There are a million reasons to look forward to Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice: 1) It’s a new freaking PTA movie. 2) It’s based on Thomas Pynchon’s excellent Inherent Vice. Actually, reasons three to one-million are pretty much just variations on those first two points. But the cast is very appealing too, and we […]
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Marvel reveals ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ concept art, announce ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’ at Comic Con; Joaquin Phoenix in talks for ‘Doctor Strange’
July 28, 2014 
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Marvel, the reigning kings of Comic Con, selfishly dominated the weekend’s news cycle with some juicy new details about their upcoming slate. First, over the course of the Con they unveiled some concept art character posters, which, when “assembled” make up the above image, showing the Avengers (plus newbies Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Vision) in serious […]
Continue readingScarlett Johansson’s voice-only role in ‘Her’ ineligible for a Golden Globe nomination
November 28, 2013 0 Comments
The Golden Globe nominees will be announced in just a few weeks, but we already know one name that won’t be on the ballot. According to Variety, Scarlett Johansson’s voice-only performance in Spike Jonze’s Her has been deemed ineligible for nomination. In the offbeat romance, her vocal chords bring life to the sentient operating system, Samantha, that Joaquin Phoenix’s […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Her
August 9, 2013 0 Comments
Spike Jonze is back with a melancholy new film: Her. The trailer for his latest features Joaquin Phoenix as a lonely divorcee who falls in love with the operating system of his computer (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). It’s Jonze’s first big-screen effort since 2009’s Where the Wild Things Are, though it recalls more heavily his […]
Continue readingOwen Wilson set for P.T. Anderson’s Inherent Vice
May 13, 2013 0 Comments
Owen Wilson is in negotiations to join the cast of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice, The Wrap reports. PTA has already set Joaquin Phoenix to play pot-smoking P.I. Doc Sportello in the adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s acclaimed novel (which is something of a shaggy-dog crime noir set in 1970s Los Angeles). According to Anderson fan […]
Continue readingTalk Hard – Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master)
March 26, 2013 0 Comments
Talk Hard with Simon Miraudo is the official podcast of Quickflix.com.au Can we offer you a free personality test? Quickflix critic Simon Miraudo speaks with Paul Thomas Anderson, the writer and director of Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, and most recently, The Master. Simon also delivers his verdict on the Scientology-inspired picture (though you […]
Continue readingInterview: Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master)
November 5, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master). By Simon Miraudo. Paul Thomas Anderson‘s reputation is such that merely uttering the titles of his six feature films should be enough of an introduction. Frankly, the press shy auteur would probably prefer his work speak for itself. He’s enjoyed a nearly unprecedented run of creative success since making […]
Continue readingLeader of the pack – The Master review
November 5, 2012 0 Comments
The Master – Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Tell a friend you’re going to see the new “Scientology satire,” and they might ask questions of a couch-jumping nature. Tell them you’re going to see Joaquin Phoenix’s latest, and they might claim […]
Continue readingTrailer and Poster Debut: The Master
July 20, 2012 1 Comment
Are you getting that sinking feeling? The poster for Paul Thomas Anderson‘s don’t-call-it-a-Scientology-satire The Master has arrived, highlighting the rising waters around the religious cruise ship at its core, as well as its increasingly unbalanced central characters. Anderson and The Weinstein Company have also delivered the theatrical trailer for the film, in which a volatile Joaquin Phoenix […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Master
June 20, 2012 0 Comments
A second teaser trailer for one of the year’s most exciting films, Paul Thomas Anderson‘s The Master, has arrived. In the previous clip, we saw a mysterious character played by Joaquin Phoenix interrogated about a past he either didn’t remember or was lying about. Now, we get to see Philip Seymour Hoffman as the eponymous master; an […]
Continue readingThe top 10 celebrity comebacks
June 1, 2012 1 Comment
Top 10 celebrity comebacks. By Simon Miraudo. Third time’s the charm? Mel Gibson tries to resurrect his flailing career once more this week in Get the Gringo. His previous efforts – The Beaver and Edge of Darkness – were roundly rejected by audiences who were more entertained/horrified by his off-screen exploits (which, surely, you don’t […]
Continue readingTom Cruise “had issues” with The Master
May 23, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday we saw the first bit of footage from Paul Thomas Anderson‘s not-so-secret Scientology parable The Master, which concerns the rise of a cult-like religion in post-war America. According to The Wrap, Anderson showed the film to his Magnolia star – and famed Scientologist – Tom Cruise with the intention of preventing conflict with the controversial church. Two sources […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Master
May 22, 2012 0 Comments
Some high profile teasers have landed over the past few days, but perhaps none as exciting as this one for Paul Thomas Anderson‘s controversial new flick The Master. As with most PTA films, it has been shrouded in mystery for some time. Originally it was set to be a scathing examination of Scientology and its founder […]
Continue readingRooney Mara replaces Carey Mulligan in Spike Jonze flick
April 26, 2012 0 Comments
From one ingénue to another. Rooney Mara has replaced Carey Mulligan in the new film from writer-director Spike Jonze, Variety reports. Though details are scarce, the picture concerns a man who falls in love … with a disembodied voice on a computer. Joaquin Phoenix will likely star as the central man, indicating that his self-imposed […]
Continue readingJoaquin Phoenix to star in Jonze/Kaufman collaboration
July 14, 2011 1 Comment
Joaquin Phoenix is attached to star in the upcoming collaboration between director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, who previously delivered the masterpieces (we said it!) Being John Malkovich and Adaptation. The news comes from Twitch, who also reveal that Warner Bros will distribute the flick. In March it was announced that billionairess Megan Ellison […]
Continue readingAmy Adams joins new Paul Thomas Anderson flick
June 3, 2011 1 Comment
Amy Adams already has three Oscar nominations to her name, and we’d bet money that she’ll score her fourth in Paul Thomas Anderson‘s untitled new religious drama. According to Deadline, Adams has signed on to star alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix in the Megan Ellison-funded feature (the rights for which were recently purchased […]
Continue readingEastwood denies Phoenix’s casting in Hoover
October 12, 2010 0 Comments
Well, so much for a comeback. Clint Eastwood has denied reports that Joaquin Phoenix will star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in an upcoming J. Edger Hoover biopic. It emerged in September that performance artist extraordinaire Phoenix was set to star as Hoover’s lover in the Dustin Lance Black-penned film. Eastwood has since told Reuters that he […]
Continue readingPhoenix to return to acting as DiCaprio’s lover?
