Season's screenings Nov 14, 2008
The cast: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis. The plot: A Bronx, N.Y., nun accuses a white Catholic priest of molesting a black student in the early 1960s. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Bond: Bourne Again Nov 13, 2008
In "Doubt," parish priest Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is accused of giving wine to a 12-year-old boy in private. Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) also suspects Flynn of having inappropriate relations with the boy, and puts him on trial, privately, in her office. (Fox News)
No Doubting Meryl Nov 12, 2008
In "Doubt," parish priest Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is accused of giving wine to a 12-year-old boy in private ... And so, Meryl is joined by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and the absolutely wonderful Viola Davis. (Fox News)
HERE COMES THE EARLY OSCAR BUZZ Nov 12, 2008
Plus there's "Slum Dog Millionaire," some small cheapo Danny Boyle-directed indie job about an Indian version of how to be a millionaire and which "they" say, not me, "they" - is a small gem like "Crash" and "Trainspotting." Like I said, 00004000 ;they" say. Me, I say, forget not Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Doubt. " NOW, to the movie "Doubt. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Economy may make crowds shun gloomy films Nov 12, 2008
Most likely top contenders for the Feb. 22 Oscars hit theaters in late November and December, among them Milk, with Penn as the slain gay-rights pioneer; Revolutionary Road, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in a failing marriage; Frost/Nixon, featuring Frank Langella as President Richard Nixon after his fall from grace; and Doubt, starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in a drama about a priest accused of abusing a boy. Not necessarily the kind of stories... (MSNBC -- Politics)
We Hear . . . Nov 11, 2008
THAT Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Rado watch firm will host a screening of "The World According to Garp" at Soho House tonight to benefit FilmAid. THAT Paris Hilton will be celebrating her cover of Nylon magazine's "All American" issue at Foxtail in LA tonight. (New York Post -- Gossip)
'SOLACE' stirs Chinese audiences; Bond outing breaks box office records... Nov 10, 2008
"; 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' trailer; isla Fisher; trailers; Variety Video; Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in writer Charlie Kauffman's directorial debut, "Syndecdoche, New York"; Charlie Kauffman; New York trailer; Philip Seymour Hoffman; Synecdoche; variety; video; "Atonement" director Joe Wright composes Robert Downey Jr. and Jaimie Foxx inthe story of a schizophrenic musician in Los Angeles. ; Rapper Notorious B.I.G.'s life is documented in the upcoming feature from Fox Searchlight. ;... (The Drudge Report)
McCain, Palin grant first interviews Nov 9, 2008
Madagascar 2' trailer; Ben Stiller; Chris Rock; trailers; variety; video; Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon star in the New Line holiday comedy, "Four Christmases."; four christmases trailer; Reese Witherspoon; trailers; variety; Vince Vaughn; Isla Fisher in the adaptation of the bestselling series, "Confessions of a Shopaholic."; 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' trailer; isla Fisher; trailers; Variety Video; Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in writer Charlie Kauffman's directorial debut,... (Variety)
Directing as natural as acting to Hoffman Nov 9, 2008
Philip Seymour Hoffman is ravenous. He had flown into Toronto the day before from London, where he's directing a play. (GoErie.com)
Daniel Day-Lewis Dishes About His Clooney Kiss At The Oscars Nov 9, 2008
"Everybody's so relieved that the strike is over," insisted "Charlie Wilson's War" co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman on his way into the Kodak Theatre, looking around at his fellow stars. "It's a good thing.". (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
Fails As Entertainment Nov 8, 2008
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener and Emily Watson ... Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener play a pair of married artists, living in Schenectady. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Holiday movie preview Nov 8, 2008
Doubt features Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams in a moral showdown between a traditional nun and a progressive priest accused of abusing a student at a Catholic school in 1964. Doggie tales. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Just can't take Charlie literally Nov 8, 2008
But Philip Seymour Hoffman richly deserves a best-actor nom for his stunning lead performance ... Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Jennifer Jason Leigh. (Toronto Sun)
'Synecdoche': A Part of Life That Makes Us Whole Nov 7, 2008
Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) goes on a voyage of self-discovery with Hazel (Samantha Morton) in Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut. (By Abbot Gensler -- Sony Pictures Classics). (Washington Post)
Shadows of 'Doubt' Nov 7, 2008
The film was directed by Shanley and stars Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. Even immediately after the initial screening, there was Oscar talk among critics. (Juneau Empire)
Synecdoche, New York Nov 7, 2008
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener ... Appropriately, then, matters start with a near-dead marriage between Caden the theatre director (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Adele his painter wife (Catherine Keener). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Synecdoche, New York: Breaking, then rebuilding, the fourth wall Nov 7, 2008
