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Philip Seymour Hoffman: When In 'Doubt'

Dec 10th, 2008 · Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in the film Doubt, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play. His character, a priest, provokes suspicion for his attention to a young student.

Keywords: Priest · students · Pulitzer Prize · Philip · Hoffman · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Seymour · emDoubt

The Stage Is A World In 'Synecdoche, New York' *

Oct 23rd, 2008 · Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as a troubled theater director who decides his next production will be a recreation of his own life. Hoffman talks with Melissa Block about how an actor must become an "advocate" for the imperfect characters he plays.

Keywords: products · director · world · York · actor · Melissa Block · Theater · Imperfections · Hoffman · Philip Seymour Hoffman · recreating · Synecdoche

Director Lumnet 'Knows You're Dead' **

Jan 10th, 2008 · Director Sidney Lumet discusses his latest film Before the Devil Knows You're Dead starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke and why he insists on working with actors who have "talent and no madness."

Keywords: director · actor · talented · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Ethan Hawke · Lumnet · Director Sidney Lumet · Before the Devil Knows You

'Mission Impossible,' Round Three

May 5th, 2006 · Tom Cruise is good as the hero. Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman is great as the villain. But in the end, Mission Impossible III is a movie that adds up to two pretty good one-hour TV shows about a battle for a doomsday machine.

Keywords: winners · Mission · TV · Oscar · machine · movies · heroes · villains · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Tom Cruise · doomsday · Mission Impossible III

'Crash' Takes Home the Big Oscar *

Mar 6th, 2006 · Crash pulled a big upset at the Academy Awards. It won the Oscar for best picture, beating the favored "Brokeback Mountain." Lead-acting prizes went to Philip Seymour Hoffman, who played author Truman Capote in Capote, and Reese Witherspoon as country singer June Carter. Brokeback Mountain had a leading eight nominations, but the gay cowboy romance only won one top Oscar, for director Ang Lee.

Keywords: director · country · Gay · Oscar · Brokeback Mountain · cowboys · picture · Singer · Academy Awards · romance · Ang Lee · Capote

Hoffman Delivers a Haunting 'Capote' *

Oct 9th, 2005 · Hoffman Delivers a Haunting 'Capote' October 9, 2005 · Truman Capote -- the 1960s writer and celebrity -- is the subject of the new movie Capote. The star is Philip Seymour Hoffman, who combines an amazing bit of impersonation with a first-class acting performance. Oscar, anyone?

Keywords: celebrity · 1960 · Oscar · 2005 · Writer · movies · combinations · Capote · Truman Capote · amazing · Hoffman · Hoffman Delivers

'Capote' Plumbs a Legend *

Sep 30th, 2005 · 'Capote' Plumbs a Legend September 30, 2005 · Capote, the new film about Truman Capote, details the writer's life at the time around his breakthrough book, In Cold Blood. The film, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, tells the story of how Capote came to tell of the murder of a Holcomb, Kan., family.

Keywords: breakthrough · Kan · 2005 · Family · Writer · legend · Capote · Truman Capote · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Capote Plumbs · Cold Blood · Holcomb

Fall Movies Feature Real People, Real Voices **

Sep 30th, 2005 · Movies on broadcaster Edward R. Murrow and writer Truman Capote sound authentic. David Strathairn does Murrow in Good Night and Good Luck. Philip Seymour Hoffman is Capote.

Keywords: Good Night · Good Luck · Edward · Writer · movies · Murrow · authenticate · Capote · Truman Capote · Philip Seymour Hoffman · David Strathairn

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