September 23, 2010 0 Comments
Clint Eastwood reportedly wants Joaquin Phoenix to star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Hoover, his upcoming biopic of the legendary FBI director. According to Vulture, sources close to the project claim Eastwood wants Phoenix to star as the FBI’s associate director (and Hoover’s lover) Clyde Tolson. DiCaprio has long been attached to star as J. Edgar […]
Continue readingLetterman was in on the I’m Still Here joke too
September 20, 2010 0 Comments
A writer at Late Show with David Letterman has confirmed that Joaquin Phoenix‘s prickly interview with the talk show veteran was a fakery. The sequence is the centerpiece of the debunked-documentary I’m Still Here, which purported to document the lost year of actor-turned-rapper Joaquin Phoenix. Director Casey Affleck confirmed last week that Phoenix’s retirement from […]
Continue readingAffleck confirms I’m Still Here to be Not So Real
September 17, 2010 0 Comments
Casey Affleck, director of the Joaquin Phoenix “documentary” I’m Still Here, has told the New York Times that the film is indeed a fakery. WHAT?! Just kidding. It had long been rumoured that Phoenix’s decision to quit acting for rapping (and subsequent mental breakdown) was a hoax. The rumours are even discussed in the film. […]
Continue readingThe long con – I’m Still Here review
September 15, 2010 1 Comment
I’m Still Here – Starring Joaquin Phoenix. Directed by Casey Affleck. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Joaquin Phoenix seems to have a love/hate relationship with fame – and that’s putting it mildly. An actor since the age of eight, he was further thrust into the limelight (in the most unfortunate of ways) after a […]
Continue readingI’m Still Here trailer debut
August 17, 2010 0 Comments
The trailer for the “Joaquin Phoenix has a giant public meltdown documentary (mockumentary?) I’m Still Here has debuted online. Frankly, the tone of it is a little more melancholy than we had anticipated. I guess this isn’t going to be the Borat-esque knee-slapper we had hoped. The Casey Affleck-directed doco follows Phoenix’s attempts to retire […]
Continue readingJoaquin Phoenix "documentary" poster debut
August 5, 2010 0 Comments
The poster for I’m Still Here – the insane-sounding “documentary” highlighting Joaquin Phoenix‘s attempt to transition from acting to rapping – has debuted online. And it’s good! Perhaps even Bye! Good! Click to embiggen. You can learn more about the Casey Affleck-directed project here. I’m Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix opens September […]
Continue readingEdward Norton releases statement about Hulk recasting
July 13, 2010 0 Comments
Edward Norton has finally spoken about no longer starring as Brucer Banner/The Hulk in Marvel’s upcoming superhero flick The Avengers. The actor was unceremoniously dumped from the flick late last week. After spending the weekend in silence, Norton posted the following response as an image to his official Facebook page: It’s a classy response, and […]
Continue readingJoaquin Phoenix to star as The Hulk?
July 12, 2010 0 Comments
The corpse of Edward Norton’s Bruce Banner is barely cold, yet the internet has reliably offered up a viable replacement to star in Joss Whedon‘s The Avengers. CHUD are reporting that Marvel has offered the role of Banner/The Hulk to Joaquin Phoenix. I guess this means the faux-retirement is over! Phoenix wishes a confusing farewell […]
Continue readingJoaquin Phoenix’s public meltdown – the mockumentary!
May 7, 2010 0 Comments
File this one under: “well, duh”. It turns out that Joaquin Phoenix‘s hilarious decision to quit acting and become a rapper was indeed a put-on. The very public nervous breakdown will be featured in a mockumentary directed by Casey Affleck. But let’s take this from the top. In October 2008, Phoenix said “Bye! Good” to […]
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