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A Look Back at ‘Moneyball’: A Fine Balance of the Old School and New School
With it being October, our site will be featuring lots of great writing on the Horror genre. This month doesn’t just bring the scares for me though, it also brings the postseason playoffs for my favorite sport: Baseball. While I won’t have as much on the line this year as my Braves played a sub-.500 […] More
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Watch the trailer for ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’
Following a number of teasers (here, here, and here) and character posters throughout the summer, it’s all built up to this: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has released… a trailer. Surely though this is the most anticipated trailer of the year short of finally getting a first look at Inherent Vice, but star […] More
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First teaser trailer for ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1′ has landed
What is sure to be one of the year’s biggest films, Francis Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I, has its first trailer. Luckily this film appears to be doing something other than having a second half of the film be another round of the Hunger Games, as Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) becomes the face of a rebellion against Donald Sutherland’s President Snow. More
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‘A Most Wanted Man’ features a superb Hoffman performance
Throughout the beginning of Anton Corbijn’s A Most Wanted Man, it is hard to ignore that there are only a handful of upcoming performances left from Philip Seymour Hoffman in this world. The actor’s untimely death earlier this year left a hole in the world of cinema, one that will not be filled anytime soon. Hoffman was a character actor who managed to become an A-lister, without ever losing his chameleon-like ability to channel whatever or whomever he wanted. More
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‘God’s Pocket’ strands an immensely talented ensemble in a tonally unfocused drama
God’s Pocket Written by John Slattery and Alex Metcalf Directed by John Slattery USA, 2014 Whatever its initial intentions were, it’s now impossible to watch John Slattery’s feature directorial debut God’s Pocket without feeling intensely depressed due to the presence of its leading actor, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. It’s not his last film overall–that’ll […] More
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‘God’s Pocket’, with Philip Seymour Hoffman, releases its first trailer
One of the more surprising deaths of 2014 was that of respected performer Philip Seymour Hoffman, whose sudden demise came as a shock to many of his fans. Thus, many of the actor’s final projects took on a new sense of poignancy as the film community came to to the realisation that they would mark […] More
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The Definitive Religious Movies: 50-41
As we are full-on in the Lent season, our definitive list will focus on films about religion or some aspect of it. The #1 qualification to be on this list is to deliberately focus on religion, a religious figure, or have the presence of a religion/faith as an integral plot point. For example, most of […] More
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Video of the Day: Watch a tribute to the roles of Philip Seymour Hoffman
The death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman last month left the film community reeling. A well-respected performer whose filmography included movies such as Punch Drunk Love, Almost Famous, Synecdoche, New York, and The Big Lebowski, Hoffman’s death was unexpected, and his loss continues to be felt. Over the past few weeks, numerous individuals have paid […] More
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Almost Arthouse #28: Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman & Most Anticipated 2014 Films
This week’s episode of Almost Arthouse takes a look back t the legacy of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who tragically passed away earlier this month leaving behind a rich career as one of our most beloved actors. Also on the docket this week, a preview and countdown of our hosts’ most anticipated films of 2014. […] More
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Recommended Reading: Cronenberg’s visual shock, 2014 Cannes winners, Philip Seymour Hoffman and drug laws, Woody Allen speaks out, and more
Russell Brand: Philip Seymour Hoffman is another victim of extremely stupid drug laws. Toward a Kingdom Without Kitsch. How they made the Lego Movie. Cannes Winners To Be Unveiled Early. Gravity Becomes Third Movie to Cross $100 Million in IMAX Theaters. Woody Allen Speaks Out. David Cronenberg’s Visual Shock. Jared Leto’s Heckler At Dallas […] More
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Sound On Sight Podcast #382: ‘The Lego Movie’ plus a Philip Seymour Hoffman Retrospective
This week on the Sound On Sight podcast, Ricky, Simon and Josh discuss the career of legendary actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who tragically passed away last Sunday afternoon. But first we sit down and review The Lego Movie – the first-ever, full-length, original 3D computer animated, theatrical LEGO adventure, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher […] More
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Sunday Shorts: ‘The Fifteen Minute Hamlet’, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman
Today’s film is the 1995 short The Fifteen Minute Hamlet. The film is directed by Todd Louiso, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Goldberg and Ethan Tucker, adapting it from the Tom Stoppard play, and stars Austin Pendleton, Paul Ben-Victor, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. After an illustrious career that included performances in films such […] More
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