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Discuss “Walk the Line”

She?s no longer ?legally blonde.? Reese Witherspoon has traded in her pink legal pads to become something that is, above all else, real. Fans of the movie Vanity Fair will pleased to see Witherspoon prove, again, that she has the talent to play movies that don?t cater to fans of ?chick flicks.? In Walk the Line, Witherspoon plays June Cash, the strong wife of one of music?s greatest legends ? Johnny Cash. Joaquin Phoenix (Emperor Commodus in 2000?s Gladiator) plays Johnny. Both Cashes approved this choice of actors before their deaths in 2003; Apparently, Johnny Cash had been impressed by Phoenix?s portrayal of Commodus, and gave the okay for filming.

The talent that the ?Man in Black? was so impressed with is evident when viewing scenes from...

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