http://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/players/joaquin_phoenix/88172 Recent articles about Joaquin Phoenix en-us A few weeks back, we checked out some movie villains that made you want to root for the bad guy. This time, we are going to go in the opposite direction, finding antagonists that seem to rub you the wrong way as soon as the opening credits hit. Thankfully, all of them are now either taking dirt naps, or been so humiliated they dare not show their face in cinema again. Got some more villains you love to hate? Leave them in the comments section. Judge Elihu Smails, ‘Caddyshack’ Ted Knight absolutely kills it as the sumg, country club golfer with too much money on his hands. A complete putz with a dreadful golf game, Smails makes you laugh every time he chokes on one of his putts. And all he had to do was watch and learn from Chevy Chase. Some young, upstart caddies, as well as the hilarious Rodney Dangerfield, put the judge in his place throughout the movie. Commodus, ‘Gladiator’ This sad excuse for an emperor hit the trifecta: murderer, sissified, and incestuous. Commodus, played by Joaquin Phoenix, Tue, 14 May 2013 20:03:43 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/easy_to_hate_movie_villains/13619312 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/easy_to_hate_movie_villains/13619312 Easy To Hate Movie Villains http://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/easy_to_hate_movie_villains/13619312 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png NELLY! GTA: VICE CITY! 8-MILE! PRE-BATSH*T MEL GIBSON AND JOAQUIN PHOENIX! MOTHERF*CKING CROC HUNTER!!! Man, it real… [[ Read More ]] Tue, 07 May 2013 16:15:47 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/holy_nostalgia_remember_2002_yeah_it_has_been_11_years/13569506 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/holy_nostalgia_remember_2002_yeah_it_has_been_11_years/13569506 Holy Nostalgia: Remember 2002? Yeah, It Has Been 11 Years http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/holy_nostalgia_remember_2002_yeah_it_has_been_11_years/13569506 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png If you’ve gotten started with fantasy baseball, you know it’s been yet another season of horrendous closing across the MLB.  I bet Kobe Bryant could close effectively in the MLB. Just think about it.  He has such a will to win that it made Shaq hate him, he’s got consistent mechanics, never gets hurt and would be a tall presence on the mound.  OK, so I have no idea if he can throw a fastball, but right now I’d take him in my Brewers bullpen that looks more like a joke than Joaquin Phoenix’s career as a rapper. Kobe just went bonkers against the Hornets in the fourth quarter, scoring 23 of his 30 in the last 12 minutes.  He just couldn’t miss, hitting a couple threes, jumpers in people’s faces, and was diming when there was openings.  With the Jazz losing, the Lakers might actually get the 8th seed.  Huzzah!  Kobe has been tremendous since the whole ankle injury soap opera, not missing a beat with a bone spur in his foot actually playing more minutes to keep it loose.  He’s not only clo Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:09:15 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/kobe_bryant_puts_up_23_in_the_4th_could_close_for_mlb_as_well/13363534 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/kobe_bryant_puts_up_23_in_the_4th_could_close_for_mlb_as_well/13363534 Kobe Bryant Puts Up 23 In The 4th, Could Close For MLB As Well http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/kobe_bryant_puts_up_23_in_the_4th_could_close_for_mlb_as_well/13363534 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/3/53ef921838b3921963ce82c3bd87a2f225fbbea4/mini/6846180.jpg The 2013 Academy Awards, affectionately known as the Oscars, for outstanding film achievements of 2012 were presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and were televised live by the ABC Television Network with Seth Mcfarlane as the host. "Lincoln" had led the way with 12 nominations but came in with just two wins including Daniel Day Lewis as best actor. "Life of Pi" was the big winner with four Oscars including best director for Ang Lee. Argo picked up three wins including best picture. For a full look at the 2013 Academy Awards winners, click on the read more button below if you're on the home page. Winners in bold Actor in a Leading Role Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables Joaquin Phoenix – The Master Denzel Washington – Flight Actor in a Supporting Role Alan Arkin – Argo ... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:47:25 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2013_oscars_winners/12984988 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2013_oscars_winners/12984988 2013 Oscars Winners http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/2013_oscars_winners/12984988 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png I was waiting for the Orlando game to end for hours, then realized the final score was 78-61. 