There’s a story on The Hollywood Reporter’s Risky Biz Blog, asking whether we need Joaquin Phoenix to rise again. It got me thinking about what the film industry would be missing if he never acted again. In my view, a lot.
As you probably know by now, Phoenix has been having a bit of a meltdown in the public eye. He showed up on David Letterman doing his best Unibomber impression, after deciding to switch from acting to rapping. Yes, he decided to be a rapper. How respectable.
But I dunno. Maybe he’s just feeling his oats. Maybe it’s all part …read more

Ever wish you could plan your own funeral while you’re still alive – so you can enjoy it? Yeah, me either. But Felix "Bush" Breazeale did just that in 1938.
The true story of the Tennessee recluse is being made into a feature film by the Zanuck Co. titled "Get Low."
Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek are already on board, and Bill Murray and Lucas Black just joined the cast, as well. They’ll play partners at the funeral home.
The Variety story is calling it a "dramatic thriller," but with those two as funeral directors, you have to wonder …read more