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The directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Casey Affleck (The Killer Inside Me), I’m Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line, Gladiator). With remarkable access, the documentary 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. Joaquin’s outrageous antics feature fellow A-lister P. Diddy among others.
The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
Special Features
Feature Commentary with Casey Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix, Nicole Acacio, Larry McHale, Antony Langdon, Johnny Moreno, Antony Langdon, Johnny Moreno, Eddie Rouse, Matt Maher, Elliot Gaynon and Sue Patricola
Feature Commentary with Casey Affleck
Deleted Scenes (including commentary by Casey Affleck)
Random Bits (including commentary by Casey Affleck)
Alternate Ending (including commentary by Casey Affleck)
Joaquin Phoenix interview by Extra’s reporter Jerry Penacoli
Audio Conversation with Extra’s Jerry Penacoli, Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix
Audio Conversation with Christine Spines (Journalism Professor), Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix
Feature Commentary with Casey Affleck
Deleted Scenes (including commentary by Casey Affleck)
Random Bits (including commentary by Casey Affleck)
Alternate Ending (including commentary by Casey Affleck)
Joaquin Phoenix interview by Extra’s reporter Jerry Penacoli
Audio Conversation with Extra’s Jerry Penacoli, Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix
Audio Conversation with Christine Spines (Journalism Professor), Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By A. Willard
Format:DVD
This film is either a masterpiece which skewers the vacuity of modern celebrity or it's a shallow vanity-project made by people with too much money and time on their hands. But which is it? Blowed if I know.
Spotting the influences of this film is as entertaining, if not more, than the film itself. There's `Borat', `Spinal Tap', `Don't Look Back' and even, dare I say, `The King of Comedy' in there. It's not as good as any of those films, but then again it could be a masterpiece - or is it rubbish? Blowed if I know.
Joaquin Phoenix plays Joaquin Phoenix, an Oscar-nominated, successful actor who decides he doesn't want to be a successful actor any more; instead he wants to look like the fat one out of the Blues Brothers crossed with a member of ZZ Top, and pursue his career through the medium of `rap'. His brother-in-law, (Casey Affleck), played by Casey Affleck, decides to make a film about it.
Who's playing it for real and who's faking? Well, I don't think the expression of polite horror on the face of Mos Def, when JP tells him he wants to be a rapper, can possibly be faked. Then again one certainly hopes that Edward James Olmos is faking it, or else he is an eejit of considerable magnitude. The same goes for Puff Daddy Diddy Coombs, or whatever his name is, I can't imagine he would make himself look such a fool unless it was deliberate?
The film is basically JP hanging out with his waster `friends', talking rubbish, appearing on talk-shows, and attempting to get his rap career off the ground. This culminates in an hilarious scene in a Miami nightclub where he `performs' in front of a somewhat sceptical audience, before attempting to assault a heckler.... Read more ›
Spotting the influences of this film is as entertaining, if not more, than the film itself. There's `Borat', `Spinal Tap', `Don't Look Back' and even, dare I say, `The King of Comedy' in there. It's not as good as any of those films, but then again it could be a masterpiece - or is it rubbish? Blowed if I know.
Joaquin Phoenix plays Joaquin Phoenix, an Oscar-nominated, successful actor who decides he doesn't want to be a successful actor any more; instead he wants to look like the fat one out of the Blues Brothers crossed with a member of ZZ Top, and pursue his career through the medium of `rap'. His brother-in-law, (Casey Affleck), played by Casey Affleck, decides to make a film about it.
Who's playing it for real and who's faking? Well, I don't think the expression of polite horror on the face of Mos Def, when JP tells him he wants to be a rapper, can possibly be faked. Then again one certainly hopes that Edward James Olmos is faking it, or else he is an eejit of considerable magnitude. The same goes for Puff Daddy Diddy Coombs, or whatever his name is, I can't imagine he would make himself look such a fool unless it was deliberate?
The film is basically JP hanging out with his waster `friends', talking rubbish, appearing on talk-shows, and attempting to get his rap career off the ground. This culminates in an hilarious scene in a Miami nightclub where he `performs' in front of a somewhat sceptical audience, before attempting to assault a heckler.... Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By TGillespie
Format:Blu-ray
In 2009, the movie world was confused and in uproar as Joaquin Phoenix announced that he would be retiring from acting, and that 2008's Two Lovers would be his final appearance on screen. To add a touch more of the bizarre into the mix, Phoenix would also be pursuing his apparent lifelong dream of being a rapper. His good friend and brother-in-law Casey Affleck would film everything, and as the pounds piled onto Phoenix, and his beard grew even more ridiculous, it gradually became obvious that this in fact was a big joke.
So the film itself follows Phoenix from his initial announcement of retirement from acting, to his attempts at getting a meeting with rap mogul P. Diddy, in order for him to produce his album. In between this, we see him self-destruct as the realisation hits him that he is indeed a crap rapper, and that everyone considers him a joke, from celebrities (Ben Stiller, David Letterman), to his best friend who ends up betraying him. We also see Phoenix sniffing cocaine from the breast of a stripper, fall of a stage whilst doing a rap gig, and have someone s**t on his face while he sleeps.
The big question is - what's the point? Well, it's quite an intelligent commentary of the nature of celebrity, and how people can buy into anything that they're told. Phoenix and Affleck apparently came up with the idea when they discovered that audiences didn't realise that 'reality' shows were scripted. The other important question is - does it work? Given Phoenix's heroic commitment to the film and the physical and mental strain he must have endured for the cause, you would hope so. Disappointingly, the answer is a resounding no.
