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  • Remembering River Phoenix 30 Years After His Death (Guest Column)

    Journalist Steve North recalls meeting the actor on his 18th birthday to discuss his Oscar-nominated turn in “Running on Empty”

    By

    Steve North
    October 31, 2023 @ 12:25 PM
    Movies
    12:25 PM
    Remembering River Phoenix 30 Years After His Death (Guest Column)
  • Matthew Perry Blasted for Complaining ‘Keanu Reeves Walks Among Us’ in Memoir

    “The surest way to consign yourself to the dustbin of the 90’s is to take potshots that no one has made since the 90’s,” Alex Winter tweeted

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    October 26, 2022 @ 4:39 PM
    Movies
    4:39 PM
    Matthew Perry Blasted for Complaining ‘Keanu Reeves Walks Among Us’ in Memoir
  • Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara Name First Child River in Touching Tribute to Actor’s Late Brother

    Yeah, try not to cry

    By

    Margeaux Sippell
    September 28, 2020 @ 8:54 AM
    Culture
    8:54 AM
    Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara Name First Child River in Touching Tribute to Actor’s Late Brother
  • ‘Stand By Me’ Stars Share 25 Memories of 1986 Classic (Photos)

    Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell talk to TheWrap for film’s 30th anniversary

    By

    Meriah Doty
    August 2, 2016 @ 5:59 PM
    5:59 PM
    ‘Stand By Me’ Stars Share 25 Memories of 1986 Classic (Photos)
  • Fireworks, Pranks and Pot: ‘Stand by Me’ Stars Look Back on River Phoenix After 30 Years

    Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton and Jerry O’Connell tell TheWrap about fun — sometimes illegal — times with late actor

    By

    Meriah Doty
    August 2, 2016 @ 11:27 AM
    11:27 AM
    Fireworks, Pranks and Pot: ‘Stand by Me’ Stars Look Back on River Phoenix After 30 Years
  • Wil Wheaton on Why ‘Stranger Things’ Could Be This Generation’s ‘Stand By Me’

    Netflix series is “one of the greatest things I’ve ever experienced in my life as an audience member,” actor tells TheWrap

    By

    Meriah Doty
    July 27, 2016 @ 3:10 PM
    3:10 PM
    Wil Wheaton on Why ‘Stranger Things’ Could Be This Generation’s ‘Stand By Me’
  • River Phoenix’s Classic ’80s Movie ‘Explorers’: 11 Things You Didn’t Know

    Phoenix and Ethan Hawke competed for Amanda Peterson’s affection on set, director Joe Dante tells TheWrap

    By

    Meriah Doty
    May 24, 2016 @ 4:05 PM
    4:05 PM
    River Phoenix’s Classic ’80s Movie ‘Explorers’: 11 Things You Didn’t Know
  • ‘The Face of an Angel’ Review: Michael Winterbottom Tells the Amanda Knox Story, With Apparent Reluctance

    The director of “24-Hour Party People” makes a film you won’t want to see about a director, played by Daniel Brühl, who doesn’t want to make a movie about the lurid murder case

    By

    Tim Appelo
    June 16, 2015 @ 10:05 AM
    10:05 AM
    ‘The Face of an Angel’ Review: Michael Winterbottom Tells the Amanda Knox Story, With Apparent Reluctance
  • Wil Wheaton on River Phoenix Death: I Thought ‘Please Don’t Let This Be True’ (Video)

    Actor opens up to Larry King about his reaction when his “Stand by Me” co-star died at 23 of a drug overdose

    By

    James Crugnale
    May 23, 2014 @ 10:45 AM
    10:45 AM
    Wil Wheaton on River Phoenix Death: I Thought ‘Please Don’t Let This Be True’ (Video)
  • River Phoenix’s Final Film ‘Dark Blood’ Gets VOD Release From Lionsgate

    George Sluizer’s film co-stars Judy Davis and Jonathan Pryce

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    May 16, 2014 @ 11:00 AM
    11:00 AM
    River Phoenix’s Final Film ‘Dark Blood’ Gets VOD Release From Lionsgate
  • Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman: A Fearless Artist, Taken Too Soon

    Hoffman devoured the souls of his characters, never afraid to let audiences love or hate or pity them, so long as we were intrigued

    By

    Alonso Duralde
    February 2, 2014 @ 12:22 PM
    12:22 PM
    Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman: A Fearless Artist, Taken Too Soon
  • River Phoenix’s Final Moments Revealed in New Book: ‘I Think I’m OD’ing’

    On the eve of the 20th anniversary of his tragic death, “Celebrity Rehab” star Bob Forrest recalls the actor’s collapse outside The Viper Room

    By

    Tim Kenneally
    October 30, 2013 @ 6:24 PM
    6:24 PM
    River Phoenix’s Final Moments Revealed in New Book: ‘I Think I’m OD’ing’
  • 7 Things We Learned About Stephen King From Reddit

    The author participated in an AMA session to promote CBS' new summer series, "Under the Dome"

    By

    Greg Gilman
    June 20, 2013 @ 6:09 PM
    6:09 PM
    7 Things We Learned About Stephen King From Reddit
  • River Phoenix’s Final Film Will Make North American Debut at Miami Film Fest

    River Phoenix died in 1993 before "Dark Blood" finished filming

    By

    Greg Gilman
    January 15, 2013 @ 1:50 PM
    1:50 PM
  • James Franco Remakes ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ for Some Reason (Video)

    'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' star decides that Gus Van Sant's 1991 film could use some updating

    By

    Tim Kenneally
    September 22, 2011 @ 3:30 PM
    3:30 PM

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