Philip Seymour Hoffman News
Attention, casting directors of the world! Want to cast Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman in your new movie? Make sure to shoot it in a location the guy wants to visit. ... Full Article
To see this weekend, Pirates, Damned United, maybe 2012 if you're not depressed enough
orlandosentinel.com –
2009-11-13
Early, early reviews of 2012 were so sunny that I had to stop and stare at the names of the reviewers to make sure they were self-published fanboys who tend to go for heartless, empty-headed action. ... Full Article
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tulsaworld.com –
2009-11-13
Centered around Brit comics portraying a rag-tag bunch of blokes aboard a tanker, the comedy is also about overgrown boys playing pirates as distant celebrities to an adoring public. ... Full Article
Stick it to the man
metro.us –
2009-11-12
In "Pirate Radio," Hoffman plays an American DJ who joins an all-British pirate radio station in the mid-'60s. Philip Seymour Hoffman is not so enthusiastic about doing press. ... Full Article
Wallowing in Misery for Art's Sake
nytimes.com –
2009-10-06
Late in "The White Ribbon," Michael Haneke 's black-and-white study of child abuse, class resentment and incipient fascism in a northern German village on the eve of World War I, one character, a baroness, expresses a wish to leave. ... Full Article
Live, love, and Lie
theglobeandmail.com –
2009-09-28
From Monday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Sep. 28, 2009 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2009 3:16AM EDT B ritish comedian Ricky Gervais had never met Philip Seymour Hoffman. ... Full Article
UPDATE: Overture Films has told Slashfilm that Hoffman is not in fact part of the cast, but didn't comment on the other names mentioned. They'll be announcing a full cast later this week, though, so stay tuned. ... Full Article
Philip Seymour Hoffman will play Iago opposite theater buddy John Ortiz in 'Othello'
nydailynews.com –
2009-09-06
You can't fake chemistry. It's either there or it isn't. Ditto camaraderie. And while actors are always professing their adoration and respect for their current co-star or director, only on rare occasions do they actually mean it. ... Full Article
Hollywood is a machine. Every week, every month and every year countless films are released into theaters and not every one is as successful as the studio heads would hope. ... Full Article
LAByrinth Gets New Leaders
nytimes.com –
2009-05-31
Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz, co-artistic directors of the LAByrinth Theater Company for more than a decade, are leaving their posts. John Gould Rubin, who was named co-artistic director and executive director two years ago, will also step down,... ... Full Article