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Articles by River


Seventeen - April, 1990 - an article written by River for Earth Day 1990 R
Interview Magazine - March, 1991 - Interview of Gus Van Sant by River (added April 6, 1999) B


Articles / Interviews about River


People Weekly - 29th September, 1986
Life - August, 1987
Vegetarian Times - March 1988 - "River on the Rise" (added August, 23, 2003) E
Premiere - April 1988 - "Ahead of the pack" (added August, 23, 2003) E
Playgirl - August 1988 - "River Phoenix - Rising Fast" (added August, 23, 2003) E
Sky Magazine - September 1988 - "River's Edge" (added August, 23, 2003) E
The Animals' Voice Magazine - February 1989 - "Phoenix Rising" (added October, 31, 2003)E
Sky Magazine - July 1989 (added October 31, 2001) BS
The Face - July 1989 (added August 23, 2005) BS
Starlog - October 1989 - "A Hero By Any Other Age" (added August, 23, 2003) E
Movieline - December 1989 - "River of Dreams" (added August, 23, 2003) E
Vogue - May, 1990. (added August 23, 1999) B
US Magazine - September 1991 - The US Interview : River Phoenix (added August, 23, 2003) E
Movieline - September 1991 - "Young Man River" (added August, 23, 2003) E
Premiere - October 1991 - "Marines at Their Best" (added August, 23, 2003) E
Rolling Stone - October, 1991 (added April 6, 1999) B
Interview Magazine - November, 1991 - Bonus link on the official Interview website, with pictures
Hard Rock Times 20th Anniversary 1971-1991 - "Celebrity Spotligh : River Phoenix" (added August, 23, 2003) E
The Face - March 1992 - (added August, 23, 2003) E
Girlfriend - April, 1992 M
Empire - April, 1992. Interview of River and Keanu for "Idaho"'s UK release. (added August 23, 1999)
Movie - November/December 1992 -"Phoenix Rising" (added August, 23, 2003) E
Teen Magazine - May, 1993
Premiere - July, 1993
Detour - July/August 1993 - "River's Edge" (added August, 23, 2003) E
Mademoiselle - August, 1993 R
Seventeen - August, 1993 K
Première (French edition - english translation) - December, 1993 - N°201 - River's last interview (added October 31, 2000)


Scanned Articles


Scans are grouped by magazine and date

Fan Club - September 30, 1987 - French Canadian magazine (no English translation) - (added August 23, 2005) L
Bravo - June 23, 1988 - German magazine (no English translation) - (added May 27, 2005) E
Film Review - October 1988 - (added October 31, 2006)
Dolly - March 1989- (added May 27, 2005) E
Details - November 1991 - (added August 23, 2005)
HitKrant - September 3, 1988 / October 7, 1989 / December 23, 1989 / March 24, 1990 / February 15, 1992 / September 24, 1994 / June 21, 1997 - German magazine (no English translation) - (added May 27, 2005) E
Cleo - May 1992 - (added May 27, 2005) E
Premiere (UK edition) - December 1993 (tribute) - (added October 31, 2006)
Sky - January 1994 (tribute) - (added August 23, 2005)
Esquire (UK edition) - November 2001 - A feature on the release of photographer Brigitte Lacombe 's book Cinema/Theater includes a rare photograph of River, taken on the set of "Silent Tongue", with B. Lacombe's recollection of the shooting. - (added August 23, 2007)
Empire - #167, May 2003 - (added August 23, 2012)
The Word - August 2006 - (added August 23, 2006)
Les Inrockuptibles - #561, August 29 2006 (French magazine. Covering the French release of the Idaho DVD) - (added October 31, 2006)
Têtu Magazine - September 2006 (French magazine. Covering the French release of the Idaho DVD) - (added October 31, 2006)
Total Film #128 - June 2007 (UK magazine. Short feature in article listing the "20 greatest movies you'll never see") - (added August 23, 2007)
Total Film #133 - June 2007 (UK magazine. 4 pages feature) - (added October 31, 2011)
People Magazine - features from 2008 Specials "They died too soon" and "Child Stars" - (added October 31, 2008)
Huge Magazine - January 2009 - features a polaroid of River by Gus Van Sant in the "Polaroid issue" - (added March 31, 2011)
Studio Cinelive - May 2009 - features a 4-pages article in French - (added October 31, 2013)
A Magazine Curated By Giambattista Valli - #10 - December 2010 - A Magazine is a biannual art publication. Each issue is edited by a different guest artist, who selects a theme and collaborators. A#10 is curated by Italian designer Giambattista Valli, who proposes A#10 as an essay on the topic "what is beauty?". The cover chosen is a picture of River by Michael Tighe. It's the only feature about River in the magazine though. (added March 31, 2011)
Entertainment Weekly - Issue 1226 - September 28, 2012 - The strange saga of River Phoenix's last film. (added October 31, 2012) - Online text version
L'Ecran Fantastique - Issue 333 - - July/August 2012 (in French) - River Phoenix's swan song - (added January 20, 2013)
Les Inrockuptibles - #920, July 17, 2013 (French magazine. 6 pages article for a summer series of features called "Trash baby star") - Online text version - (added October 31, 2013)
People Magazine, October 21, 2013 - (added October 31, 2013)
Grazia, November 8, 2013 - (French magazine, summary of River's last night based on Gavin Edwards new biography) - (added March 2, 2014)
Liberation, August 9, 2014 - (French newspaper) - (added August 23, 2014) + Online version of newspaper website
Arte Magazine, August 9, 2014 - (French newspaper) - (added August 23, 2014)
Télé 7 Jours, August 4, 2014 - (French newspaper) - (added August 23, 2014)


