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UncategorizedJoaquin and the Black Swan—two TIFF tales of showbiz meltdownWhether faked or real, the Phoenix doc is a harrowing snuff film of career suicide
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UncategorizedJian Ghomeshi, host laureate of Oscar punditryYou gotta love a morning radio man who’s typing after midnight, and rhyming "pristine" with "Joaquin"
UncategorizedJoaquin Phoenix, Performance Artist?Phoenix’s appearance on David Letterman last night is already a classic what-the-hell-was-that moment