SonyPhilip Seymour Hoffman as Caden Cotard in Charlie Kaufmann's "Synecdoche, New York" ... The scope of the film, which Kaufman also directed, is no less than life itself, and it's a subject that also concerns the main character, middle-aged theatre director Caden Cotard (a fantastic, complex performance by a lined and weathered Philip Seymour Hoffman). (National Post)
Holiday highlights: Bond, Nixon, `Madagascar' gang Nov 4, 2008
"Clint Eastwood directs and stars in "Gran Torino," about a bigoted Korean War veteran who develops unexpected rapport with his immigrant neighbors."Doubt" features Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams in a moral showdown between a traditional nun and a progressive priest accused of abusing a student at a Catholic school in 1964.DOGGIE TALES:Following in the paw prints of "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," Miley Cyrus and John Travolta provide the lead voices in the animated "Bolt," a... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Oscar trophy trend, fact or fiction? Nov 3, 2008
But one likely factor is a frame of reference: Philip Seymour Hoffman acting and sounding like Capote probably will move the voter more than Terrence Howard's acting and sounding like Djay from "Hustle & Flow," a person the Academy member has never seen outside the movie (and hasn't seen at all if they've never seen the movie). Plus, there's the impersonation factor: How could a voter not think Jamie Foxx is good; he even looks like Charles. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Happy anniversary to Slim's Nov 3, 2008
In Screens, Ruthe Stein interviews Philip Seymour Hoffman about his role in Charlie Kaufman's hard-to-classify film "Synecdoche, New York" (Page 26); Michael Ordoa talks with Samuel L. Jackson about "Soul Men," in which the actor co-stars with Bernie Mac in one of the last films Mac made before his death in August (Page 28); and Ordoa also has a story on the versatile Vera Farmiga, who stars in the Holocaust film "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" (Page 30). The San Francisco Jazz Festival... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Untangling Charlie Kaufman Nov 2, 2008
The hero of this latest tale is Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), whose health is failing and whose wife (Catherine Keener) is leaving. After winning a MacArthur grant, he takes over a massive warehouse and stages a full-scale replica of his life, which soon consumes him. (Newsweek)
The Weird Thing Nov 2, 2008
Philip Seymour Hoffman in 'Synecdoche. Article:Philip Seymour Hoffman in 'Synecdoche':/c/a/2008/10/31/PK0113DOTN.DTL Article:Philip Seymour Hoffman in 'Synecdoche':/c/a/2008/10/31/PK0113DOTN.DTL ... Philip Seymour Hoffman in 'Synecdoche. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Real To Reel Oct 31, 2008
Philip Seymour Hoffman As Truman Capote In "Capote," Philip Seymour Hoffman, right, portrays the writer Truman Capote as he probes the mind of a killer to write the first non-fiction novel. Click on the links below to see a clip of Hoffman, as Capote, explaining his affinity for a killer. (CBS News)
The Oscar race begins -- and the screaming starts Oct 31, 2008
Doubt'': Another Broadway hit comes to the screen, as Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams star in John Patrick Shanley's provocative drama set in a Catholic school in the Bronx in 1964. Hoffman is Father Flynn, whose close personal attention to a student attracted the suspicious eyes of a no-nonsense nun (Streep) who is determined to learn the truth; Adams plays a pious young sister who is caught in the middle. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Movie season gets dramatic with blockbusters, Oscar contenders Oct 31, 2008
Among the prestige films with high Oscar hopes are two adaptations of popular Broadway plays: Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman as a dueling nun and priest in the drama Doubt, and Michael Sheen and Frank Langella as a dueling reporter and ex-president in Frost/Nixon. Intimate films such as The Wrestler, with Mickey Rourke as a struggling brawler, and Slumdog Millionaire, about a poor Indian kid competing in the regional version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, are shaping up to be strong... (USA Today)
PRESTIGE FILMS: Cinema gets serious, hopes for Oscar Oct 31, 2008
Story: A nun (Meryl Streep) suspects the popular parish priest (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is abusing a boy and sets out to destroy him, though another nun (Amy Adams) fears the allegation may be false. Awards appeal: Clash of Streep and Hoffman. (USA Today)
First Look: Eastwood's Torino Oct 30, 2008
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead; Sidney Lumet; Philip Seymour Hoffman; movies; The search for true love begins outside the box. A delusional young guy strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet. (Variety)
First look: Virtue, vice are both in Meryl Streep's 'Doubt'; video Oct 29, 2008
Early in the drama Doubt, an Oscar hopeful that opens in limited release Dec. 12, two Sisters of Charity (Meryl Streep, Amy Adams) get into a disagreement with the parish priest (Philip Seymour Hoffman) overseeing their Bronx parochial school in 1964. Hoffman's Father Flynn, an innovating force, would like to freshen the Christmas pageant with some secular songs. (USA Today -- Life)
FROCK AND ROLL Oct 28, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Last Update: 07:20 AM EDT. Posted: 2:49 amOctober 28, 2008. (New York Post -- Gossip)
'HSM3' Makes $42M on Opening Weekend Oct 27, 2008
" Distributor Universal expands "Changeling" into nationwide release Friday. Also in limited release, Sony Pictures Classics' "Synecdoche, New York" had a solid opening of $172,926 in nine theaters, averaging $19,214. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as a writer staging a mammoth theater production that fills warehouses, the film is the directing debut of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ("Being John Malkovich"). Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters,... (Fox News)
