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Huh?! Robert Pattinson & Vince Vaughn Spend Night Out Together (PHOTO) | Robert Pattinson, Vince Vaughn

Robert Pattinson & Vince Vaughn Step Out Together in Hollywood

Originally posted 04/07/2013 03:40PM

Now, that's an odd couple.

Robert Pattinson and Vince Vaughn spent a guys' night out together on Friday in Hollywood.

The duo visited Larchmont restaurant, where they dined with The Master star Joaquin Phoenix (not pictured).

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It's Oscar Time! And the Nominees Are ... | Emma Stone, Seth MacFarlane

UpdatePosted 01/10/2013 09:05AM

Academy Award Nominations: Lincoln Leads the Pack

Originally posted 01/10/2013 08:15AM

This year's Oscars may not take place until Feb. 24, but the ceremony's host, Seth MacFarlane, already started earning his salary Thursday morning – by joining Emma Stone to announce the nominees for the 85th annual Academy Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' headquarters in Beverly Hills.

And the name that kept coming up: Lincoln, which reaped the lion's share number of nominations, 12, including those for Best Picture, Best Director Steven Spielberg, Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis and Supporting Actress Sally Field.

Other highly recognized films were Life of Pi, with 11 nominations; Les Misérables, with nine; and Argo, with seven, though, surprisingly, not one for its director Ben Affleck.

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Review: Joaquin Phoenix Is Remarkable in The Master

Joaquin Phoenix Is Remarkable in The Master: Review

Originally posted 09/15/2012 09:30AM

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To say that Naval officer Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix in The Master) survived World War II would be to overstate the matter. While Freddie did not die, the bent, feral man who squints out of his right eye and talks out of the left side of his mouth is far from whole.

Sexually rapacious and a blistering drunk, Freddie is a lost sheep in need of a flock. As it happens, Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymor Hoffman) is a shepherd. Personable and generous to Freddie when the young man stows away on his boat, Lancaster seems every bit Freddie's opposite.

Lancaster is also the founder of the Cause, a religious movement with clear parallels to Scientology. But this is not a movie about Scientology. Director Paul Thomas Anderson is far more interested in the dynamic between the men than he is in investigating religion. Fortunately, Hoffman and Phoenix know just how to make that dynamic riveting.

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Joaquin Phoenix & Casey Affleck Catch Up in L.A. | Casey Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix & Casey Affleck Catch Up in L.A.

Originally posted 12/31/2010 05:00PM

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Joaquin Phoenix & Casey Affleck Catch Up in L.A. | Casey Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix

Caught in the Act

Joaquin Phoenix & Casey Affleck Catch Up in L.A.

Originally posted 12/31/2010 06:00AM

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.

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Joaquin Phoenix & Casey Affleck Catch Up in L.A. | Casey Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix

Caught in the Act

Caught in the Act!

Originally posted 12/31/2010 06:00AM

• 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.

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Joaquin Phoenix Returns to David Letterman with an Apology

Originally posted 09/22/2010 08:15PM

He's sane and sorry.

More than a year after Joaquin Phoenix's awkward appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, the actor – clean-shaven and without sunglasses – returned to New York's Ed Sullivan Theater on Wednesday to apologize for his behavior.

"I mean, I think that you've interviewed many, many people and I assumed that you would know the difference between a character and a real person," he says about the now-infamous 2009 interview, in which a gum-chomping, mumbling Phoenix barely answered Letterman's questions. "I hope I didn't offend you in any way."

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Casey Affleck: Joaquin Phoenix Documentary Wasn't Real

Casey Affleck: Joaquin Phoenix Documentary Wasn't Real

Originally posted 09/16/2010 08:05PM

Documentary? More like mockumentary.

Joaquin Phoenix's supposed bizarre behavior last year – including an awkward interview with David Letterman – chronicled in the film I'm Still Here was, in fact, all for show, director Casey Affleck reveals.

"It's a terrific performance, it's the performance of his career," Affleck tells The New York Times, finally providing an explanation for Phoenix's partying, impromptu rap performances and unkempt look.

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Ben Affleck, Natalie Portman, Joaquin Phoenix Fuel Toronto Film Fest Buzz | Ben Affleck, Natalie Portman

Ben Affleck, Natalie Portman, Joaquin Phoenix Fuel Toronto Film Fest Buzz

Originally posted 09/09/2010 11:20AM

Hoping to get a glimpse of Ben Affleck, shoot the breeze with James Franco, or catch a canoodle between Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan? Then pack your bags for Toronto, because those are just of the few of the glittery names hitting town for the 35th Toronto International Film Festival.

Speaking of The Town, Affleck's heist drama of that name is one of the festival's most hotly anticipated films, along with Mulligan's mesmerizing Never Let Me Go, about children raised to be spare parts for wealthier, luckier humans. Having seen both, we can already declare them more than worthy (and look for Mulligan's name on Best Actress ballots come Oscar time).

Also generating heavy buzz is Franco in 127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle's film about Aron Ralston, the hiker forced to cut off his own arm after being trapped by a boulder, and Natalie Portman in Black Swan, a dark (some say creepy) film about the ballet world. Word is, we should expect to see Portman giving Mulligan some solid competition come awards season.

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Is Joaquin Phoenix's New Documentary Intriguing – or Disturbing?

Originally posted 08/17/2010 11:50AM



For several months last year, a bearded and bizarre Joaquin Phoenix had everyone wondering, "Has he gone insane?"

Now, there's finally an answer – sort of.

The theatrical trailer for I’m Still Here, the Casey Affleck-directed documentary about the actor, 35, has just been released, and it offers a peek into that strange time.

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