Don't get me wrong, moments of this film I found bordered on absolute genius.... Read more ›
So the film itself follows Phoenix from his initial announcement of retirement from acting, to his attempts at getting a meeting with rap mogul P. Diddy, in order for him to produce his album. In between this, we see him self-destruct as the realisation hits him that he is indeed a crap rapper, and that everyone considers him a joke, from celebrities (Ben Stiller, David Letterman), to his best friend who ends up betraying him. We also see Phoenix sniffing cocaine from the breast of a stripper, fall of a stage whilst doing a rap gig, and have someone s**t on his face while he sleeps.
The big question is - what's the point? Well, it's quite an intelligent commentary of the nature of celebrity, and how people can buy into anything that they're told. Phoenix and Affleck apparently came up with the idea when they discovered that audiences didn't realise that 'reality' shows were scripted. The other important question is - does it work? Given Phoenix's heroic commitment to the film and the physical and mental strain he must have endured for the cause, you would hope so. Disappointingly, the answer is a resounding no.
Don't get me wrong, moments of this film I found bordered on absolute genius.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I'm still here is a documentary/mockumentary on Joaquin Phoenix's (Walk the Line) retirement from acting, filmed by his brother-in-law, Casey Affleck. Joaquin plays himself and is purportedly making this movie to announce his retirement from acting to concentrate on his hip-hop career. The documentary follows Joaquin Phoenix around as he makes public appearances, promotes the last of his films and publicly announces his move into music.
Well, where to begin? Long before the final cut of this film was made, the media-world at large was documenting Joaquin Phoenix's irrational behaviour, his dishevelled appearance and general flippancy towards paparazi. I was even concerned for the man after I heard about his stage-fall and consequent facial scarring, as a result - if you read the news stories, or follow celebrity gossip at all, you have already seen and heard everything this film is going to show you.
After seeing the characters Phoenix is capable of acting, it's really sad to see it come down to this; he makes some flimsy comments about the reasons he wants to stop acting, blaming it on the whole experience being derivative and he is just a puppet who is told to "stand here and say this and that" but the end result is that this is the best part of two hours watching Joaquin Phoenix smoke, drink and devolve into a hobo, except for the fact that unlike a hobo, he gets fatter.
If I were a film-maker I would never put my name on this piece of dross, the entire thing is filmed on handheld cameras and is shaky, grainy, blurry, the sound is resonant in the microphone casing - it's just a mess, top-to-bottom.... Read more ›
Well, where to begin? Long before the final cut of this film was made, the media-world at large was documenting Joaquin Phoenix's irrational behaviour, his dishevelled appearance and general flippancy towards paparazi. I was even concerned for the man after I heard about his stage-fall and consequent facial scarring, as a result - if you read the news stories, or follow celebrity gossip at all, you have already seen and heard everything this film is going to show you.
After seeing the characters Phoenix is capable of acting, it's really sad to see it come down to this; he makes some flimsy comments about the reasons he wants to stop acting, blaming it on the whole experience being derivative and he is just a puppet who is told to "stand here and say this and that" but the end result is that this is the best part of two hours watching Joaquin Phoenix smoke, drink and devolve into a hobo, except for the fact that unlike a hobo, he gets fatter.
If I were a film-maker I would never put my name on this piece of dross, the entire thing is filmed on handheld cameras and is shaky, grainy, blurry, the sound is resonant in the microphone casing - it's just a mess, top-to-bottom.... Read more ›
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Ok, I suppose
Some friends saw this in the cinema, so I was excited to get this on blu ray. To be honest, there a few laughs for about four minutes, but generally not something you would want to... Read more
Published 9 months ago by shelia
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Four Stars: I Like It. Why?
'I'm Still Here', starring Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix as himself is to some a load of crap. Read more
Published 14 months ago by George the Queen
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Brilliant hoax indeed!
Joaquin Phoenix made the world believe for more than a year he had a sudden meltdown that obliged him to reconsider his life as a movie actor and to pursue a new career as a rap... Read more
Published 14 months ago by maryanissajones
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...Indeed.
This film is sort of brilliant: inspired, seminal and daring. `I'm Still Here' tells the tale of an actor's existential dilemma as he reaches the conclusion that his life is in... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Jack
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Complete failure
I always manage to get to the end of a movie, no matter how bad this may be. This time I did not. This documentary is absolutely irritating, as it seems to be artificially... Read more
Published 19 months ago by F. Panin
1.0 out of 5 stars
ouch
this has got to be the worst film ever, we have sat down to watch it twice and still havent managed to get to the end, it is so bad we lose interest and stop watching. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2011 by Ms. J. Wilkes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Joaquin Phoenix is the man
Ever since I first saw Joaquin Phoenix's Letterman interview on Youtube I have been so intrigued to find out what the hell is going on. Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2011 by IamWendle
5.0 out of 5 stars
He's Still Here
Joaquin Phoenix is clearly an outstanding actor and you can see how he strings the US media along in this original mockumentary directed by his brother-in-law Casey Affleck. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2010 by mattovo
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mockumentary or what?????
I was lucky enough to watch this film on a recent trip to the USA on a rare cinema showing.The film I watched I was told was fully uncut. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2010 by M. I Jappy
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He's Still Here
Joaquin Phoenix is clearly an outstanding actor and you can see how he strings the US media along in this original mockumentary directed by his brother-in-law Casey Affleck. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2010 by mattovo
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