Sunday, April 30 2000
An Australian Movie magazine, simply called "MOVIE", June 2000 issue, featurs John Cusack on the cover and also includes a feature about Joaquin and "Gladiator". Follow this link then you will come to the ebay-auction. Also the Australian Magazine "JUICE" May 2000 issue (with Macy Gray on the cover) features Joaquin in "The Reluctant Star" story with a full page photo. Just search through ebay.com - you will find some nice items!

I am sure we will be able to find Joaquin in many recent magazines - so please tell me if you find one I didn´t already mention here.
And maybe one of you (especially if you are from Australia) will be able to find those two mags mentioned above and maybe maybe this person will be so nice to scan the pics and will email them to me!

Check out DreamWorks Gladiator FanPage for the latest news on the movie. Here a comment about Joaquin from a person who attended a test-screening of "Gladiator":

... Joaquin Phoenix stands out in my mind with a great opposing performance as Maximus`s nemesis Emperor Commodus. The real Commodus was described as worse than the plague by scholars of ancient Rome and Joaquin brings out the villain in him beautifully. Politically corrupt to the core, we see the psychological downfall of Commodus throughout the film. I only hope that this film springs Joaquin into a much larger spotlight which he rightfully deserves. ...

Saturday, April 29 2000
Attention! Joaquin will be on the "LATE SHOW with David Letterman" on May 5th to present his new movie "Gladiator"!!!!

Oh, and the movie`s Official Page opened!
It brings the Story, some Pictures (already on my pic-page, too), some short Flash-presentations of the main characters and some Desktop-Wallpapers. Here is a cool Joaquin-wallpaper.

Saturday, April 22 2000
"The Yards" will be shown at this year`s Cannes Film Festival in the competition. They selected 4 U.S. films, which are all indies, two of them from Miramax ("The Yards", and James Ivory`s "Golden Bowl") and the other two are "Nurse Betty" and the Coen Brothers' "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Also "Esther Kahn" with Joaquin`s sister Summer as the main character will air in the festival`s french competition.

The Festival will be from May 10th to May 21st 2000. Luc Besson will be this year`s president of the Film Jury.The Jury includes Kristin Scott Thomas and Jeremy Irons.

Meanwhile you can already visit the Official Site of the 53rd Cannes Film Festival!

Friday, April 21 2000
Look out for Joaquins little sister Summer in the movie "Committed" which opens next week.

Do you want to know when "Gladiator" will open in your country? Just go there.

Monday, April 17 2000
The "Gladiator" premiere will be on May 1st in Los Angeles.

... The reviewer also predicts that the film will finally elevate Joaquin Phoenix to stardom after spending his career in the shadow of his late brother River ...

... also revealed top performances by Joaquin Phoenix, who puts on a Brit accent as the decadent Emperor Commodus ...

Gladiator: The Next Titanic
Columnist Liz Smith, who received an advance look at DreamWorks' upcoming Gladiator (2000), writes today that the film "could be the Titanic of 2001." She pronounces the Ridley Scott-directed movie, due to be released on May 5, "in the epic category of Ben Hur (1959), Spartacus (1960) and Cleopatra (1963)," and adds, "I never thought [I'd] see the likes of Gladiator on screen again."

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Look out for the magazines Premiere, Movieline and Empire (May issues). They feature "Gladiator" and will bring some pictures that include Joaquin. Here are some excerpts:

From "Premiere" (05/00)
"She (Connie Nielsen) did a ton of research and knew everything," Phoenix says. "Anytime I had a question I talked to her."

"If anybody's ever been a big brother to me," says the actor (who lost his big brother, River, in 1993), "It was Crowe."

From "Movieline" (05/00)
Q: What inspired you to cast Joaquin Phoenix as your cruel emperor, Commodus?
Ridley Scott: I'd seen Joaquin in a picture that I'd produced called "Clay pigeons" and thought he had an interesting face. Then I was shocked by what he pulled off in "Return to paradise" - I thought that was as good as it gets. That did it for me. I had a feeling in my bones about him, an intuition, and I couldn't shake it, so I had no other really serious contenders for our prince of darkness.

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"Quills" and it`s love triangle:

The asylum’s young priest, Abbe de Coulmier (Joaquin Phoenix), humanely tries to rehabilitate the Marquis’ (Geoffrey Rush) twisted soul while keeping Madeleine (Kate Winslet) at a safe distance, both from the Marquis and himself. Through the endless days and nights at the asylum the two opposing men form a tentative relationship of mutual tolerance. But, neither is willing admit the one secret they have in common – their feelings for Madeleine. The three form an unlikely and dangerous love triangle that proves to be the ultimate test of the priest’s sanctity and the Marquis’wrath.

Saturday, April 1 2000
Here is an funny little article about Michael Caine and his short co-stars (thanks to Harumi!)

Caine Makes Small Talk
Oscar nominee MICHAEL CAINE has enormous admiration for the young Hollywood stars - but can't believe how short they are. Caine, an imposing six foot two inches, has worked with a number of young stars including EWAN MCGREGOR, STEPHEN DORFF, JOAQUIN PHOENIX and TOBEY MAGUIRE. The star says, "I think they are wonderful. They are very serious and hard working. But the thing that strikes me is that I've never seen a tall one." He adds, "It seems to me that there is a whole generation of very talented small people. Good looking, yes. But maybe there are more ambitious because they are more angry because they are short."

Inspired by last weeks Oscar-gala, I put up the following poll: Joaquin has three really pretentious movies coming up:

"Gladiator" + "Quills" + "The Yards"

which are loaded with big names like Russel Crowe, Geoffrey Rush, Michael Caine, Kate Winslet, Faye Dunaway, James Caan, Ellen Burstyn. All those actors/actresses already have an Oscar at home or at least got nominated for one.

"Gladiator" is a big epos, and as we know the Academy loves such long pieces, it will at least get nominees in Best Art Direction, in Best Costume and in technical categories. "Quills" seems to be a good character-piece and as we got to know the Academy loves Geoffrey Rush and Michael Caine. "The Yards" won`t stand behind, too, because of its excellent cast.

The question is, which of these movies will be most succesful at next years Oscar-race?