Saturday, November 27 1999
The release date for "The Gladiator" is May 5th 2000.

Sunday, November 21 1999
At the sundancechannel homepage you will find all the spots (13) Casey directed in realmedia -format. I didn`t have the time yet to look at them, but the girl who told me about the link said that Joaquin isn`t in them. But they are definitely worth a look, don`t you think? Casey Affleck directed them, and they are appearances by Vince Vaughn, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Matt Damon, Christina Ricci, Gus Van Sant, and many more ... (like the info below says).

Saturday, November 20 1999
Some time ago there was the word that Joaquin would appear in a short clip for the Sundance Channel which would be filmed by Casey Affleck. Now there is more info (they are airing at the moment!) although it doesnt mention Joaquin anymore. But maybe one of you can check it out!

"Sundancechannel.com the online home of Sundance Channel, today announced the first on-line access to the diary of aspiring
filmmaker, Jay Lacopo. "The Untitled Jay Lacopo Film Project" is a 13-segment series of fictional shorts produced exclusively for Sundance Channel. The shorts, currently airing on Sundance Channel, were written by Casey Affleck and Jay Lacopo, directed by Affleck, produced by Chris Moore (Good Will Hunting) and feature cameo performances by Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, filmmaker Gus Van Sant, Vince Vaughn, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon."

Friday, November 12 1999
JOAQUIN PHOENIX TALKS TURKEY
November 11, 1999  (from www.peta.com)

PETA Pulls Out All the Stops to Promote Veggie Thanksgiving

Washington -- "Holidays can be murder on turkeys. Let's make this one for the birds," urges film star Joaquin Phoenix, who has been an ethical vegan since he was 4 years old and is now urging everyone to give vegetarian fake turkey a chance. The full-color ad will appear on November 12 in the Washington City Paper and run in 14 other cities around the country.

In September, Phoenix received a Humanitarian Award at PETA's "Party of the Century" in Los Angeles for starring in PETA's first-ever commercial (available on Beta or VHS). "I would love to stop the murder of turkeys," he says. "I'm letting people know that they can enjoy the tradition of Thanksgiving without the cruelty." Phoenix starred in 8mm, Return to Paradise, To Die For, and Clay Pigeons. He especially loves winter vegetables but also recommends faux fowl like UnTurkey and Tofurky. According to Phoenix, they "give you the taste of turkey without subjecting the birds to factory farming, transport, and slaughter."

In addition to Phoenix's ads, PETA will encourage a veggie celebration by offering Tofurky to more than 300 homeless shelters across the country so that hungry and homeless vegetarians can also celebrate Thanksgiving. PETA's giant turkey mascot will travel to supermarkets throughout the states to promote a cruelty-free holiday, and PETA is also holding a contest on its Web site in which participants can win a free Tofurky or Unturkey. Fiona Apple is spreading the pro-veggie message on PETA's "Holiday Hotline" by encouraging people to call Butterball's turkey hotline and tell the company that "there is no appropriate way to kill and cook these beautiful birds." Even the first family will receive a Tofurky so that vegetarian first daughter Chelsea can enjoy a delicious and nutritious meal on the holiday.

Thursday, November 11 1999
Joaquin in Battlestar Galactica?

Look, what I found in the european magazine "Ahead":
"TV Adaptations on the big screen:
....Battlestar Galactica: Glen A. Larson, creator of the TV series and responsible for Magnum, is the producer of this 50 million-dollar-film. Brian Dennehy plays Commander Amanda, Ben Affleck plays Captain Apollo, Joaquin Phoenix is Lieutenant Starbuck and Denise Richards is Cassiopeia in the fight against Cylones. Lorne Greene, we miss you!"

I never heard about that before, did anyone of you?