River Phoenix's Last Film 'Dark Blood' To Be Released

by Jeffery Racheff
from http://www.limelife.com/

Phoenix has been called the "Vegan James Dean."

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Director George Sluizer Wants Joaquin Phoenix To Fill In For His Brother

River Phoenix's final film is set to rise from the ashes. The director of Dark Blood, left uncompleted in 1993 due to Phoenix's drug overdose, says he will re-edit footage from the movie using the help of River's brother, Joaquin Phoenix.

Read: Joaquin Phoenix And The David Letterman Debacle

George Sluizer has announced he will reexamine the footage from Dark Blood and attempt to put together a finished product with the help of Joaquin, who would provide voice-over work for his late older brother.

"The voices of the two brothers are very much alike," Sluizer said.

The film follows a young man called Boy (River Phoenix) who lives alone on a nuclear testing site in the desert making dolls. There he runs into a married couple (played by Judy Davis and Jonathan Pryce) after their car breaks down.

Phoenix had just three weeks of filming left before he tragically overdosed on the sidewalk outside L.A.'s Viper Room, a nightclub partially owned at the time by Johnny Depp.

Read: Stand By Me Cast Reunites

At just 23 years old, Phoenix was on the verge of breaking into some really big acting roles. He had already earned an Academy Award nomination for his role in Running On Empty, played a young Indiana Jones in The Last Crusade and appeared in classics like Stand By Me and My Own Private Idaho.

This October 31 will be the 18th anniversary of his death.

Planet of the Apes Infographic

Everything you need to know about Caesar and the gang in one easy click.

Does the Planet of the Apes franchise seem as impenetrable as a fortified Ape City on the eve of a mutant doomsday attack? Don't know your Corneliuses from your Doctor Zaiuses? Do you hate every ape you see, from chimpan-A to chimpan-Z? Well don't worry, because we've got you covered with our handy Planet of the Apes infographic cheat sheet!

With Rise of the Planet of the Apes hitting theaters this Friday, we figured it was time for a little tutorial. The infographic traces all five original movies with an easy to understand timeline, from the original Charlton Heston classic to the mutants of Beneath, through the adventures of Cornelius and Zira in Escape to Caesar's rebellion in Conquest and, of course, the cheesy final chapter of Battle… Well, the final chapter until the new Caesar arrives this weekend and (hopefully) spawns a whole new franchise. And as for the Tim Burton film, its importance to Apes lore is indicated by the amount of space it got in the graphic (read: none).

Click the image to make it larger. But be warned -- it's a madhouse in there! A madhouse! (And watch out for the vaguest of spoilers for Rise and serious spoilers for the other movies, which have been out since Nixon was in office.)

Click image to enlarge it. More images here: http://media.movies.ign.com/media/143/14302830/imgs_1.html

The Longest Movies Ever Made [Infographic]

By Brendan McGinley

From http://blog.moviefone.com/

As usual, February has flown by -- a gift, really, considering how brutally cold it has been at Moviefone HQ. Thank you, shortest month of the year!

But before our favorite calendar page flips by, let's pay homage to its blissful brevity with -- how else? -- a graphical tribute to the longest movies of all time, courtesy of Bankshot Comics' hilarious Brendan McGinley. The 18 films mentioned in the image below combine to run a whopping 23 and a half days; Cinématon, the longest movie ever released, runs more than six days on its own. Pass the crates of popcorn!

Click through to read our handy infographic.

OSCARS 2011 - 83rd Academy Awards Nominations

Here are the nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards. 

Best Picture
"Black Swan," Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
"The Fighter" David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
"Inception," Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
"The Kids Are All Right," Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
"The King's Speech," Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
"127 Hours," Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
"The Social Network," Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceàn Chaffin, Producers
"Toy Story 3" Darla K. Anderson, Producer
"True Grit" Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
"Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in "Biutiful"
Jeff Bridges in "True Grit"
Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network"
Colin Firth in "The King's Speech"
James Franco in "127 Hours"

Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in "The Fighter"
John Hawkes in "Winter's Bone"
Jeremy Renner in "The Town"
Mark Ruffalo in "The Kids Are All Right"
Geoffrey Rush in "The King's Speech"

Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right"
Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone"
Natalie Portman in "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine"

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech"
Melissa Leo in "The Fighter"
Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit"
Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom"

Animated Feature Film
"How to Train Your Dragon" Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
"The Illusionist" Sylvain Chomet
"Toy Story 3" Lee Unkrich

Art Direction
"Alice in Wonderland"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"True Grit"

Cinematography
"Black Swan," Matthew Libatique
"Inception," Wally Pfister
"The King's Speech," Danny Cohen
"The Social Network," Jeff Cronenweth
"True Grit," Roger Deakins

