FDR, Lincoln outpoll modern-day presidents in movies Oct 23, 2008
Running mates: Philip Baker Hall, Secret Honor and a wild guess: Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon, opening in December. President John Adams: Paul Giamatti, John Adams Playing the bristly, driven Adams was squarely in Giamatti's wheelhouse, after perfecting the style in films such as Sideways and American Splendor. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Acting presidents Oct 18, 2008
Secret Honor, with Philip Baker Hall as Nixon (1984). LYNDON JOHNSON. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Movie presidents Oct 17, 2008
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer. Thursday, October 16, 2008. (The Palm Beach Post)
DVD watch: P.T. Anderson's fascinating career Nov 6, 2007
Hard Eight 1997, Sony, rated R, $20 Eight months before Boogie Nights wowed the New York Film Festival, Anderson set the table with this keenly executed minimalist mood piece about a weary gambler named Sydney (Philip Baker Hall) who befriends two youngsters in Reno. One is a broke drifter he tutors (John C. Reilly); the other is a cocktail waitress who moonlights as a hooker (Gwyneth Paltrow, shock casting that works). (USA Today -- Life)
Coming Attractions: Imperioli back for 'One More Day' Oct 5, 2007
Anthony Hopkins and Philip Baker Hall had explored the soul of Richard Nixon on the big screen. But Frank Langella might give the definitive film portrait of the 37th president when he repeats his Tony-winning role in Frost/Nixon, adapted by playwright Peter Morgan and directed by Ron Howard. (USA Today -- Life)
Today in History September 10 Sep 10, 2007
Actor Philip Baker Hall is 76. Country singer Tommy Overstreet is 70. (MSNBC -- Race)
'I've made 10 good films', says John Cusack Sep 2, 2007
Only a handful of actors have ever been entrusted with the lion's share of an entire film - think of Tom Hanks shooting the breeze with a basketball for most of Cast Away, or Philip Baker Hall prowling the Oval Office alone as Nixon in Secret Honour. But to this elite breed we can now add Cusack, who dominates 1408. (Guardian Unlimited)
'Duck' gets caught between humor and pathos Aug 24, 2007
Arthur (Philip Baker Hall) attends group therapy with his pet, Joe, in "Duck." (Right Brained Releasing) ... Philip Baker Hall has a face only a coroner could love: slightly squashed nose, bags under the eyes, fleshy lips, creased forehead, heavy jowls ... Starring: Philip Baker Hall, the Aflac Duck, Bill Cobbs, Bill Brochtrup. (Boston Globe)
Hour 3 is not much of a Rush Aug 9, 2007
And hes certainly loaded his supporting cast with capable actors; it should be a movie law that if youre going to put great performers like Max Von Sydow, Philip Baker Hall and Judith Ivey in your brainless summer popcorn movie, you also have to underwrite a well-written, well-directed film for that same cast. (Roman Polanski, apparently a pal of Ratners, turns up here as well, and its the most egregiously wasteful use of a world-class actor-director since Orson Welles voiced an evil... (MSNBC -- Movies)
Kingsley and Leoni hit it off in You Kill Me Jul 8, 2007
After drunkenly screwing up a hit, Frank is ordered by his family s head (Philip Baker Hall) to go to San Francisco to get his act straightened out, or else. There, Frank reluctantly joins Alcoholics Anonymous, finds himself under the watchful eye of a sleazy real estate dealer (Bill Pullman) and gets a job, irony of ironies, touching up stiffs at a local funeral parlor. (Boston Herald)
You Kill Me Will Slay You Jul 7, 2007
Frank's carelessness allows O'Leary and his men to set up shop in Buffalo, so Frank's boss Roman Krzeminkski (Philip Baker Hall) sends him down to San Francisco to dry out and get his act together. To make sure that Frank stays on the wagon, Roman asks a realtor friend named Dave (Bill Pullman) to babysit him. (Suite101.com)
'You Kill Me' hits its target as deadpan mob farce Jul 6, 2007
After sleeping through a hit, Frank is called on the carpet by his uncle and boss, local Polish kingpin Roman (Philip Baker Hall , jowls wobbling in indignation) ... Starring: Ben Kingsley , Tea Leoni , Luke Wilson , Bill Pullman , Dennis Farina , Philip Baker Hall. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Reliving Carson, Seinfeld on YouTube Jun 27, 2007
