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Rate Guy Pearce And Mary Louise Parker To Lead 'The Well,' Phillip Seymour Hoffman To Return To Kazuo Ohno's 'Mr Crumpacker And The Man From The Letter'

Original at The Playlist external link    Fri, Jan 29

By Simon Dang(simondang21@gmail.com) Philip Seymour Hoffman and Emily Ziff's production company, Cooper's Town, have taken the occasion of their film "Jack Goes Boating" debuting at Sundance to announce a couple of their upcoming projects in development.The first is "The Well," a the psychological thriller starring exp...

Rate Dan Persons: Mighty Movie Podcast: Let the People Write Their Own Classic Novel: Michael Hoffman on The Last Station

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, Jan 15

By Dan Persons This Episode is Brought to You by ADIDAS ORIGINALS - STAR WARS COLLECTION More MMP on HuffPost: Davis and Heilbroner on Waiting for Armageddon Scott Cooper on Crazy Heart Kevin Heffernan on The Slammin' Salmon Check out the Mighty Movie Podcast homepage.

Rate Rosalyn Hoffman: Inequality in Late Night: Five White Guys Walked Into a Studio...

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, Jan 13

By Rosalyn Hoffman Steve Allen. Jack Paar. Johnny Carson. Jay Leno. Conan O'Brien. What do you notice? Five white dudes. Funny dudes, yes, talented dudes. But it's time to get with the progam. Message to network: Want to find a way to stand out? Want some new attention?

December of 2009

 

Rate 'Needle boy' to have new operation

Original at Ninemsn external link    Tue, Dec 22

Rain Man' diesThe man who inspired the Dustin Hoffman film drowns. Shark snubQueensland fishing crew 'ignored bleeding shark victim'. ... and more »

Rate Drone Feeds Gave Insurgents ‘Early Warning’: Report

Original at Wired external link    Mon, Dec 21

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By Noah Shachtman Eventually, American troops were able to raid a safe house of the Kata’ib Hezbollah militia, based out of Baghdad’s Sadr City. As Hoffman notes, the group “has long been suspected of being a surrogate for Iran’s Quds Force.” U.S. forces were not only surprised at the level of technical sophis...

Rate The Great Performances: 2005

Original at In Contention external link    Fri, Dec 18

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By John Foote The Best Supporting Actor I saw in 2005 was Terrence Howard in “Crash,” but they nominated the worthy Matt Dillon and snubbed Howard. Dillon was astonishing, the sequence under the vehicle alone was worth the nomination. I had really hoped that Kevin Costner might get a nomination for “The...

Rate Screenwriter John Carlen dies, aged 64

Original at Digital Spy external link    Wed, Dec 16

His first job in Hollywood was as technical advisor for Straight Time, which starred Dustin Hoffman. However, he is best known for writing the screenplay ... SCREENWRITER CARLEN DIESContactmusic.com all 3 news articles »

Rate How To: Product photography workshop by photographers Alexandra Hoffman and Chad HillVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Dec 10

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By rss@youtube.com (AlexandraHoffman) Author: AlexandraHoffman Keywords: Alexandra Hoffman Chad Hill photography product workshop how to educational Added: December 10, 2009

Rate The top ten film stars in the West End

Original at Times Online external link    Fri, Dec 4

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2 Dustin Hoffman “He can do a scene ten different ways, he's almost too inventive,” said Peter Hall, directing Hoffman in The Merchant of Venice in 1989. ... and more »

Rate Philip Seymour Hoffman Cast in Paul Thomas Anderson's Next

Original at First Showing external link    Wed, Dec 2

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By Ethan Anderton Way before Capote earned Hoffman an Academy Award for Best Actor, he had already earned my respect from his work in Anderson's earlier films. He is an acting tour de force, disappearing into every single role he takes on. Hoffman and Anderson are two of my favorite actors and directors, resp...

Year 2009

 

Rate Dan Persons: Mighty Movie Podcast: Pirate Radio Part 2: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Richard Curtis

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, Nov 13

By Dan Persons Richard Curtis had a death in the family. I'd flown in to London to do the interviews for my Pirate Radio coverage, and the director... Richard Curtis had a death in the family. I'd flown in to London to do the interviews for my Pirate Radio coverage, and the director was at the top of my list. Some thi...

