what about if Ben only acts when he can direct himself, like he just did?

And now that Casey has a directing credit, should he direct himself in something?

Or better yet... Casey could direct Ben in a movie where Ben plays a director and he directs Casey who plays an actor who really wants to be a director but is actually better at acting like a director who was a failed actor.

 

[Doctor Jones]

But what about if Ben only acts when he can direct himself, like he just did?

And now that Casey has a directing credit, should he direct himself in something?

Or better yet... Casey could direct Ben in a movie where Ben plays a director and he directs Casey who plays an actor who really wants to be a director but is actually better at acting like a director who was a failed actor.

*picks up pieces of brain off floor*

 

[Deaths Head II]

I knew this was a hoax from the start but the movie looks less appealing then I imagined it a year ago. I thought it was going to be a flat out comedy but it seems way more dramatic then it really should be.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

I knew this was a hoax from the start but the movie looks less appealing then I imagined it a year ago. I thought it was going to be a flat out comedy but it seems way more dramatic then it really should be.

Is there some sort of rulebook? What dictates that it should be all laughs and no drama?

 

[Deaths Head II]

In the trailer I'm seeing no laughs and all drama. If there are laughs in this film then I think they're advertising it wrong. I can understand melodrama to add some depth to this project but the trailer makes it seem like that's all it is.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Ah okay, I understand. Are you still going to go and see it though? I'm really curious to see it, but as always the release date for my country is not known yet...

 

[Deaths Head II]

I probably will still see it. At the very least I think it'll be interesting to see what went on during that time.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Joaquin Phoenix appearing on Letterman tonight and he's:

Spoiler

clean shaven and cut his hair.

 

[jacobed]

I thought the movie was pretty good, different but good. Joaquin deserves an oscar for his performance in it. Thankfully it was all fake because if it was true Joaquin fell hard and fast.

 

[Raiden]

I already predicted that it was just a hoax for a documentary back when Joaquin was dressing up like an Amish guy with beard, and it turns out to be right. Still not sure what the motivations were for putting this together, though.

 

[jacobed]

Casey Affleck's interview on Jay Leno explains the making of it much better.

 

[MadVillainy]

The fiasco that is "I'm Still Here," the mock-documentary about Joaquin Phoenix's apparently fake meltdown over the last two years, has been all-encompassing. The film was a box-office flop: It has earned only $259,000 to date after months of pre-release hype. It's been eviscerated by critics and has been generally received as a smug movie-star kiss-off to a gossip-obsessed public.


Phoenix has taken his fair share of hits -- and he'll surely take more when he returns to David Letterman's show tonight -- but the film's true casualty might be its director, fellow actor Casey Affleck.


Affleck, also Phoenix's brother-in-law, tells The Daily Telegraph that the two-year odyssey of making the film nearly bankrupted him and left his own career in ruins.
"Having something at stake is a great motivator and once this thing became public for me that was very helpful because there was no question: I had to see it through, no matter how long it took. I went broke. I hadn't worked for more than a year, and I was pouring money into the movie. I had to stop for a month to do The Killer Inside Me. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have been able to finish the film - I was out of money. There was a lot at stake financially and, if we had left [the hoax] there, it would have been very damaging to Joaquin's career."


If Phoenix can survive Letterman's interrogation tonight, Hollywood seems eager to welcome him back. He has already been attached to several upcoming plum roles, including a potential Oscar-bait turn as J. Edgar Hoover's lover Clyde Tolson in Clint Eastwood's biopic "Hoover." (Leonardo DiCaprio is expected to play Hoover.)



Affleck has been less fortunate. Despite receiving excellent notices for his roles in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (starring opposite Brad Pitt) and "Gone Baby Gone" (directed by his brother Ben), Affleck doesn't have quite the cache that Phoenix has. He's acted in only one film since 2007 and is currently in production on Ridley Scott's "The Kind One," about an amnesiac mob soldier. But if you saw his appearance on Jay Leno last night, it's obvious Casey is deep into damage control.


At least matters are going well for one member of Casey's family: Brother Ben is bathing in the good notices and big opening grosses for his movie "The Town," and some are even whispering that the film could be an Oscar contender. If Casey needs a career boost in the next year or two, he doesn't have to look far for help.

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-casey-affleck-broke.html

 

[Harry_Lime02]

I haven't seen the film yet so I don't know whether it's good or not, but credit to Joaquin for doing something new and against the grain. How many actors, at the top of their game, would have the balls to attempt something like this? He's intentionally risked damaging his career and popularity for no other reason than just to **** with people for a laugh and stick two fingers up to the Hollywood system. It makes me wish I was around for Andy Kaufman's antics.

 

[Ghostvirus]

How was Pheonix recieved on Letterman?

& Casey Affleck. Dude, choose your battles. Almost going broke over this horrible excercise in self importance was insane!

 

[That-Guy]

Phoenix was pretty funny and cool on Letterman. He just pretty much said that he wanted to make a film in a different kind of way and since we have all of these obviously scripted reality shows everywhere, he thought it would be interesting to do one with an actual good actor instead of idiots who can't act for sh**.

 

[jacobed]

In some reviews Casey comes off as a bit full of himself but I think that is just him being more honest than anything. I swear I saw this movie for rental on the Zune Marketplace on Xbox Live today.

 

[TheFuture]

It's getting savaged by the critics? Well that's.........disappointing. I have to say that the trailer left me quite unhappy because I didn't think a lot of the gross out bits. This film should not have been a Jackass or Bruno wannabe. It should have been a simple lambast of celebrity where dialogue took precedence over inappropiate and OTT behaviour.

I'll still see it though. It'll be a crying shame if it hurts Casey's career, some critics and hollywood bigwigs take themselves way too seriously.

 

[antsman41]

I loved the film and respect Joaquin/Casey for doing it. The (new) Letterman interview was good, hope he turns his stuff around. Maybe a Nolan film in his future?

"All you can do is do something for yourself and believe in it and love it and hope that other people love it." -Joaquin Phoenix