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by Brendan Bettinger Posted:August 16th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
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Following the news that the Joaquin Phoenix documentary I’m Still Here will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in early September, Magnolia Pictures has released the debut trailer. Brother-in-law Casey Affleck is the man behind the camera for the doc, which tracks Phoenix’s cinematic retirement, and subsequent ventures into a career as a hip hop musician. Check out the teaser after the jump.
I think the smart money still bets on “This is all a ruse.” The clip maintains its ground though, as the parties involved continue to play everything with a straight face… I think. Is the hyperbolic voiceover a serendipitous inspirational speech caught on camera, or a parody of such semi-scripted reality? The Diddy hug feels like a wink at the camera to me, but maybe I’m projecting my inability to take Mr. Combs seriously.
The cool part, though, is that everything I’ve seen/read so far indicates that I’m Still Here will be fascinating on some level when it hits theaters on September 10th.
Here’s the official synopsis:
The directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Casey Affleck, I’M STILL HERE is a striking portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of internationally acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, I’M STILL HERE follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, and always riveting, the film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads. Defying expectations, it deftly explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
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| Centers on a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix, during which he retires from acting in order to launch his hip hop career. |
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I'm down. No matter what I'm def watching it.
Is that Edward James Olmos with the voice over?
Wow
I was thinking it was him too. It even looked like his hair and glasses at the start.
I'll wait for the dvd but I'll watch it.
The vagueness of it all makes it feel a little pretentious but it does catch my attention. I just wonder how this will actually reflect on Phoenix.
Hah, when i first saw the picture scrolling through the site, i thought it was zach galifianakis
Ah, evidently he is following “the fallin' actors path”, into the bizarre! Just what the world is looking for, a white rapper!
Wow… This seems very interesting. When I first heard of this documentary, I thought it was going to be stupid. I know think differently.