Dustin Hoffman

Sandra Bullock to be honored at Santa Barbara fest

source: In Contention

The American Riviera Award, sponsored by Chopin Vodka, was established to recognize an actor who has had a strong influence on American Cinema. Bullock will join an illustrious group of past recipients: Mickey Rourke (09), Tommy Lee Jones (08), Forrest Whitaker (07), Philip Seymour Ho...

Published Tue, Dec 1

Dan Persons: Mighty Movie Podcast: John Woo on Red Cliff

source: Huffington Post

More MMP on HuffPost: Pirate Radio Part 1: Nick Frost, Talulah Riley, Tom Sturridge Pirate Radio Part 2: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Richard Curtis Michael Aimette and John G. Hofmann on Turning Green Check out the Mighty Movie Podcast homepage.

Published Fri, Nov 20

'2012' Breaks A Global Total Record With Weekend Box Office

source: Huffington Post

George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray lead the voice cast of "Fantastic Mr. Fox," adapted by director Wes Anderson from the Roald Dahl children's book about a poultry-thieving fox and three evil farmers. 5. "Michael Jackson's This Is It," $5.1 million.

Published Sun, Nov 15

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

source: Huffington Post

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...

Published Fri, Nov 13

2012 to Destroy the World While Mr. Fox Tries to Save It.

source: Gawker

The Story: When rock and roll is outlawed on the British airwaves in the 1960's a group of renegade DJ's (led by Philip Seymour Hoffman) set sail and broadcast from a floating station. Cause for Hope: Immensely watchable cast led by Hoffman, Bill Nighy and Kenneth Branagh

Published Fri, Nov 13

Movies: 2012 Turns Apocalypse Into Spectacle

source: Wired

Synopsis: Stop-motion fable features the wily Mr. Fox (voiced by George Clooney) as a wily predator surrounded by the cautious Mrs. Fox (Meryl Streep) and depressed son Ash (Jason Schwartzman). Rat, badgers and evil farmers round out the story, with additional voices provided by Bill Mur...

Published Thu, Nov 12

The Great Performances: 1999

source: In Contention

Swank was a most deserving winner for her superb performance, winning over nominees, Annette Bening in “American Beauty,” Janet McTeer in “Tumbleweeds,” Julianne Moore in “The End of the Affiar” and Meryl Streep in “Music of the Heart” (perhaps the perennial Oscar favorite’s least ac...

Published Sat, Nov 7

Mary and Max

source: movies.yahoo.com

This claymation wonder made a splash at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The surprising friendship between a young Australian girl named Mary (voiced by Toni Collette) and an aging New Yorker named Max (Philip Seymour Hoffman) lies at the heart of this sweet comedy. Though Mary and Max hav...

Published Wed, Oct 28