Joaquin, Jesus!

I'm Still Here is about as weird as it gets. I thought it was really funny, but with a slight reservation - is this real? Joaquin Phoenix seems to have completely lost it. Have you ever seen a movie that leaves you wondering whether you have been completely duped? Where does Joaquin go from here (underwater in a river in Panama)? Stay tuned.

George Clooney Goes Down Again! + Comments on Violence, and on TV - Mad Men Rolls and Rules

A while back I gave Up In The Air a - poof. Now comes The American,and it merits a - huh? There's no dialogue. George: Get back on it! In the meantime there are some good movies out there. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, a documentary, is clearly worth a visit. Also, Mesrine: Killer Instinct, part 1 of 2, (I can't wait to see part 2) is violent and then some, but the violence is realistic and understandable. It's not outrageous, extreme, ridiculous and completely unrealistic, as in movies like Inception. Another good film out there now, also with realistic violence, is Animal Kingdom. On the television front, Mad Men continues to roll and may be, as impossible as it seems, getting even better.