⢠I'm Still Here schemers Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix met two pals for dinner at Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles. The well-dressed foursome sat in the middle of the dining room, and cordially greeted a few friends who stopped by to say hello.
This week Joaquin Phoenix went on "The Late Show with David Letterman" -- clean-shaven and once again good-looking -- to apologize for the stunt he pulled when he appeared on the show in character for the flick "I'm Still Here."
"I hope I didn't offend you in any way," says the actor, now clean-shaven and lucid
The director calls Phoenix's bizarre behavior in I'm Still Here a "terrific performance"
The filmmaker-actor reaches an agreement with two women who worked on I'm Still Here
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On Feb. 11, 2009, when Joaquin Phoenix made his infamous monosyllabic, grunged-out appearance on "Late Show With David Letterman," it inspired an orgy of media gossip fueled by a basic question: Was Phoenix having some sort of mental breakdown -- or was his whole shambling, beatnik-derelict routine an elaborate hoax?
A trailer for the film about the actor sheds light on his strange days - but will you see it?
"The complaint will be vigorously defended and cross-claims will be filed," says Affleck's lawyer
When Michael Jackson died last summer, it kick-started a year with a disturbing number of celebrity deaths. Which is why we are so extremely overjoyed when a celebrity survives a life-threatening incident. Of course, we are referring to rocker/reality TV star Bret Michaels.
Enjoy the nomination but keep things in perspective, he tells his big sister
His beard gone, the actor spoofs his Letterman gig while promoting suicide awareness
She calls her costar's new rap career antics "odd" and says he needs "to get some authenticity"
The actor-turned-rapper was going after a heckler – and Casey Affleck filmed it all!
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Plus: Blame it on his Two Lovers director, who calls the behavior "craziness"
The star says she thought she would die when she came down with pneumonia
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"Might I be ridiculous?" the actor-turned-(real)-rapper says. "Yeah, that's possible"
Casey Affleck is documenting his friend's transition from screen star to musician
Sources claim the actor's shocking new appearance and performance is an elaborate put-on
The retired actor hits the stage at Las Vegas club LAVO to debut his hip-hop songs
The retired actor raps at a L.A. hotspot while being taped by Casey Affleck
"It's like greener pastures, you know what I mean?" he says about retiring from acting
(NEW YORK) -- Joaquin Phoenix is quitting movies to focus on music.
The two-time Oscar nominee says he's "not doing films anymore" and will concentrate on his music
"[He's] so sorry he couldn't be there with everyone," the actor's rep tells PEOPLE
The actor plays with U.K. band The Charlatans but hasn't put out any of his "brilliant" tracks – yet
Joaquin Phoenix may have been named favorite leading man during Tuesday's People's Choice Awards, but the actor wasn't feeling too chatty about the honor. Sure, he was grateful. But in his taped acceptance speech, Phoenix nodded to the ongoing writers' strike – which forced producers to retool the show – by using cards to broadcast his message. "I'm speechless without the writers," his cards read. "Seriously. But in my own quiet way, I want to thank the millions of fans that voted for me for favorite leading man." The actor then mumbled a quick "thank you" at the end of his printed message.–Brian Orloff
Although the writers' strike continues to slow down the award season, on Tuesday night the people were heard – and not just in New Hampshire.
When it comes to John Hancocks, Johnny Depp's the man.
It was a pre-Halloween treat for Mark Ruffalo and his wife Sunrise Coigney: The couple have welcomed a daughter, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
Reservation Road and Things We Lost in the Fire both show middle-class lives thrown into crisis
Irony is on the outs. This fall it's fashionable to show your true colors, and moviemakers are straining to impress with the kind of moral seriousness we haven't seen in American cinema since the 1970s.
Who would play you in the movie about your life? "From what other people say, based on looks, Joaquin Phoenix. Based on talent, Corey Haim."
Refugees. Underprivileged children. Soldiers. Breast cancer. AIDS. Animal cruelty. Multiple sclerosis. Famine. Homelessness.
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Hollywood loves biographical films, and movies about country music stars are almost a genre within that genre, from "Coal Miner's Daughter" (Sissy Spacek gives an Oscar-winning performance as Loretta Lynn) to "Great Balls of Fire" featuring Dennis Quaid's sweat-drenched performance) to "Sweet Dreams" (the fine Jessica Lange as Patsy Cline).
Madonna without the marriage, the children, the British estate? Such is the fantasy world conjured up in "Confessions on a Dance Floor."