Rate Damien Hoffman: Professor David Colander Tells Congress Econ Models are Flawed

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Nov 2

By Damien Hoffman Damien Hoffman: David, what type of economics do you research and teach? David: The Congressional Committee heard of that work and invited me for that reason. David: Thank you very much, Damien. I am honored you considered me for this award.

Rate Candian Metal Band Anvil To Cameo In 'The Green Hornet'

Original at The Playlist external link    Fri, Oct 9

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By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) God, we would love this doc to earn itself an Academy Award nomination. That would be an incredible feat and it's exceptionally deserving. But would the Academy doc voters go for this? Traditionally, they go for much more serious fare and while "Anvil," is heartwarming, hilarious and insp...

Rate Pete Fornatale: The Who vs Abbie Hoffman: Celebrating Woodstock's 40th Anniversary

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Aug 4

By Pete Fornatale Hoffman was still very involved in various types of political activism. One of his causes at the time John Sinclair. Sinclair, the leader of the White Panther Party, had recently been busted for selling a small amount of marijuana to an undercover cop. Hoffman, quite sensibly believed the s...

Rate Michael Rowe: Man Acquitted Of Murder After Stabbing Male Neighbor 61 Times For "Unwanted Sexual Advances"

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Jul 14

By Michael Rowe Last Friday, a jury in Cook County, IL acquitted Joseph Biedermann, 30, of first-degree murder in the death of his Hoffman Estates neighbor, Terrance Michael... Last Friday, a jury in Cook County, IL acquitted Joseph Biedermann, 30, of first-degree murder in the death of his Hoffman Estat...

Rate Opinion: David Quigg: How Abraham Lincoln's "Hot Letters" Can Keep You From Going All Alice Hoffman

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Jul 2

By David Quigg I wouldn't be writing this if I imagined only Alice Hoffman is capable of doing what Alice Hoffman did. Most of us will never get a book review -- bad or good. But we all have things that set us off. blogger David Quigg lives in Seattle. His boastfully named personal blog is here. His Twitter feed is h...

Rate Opinion: Samara O'Shea: Alice Hoffman Should Have Hired me to Write her Apology

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Jul 2

By Samara O'Shea Last week, author Alice Hoffman issued an apology to a reviewer she attacked via Twitter. But an apology, by its nature, should focus on what you did wrong and not place blame on the other. Earlier this week, author Alice Hoffman issued an apology to Roberta Silman -- the reviewer she attacke...

Rate Alice Hoffman: Illuminated by hope

Original at Sacramento Bee external link    Mon, Jun 8

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By apierleoni@sacbee.com (Allen Pierleoni) Any new book by Hoffman is an occasion to rejoice, as is the case with "The Story Sisters" (Shayne Areheart, $25, 336 pages). Alice is very decisive, but at the same time very open to other people's opinions," he said from New York City.

Rate Dustin Hoffman And Paul Giamatti Team For 'Barney's Version,' Al Pacino In Talks For Jack Kervokian Biopic, New 'Scott Pilgrim' Video BlogVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at The Playlist external link    Wed, May 27

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By noreply@blogger.com (Simon Dang) Alexander Payne has been revealed as the director of the pilot to HBO's upcoming series "Hung," the story of a well-endowed man (played by Thomas Jane) who aims to cash in on his assets. The 10 episode series will debut on June 28th and co-star Anne Heche and Jane Adams. [Variety]

Rate John Hoffman: Lifestyle Choices & Alzheimer's Disease: Susceptibility, Not Inevitability

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, May 13

By John Hoffman Yet as my colleagues and I sifted through hundreds of research papers and began speaking with more than 200 of the most active American scientists and physicians working on Alzheimer's, my personal qualms about the project subsided. We learned about research being conducted in multipl...