61 points? You may have been duped into thinking this was a women’s basketball score, and though I think Britney Griner could drop a double nickel on these flunkies, these were men on the hardwood, allegedly. Not only do I enjoy watching cradle balls, I very much want her to give birth to my child one day. That’s all I have to say about that. I’ll mention E’Twaun Moore, who finished with 18 and 2,  as I’m legally obligated to mention a player from each team so there you go. If Nelson is out for any length of time or becomes more seriously injured down the road, I suppose Moore could put up bearable numbers. You guys ever imagined Rosie O’Donnell getting drilled by Ellen sporting a strap on? No? Well I have, and it gives me the exact same sickening feeling as when I glance at Orlando’s roster. Yuck……. Let’s move on to some less disturbing events from last night’s games. Spencer Hawes - 21 po Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:36:54 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/could_britney_griner_be_any_finer/12842422 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/could_britney_griner_be_any_finer/12842422 Could Britney Griner be Any Finer? http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/could_britney_griner_be_any_finer/12842422 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png As good sports, let's accept that Boston won the recent Golden Calf awards. The Youk-bearded Ben Affleck (Redsock fan) was named Best in Show and Mr. Congeniality for "Argo."That makes Affleck the Miguel Cabrera of the 2013 Oscars, a potential Triple Crown winner, thanks to the Academy of Motion Pictures' Redsock-leaning foot fetish. (Those who cannot remember "Fever Pitch" are doomed to relive it.) But dammit, this Oscar season, the Bargain Basement Bombers will not go down easily, like Grandy with a runner on base. We have two Oscar hopefuls: Denzell Washington (Yankee fan) and Robert De Niro (Yankee fan), both chasing acting awards. We need big nights from both, considering that Alec Baldwin, Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler went Nick Swisher in the 2013 balloting.  Also, we need to watch for Philadelphia.The Phillies could win with Silver Linings Playbook, which is technically an Eagles movie - but that's too close for comfort. Bradley Cooper grew ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:42:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/oscar_matchups_yankees_vs_redsocks_vs_phillies/12749818 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/oscar_matchups_yankees_vs_redsocks_vs_phillies/12749818 Oscar matchups: Yankees vs. Redsocks vs. Phillies http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/oscar_matchups_yankees_vs_redsocks_vs_phillies/12749818 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Week 15 Record: 0-3 Season Record: 14-29-2 Unfortunately, there are TWO more weeks of the regular season in the NFL.  God why can’t this just end sooner? I will be doing a Best Bets piece for Week 17 (I’m sure you’re all in tatters with excitement), but Week 17 falls on Dec. 30 this year. I plan on spending the week between Christmas and New Years bathing in alcohol and greasy food, so I’ll just alert you now; I’m probably going to mail in my Week 17 column like Mike Francesa in August. So because I’m sure you haven’t seen enough year-end “Best Of” or “Top (insert whatever here) of the Year” lists, here come a bunch more. You’re welcome, everybody. Here are my Top 5 in a whole bunch of important things from 2012: Movies of the Year 1. Zero Dark Thirty - I saw this last night and the first thing that came to mind when I walked out of the theater was “I’ve just seen the best movie of the year, if not the last five years.” Super intense, brilliantly paced, well-acted all around. It Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:55:51 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/turn_on_the_jets_week_16_best_bets_best_of_2012/12488776 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/turn_on_the_jets_week_16_best_bets_best_of_2012/12488776 Turn On The Jets Week 16 Best Bets: Best Of 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/turn_on_the_jets_week_16_best_bets_best_of_2012/12488776 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Because I love the movie Heavyweights, here’s beautiful HD footage of The Blob launching people 50 feet into the air. Not the same one, the original one got stabbed with a spear because Lars is a dick. (via Contour)- Follow us on Twitter @withleather - Follow me personally @MrBrandonStroud and Burnsy @MayorBurnsy - Like us on Facebook.LinksEnough Of That ‘Monster Mash’ Crap: Here Are Some Legitimately Great Halloween Songs |UPROXX|Will Ferrell Is Doing Those Weird Old Milwaukee Commercials In Sweden, And He Has A Mustache Now |Warming Glow|Joaquin Phoenix says awards season is bullsh*t and carrots are for A-holes |Film Drunk|Sports On TV: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers’ 20 Greatest Sports Moments |With Leather|Mugshot Of The Day: Wolverine Got Arrested At A Wedding |Gamma Squad|QoTD: Why You Frowning At Wyclef’s Bike Photo? |Smoking Section|The Key & Peele Player Intro Sketch Is A Must-Watch |Kissing Suzy Kolber|Nicki Minaj Looks Exactly Like Rita Repulsa From Power Rangers |Buz... Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:56:29 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/summer_is_never_coming_back_so_heres_hd_footage_of_the_blob/12002446 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/summer_is_never_coming_back_so_heres_hd_footage_of_the_blob/12002446 Summer Is Never Coming Back, So Here’s HD Footage Of The Blob http://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/summer_is_never_coming_back_so_heres_hd_footage_of_the_blob/12002446 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png "You can't be half a gangster." This slogan has been pasted on all the advertising for Season III of Boardwalk Empire. It was a line that was uttered by James Darmody (RIP)  to Nucky Thompson in the series premiere. Over the last two seasons, we've seen the evolution of Nucky Thompson go from politician to crook to now being a full fledge gangster after shooting his apprentice in the season II finale. Nucky has always been someone who seems to try and do right and be a nice guy to his wife and others in hoping he'll goto heaven, but he also knows he's probably not going to go there since he's  killing people. You saw it in the season finale when he mulled over whether he should kill Jimmy.  This season will represent Thompson being a Tony Soprano type character. No more trying to be incognito about being just a crooked politician. He is now a gangster. I can only assume we will see a more ruthless Nucky Thompson this season. I thin... Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:33:43 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/boardwalk_empire_season_iii_preview_guns/11719117 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/boardwalk_empire_season_iii_preview_guns/11719117 Boardwalk Empire Season III Preview: Guns! http://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/boardwalk_empire_season_iii_preview_guns/11719117 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Take Our Poll Lawless (August 29, 2012) Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by a new deputy and other authorities who want a cut of their profits. Director: John Hillcoat Stars: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce, Jason Clarke The Words (September 7, 2012) A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man’s work. Directors: Brian Klugman | Lee Sternthal Stars: Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana The Cold Light of Day (September 7, 2012) After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase. Director: Mabrouk El Mechri Stars: Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver, Verónica Echegui The Master (September 14, 2012) A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future – until he is t... Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:31:42 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/the_12_must_see_movies_of_september_2012/11604469 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/the_12_must_see_movies_of_september_2012/11604469 The 12 Must See Movies of September 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/the_12_must_see_movies_of_september_2012/11604469 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png He's also a stud football prospect. But there is no corresponding feat that he could achieve in that storied sport. Green-Thompson, in his brief-but-amazing new career, has tallied 37 professional at bats. He has struck out 36 times.I am not making this up. This is no Sidd Fynch, no Plumptomanic fictional hero, no Photoshopped teammate of Kenny Powers. I almost feel like rooting for the kid, even though he's a Redsock. Already in life, he has gone farther than 10 Kevin Maases and 50 Tucker Ashfords. Thirty-six for thirty-seven in K's. Eight walks. He has yet to put a ball into play.It's like that in that lame 2002 M. Night Shyamalan movie, "Signs," where Joaquin Phoenix is the former slugger whose career ended because he struck out too much. Whenever this kid comes up, the fans should be recreating the climatic confrontaton between Joaquin and the water-fearing alien, yelling, "SWING AWAY, SHAQ, SWING AWAY!" This is the kind of record that could g... Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:24:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/it_is_time_to_ponder_the_incredible_feat_of_redsock_superprospect_shaq_green_thompson/11251513 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/it_is_time_to_ponder_the_incredible_feat_of_redsock_superprospect_shaq_green_thompson/11251513 It is time to ponder the incredible feat of Redsock superprospect Shaq Green-Thompson http://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/it_is_time_to_ponder_the_incredible_feat_of_redsock_superprospect_shaq_green_thompson/11251513 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Josh Hamilton has reportedly reached an agreement with a Hollywood production company to bring his amazing life story to the big screen. Here’s a statement released by the Rangers on Friday (via MLB.com): Josh and Katie Hamilton are pleased to announce that they have been approached by Casey Affleck and Thunder Road Pictures and have agreed to the creation of a feature film about their lives. While they are not involved with the actual Hollywood pitching process, the Hamiltons will be an integral part of the film’s creative direction and accuracy as the project develops. According to Deadline, Hamilton sold the rights to the flick to producer Basil Iwanyk (his credits include “The Town” and “We Are Marshall”). Hamilton and his wife are set to co-produce while Affleck will write and direct. Affleck, as you might have guessed, is Ben Affleck’s brother and is a respected and accomplished actor in Hollywood. But he has very little writing and directing credits to his name. The last film... Sat, 23 Jun 2012 02:05:31 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/josh_hamilton_movie_reportedly_in_the_works/11073473 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/josh_hamilton_movie_reportedly_in_the_works/11073473 Josh Hamilton movie reportedly in the works http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/josh_hamilton_movie_reportedly_in_the_works/11073473 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/8/0865c1f58606e380b950adfc33d7c929356a05fb/mini/MarienrsRangers_35d1.jpg Boxing sucks.  At least, tonight it sucked.  Millions watched as one of the two greatest fighters walking the planet entered the ring this evening and painted a masterpiece performance over a younger, threatening, and much-ballyhooed competitor. So went the decision in Las Vegas, as two of three judges committed an abomination by tabbing Timothy Bradley as a legend-killer with an unscrupulous win over world champion, pound-for-pound king, and all-time legend, Manny Pacquiao. The  jesters….’er judges at ringside all had it 115-113 with just one card going for the winner-in-common-sense-only (Pacquiao).  If this were ancient Rome, you can bet your ass that ol’ Joaquin Phoenix would be cutting heads by now.  HBO’s guru emeritus, Harold Lederman, had a far-reaching Pacquiao victory in the unofficial books by a count of ten rounds to two, while ESPN’s card had a similar 119-110 score after 12 rounds. I myself, a chronic cynic guilty of always expecting the worst, was even convinced that ... Sun, 10 Jun 2012 03:26:58 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/pacquiao_gets_hosed_and_this_is_why_you_hate_boxing/10980461 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/pacquiao_gets_hosed_and_this_is_why_you_hate_boxing/10980461 Pacquiao Gets Hosed! And This Is Why YOU Hate Boxing http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/pacquiao_gets_hosed_and_this_is_why_you_hate_boxing/10980461 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/8/28d47dbe4aa22533d013b1fbea4f44c2eeb977d3/mini/mayweatherpac.jpg When you grow a beard to kickoff Movember, some may tell you you resemble this calvalcade of stars. I’ve been told 19 different people. Let me know which is your favorite. Your choices: 1) Serpico 2) Unibomber 3) Andre Agassi 4) Raffi 5) Joaquin Phoenix 6) Yakov Smirnoff 7) Marti DiBergi Diego Maradona 9) Highway To Heaven 10) Mel Gibson 11) Most Interesting Man in the World 12) Tevye 13) Salman Rushdie 14) Russell Brand 15) Ben Bernanke 16) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 17) Zach Galifianakis 18) Shel Silverstein 19) George Clooney Let me know who should be in the next batch. a grow a beard at your own risk. Movember raises awareness for prostate cancer. www.BattingStanceGuy.com twitter: @BattingStanceG Related PostsMLB Week in Review: 9/5/11The Brian Wilson Show: Episode 1 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:52:16 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/beard_a_like/8357347 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/beard_a_like/8357347 Beard-a-like http://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/beard_a_like/8357347 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png