Wouldn't you know it, Joaquin Phoenix's retirement from acting, failed hip-hop career and public breakdown were all just part of an extraordinarily elaborate mockumentary directed by Casey Affleck, I'm Still Here, released on September 10th. The signs were there, and I find the reviewers treating the film as a serious documentary laughable, but the level Phoenix was prepared to go to for his art amazes me. It brings to mind his brilliant performance in Walk The Line where Phoenix, unscripted, tears a sink from a wall. You've got to have respect for actors who inhabit their work to such an extent. Haters gonna hate, but fuck them- whether or not I'm Still Here actually stands up as a good piece of cinema remains to be seen, but the work that went into it commands a unique level of respect in its own right. Phoenix let his life spiral out of control in public for the sake of making something unique. There's a serious actor.
Anyway, more music:
Anything involving Dave Sitek tends to be worth a listen. This is pretty funky stuff. There's a full-length album coming very soon, keep an eye out for it.
Also,
Today I revisted Trent Reznor's latest project, How To Destroy Angels, and I've decided it's actually really fucking cool after all. Give it a listen if you didn't already and see what you think. It's got Reznor all over it, with the added bonus of his wife Mariqueen Maandig's sexy vocals. Very drum-machiney but if you're in the mood for it...
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