Rate Shortcuts: Nicole Kidman & Aaron Eckhart Team For 'Rabbit Hole', Megan Fox To Get 'Passionate' With Mickey Rourke

Original at The Playlist external link    Thu, Apr 2

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By noreply@blogger.com (Simon Dang) Michael Rispoli (TV's "The Sopranos") has landed a role in "The Rum Diary" and joins a cast that consists of Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart and Giovanni Ribisi. Filming is currently taking place in Puerto Rico. [Variety] Dustin Hoffman will star in the Andy Garcia directed "Cleme...

Rate REVIEW-A-DAY #130, The GraduateVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Feb 17

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By rss@youtube.com (lelandb123) Here's my review of the Dustin Hoffman classic THE GRADUATE. My final rating: 5/5 New episode of Dampercast out today!!! http://dampercast.com Check out http://www.nitpicket.com for all my reviews, rants, and ramblings. Check for the Nit PIcket Podcast every Wednesday. http://www.twitt...

Rate DVD Review: Kramer vs. Kramer -- Blu-ray

Original at Film.com external link    Tue, Feb 17

When the film begins, the Kramer family is already broken beyond repair. Workaholic ad man Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) is shocked when his unhappy wife ... Blu-ray Review: Gandhi, Kramer vs. Kramer, and Capote/In Cold ... Blogcritics.org

Rate Blu-ray Review: Gandhi, Kramer vs. Kramer, and Capote/In Cold ...

Original at Blogcritics external link    Mon, Feb 16

 OH - The names that appear among the discs is equally impressive, including among others: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ben Kingsley, ... Capote [w/ In Cold Blood (2-Disc Double Feature)] DVDTOWN.com all 2 news articles

Rate DVD Review: Being There on Blu-ray

Original at Film.com external link    Thu, Feb 12

 WA - Sellers was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role, but lost to Dustin Hoffman in Kramer vs. Kramer. The screenplay won the BAFTA for Best Screenplay ...

Rate Best Actor race — shades of ‘74 and ‘02

Original at In Contention external link    Tue, Feb 10

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By John Foote The 1974 Academy Award nominees for Best Actor were Jack Nicholson in “Chinatown,” Al Pacino in “The Godfather, Part II,” Albert Finney in “Murder on the Orient Express,” Art Carney in “Harry and Tonto” and Dustin Hoffman in “Lenny.”  There had been some mild surprise that Gene Hackman ha...

Rate Review: 'Last Chance Harvey'

Original at Christian Science Monitor external link    Fri, Jan 23

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Film critic Peter Rainer discusses how much he likes seeing Dustin Hoffman as a lead actor again in 'Last Chance Harvey.' Watching Dustin Hoffman and Emma ... MOVIE REVIEW: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson shine in ‘Last Chance ... Lonoke Democrat

Rate Opinion: The Playlist

Original at The Playlist external link    Tue, Jan 20

By The Playlist(theplaylist@gmail.com) Best Supporting Actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman Michael Shannon Robert Downey Jr. Josh Brolin Heath Ledger Best Actress Kate Winslet Angelina Jolie Sally Hawkins Anne Hathaway Meryl Streep Best Director Gus Van Sant Ron Howard David Fincher Danny Boyle Christopher Nolan

Year 2008

 

Rate Opinion: INTERVIEW: Dustin Hoffman

Original at In Contention external link    Fri, Dec 26

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By Kristopher Tapley As discussion moves to the Internet’s undercutting of traditional media and the general state of flux journalism finds itself in today, Alan J. Pakula’s “All the President’s Men” suddenly makes a delightful conversation piece.  Hoffman, of course, starred opposite Robert Redford in t...

Rate Podcast: FS #238: Doubt / Top 5 Supporting Performances of 2008

Original at cinecast (Feedburner) external link    Fri, Dec 12

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By feedback@filmspotting.net (Filmspotting) Dec. 12: This week the lads memorize their catechisms, don their short pants and uniforms, and utter a couple of Hail Marys in hopes of avoiding the ire of Sister Aloysius, the dictatorial nun at odds with parish priest Father Flynn in the latest film from director/playwright John Patrick...

