Thursday, February 12, 2009
Joaquin Phoenix is doing....good....
Now really, cherish this folks, you don't normally get to see a star fall out of the sky and into the crazy house right in front of your eyes.
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Crazy is an understatement. I was watching and had no idea what was going on.
I'm still not entirely convinced he's not pulling a very grandiose, very involved publicity stunt.
There have been reports lately that he's playing a character in order to mock self-indulgent actors who think that "different"=interesting, and therefore people should care. The rumors have been flying for months that his whole "quitting acting" in favor of a "rap career" as well as a general overall descent into outré weirdness is actually an Andy Kaufman/Crispin Glover-style hoax. Remember, they both also used Letterman as a vehicle to perpetuate similar "weirdo writ large" talk-show appearances, and were so successful at furthering their own bizarro images that a lot of people still aren't convinced that they were pulling a deadpan fast one.
As for Joaquin, the word on the street is that his every move is apparently being filmed by his best friend and brother-in-law Casey Affleck, who intends to release a mockumentary on his decline, fall from grace, and inevitable comeback. If that turns out to be true, it's either really cool, or the most egregious example imaginable of exactly the sort of self-absorbed claptrap he's trying to spoof.
I haven't decided which, yet.
let me decide for you, mert: if said mockumentary is true, that would be really cool.
ive too heard its going to be done by him and Casey Affleck. I alluded to it in the first draft, but then took it out because...well, I thought a one liner worked better.
Ha! One thing I love about Letterman is he's not afraid to say something... lol what an odd interview.
That clip just gave me a great celebrity deathmatch idea
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