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     Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.157.112.5 |
There's more - and more sad - footage of this gig elsewhere. He sounds ok, it just feels like we're watching someone having problems... I was going to say something about him joining the Mighty Boosh initially but it doesn't feel tasteful; http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LieYeCudbQ8&feature=related | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.241.143 |
Yeah, poor Joaquim, with his millions. I suspect it's some kind of joke, anyway. | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.157.112.5 |
But doesn't this show millions/money does nothing for us? You liked The Great Gatsby I thought, and that was a story. | ||
| Jamie Rosen (Jamie) Username: Jamie Registered: 11-2008 Posted From: 99.240.155.122 |
This is -- and I say this as probably a bigger fan of hip hop than most people on the board -- no worse than most other live rap footage you'll find. The biggest flaw is that it was recorded with what appears to be a cellphone camera. | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.157.112.5 |
It was perhaps the shots I didn't include - his falling rom the stage, 'quitting' acting - that were the really painful to watch. | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.157.112.5 |
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7z-kzE1eHls | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.4.231.208 |
A tangent of sorts, but I recently saw RUNNING ON EMPTY, starring River... not only was River such an immense actor... or maybe I was in a vulnerable spot... but that movie tears your heart out... I wasn't crying, no, I wasn't crying... but I might have sniffled a little.... | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.37.199.45 |
That's my favourite film, Craig. I find it acutely distressing to watch, for a number of reasons. River Phoenix is achingly good in it, and so are Judd Hirsch and Christine Lahti as his parents. It says so much about that generation and the desperation of the American left. Did you know that the unnamed organisation the parents belong to was real, and was called the Weather Underground? | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.187.45 |
Running on Empty is an excellent film. Have you seen Dogfight, Joel? | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.5.11.106 |
You know, Joel, the names "Bill Ayers" and "Bernadine Dorn" became household names last year, because of the election and Obama's relationships with them... and what very little I know, I was thinking those two were the models for Hirsch's and Lahti's characters... was it so?... Judd Hirsch was so good in this film too, that it's amazing he never fully crossed over into serious acting, as a constant film actor in serious roles. I wonder why that is?... It is a movie not for the feint of heart. You can imagine how I felt, putting it on, expecting a light-hearted, maybe occasionally funny action-er! | ||
| Karim Ghahwagi (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 80.167.124.223 |
He was also great in Stand By Me and My Own Private Idaho | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.241.143 |
I rewatched Running On Empty only last week - it's a brilliant, brilliant film. Pheonix was a real talent, wasn't he? Huw - Dogfight is terrific. Seen that one a few times, too. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.181.120 |
Thought you'd be a fan of Dogfight, Zed. Phoenix and Lili Taylor were superb in it. I remember loving the folk music soundtrack, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.241.143 |
Yep. I love Lili Taylor. She has a face I can't stop watching when it's on screen. Does that make sense? Judy Davis has the same quality. Also, Hilary Swank and Rachel Griffiths. An interesting and unconventional beauty. | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.157.112.5 |
Ha! Zed - when you said this I had the niggly thought 'Heck, he's right!' Maybe you were; http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090128/ten-rap-you-must-me-joking-joaquin-5f8abb3. html The Bastard. Absoluteley hilarious, though. | ||
| Jamie Rosen (Jamie) Username: Jamie Registered: 11-2008 Posted From: 192.26.212.72 |
Is that an obscure linguistic joke I don't get, or did the typo of "me" for "be" really make it into the URL, the header, and the article's headline? | ||
| Adriana (Adriana) Username: Adriana Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.230.232.21 |
I love Lili Taylor too.. Always wanted to cast her in something. This whole Pheonix thing really is sad. Joke or no joke (and I really hope it is a joke). I still miss River... | ||
| Hubert (Hubert) Username: Hubert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 78.22.231.91 |
I found Joaquin marvelous in GLADIATOR. Some great acting there . . . | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.46.119 |
Agreed Hubert. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 79.187.206.46 |
Joaquin's best film is 'We Own The Night'. It's reminescent of hardboiled 70's cop films. It reminds me of Ed McBain at his best. | ||
| Adriana (Adriana) Username: Adriana Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.230.232.21 |
What about parenthood. ;) Back when he was "LEAF" I loved that paper bag he carried around. It was porn he had in there, right? | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.4.227.169 |
Hated GLADIATOR. Loved PARENTHOOD. (Hey Weber - isn't there some joke or pun out there already, or maybe one you can come up with - you know, it ends, "... but he was gladiator"?...) | ||
| Adriana (Adriana) Username: Adriana Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.230.232.21 |
I think I'm going to start carrying around a bag of porn. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.5.2.10 |
Want mine? | ||
| Adriana (Adriana) Username: Adriana Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 76.66.46.92 |
Possibly. Does it have a specific slant to it? I'm not into robot porn... | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.191.225 |
I didn't much care for the film, but I thought Phoenix was good in 8mm. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.4.232.64 |
You're just going to have to open my bag and find out for yourself, Adriana....  |