Rate Podcast: DVD Verdict 267 - Sounds and Sights of Cinema (Philip Seymour Hoffman)

Original at DVD Verdict Presents... external link    Mon, Dec 1

By cdouglas@dvdverdict.com (Clark Douglas) To complement his review of Synecdoche, New York, Judge Clark Douglas explores music from the films of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, with selections from Scent of a Woman (1992), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), State and Main (2000), Red Dragon (2002), Cold Mountain (2...

Rate Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report

Original at usatoday.com external link    Mon, Nov 17

INSIDE PITCH The Rays could use a closer, and Trevor Hoffman, a pretty good closer, could use a job. Baseball's all-time saves leader will not re-sign with the Padres, who pulled a $4 million offer off the table Nov. 11 and told Hoffman to look elsewhere for employment. Could that mean Tropica...

Rate LAist Movie Review: Doubt

Original at LAist external link    Sun, Nov 9

By Farley Elliott Luckily, playwright John Patrick Shanley has anchored his new film with such reliable and hardworking talent, there is no Doubt it floats. As the Pulitzer Prize winning writer and director of the wildly successful stage show Doubt, Shanley wasted little time in formatting his work into...

Rate Podcast: FS #234: Synecdoche, New York / Role Models / David Wain / Top 5 Movies About Mortality

Original at cinecast (Feedburner) external link    Fri, Nov 7

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By feedback@filmspotting.net (Filmspotting) Music: Ben Folds, "The Frown Song" 15:23-18:32 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: T. Stair) 18:33-22:29 - Voicemail, Polls 22:30-32:34 - Review: "Role Models" Music: Ben Folds, "You Don't Know Me" 34:28-54:26 - Interview: David Wain Music: Ben Folds, "Cologne"

Rate Opinion: Why Not to Miss 'Synecdoche, New York,' The Best Film of 2008 [Love Letters]

Original at Defamer external link    Fri, Oct 24

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By STV Charlie Kaufman's directing debut Synecdoche, New York is the most inaccessible, challenging, infuriating, stupefying, heartbreaking film of 2008. It's also the best American movie we've seen this year, and as noted here this morning, it's required viewing this weekend for anyone w...

Rate ShortCuts: 'W' FactFile, Internecine Old-School 'Star Trek' Beef; The Meta-Art Of 'Synechdoche, New York'; More...

Original at The Playlist external link    Thu, Oct 23

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By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) Sam Raimi has chosen the "Spider Man" franchise over Tom Clancy's CIA Agent 'Jack Ryan' franchise. I.e. he won't have time to direct the latter. Oh well, we never cared for those things at all and find it odd that anyone has nostalgia for these pictures. [MTV]

Rate Opinion: Synecdoche, New York

Original at Rolling Stone external link    Thu, Oct 23

Rating: 2 Stars Starring: Phillip Seymour Hoffman Review: Does everything work in this mind-bender from Charlie Kaufman, the screenwriter of Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? No way. Synecdoche, New York is exhilarating and exasperating in...

Rate Opinion: On the Aisle

Original at Fayetteville Free Weekly external link    Wed, Oct 15

By Susan Porter I think it’s about time to stop giving director Ridley Scott a pass. He is a stylist, the visuals are effective, but he has forgotten what makes drama. Ridley Scott asked Crowe to gain 50 pounds for his role I guess to allow more Americans to relate to him. But this is no Robert De Niro in “Raging Bu...

Rate Sanitation Report: "Extensive Waste and Falsification of Time"

Original at Chicagoist external link    Thu, Oct 9

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By Prescott Carlson A 26-page report released by the city's Inspector General David H. Hoffman completely skewers the Bureau of Sanitation department, documenting widespread goofing off and falsification of time records amongst sanitation employees. The Inspector General's Office investigated 77 ga...

Rate Opinion: Jake Gyllenhaal showing his feathers - Moonlight Mile and the GraduateVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Wet Dark and Wild external link    Tue, Sep 2

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By noreply@blogger.com (Wet Dark and Wild) Dustin also recalled that Jake reminded him of his own son, another Jake, with whom our Jake was friends: 'Jake is friends with my 21-year-old son. In fact I think they might be blood brothers as they've shared some of the same girls - but not at the same time!' (South Wales Echo).

