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

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

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

Sam Raimi Seeks 'Refuge', Chris Wedge Gathers 'Leaf Men'

source: The Playlist

Slash Film was briefly reporting that Philip Seymour Hoffman was rumored to be joining the cast of "Let Me In," "Cloverfield" director Matt Reeves' remake of "Let The Right One In," but this has been denied by a representative of Overture Films. It's a shame, as Hoffman makes everything he...

Published Thu, Sep 24

Combustible Celluloid DVD Review: Doubt

source: Combustible Celluloid

The trailer for Doubt makes it look like a ridiculous spoof of an Oscar-winner (much like the phony Tropic Thunder trailers), but the surprise is just how funny it can be and how light in touch it really is. Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Father Flynn, the priest at a Catholic school in 1964. The...

Published Thu, Apr 9

Combustible Celluloid DVD Review: Synecdoche, New York

source: Combustible Celluloid

Screenwriter extraordinaire Charlie Kaufman makes his directorial debut with this kaleidoscopic head-trip scramble; it re-works ideas from Being John Malkovich (1999) and Adaptation (2002), but with their humor and wonder diluted. Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as Caden Cotard, a t...

Published Thu, Mar 12