The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/joaquin-phoenix/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Joaquin Phoenix | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/joaquin-phoenix/ 32 32 Over 4,000 actors, filmmakers sign pledge to boycott Israeli film industry over Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-4000-actors-filmmakers-sign-pledge-to-boycott-israeli-film-industry-over-gaza/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 07:36:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3639341 Joining initial list, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma D'Arcy, Eric Andre, Elliot Page and thousands more endorse letter vowing to shun institutions ‘implicated in genocide and apartheid’

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]]> Horror director Aster says new film is a ‘Jewish Lord of the Rings’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/horror-director-aster-says-new-film-is-a-jewish-lord-of-the-rings/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 03:59:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2986729 Filmmaker says upcoming release 'Beau Is Afraid,' starring Joaquin Phoenix, is partly inspired by his Jewish background

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]]> ‘Parasite’ makes Oscars history with stunning best picture win https://www.timesofisrael.com/parasite-makes-oscars-history-with-stunning-best-picture-win/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:13:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2237834 1st non-English-language win for best movie; Nazi satire 'Jojo Rabbit' wins best adapted screenplay; Natalie Portman wears cape with names of female directors who weren't nominated

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]]> ‘Parasite’ wins at SAG Awards, along with Pitt and Aniston https://www.timesofisrael.com/parasite-wins-at-sag-awards-along-with-pitt-and-aniston/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 07:48:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2223984 Actress ends acceptance speech with a shout-out to Adam Sandler, whose performance in 'Uncut Gems' has gone mostly unrewarded this season; 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' wins best comedy

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]]> Happy now? Everyone is talking about ‘Joker’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/happy-now-everyone-is-talking-about-joker/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:27:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2159949 Origin story of Batman villain hailed as film that's going to finally get Joaquin Phoenix an Oscar and also decried for being 'dangerous' and even 'incel-friendly'

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]]> Joaquin Phoenix dishes on ‘Joker,’ dramatic weight loss, and De Niro https://www.timesofisrael.com/joaquin-phoenix-dishes-on-joker-weight-loss-and-de-niro/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 21:59:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2159943 Actor widely praised for Oscar-worthy portrayal of man who goes on to become the iconic comic book villain

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]]> Shocking ‘Son of Saul’ is a Holocaust movie masterpiece https://www.timesofisrael.com/shocking-son-of-saul-is-a-holocaust-movie-masterpiece/ Thu, 21 May 2015 13:22:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1186199 Cannes' best film brings us back inside the extermination camps with a shock to the system, though not in the way we've come to expect from this genre

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]]> ’12 Years a Slave’ wins best picture as less-than-Jewy Oscars closes https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-times-of-israel-hits-the-red-carpet/ Sun, 02 Mar 2014 23:12:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=894136 The Times of Israel liveblogs the Academy Awards from the trendiest spot in all of entertainment journalism -- our couch

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]]> Adam Sandler’s new film might be worse than diaper rash https://www.timesofisrael.com/adam-sandlers-new-film-might-be-worse-than-diaper-rash/ Fri, 20 Dec 2013 19:07:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=794854 Movies to miss in May 2014, Shia LaBeouf plagiarizes apology for plagiarism, and why 'Her' is so great

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]]> MOTs get Golden Globe nominations, hope for Oscars https://www.timesofisrael.com/mots-get-golden-globe-nominations-hope-for-oscars/ Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:36:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=784554 Ari Folman will animate Anne Frank, Jonah Hill was robbed, and you have to see this photo of Michael Douglas as Liberace

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]]> Producer Arnon Milchan: International man of mystery? https://www.timesofisrael.com/producer-arnon-milchan-international-man-of-mystery/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 17:50:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=766796 Was the Hollywood bigwig in the Mossad? And this Thanksgivukkah, check out all-around-mensch Josh Gad in Disney's new holiday flick

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