Im fairly indifferent to the debate about the precise degree to which this documentary is a hoax. Speculation continues as to whether im still here is actually a hoax a mockumentary that phoenix and affleck dreamed up, or whether the film actually portrays real events in phoenixs. But casey affleck has finally admitted what many always believed was the case in an interview with the new york times. However, due to the seemingly obscene subject matter throughout the film, its hard to truly believe that any famous person would allow it to be shown publicly, risking a hugely negative backlash. Produced with cyberlink powerdirector 11 i dont own the movie or song, just trimmed the song by goo goo dolls called im still here. How we finally got to the truth about joaquin phoenixs im still here.
Casey affleck thinks of it as a performance and not as an act, and he thinks of im still here as a film, and not a hoax. Im still here does offer the more traditional mockumentary hilarity, like hearing phoenix rhyme joaquin with tear out my spleen and appall sean combshis hopedfor hiphop. Joaquin phoenix documentary im still here is a fake. Though im still here can be persuasive, by the time its over the feeling is inescapable that to one degree or another what weve been watching is a convincing hoax, a glum and. Will casey affleck end up in movie jail after admitting i. This movie is boring, all over the place, and doesnt go anywhere. Moviechat forums im still here 2010 discussion hoax or backpeddle. Joaquin phoenix says rap hoax im still here helped liberate his. Director casey affleck has admitted that im still here, his new documentary chronicling joaquin phoenixs attempt at a hiphop career, is a hoax. In fact, the hoax confirmation now takes on the aspect of an entertainmentindustrialcomplex conspiracy theory, all built around the fact that im still here was a shocking bomb at the box office last weekend, grossing a perscreen average. Erm its important to me to have people watch the movie without reading an interview. Joaquin phoenixs brotherinlaw casey affleck has admitted his documentary im still here about phoenix is fake however, it would appear it has all been in the name of art. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, and always riveting. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title im still here.
Casey affleck admits im still here is a hoax collider. Will casey affleck end up in movie jail after admitting im still here was a hoax. The film purports to follow the life of phoenix from the announcement of his retirement from acting through his transition into a career as a hip hop artist. A couple of years back, the twotime oscar nominee announced he was giving up acting to become a rapper. Joaquin phoenix movie unshockingly a hoax the atlantic. But for im still here, the longawaited documentary charting actor. According to the events documented in im still here, in 2008, actor joaquin phoenix decided hed had enough of acting and that he wanted to quit and begin a career in hiphop music.
But, long before that perfect ending left my screen, i knew which side of that divide i would fall on. Hayness film, im still here nonetheless also makes the case for identity or, more accurately, identities as both. Casey affleck levels about im still here roger ebert. Regardless of whether im still here is actually a hoax or if the hoax is a hoax, attempting to cover up the breakdown of phoenix, it is still quite an entertaining film.
Deadline reports that other potential buyers were put off by the film and were unable to tell if the film was an andy kaufmanlike hoax or if. The film charting phoenixs supposed mental breakdown complete with. Im still here is a 2010 american mockumentary spoof film directed by casey affleck, and written by affleck and joaquin phoenix. Casey affleck admits im still here is a hoax cinemablend. The film follows him over the course of the following few months as he fights with his friends and assistants, avoids publicists. With remarkable access, im still here follows the oscarnominee 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. Was this a hoax or is it just phoenix trying to regain some measure of respectability. How the oscars could help save the film industry indiewires movie. It becomes increasingly difficult to care about discerning whats real and whats a hoax as the documentary im still here drones on. Casey affleck phoenixs brotherinlaw and the director of im still here, the documentary about phoenixs alleged new direction in life confirmed in a new york times interview that nothing in the movie nor in phoenixs offcamera antics, including that famous interview with david letterman, was real. Im still here director casey affleck confirmed to the new york times yesterday that.
Joaquin phoenix documentary im still here is a fake, casey affleck. He appeared cleanshaven and looking like a movie star again at venice, and it appears there will be no longterm sojourn in the world of hip. Affleck confirmed phoenixs transformation was in fact an elaborate hoax. He writes, though im still here can be persuasive, by the time its over the feeling is inescapable that to one degree or another what weve been watching is a convincing hoax, a glum and dispiriting counterfeit of reality that turns out to be much more interesting to speculate about than to actually watch. Joaquin phoenix hoax made me go broke casey affleck has admitted that im still here, his hoax documentary about joaquin phoenix, was a. Eventually, the casey affleckdirected film was revealed to be a mockumentary, but phoenix said the rap hoax helped liberate. Joaquin phoenix tries running away from the circus the. Joaquin phoenix has credited his rap hoax for the mockumentary im still here with saving his career the actor made headlines by pretending to give up acting for a rap career and making an. Here is a gifted actor who apparently by his own decision has brought desolation upon his head. The directorial debut of oscarnominated actor casey affleck, im still here is a striking portrayal of.
David letterman was not in on the performance, and what you saw on his show was really happening. But anytime hes in the movie, hes being berated by phoenix. Im still here, obviously referring to the only idiot left in the cinema watching this after all the sensible people leave and go next door to watch something else. I can honestly see why some people would hate this movie, and the entire idea behind it.
I really hope it was a hoax, because if not, phoenix is a messed up dude, but more. We have to use the word documentary loosely, however. Im still here, which premiered tonight in venice, is a supposedly accessallareas documentary charting the 12month lost weekend that followed. This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. News of a documentary by brotherinlawfellow actor casey affleck only furthered suspicion that it all might have been for show. Casey affleck has admitted that im still here, his hoax documentary. Joaquin phoenix documentary im still here is fake, admits.
It is directed by casey affleck, phoenixs brotherinlaw, who clearly had no qualms in showing the actor vomiting copiously into a toilet bowl or snorting coke off a groupies breasts. And then, of course, there was the film im still here, an exploration of what it. Im still here is audacious, ridiculous, and certainly divisive. Is im still here really the complete breakdown of an oscarnominated actor. As recently as the venice film festival, just over a week ago, he was telling reporters that it was very much the real deal. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, and always riveting, the film is. Casey affleck has finally come out and admitted what we knew all along. Would it have been labled as a hoax if the hip hop career had taken off. The worst thing about im still here magnolia pictures is the fact that it exists. Its interesting to look back on im still here, the fauxdocumentary that. Although not as formally audacious or intellectually exciting as mr. Is the joaquin phoenix documentary im still here really what it seems.
How many full frontal shots of antonys penis are there in im still here. As a service, we try to answer every question that you could possibly have about im still here. And, in a funny way, it still does even as casey affleck comes clean. But as to whether the film is a hoax or not, he was standing firm. And then, of course, there was the film im still here, an exploration of what. With remarkable access, im 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 musicians.
Im still here was always selfindulgent, but watched today it is a type of selfindulgence that alternates haphazardly between shaggy cringehumour and grossout tedium. Casey affleck levels about im still here roger ebert september 22, 2010 the bottom line. The idea of a quote, hoax, unquote, never entered my mind. Whichever turns out to be the case im betting on the latter, im still here the documentarylike chronicle of a year in the life of the twiceoscarnominated thespian, as he announces his retirement from movies to pursue a career as a hiphop artist stands as a fascinating look at the cloistered, coddled world of a movie star whos not quite up there in the alist tier of, say, leo or. In an interview where he revealed details behind the making of his controversial film with and about joaquin phoenix, he also said. The tragedy of joaquin phoenixs selfdestruction has been made into im still here, a sad and painful documentary that serves little useful purpose other than to pound another nail into the coffin. But for im still here, the longawaited documentary charting actor joaquin.