Costume Design
"Alice in Wonderland," Colleen Atwood
"I Am Love," Antonella Cannarozzi
"The King's Speech," Jenny Beavan
"The Tempest," Sandy Powell
"True Grit" Mary Zophres

Directing
"Black Swan," Darren Aronofsky
"The Fighter," David O. Russell
"The King's Speech," Tom Hooper
"The Social Network," David Fincher
"True Grit," Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Documentary (Feature)
"Exit through the Gift Shop," Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
"Gasland," Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
"Inside Job," Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
"Restrepo," Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
"Waste Land," Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Documentary (Short Subject)
"Killing in the Name"
"Poster Girl"
"Strangers No More"
"Sun Come Up"
"The Warriors of Qiugang"

Film Editing
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"The King's Speech"
"127 Hours"
"The Social Network"

Foreign Language Film
"Biutiful," Mexico
"Dogtooth," Greece
"In a Better World," Denmark
"Incendies," Canada
"Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)," Algeria

Makeup
"Barney's Version," Adrien Morot
"The Way Back," Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
"The Wolfman," Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Music (Original Score)
"How to Train Your Dragon," John Powell
"Inception," Hans Zimmer
"The King's Speech," Alexandre Desplat
"127 Hours," A.R. Rahman
"The Social Network," Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Music (Original Song)
"Coming Home" from "Country Strong," Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
"I See the Light" from "Tangled," Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
"If I Rise" from "127 Hours," Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
"We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3," Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Short Film (Animated)
"Day & Night," Teddy Newton
"The Gruffalo," Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
"Let's Pollute," Geefwee Boedoe
"The Lost Thing," Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
"Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)" Bastien Dubois

Short Film (Live Action)
"The Confession," Tanel Toom
"The Crush," Michael Creagh
"God of Love," Luke Matheny
"Na Wewe," Ivan Goldschmidt
"Wish 143," Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Sound Editing
"Inception," Richard King
"Toy Story 3," Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
"Tron: Legacy," Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
"True Grit," Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
"Unstoppable," Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound Mixing
"Inception," Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
"The King's Speech," Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
"Salt," Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
"The Social Network," Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
"True Grit," Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Visual Effects
"Alice in Wonderland," Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1," Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
"Hereafter," Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
"Inception," Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
"Iron Man 2," Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
"127 Hours," Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
"The Social Network," Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
"Toy Story 3," Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
"True Grit," Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
"Winter's Bone," Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Writing (Original Screenplay)
"Another Year," Written by Mike Leigh
"The Fighter," Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
"Inception," Written by Christopher Nolan
"The Kids Are All Right," Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
"The King's Speech," Screenplay by David Seidler

8 Milestones in the Evolution of Natalie Portman

by Mike Ryan

from http://www.movieline.com/





In this weekend’s surprisingly not-near-as-bad-as-it-could-have-been release, No Strings Attached, Natalie Portman plays a doctor who’s too busy for a proper relationship, and instead creates a pact with Ashton Kutcher that develops into a “sex-only” one. How did Portman transform herself from child star to the odds-on favorite to take home Oscar gold (note: not for No Strings Attached) next month? You can always trace a direct line through a handful of important roles to illustrate what led to an actor’s current success, and with Portman, that line has been on a steady uphill climb sine her debut in Léon. So let’s look at eight performances — including something called “World Patrol Kids” — that trace the evolution of one Natalie Hershlag.


World Patrol Kids (1992)

Yes, in one of her first filmed performances, Portman dances around as a member of the World Patrol Kids who — for better or worse — try to educate the masses on the benefits of recycling. She’s doesn’t quite have down the dancing skills that she displayed in Black Swan, but could totally have been an extra in the video for Debbie Gibson’s “Electric Youth.”


 World Patrol Kids from Eden Riegel on Vimeo.

Léon (The Professional) (1994)

Portman, in her first film role, plays a young girl who comes home to discover that a corrupt DEA agent has murdered her entire family. Seeking solace at a neighbor’s apartment (who also happens to be a hitman), Portman learns how to exact revenge and, in the process, falls in love with the hitman. It should be noted that Portman was 12 when she filmed this role and the hitman, Jean Reno, was 45. From an early age, Portman was never one to avoid controversial roles. Speaking of…



Beautiful Girls (1996)

In Ted Demme’s high school reunion dramedy, Willie (Timothy Hutton) — who is having a hard time figuring out what his relationship means — finds solace in the company of Portman’s character, Marty, who is 13. When filming, Hutton was only 35 — so not near as creepy of a relationship that we saw in Léon? No, still very creepy. This also marks the last time Rosie O’Donnell appeared in a film that could be considered watchable (for those who will say “It’s her only watchable film,” allow me to remind you of A League of Their Own, which I’ll defend until the day that I die.)





Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

The tables, as they say, have turned. Now it’s Portman who finds herself the cradle robber, falling in love with a Jedi Knight five years her junior (in reality, Hayden Christensen is two months older than Portman). Of the three Star Wars prequels, this is probably the worst — which is saying something — but, in Portman’s case, it did give her the most to do. She basically spends the first film sitting around dressed in strange head ornaments until near the end; in the third, it would appear that her instructions were to “sit around and look pregnant.” At least in the second film she gets to see some action from start to finish. Regardless, it’s a testament to Portman that she isn’t identified by her role in Star Wars, a label which pretty much every other actor (including Harrison Ford) has found hard to avoid. If nothing else, Portman holds the distinction of being nominated twice for Worst Screen Couple with two different actors: Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen.



Garden State (2004)

OK, there are a lot of people that hate Garden State. And, yes, most of the people that do hate Garden State do so for their deep-seated (and sometimes understandable) loathing of Zach Braff. But what Garden State did for Portman was make her such an indie darling, that her roles in the Star Wars prequels (including the yet to be released Revenge of the Sith) became an afterthought. After Star Wars, it was almost a cry of, “Hey, this actress can show emotion! We all forgot!” Also, for better or worse, Portman can be held 100 percent accountable for turning The Shins into a mainstream band, causing all Shins fans at the time to declare them “over.”



Closer (2004)

To date — and we have less than a week to say this — Closer is Portman’s only Oscar nomination. Here, she plays a stripper with a somewhat mysterious past involved in a relationship with an obituaries writer played by Jude Law (since this was 2004, it was safe to assume that the co-star in every film was Jude Law). Due to an aversion to nude scenes at the time, Portman never appears nude in this film, even though she portrays a stripper (some nude scenes were cut, perhaps due to her then work in Star Wars?). An aversion that she no longer has considering less clothed scenes in Black Swan and, more notably, the prequel to The Darjeeling Limited, Hotel Chevalier.






Saturday Night Live 2006

Has one SNL Digital Short done more to change the image of an actor? Though filmed in jest during Portman’s promotional tour for V for Vendetta, Portman message was clear: She’s no longer putting up with your sh*t. “All the kids looking up to me can suck my d*ck.” Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t remember Mark Hamill having a similar message in 1984 — but, perhaps he should have. As Chris Parnell found out, future interviewers of Portman, don’t ask her stupid questions.


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Black Swan 2010

At this point, what else can be said about Portman’s role in Black Swan? In a week, Portman will be introduced as “two-time Academy Award nominee,” and in a little over a month she will be an Oscar winner. (Unless something really crazy happens and/or Annette Bening pulls a Tonya Harding.) Also, it should be noted, Ashton Kutcher is in no way associated with Black Swan.

The Goonies, 25 Years Later

By Jenna Busch

We don't mean to alarm you but it's been twenty-five years since 'The Goonies' uttered their oath. It was one of the most popular films of the eighties and the cast is back to celebrate their anniversary. Moviefone headed over to the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, CA to chat with some of the gang and watch a scavenger hunt to celebrate the release of 'The Goonies 25th Anniversary Collectors Edition' DVD and Blu-ray.

We got the scoop on one of my favorite movies of all time from Corey 'The Mouth' Feldman, Ke 'Date' Huy Quan, Jeff 'Chunk' Cohen who is certainly not chunky now, Robert 'Jake Fratelli' Davi and director Richard Donner. The collectors edition comes out today and it will have you yelling, 'Goonies never say die!' Check out the video after the jump.

Alfred Hitchcock's Many Many Movie Cameos

• By: Jason Newman
• From: http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/

With HP wireless printers, you could have printed this from any room in the house. Live wirelessly. Print wirelessly.

Even casual fans of Alfred Hitchcock are familiar with the director's cameo appearances in his films, a quirk that began in 1927 with Hitch's fifth film 'The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog' and quickly became one of the director's cinematic trademarks. As the appearances became less and less esoteric, fans of the thriller filmmaker would often make a game out of trying to spot the portly extra, eventually forcing Hitchcock to make his appearance early to avoid any superfluous distractions to the film.

Throughout his 60-film career, Hitchcock can be spotted in nearly 40 movies, oftentimes as a passerby walking down the street or random face in the crowd visible for a second before disappearing from view. While he often appeared in physical form, circumstances sometimes forced alternative solutions. In 'Lifeboat,' filmed entirely on a boat (thus making a in-person cameo a bit awkward, to say the least), it's Hitchcock that appears in a weight loss ad in a newspaper. The director can also be seen in photographic form in a class reunion photo in 1954's 'Dial M For Murder.'

