Love old or unusual movies but never know when they’re on? Here are several I recommend: Running on Empty (1988): What if you’d been on the run your entire life? That’s the premise of this exceptional ...

Martha Plimpton has never forgotten what it was like being River Phoenix’s “first love” and how he struggled with fame before his death at age 23. "He was not as equipped, I think, as maybe some other ...

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 ...

More than 30 years after River Phoenix’s tragic death outside Hollywood’s Viper Room, the late actor’s influence continues to ripple through the industry. That’s the focus of the latest — and final — ...

River Phoenix’s surviving sister, Rain Phoenix, is revealing how her brother’s accidental overdose changed her relationship with and understanding of death. “When I was 20, my brother River died,” ...

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 ...

Jerry O'Connell recently recalled the support he received from his late Stand by Me costar River Phoenix and his family. In a recent episode of Burtcast, the actor said that Phoenix was one of the ...