The party is always better than the show, right? Especially if you have a party partner. This…is not Ben Affleck’s life right now. More on that later. For now, here’s Alice Eve getting sweaty with Bradley Cooper. And Bradley Cooper getting pawed by Michael Fassbender. And Fassbender fangirling Jennifer Lawrence. Full Story

Did you see Joaquin Phoenix’s face during the Tina and Amy opener? You cannot defend a man who can’t smile during that opener. You cannot defend a man who looks like he’s eating sh-t during that opener. It is indefensible. Whatever it is that Joaquin Phoenix objects to in the world should not prevent him from SMILING. Full Story

And The Actor goes to... Well, definitely not Joaquin Phoenix. He did say he didn’t want any awards. And even though he backtracked - just a little - the Screen Actors Guild took him at his word. Full Story

Last month Joaquin Phoenix told Interview Magazine that he thought the Oscars were full of sh-t. Click here for a refresher. At the time he was considered a strong contender for a Best Actor nomination and many believed those comments f-cked up his chances. Full Story

Justin Timberlake’s best friend Trace Ayala used to be with Elisha Cuthbert. Cuthbert allegedly cheated on Ayala with Sean Avery (um, I know) so JT supposedly wrote What Goes Around to call her out. This, of course, was before Olivia Munn. Ahem. Justin Bieber’s friend Ryan Good was dating Ashley Benson. Full Story

A full length trailer is now available for The Master, scheduled to open in October - not long now - to begin what will surely be an award season run. Two teasers were previously released featuring Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Please click here Full Story

Loved the first trailer for The Master. Click here for a refresher. Have you seen the second? Last time the focus was on Joaquin Phoenix, the follower. This time we meet the leader, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, who appears to be at his most brilliant in a role they say is based on L Ron Hubbard. Full Story

Paparazzi photos of Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood to end the month! Radiohead plays two shows in Newark tonight and tomorrow. Here they are walking around New York enjoying their down time. Joaquin Phoenix meanwhile was in LA yesterday, shooting his new movie at the beach. It’s a Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze project. Full Story

It’s been less than 3 months since Oscar. And that conversation is starting up again. I guess whenever Paul Thomas Anderson makes a movie though... I love that Anderson is married to Maya Rudolph. Maya by the way grew up with Gwyneth Paltrow. And Gwyneth was in Anderson’s Hard Eight way back in the 90s, the emerging artist. Full Story

A long time ago, when Joaquin Phoenix was #1 on my Five List, before he revealed himself to be a mega prick, and before Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet (happily) came together in real life, I would have reacted differently to these photos. Almost optimistically. In 2007, I would have LOVED the Gossip potential of Marion and Joaquin. Full Story

Check out Joaquin Phoenix in Hollywood today on a cigarette break. As you know, Joaquin announced his retirement, but then it was supposedly all for a mock documentary, which no one understood. And now he’s back to doing what he does best: acting. Hopefully without complaining. Because he really is a very, very, very good actor. Full Story

The Joaquin Phoenix who appeared in that hoax doc I'm Still Here or whatever was bearded, bloated, and vile. And tremendously unpopular. He might argue that "art" is sometimes not appreciated in its time but the fact is, no one got it, and no one f-cking cared. There may have been an excuse there about making statements about celebrity and fame and privacy - who knows? - but the undeniable truth is that Joaquin hasn't worked, properly, in something like 3 years and he still has a house, a car, food in the kitchen, and isn't about to get evicted because he can't keep up with the bills. Full Story

Clint Eastwood is making a movie about J Edgar Hoover. Leonardo DiCaprio is confirmed as the lead. Joaquin Phoenix was said to have been in the running to play Leo’s gay lover. That was back in September – click here for a refresher. But this is Hollywood. Full Story

At the PETA Gala on Saturday night – Joaquin Phoenix showed up clean-shaven and lean, like Johnny Cash lean, hand in hand with his sister Rain, all smiles and even, almost, jovial with photographers. Photo Assumption says someone is actually trying (hard) to be liked again and, while we’re at it, to convince people he’s not f-cked up. Full Story