Brought together are the finest moments of Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller), clips of the pseudo-holiday Festivus and the often forgotten Mr. Bookman, the library detective played by Philip Baker Hall, who in one scene just about stole the show. "Inside the NBA": TNT's basketball program may be a reach in comparison to the above shows, but a reasonable case could be made for Charles Barkley being one of the funniest personalities on TV. "Inside the NBA," which runs several times a week during the... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Hit man's 12 steps to reclaiming his career Jun 23, 2007
The movie starts in Buffalo, N.Y., where Frank's boss (Philip Baker Hall) is being squeezed out of the action by O'Leary, a gang boss played by Dennis Farina. (Is there anything more chilling in movies than Farina's delighted, dead-eyed smile. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Continue reading Jun 23, 2007
The show co-stars Mimi Rogers and veteran character-actor Philip Baker Hall and airs three times tonight throughout FOX's night of comedy. The Loop airs tonight at 7:30/6:30c, 8:30/7:30c and 9:30/8:30c on FOX.. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
You Kill Me: Gently Winning Jun 23, 2007
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DEADPAN HUMOR WILL LEAVE YOU IN STITCHES Jun 22, 2007
Frank's furious Uncle Roman (Philip Baker Hall), who heads the Polish snowplowing racket in Buffalo, has had enough. He orders Frank exiled to San Francisco to dry out under the supervision of a sleazy realtor (Bill Pullman). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Get Inside—It's Summertime! Jun 6, 2007
YOU KILL MECast: Ben Kingsley, T;a Leoni, Luke Wilson, Philip Baker Hall, Bill PullmanDirector: John DahlA crime noir comedy from Red Rock West director Dahl about an alcoholic Polish mafia hit man (Kingsley) ordered to dry out in San Francisco, where he finds love and a part-time job as a mortician. JULY 4. (City Pages)
'Islander' 2 1/2 stars Apr 6, 2007
Cast: Thomas Hildreth, Philip Baker Hall, Amy Jo Johnson ... Look for Philip Baker Hall (Hard Eight) as Popper, the old-school fisherman who decides to help Eben. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Still Playing Mar 19, 2007
The Matador (Comedy, 96 minutes) Starring Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Arlin Miller, Hope Davis, Philip Baker Hall, Dylan Baker. Directed by Richard Shepard. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Small 'Islander' has a big heart Mar 9, 2007
But it start s looking less grim thanks to the trust of a crusty lobsterman (the great Philip Baker Hall ) who offers Eben a lowly spot on his boat. Eben's daughter (Emma Ford ) even begins to tolerate her father. (Boston Globe)
Fincher: The San Francisco Treat Mar 7, 2007
Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch, Chlo Sevigny, Elias Koteas, Dermot Mulrooney, Donal Logue, Philip Baker Hall (R). Some critics of Black History Month complain about the safe familiarity of it all, suggesting that George Washington Carver, Rosa Parks, and company are beyond needing an institutionalized, month-long genuflection. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Filmmaker explores belonging, loss in 'Islander' Mar 4, 2007
Philip Baker Hall ("Magnolia," "Boogie Nights"), Ron Canada ("Cinderella Man"), and Larry Pine ("The Royal Tenenbaums") play supporting roles, alongside regional actors and several locals with no previous acting experience. Intrigued with a real story about a man who had committed a crime and returned to the island about 10 miles offshore from Rockland after serving his time, Hildreth began writing the screenplay with director Ian McCrudden. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Review: 'Zodiac' Mar 2, 2007
Coincidentally, Philip Baker Hall, who plays a handwriting specialist, also starred in an independently made 2005 film, "The Zodiac," which told the story from the perspective of a Vallejo detective played by Justin Chambers of "Grey's Anatomy.". Early on, Fincher re-creates the murders effectively enough in large set pieces, but they are oddly lacking in tension. (Los Angeles Times)
