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Ethan Hawke is reflecting on his late pal, River Phoenix. While at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, the actor, 54, spoke to Entertainment Weekly about meeting the late star, who died at ...

In the second episode of “Variety Confidential: The Life and Legend of River Phoenix,” the podcast shifts its focus from the actor’s explosive rise to the pivotal moment when his life began to unravel ...

It's been more than 30 years since River Phoenix's life was tragically cut short. On Oct. 31, 1993, the promising young actor collapsed outside of the West Hollywood nightclub The Viper Room and died ...

Gus Van Sant is still moving. “I think a lot of the films I’ve made, even unintentionally, have been based on real things,” Van Sant says with his familiar mix of understatement and curiosity. “That’s ...

River Phoenix's career only spanned a decade or so, but in that time, he left behind a body of work that feels remarkably rich and varied. He had the uncanny ability to make every character feel ...