#philip seymour hoffman
Sydney(a.k.a.Hard Eight), 1996
Director - Paul Thomas Anderson
Cinematography - Robert Elswit
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Synecdoche, New York
2008, Charlie Kaufman
Jack Goes Boating
Directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
Screenplay by Robert Glaudini (based on his own play)
USA, 2010Watched on 20th July 2014
First viewing
Jack Goes Boating was Philip Seymour Hoffman’s first (and, sadly, only) film as director. Hoffman also stars as the eponymous Jack, a lonely limo driver whose friends set him up on a blind date. While he and Connie (Amy Ryan) are taking their first tentative steps into a relationship, the friends who introduced them (John Ortiz and Daphne Rubin-Vega) are reaching the end of their own relationship.
It’s hardly a unique story, but Hoffman’s sensitive direction and the four lead actors’ performances make it touching and compelling. It’s a sore reminder of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s talent, and the tragedy of his loss.
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State and Main
Written and directed by David Mamet
USA, 2000Watched on 1st May 2014
First viewing
What a cast! William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Clark “isn’t that the guy from the Marvel movies?” Gregg, and the sorely missed Philip Seymour Hoffman, to name but a few. Too often I have been let down by such a promising cast, but I’m glad to say I thoroughly enjoyed David Mamet’s behind-the-scenes comedy, State and Main.
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Film Hype #278.
The worldwide phenomenon continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, which finds Katniss Everdeen in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.
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(033) → Capote (2005)
director: Bennett Miller
starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Catherine Keener, Chris Cooper, Allie Mickelson
rated: R
synopsis: Truman Capote, during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers.
tomatometer: 90%; 73% (fresh!)
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Stub Catalog: May 11, 1996 - Twister
- ‘96 was a solid year for blockbuster movies. This was right around when I started going to movies with my friends instead of my father. Seismic shift. He gave me a good start. I’m not sure if my choices followed through on that promise. We’ll see.
- The scene with the cow killed me. You know the one. Also when Philip Seymour Hoffman shouts “We crave sustenance!” Random.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman by Martin Schoeller, 2003.
