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Entries Tagged as 'Philip Seymour Hoffman'

Jack Goes Boating

January 26th, 2010 3 Comments

It was only a matter of time before Philip Seymour Hoffman decided to direct. He’s gained enough cred in the business to warrant giving him a chance.  But it is slightly shocking that he chose to make his debut with a romantic comedy.  Did anyone else see that coming?  His film, Jack Goes Boating [...]

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Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked)

November 19th, 2009 2 Comments

Has anyone really decided what this film is called yet? It’s on IMDb under The Boat that Rocked, Fandango has it as Pirate Radio, the theatre that I went to see it at displayed a poster with The Boat that Rocked, I’m confused.  And so, must have been director Richard Curtis, since it became [...]

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Synecdoche, New York

November 23rd, 2008 3 Comments

Synecdoche, New York (pronounced see-neck-dah-key) is the latest work from visionary writer and Oscar-winner Charlie Kaufman, who created Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, among others. While Kaufman has an impressive list of writing credits to his name, this is his first effort as a director.  The result isn’t [...]

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25th Hour

November 14th, 2008 5 Comments

25th Hour reads as a very angry love letter from Spike Lee to New York City.  It’s certainly one of Lee’s better joints, the piece of a competent, mature filmmaker, not some of the blathering drivel we’ve seen in some of his movies.  25th Hour is well worth checking out.
The story follows Irish, New York drug [...]

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