Capote

This riveting film deftly displays the toll....Read this article for gift ideas for fans of the gifted and eccentric writer, Truman Capote.....This award winning film from 2005 stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as the eccentric and brilliant writer.....Truman Capote is one of the most acclaimed and memorable writers in literary history..... ... Full Review

The cinematography was excellent.....Scenes were shot well, the pacing of the story was even throughout, the interaction of the primary characters was interesting, the anxiety of Capote..... ... Full Review

Not that Capote was a bad movie by any means;....two movies cover the same subject within a very constricted timeline, it's hardly unprecedented..... ... Full Review

Not that Capote was a bad movie by any means;....two movies cover the same subject within a very constricted timeline, it's hardly unprecedented..... ... Full Review

What a great film. We see how easily Capote won over just about everyone, by noticing what drives them, and offering it up to them on silver platters. We see Capote wasn't above dropping a few celebrity friends' names when necessary. ... Full Review

Second was that though Capote was a superlative film, it was also a small one. Which leads us to the second notion, that it was an accomplished but modest movie. ... Full Review

Capote's pain drives him.....demonstrate a charming sort of sync, the artists here suggest how Capote came to be such a tight, complex, and elegant film.....Capote's sympathy for his subjects is tempered by his won purpose.....Though the film here shows minimal carnage, you get the idea:.... ... Full Review

was the best film of 2005.....unfortunately the movie will leave you wanting to know more about the real-life Capote than the short biography provides.....The rest of the actors all give great performances as well, especially Keener as Nelle Harper Lee, Capote's best friend and author of.... ... Full Review

An excellent film with a worthy win for Hoffman's Best Actor Oscar. But as far as films themselves, CAPOTE is proof that good films can be made. The score is simply wonderful with its use of strings and piano. ... Full Review

demonstrate a charming sort of sync, the artists here suggest how Capote came to be such a tight, complex, and elegant film.....Though the film here shows minimal carnage, you get the idea:....Arrogant and brilliant, Capote in the five years covered in the film (based on Gerald Clarke's biography) is "forced to "face himself," according to screenwriter Dan Futterman.....underlined in the second commentary track, with Miller and Hoffman, as well as two decent documentaries, the six-minute "Answered Prayers" ... Full Review