Rate 7 Actors Who Should Play Bill Hicks

Original at Comedy Central Insider external link    Tue, Aug 19

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By matt tobey 7. Kevin Spacey Pros: Has a strong comedic background but also has dramatic chops. Heat Vision and Jack was technically already a Bill Hicks biopic. Cons: Not sure if he can completely shed his Jack Blackiness and lose himself in the character. Though, this would be a great opportunity to try.

Rate These Protest Groups Don't Know "Jack"

Original at Film Stew external link    Mon, Aug 11

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Even the IMDB, in its keywords lexicon, uses the antiquated term of “Mental Retardation” to designate movies such as Radio (the coffee-sipping webmasters in Seattle may want to correct that, pronto). Just under 150 films come up in this sub-category and sure enough, all of the movies ref...

Rate 'Tropic Thunder' Braces For 'Retard' Backlash

Original at Defamer.com external link    Sun, Aug 3

By STV It’s just good clean fun, the studio might say, pointing out that the movie also pokes fun at racial stereotypes. It’s a sendup of old Hollywood films that trotted out able-bodied actors in disability drag, like Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man and Sean Penn in I am Sam. St...

Rate 'Tropic Thunder' Braces For 'Retard' Backlash

Original at Gawker external link    Sun, Aug 3

By STV It’s just good clean fun, the studio might say, pointing out that the movie also pokes fun at racial stereotypes. It’s a sendup of old Hollywood films that trotted out able-bodied actors in disability drag, like Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man and Sean Penn in I am Sam. St...

Rate Opinion: Masand's Verdict: Kung Fu Panda

Original at CNN-IBN external link    Fri, Jul 11

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Dustin Hoffman revealed that Jolie had a choice between him and Brad Pitt. It's hard not to like Kung Fu Panda even though there have been many smarter ... A still from Kung Fu Panda Rediff Kung Fu Panda Times of India Review: Kung Fu Panda, a simple and lighthearted exception. Zee News

Rate The Chosen Two's Due Date Outed By Dustin Hoffman, Expected Nationality Outed By Angelina Herself

Original at Defamer.com external link    Thu, May 15

By Molly Friedman As we noted yesterday, Jack Black took the liberty of announcing that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are expecting twins during a pre-taped interview on The Today Show, which we all got to see for ourselves this morning. One would think Black’s blooper would ruffle Jolie’s feathers, but as t...

Rate The Chosen Two's Due Date Outed By Dustin Hoffman, Expected Nationality Outed By Angelina Herself

Original at Gawker external link    Thu, May 15

By Molly Friedman As we noted yesterday, Jack Black took the liberty of announcing that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are expecting twins during a pre-taped interview on The Today Show, which we all got to see for ourselves this morning. One would think Black’s blooper would ruffle Jolie’s feathers, but as t...

Year 2007

 

Rate Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium Movie Trailer Revealed

Original at /FILM external link    Thu, Jun 28

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By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) Emporium is a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-like fantasy film written by Zach Helm, who we like to refer to as the Hollywood-ized Charlie Kaufman (Helm wrote Stranger Than Fiction). His directorial debut stars Jason Bateman, Natalie Portman and Dustin Hoffman. How could you go wrong...

Year 2006

 

Rate Podcast: A conversation with Charlie Hoffman and Brian DeLacey about XBRL

Original at Jon's Radio external link    Thu, Aug 10

Charlie Hoffman, the director of industry solutions for UBmatrix, is acknowledged as "the father of XBRL" -- the eXtensible Business Reporting Language to which I had a bit of an xallergic reaction when I first encountered it a couple of years ago. But when Brian DeLacey, a researcher tur...

Year 2005

 

Rate Oscar Hangover: Revisiting Dustin Hoffman

Original at Defamer external link    Tue, Mar 1    1 related articles

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By Mark · The curtain is raised and Hoffman and Barbra Streisand waddle toward the mic at the front of the stage. Hoffman looks confused that he must hold both the Oscar envelope and Streisand's hand. He fumbles with the envelope before finally pulling off this stunt of extreme coordination.

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