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Casey Affleck, Camilla Belle Added To Paradise Lost

As we told you earlier, John Milton’s classic epic poem, Paradise Lost has been set for a 2013 release date and casting news has started to release slowly. Romantic comedy star, Bradley Cooper, was one of the first cast and will put his devilish charm to work as Lucifer himself. Angels   read more

Paradise Lost to Get Film Adaptation

John Milton's 17th-century epic poem, Paradise Lost, is getting a film adaptation. The story of the anti-hero Satan and his war of rebellion against God will star Bradley Cooper as Satan, Benjamin Walker as archangel Michael, and Djimon Hounsou as the seraph Abdiel. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Casey Affleck is also in negotiations to play the angel Gabriel.  read more

The 25 Best Movie Performances of 2010

The Oscars are still two months away, but we thought we'd go ahead and make our picks for the best actors and actresses of 2010, a year which saw some tremendous performances by newcomers and veterans alike.  read more

5 Great Performance-Art Hoaxers

Joaquin Phoenix’s foray into rap is arguably better as publicity stunt than convincing hoax, especially after the too-weird-to-be-true Letterman appearance. Now that Casey Affleck has officially revealed the whole thing as a lark, here’s a look at some artists who know (or knew) how to pull-off a believable ruse....  read more

Casey Affleck Says I'm Still Here is Fake

File this under “Things Everyone Sort of Already Knew”: In a recent interview with the New York Times, director Casey Affleck admitted that his movie I’m Still Here is not real....  read more

Joaquin Phoenix to Appear on Letterman ... Again

Considering “rapper” Phoenix’s last go-‘round on Letterman in February 2009, a do-over probably wouldn’t be the worst idea....  read more

Watch the Trailer for Joaquin Phoenix's Rap Documentary I'm Still Here

We know what you’re probably thinking: The fame, fortune and drama of Hollywood have gotten to Joaquin Phoenix, right? There’s no doubt that under that scraggly mess of a beard and matted locks there hides a once-sane person, right? Well, perhaps not....  read more

Shepard Fairey Immortalizes Joaquin Phoenix

Update: Paste reader Dane e-mailed us a photo he took of another Joaquin Phoenix street-art piece in Los Angeles. If you see one in your city, send a photo to news@pastemagazine.com and we’ll post it here. — His iconic Obama poster influenced Obamicon.me at the end of 2008’s election season. Now, Vulture reports that artist Shepard Fairey is responsible for bearded Joaquin Phoenix displays that have been spotted in New York, L.A., San Francisco and Boston, among other major cities....  read more

Magnolia Pictures Puts a Release Date on Joaquin Phoenix's Rap Documentary

Joaquin Phoenix made jaws drop and nervous laughter bubble up in 2008 after announcing that he was going to quit acting to pursue a rap career. While the jury’s still out on whether the entire thing was just a Kaufman-esque hoax, his friend and brother-in-law Casey Affleck followed him around for the year and filmed it for a documentary. I’m Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix will see limited release Sept. 10 with a wider release following just a week after....  read more

Joaquin Phoenix's Rap Documentary Confuses Viewers at Screening

Last year, Joaquin Phoenix announced that he was quitting acting to pursue a rap career. Then he went on David Letterman’s show, and things got awkward....  read more