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An hours-long standoff in Ukraine centered on an armed man who had taken 13 hostages came to a close after President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly endorsed a Joaquin Phoenix-narrated movie. The individual in question, identified in a Reuters report as 44-year-old Maksym Kryvosh, took 13 people hostage on a bus in western Ukraine and said he […]
Netflix’s Tiger King docuseries was an immediate hit, and now celebrities are endorsing a federal bill that would safeguard the types of big cats that are seen in the show. Filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite and the Animal Legal Defense Fund co-wrote the Big Cat Public Safety Act, which has since been supported by Joaquin Phoenix, Iggy […]
One day after accepting his first Academy Award for Best Actor, Joaquin Phoenix rescued a cow and her newborn calf from a slaughterhouse in Pico Rivera, California, and transported them to a facility ran by Farm Sanctuary where they will be cared for in a far more humane manner. After some spirited conversations with Anthony Di Maria, president and CEO of the slaughterhouse, Phoenix believes that the two […]
Joaquin Phoenix earned his first Academy Award on Sunday night for his titular role in Todd Phillip’s Joker. The 45-year-old won the Best Actor category against Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Adam Driver (Marriage Story), Antonio Banderas (Pain & Glory), and Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes). “I do not feel elevated above any of my […]
We want 1917 to cover, Parasite at halftime, Bong Joon-Ho points and rebounds, and Joaquin Phoenix & Laura Dern to win the opening tip. It’s Oscar betting season baby, get your predictions in and assuage your loan sharks. Khal & Frazier are joined by Complex contributor, Nate Houston, to share insight on all the big […]
Following the acquisition of his SAG Award for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture,” due to his performance as Joker in Joker, Joaquin Phoenix only briefly attended an after party before quickly bailing to attend a demonstration for animal rights, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Stating that […]
Joaquin Phoenix has been giving a lot of acceptance speeches lately, as he marches towards what will likely be his first Best Actor Oscar in February. But Sunday marked the first time he paid tribute to Heath Ledger. Phoenix is piling up the hardware for his performance as Joker in Todd Phillips’ eponymous film, a role […]
Commentators on social media are reacting to a distasteful comment Wendy Williams made last week. On her Jan. 7 show, the host mocked 2020 Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix’s alleged cleft palate during her “Hot Topics” segment. While discussing the Joker star’s win at the Golden Globes, Williams complimented his “piercing eyes.” She continued, “When he shaves […]
Joaquin Phoenix took home the award for Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture at the Golden Globes Sunday night, and he received a standing ovation. However, shortly after the awards took place, some Twitter users noticed that Beyoncé wasn’t among those standing for Phoenix, who won the award for his role as Arthur Fleck […]
Joker was already a dark film to begin with, but the Todd Phillips-directed comic book thriller almost ended even more gruesomely. After grossing over $1 billion at the box office worldwide, the surprise blockbuster hit originally had a different ending. That is according to Kevin Smith, who explained on a recent episode of the Fatman Beyond podcast that […]
