River Phoenix

Date of Birth

1970-08-23

Date of Death

1993-10-31

Place of Birth

Metolius, Oregon USA

Known for

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Stand by Me, My Own Private Idaho, I Love You to Death, Sneakers

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Awesome Art’s Tribute To Stephen King with Carrie, IT, The Long Walk, Misery, The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining

Posted 11 months ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Justin “The Housebear” Froning

Posted 2 years ago

Theodore For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month...

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Barret Chapman (+ Giveaway)

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Chucky, Harry Potter, Logan

Posted 10 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Why It Works: Stand By Me

Posted 10 years ago

Why It Works is an ongoing column which breaks down some of the most acclaimed films in history and explores what makes them so iconic, groundbreaking, and memorable. ****SPOILERS AHEAD**** Rob Reiner's STAND BY ME turns 30 this month, and...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Steven Spielberg Special

Posted 10 years ago

Why I Love Movies – Chapter V

Posted 12 years ago

Why do I love movies? Well, that is a loaded question. How much time do you have? I could go into a long-winded diatribe about the art of film-making or the magic of the movies, but all of that has...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: The Muppets, Pet Sematary, Supergirl

Posted 12 years ago

Joe Dante’s sci-fi flick Explorers to be remade

Posted 12 years ago

I recall nothing about 1985. I was only a year old. So I can’t say that I ever caught Joe Dante’s EXPLORERS at the cinema around that time. However, I did see it when I got a little older. I...

River Phoenix’s final movie, Dark Blood, will premiere at the Miami International Film Festival

Posted 14 years ago

George Sluizer, the Dutch director best known for the classic THE VANISHING, was 10 days away from completing his film DARK BLOOD when his star, River Phoenix, tragically overdosed. That was 1993. Now, twenty years later, Sluizer has completed editing...