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NEWS ABOUT: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman stories: 13 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 Pirate Radio Rocks 
 on Good Tunes, Cast 

Playful 60s love/music comedy is more party than plot

Nov 13, 09 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Critics agree that the soundtrack of Pirate Radio can't be beat, and the top-notch cast is a joy. So when it comes to the shaky plot and pacing, some can turn a blind eye:
  • "There’s no denying the comic energy of the cast," Peter Travers writes
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entertainment • music • film • movie review • rock and roll • Britain • Philip Seymour Hoffman • 1960s • rock music • Pirate Radio • Richard Curtis • Bill Nighy • Rhys Ifans • January Jones

Ballsy Move Helped Gervais Cast New Movie

Phillip Seymour Hoffman has a really good sense of humor

Sep 25, 09 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ricky Gervais, perhaps best known for the original version of The Office, bids for movie stardom with The Invention of Lying, out next week. Gervais co-wrote, co-directed, and stars as the only person on earth with the ability to lie. He tells the Telegraph about the experience, and what jumps... More »

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entertainment • film • The Office • film director • Ricky Gervais • Philip Seymour Hoffman • screenwriters • movies • The Invention of Lying

 Globes Fave 
 Hoffman Calls 
 Acting 'Torturous' 

Nominee and veteran character actors talks shop

Jan 11, 09 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - A virtual shoe-in for a Golden Globes award tonight, Philip Seymour Hoffman insists that his supporting role in Doubt came "at a price"—as have most of his other parts as a veteran character actor. “For me, acting is torturous, because you know it’s a beautiful... More »

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film • award show • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Golden Globes • actor • movies • acting • acting career • characters • supporting cast

MOVIE REVIEW

 Doubt Overcomes Misgivings 

Top-notch performances make prize-winning play work as a movie

Dec 25, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Doubt erases any qualms over whether the claustrophobic, Pulitzer Prize-winning play would work on the big screen, say critics. A "frighteningly good" Meryl Streep stars as the hardline principal of a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, Lou Lumenick writes in the New York Post. A game of cat-and-mouse begins... More »

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movie review • thriller • Meryl Streep • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Amy Adams • movies

 Doubt Dominates 
 SAG Noms 

Streep, Hoffman earn nods; Pitt, Jolie, Penn join them

Dec 18, 08 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - The Screen Actors Guild released its award nominees today, and left no Doubt which flick had the most star power in 2008. As with the Golden Globes, all four Doubt leads earned nods, which, combined with a best ensemble nomination, gave it the most potential honors overall.  Brangelina again... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • award show • Meryl Streep • Sean Penn • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Frank Langella • Screen Actors Guild • Anne Hathaway • Mickey Rourke • Changeling • Kate Winslet • Revolutionary Road • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button • Frost/Nixon • Richard Jenkins • Melissa Leo • Rachel Getting Married

OPINION

Earth Tops Box Office
as Specialty Flicks Shine

Golden Globe nominations give specialty flicks a boost

Dec 14, 08 5:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The Day the Earth Stood Still pulled in $31 million and topped the box office this weekend, but specialty films drew bigger buzz, Variety reports. Benefiting from Golden Globe noms, Milk cracked the top ten with $2.6 million and Slumdog Millionaire banked $2.2 million. Clint Eastwood’s Gran ... More »

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Clint Eastwood • box office • Meryl Streep • Keanu Reeves • The Day the Earth Stood Still • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Slumdog Millionaire • Milk

GLOSSIES

 Dude: Why Lebowski Is Still Big

Cult classic 'symbolic of a whole way of life'

Aug 26, 08 6:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - A decade after its disappointing box-office release, The Big Lebowski endures as a cult classic, inspiring academic papers, annual festivals, and hot new comics like Seth Rogen. To find out why, Rolling Stone tracked down the cast and a few hardcore fans who say Lebowski is more a movement... More »

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Rolling Stone • pop culture • Jeff Bridges • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Coen brothers • The Big Lebowski

 Williams In  
 High Spirits  
 at Cannes  

Ledger ex promoting two films, working with Scorsese

May 23, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Williams, in her first high-profile appearance since Heath Ledger’s death, seemed in high spirits at the Cannes Film Festival, People reports. She said it was "cool" to be there for the premiere of her film Wendy and Lucy and also to promote Synechdoche, in which she stars... More »

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film • Cannes Film Festival • celebrity • Heath Ledger • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Michelle Williams

Juno Scores at Spirit Awards

Film picks up 3 awards, along with The Savages, I'm Not There

Feb 23, 08 10:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Little-indy-that-could Juno won big at today’s Independent Spirit Awards, netting best actress for its star Ellen Page, best first script for writer Diablo Cody, and best feature film, the Los Angeles Times reports. The awards show, which honors only films made for less than $20 million, has... More »

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independent film • Julian Schnabel • Santa Monica • Todd Haynes • Cate Blanchett • Heath Ledger • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Diablo Cody • Independent Spirit Awards • Ellen Page • Tamara Jenkins

NEW RELEASE

Charlie Wilson's War a Winner

Sorkin writes, Nichols directs, Hanks stars, movie shines

Dec 21, 07 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Charlie Wilson's War, the darkly comedic true story of the largest and most successful covert operation in US history, leaves critics mostly charmed. The Mike Nichols project featuring Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julia Roberts "is that rare Hollywood commodity these days," writes Variety's Todd McCarthy, "... More »

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Julia Roberts • movie review • Tom Hanks • Mike Nichols • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Aaron Sorkin • movies

Atonement Gets 7 Globe Nods

Charlie Wilson's War follows with 5

Dec 13, 07 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The WWII-era romance Atonement leads today's Golden Globe nominations with seven, including best drama, best actor, and best actress. Also among the seven drama contenders—there are typically five—are There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, The Great Debaters, American Gangster, Michael Clayton, and Eastern ... More »

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Hairspray • Cate Blanchett • I'm Not There • Philip Seymour Hoffman • American Gangster • No Country for Old Men • Juno • Atonement • Golden Globes • Joel and Ethan Coen • Charlie Wilson's War • Elizabeth: The Golden Age • The Savages • Sweeney Todd • Across the Universe • There Will Be Blood • The Great Debaters

NEW RELEASE

The Savages: Savagely Good

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney earning high marks

Nov 28, 07 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The Savages—a tale of middle-aged siblings forced to put their lives on hold to take care of their elderly father—is earning nearly unanimous praise for its deft mix of dark humor and brutal honesty. "There isn’t a single moment of emotional guff or sentimentality in The ... More »

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movie review • Laura Linney • Philip Seymour Hoffman

Devil Will Make You Watch It

Crime drama could net legendary director first best directing Oscar

Oct 26, 07 4:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - He may be 83, but in Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Sidney Lumet musters the “wide-awake elegance of a virtuoso half his age,” EW's Owen Gleiberman says, producing a vivid crime melodrama critics unanimously place among the year’s best. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke... More »

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film • movie review • Sidney Lumet • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Ethan Hawke • movies

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