With the news that Will Smith is considering a remake of 'Suspicion,' Hitchcock's 1941 film starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine, we thought it'd be a good time to look back on some of the director's most memorable cameo appearances. Of course, next time you watch a Hitchcock film, feel free to consult this handy list of appearances to play along at home.

The 50 Best Films of the 2000s

movieretriever.com — Looking over the last ten years of movies, it’s clear – we need more filmmakers with personality. Here are the 50 Best films of the 2000s as reflected by the decade's best filmmakers (Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Charlie Kaufman, Baz Luhrmann, Spike Lee, Guillermo del Toro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Christopher Nolan, David Cronenberg, Pixar, etc.).

click here for the list: The 50 Best Films of the 2000s

Was 1984 the greatest year in movies ever?

by Chris Nashawaty

Over the past few months, a lot of ink has been spilled about how 1939 was the greatest year in movies ever. After all, that was the year of The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind. Granted, not a bad double whammy. And it didn't stop there: 1939 also was the year of Stagecoach, Wuthering Heights, Love Affair, Gunga Din, Dark Victory, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Those are all celluloid gems, no doubt about it. But aside from the first two, how many of them make you honestly want to play hooky and watch right this second?

I thought so.

So let me put forth an alternate argument. When it comes to the year-in-film you really want to waste a Cheetos-snarfing afternoon on the sofa with, all you have to do is go back 25 years. Will the cinema eggheads and film snobs ever agree with this? Of course not. Not when you're dealing with movies like Ghostbusters (pictured), Bachelor Party, and Gremlins. But personally, I'll take 1984 over just about any other Hollywood vintage. Here's a month-by-month argument (with embedded clips!) why...

January
-The Lonely Guy
-Broadway Danny Rose...which includes this shootout scene in a room full of helium.

February
-A little Kevin Bacon movie you may have heard of...

March
-Splash (Part of a great one-two punch of pre-serious Tom Hanks from the year, along with Bachelor Party)
-Romancing the Stone
-And only the greatest movie about rock & roll ever made...

April
-Suburbia
-Friday the 13th -- The Final Chapter (Don't laugh, it's one of the few good ones. With Corey Feldman as a pint-sized psycho)
-And Rick Springfield "in his sizzling motion picture debut"...

May
-Mel Gibson shirtless in The Bounty
-Robert Redford swinging for the fences in The Natural
-Harrison Ford and Short Round eating chilled monkey brains in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
-Lil' Drew Barrymore being all spooky in Firestarter
-And, of course, this...

June
-Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America
-Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
-Gremlins
-Bachelor Party
-Top Secret!
-The Pope of Greenwich Village
-The Karate Kid
-Conan the Destroyer
-Cannonball Run II
-And...

July
-Repo Man
-The Gods Must Be Crazy
-The Muppets Take Manhattan
-Purple Rain
-And a little honey that we'll let Orson Welles introduce...

August
-Red Dawn
-Clint Eastwood in Tightrope
-Oxford Blues

September
-A trio of great highbrow films (The Brother From Another Planet, Amadeus, Stranger Than Paradise) and one very lowbrow one...

October
-The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
-The Coen brothers' debut, Blood Simple
-Stop Making Sense
-Body Double
-And another movie you may have heard of...

November
-The Killing Fields
-A Nightmare on Elm Street
-And just to show that they can't all be classics...

December
-Beverly Hills Cop
-Dune
-The Flamingo Kid
-Johnny Dangerously
-And just to close out this miraculous cinematic year on a catchy note...

The babes of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

We might be jumping the gun a little early with so many other blockbusters to come out this summer but one movie we are totally amped for is G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. It was one of our favorite cartoons as a kid and the day that a decent movie was made based on the classic show is long overdue. That being said, slapping “From the director of The Mummy” on the trailer leaves us skeptical on how good it will be.

But we will see it not only to please the inner-child in us but to see the cast of hot babes they have lined up to play the female roles. Cobra will not be the only thing rising in movie theaters world wide one August 7th arrives.

Here are the babes of G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra. Remember, clicking to see is only half the battle.

The Baroness played by Sienna Miller

Scarlett played by Rachel Nichols

Other notables

Courtney A. Kreiger / Cover girl played by Karolina Kurkova

Sadly we could not find any photos of Karolina in character so you will just have to imagine.

Also check out this link from Double Viking that features the Five hottest G.I. Joe characters in cartoon form.