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Films always seem to focus on the dark side of celebrity, but is it just self-congratulation masquerading as criticism?
Most movies that take on the topic of fame go out of their way to portray the downside, the isolation, the emptiness and, worst of all, the shock when that fame fades away. This week on the IFC News podcast, inspired by the Joaquin Phoenix meltdown movie “I’m Still Here,” we talk about how celebrity tends to be represented on the big screen and why, and get our Judy Garland/Barbra Streisand on.
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Tags: A Hard Day's Night, A Star Is Born, Barbara Streisand, I'm Still Here, Joaquin Phoenix, Judy Garland, Lost in Translation, podcasts, Somewhere