Remembering River


Entertainment Weekly - 12th November, 1993
Time - 15th November, 1993
Newsweek - 15th November, 1993
People Weekly - 15th November, 1993
Entertainment Weekly - November 26, 1993 - "The Young and the Reckless"(added August, 23, 2003) E
Studio Magazine (French edition - english translation) - December, 1993 - N°81 (added October 31, 2000)
People Magazine's Private Lives 1994 - 1994 R
People Weekly - January 17, 1994 - "High Life" (added August, 23, 2003) E
Spin - "Fallen Angel" by Martha Frankel - January 1994 (added January 28, 2000)
Spin "Feature: Beauty and Sadness" by Dennis Cooper - January 1994 (added January 28, 2000)
The Animals Agenda- Jan/Feb 1994 K
Rolling Stones - 24th February 1994 (added January 28, 2000) B
Elle - February, 1994 (added April 6, 1999) B
Out - February/March 1994 (added January 28, 2000)B
Premiere (US edition) - March, 1994
Esquire - March, 1994
Juice - March 1994 - "From Hero to Heroin" (added August, 23, 2003) E
Teen Magazine - April, 1994
Dolly - November 1994 - "River's in Peace" (added August, 23, 2003) E
Cosmopolitan - April, 1995
US Magazine - October, 1995 K
Sugar - November, 1998 (added April 6, 1999)
Premiere (US edition) - January 2001 - "River Remembered", by Peter Bogdanovitch.


Online articles


The Guardian (UK newspaper) - Friday October 24, 2003 : "The lost boy" (link to external site : The Guardian) D
Les Inrockuptibles - #920, July 17, 2013 (Online version of the 6 pages article scanned above) - (added March 8, 2014)
The Eye of Photography : River Phoenix by Michael Tighe - March 20, 2015 (Online article) - (added October 31, 2015)
Vogue - How River Phoenix’s Coming of Age Anticipated My Own - August 23, 2015 - (added August 23, 2016)


Related to River


Preview - March, April 1993 - about Silent Tongue (added March 4, 2001)
Attitude - October, 1995 (interview of Gus Van Sant)
Premiere - November, 1995 (interview of Joaquin)
The Face - December, 1995 (interview of Joaquin)
Premiere (UK edition) - February 1997 (about Dark Blood) R
Premiere (US edition) - January, 2001 - about Dark Blood (added March 4, 2001)


Reviews


These are only French reviews so far. I'll try to add translations and english reviews next...

Explorers (added October 31, 2000)
Stand By Me (added October 31, 2000)
The Mosquito Coast (added October 31, 2000)
Running on Empty (french title : A Bout de Course) (added October 31, 2000)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (french title : Indiana Jones et la dernière Croisade) (added October 31, 2000)
I love you to death (french title : Je t'aime à te tuer) (added October 31, 2000)
My Own Private Idaho (added October 31, 2000)
Sneakers (french title : Les Experts) (added October 31, 2000)


Articles in French (not translated)


Studio Magazine - Novembre 1988 - N° 19
Studio Magazine - Décembre 1993 - N° 81
Max Mode - Printemps-été 1999 - Hors-série N° 1

Many thanks to contributors to this page :
  • Katie for the text of the K articles
  • Mona for the text of the M article
  • REISBO for the R articles
  • Barry for the B articles
  • Skye for the BS article
  • Debbie for the D article
  • And special thanks to Ellen for the many E articles (previously on her site "My River Phoenix Collection"), and a lot of the article scans.

"It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else's sexuality. It's like telling someone else how to clean their house." -- River Phoenix

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