High School Musical graduates to No. 1 Oct 27, 2008
It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as a writer staging a mammoth theater production that fills warehouses, and the directing debut of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ("Being John Malkovich"). Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Quantum of Solace: Smart Bond Oct 27, 2008
Choose the one that's best for you. HOME DELIVERY: Variety Print Subscriptions Daily Variety and Weekly Variety print subscriptions delivered to your home. (Variety)
'Synecdoche, New York' is another piece of Charlie Kaufman's soul Oct 26, 2008
He's spent the last five years on "Synecdoche." Even with a cast of actors' actors led by Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Synecdoche," which cost more than $20 million, may or may not make money for its investors. The film's commercial prospects weigh heavily on Kaufman, who doesn't want to end up like another visionary, Orson Welles, reduced to hawking wine. (Los Angeles Times)
'Synecdoche, New York': Nowhere Man, By Kurt Loder Oct 25, 2008
Philip Seymour Hoffman adrift in Charlie Kaufman's alternate universe ... Philip Seymour Hoffman, usually such a fascinating actor to watch, is here sunk deep in shlubbiness as Caden Cotard, a mediocre director of plays stranded in the theatrical outback of Schenectady, New York ... Philip Seymour Hoffman and director Charlie Kaufman in "Synecdoche, New York". (MTV.com)
Russo talked about new book, Paul Newman, Gloversville, N.Y. Oct 25, 2008
Empire Falls featured an all-star cast of Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt, Robin Wright Penn and Aidan Quinn. "I knew (Newman) was ill," Russo said, but didn't realize he was battling cancer. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche: Perhaps the Most Depressing Movie You'll Ever See Oct 25, 2008
In an early scene that recurs later as a flashback, Adele Lack (Catherine Keener), the unhappy wife of regional theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), packs her bags to move to Berlin without him, reassuring him that it's not his fault: "Everyone's disappointing once you get to know them." It's a dispiritingly cynical assessment of human relations, one that we assume the rest of the movie will, at least in part, attempt to refute ... Philip Seymour Hoffman and Samantha Morton in... (Slate)
Synecdoche: Charlie Kaufman's Dangerous Mind Oct 25, 2008
" But I say, it's weird and wonderful. Go! you know as the gifted, mulish, effulgently idiosyncratic screenwriter one of the few non-directors to establish a unique film voice of Human Nature, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Adaptation and The typical film scribe making his move to the director's chair would pick a modest project, one that doesn't tax his tyro status. But Kaufman's first work as a total auteur is his most daunting project yet: a portrait of a creative mind in artistic and... (Time.com)
'Synecdoche, New York' Oct 24, 2008
Those are just two of the many, many questions posed in 's intriguing mess of a film, " ." In his directorial debut, screenwriter Kaufman ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind") follows an obsessive playwright, Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), as he builds an enormous stage to re-create all of ... CAST Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener, , Michelle Williams. (Newsday)
It's easy to get lost in 'Synecdoche, New York' Oct 24, 2008
Down and out: Philip Seymour Hoffman as theater director Caden ... Synecdoche, New York* 1/2 (out of four)Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Hope Davis, Emily Watson, Jennifer Jason LeighDirector: Charlie KaufmanDistributor: Sony Pictures ClassicsRating: R for language and some sexual content/nudityRunning time: 2 hours, 4 minutesOpens Friday in select cities ... Caden (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is a deeply dejected man. (USA Today -- Life)
Kaufman's Imagination Building Oct 24, 2008
This mind-blowing dark comedy stars a terrific Philip Seymour Hoffman as a playwright who constructs a massive theater piece that takes over his life - or maybe vice versa. It's the first movie this year that demands at least two viewings to absorb its densely textured humor, which makes earlier Kaufman works such as "Adaptation" and "Being John Malkovich" look positively straightforward. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Synecdoche, New York:' Extravagant flights of fancy, tethered to the real world Oct 24, 2008
From left, Emily Watson, Samantha Morton, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Tom Noonan in "Synecdoche, New York." (Abbot Gensler/Sony Pictures Classics) ... To continue, despite my agonizing self-consciousness: "Synecdoche" is the story of a theater director, Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman, exhaling despair with every breath), miserably married to a talented painter, Adele Lack (Catherine Keener). (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
"Synecdoche, New York" Oct 24, 2008
Sadie Goldstein, left, Catherine Keener and Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Synecdoche, New York." ... " (Read Andrew O'Hehir's interview with Kaufman )"Synecdoche, New York" is Kaufman's directorial debut, and even though he is, for the first time, the big-picture architect, he still can't get away from being the little man inside working the gears. In this case, though, the Kaufman inside adds the human touch, at least for the movie's first half. But like "Eternal Sunshine" before it, "Synecdoche"... (Salon)
Holy Dollar Signs Oct 22, 2008
Still, seeing her with Philip Seymour Hoffman in any movie is a good thing. They are phenomenal actors. (Fox News)
Synecdoche, New York defies categorization Oct 22, 2008
Charlie Kaufman directs this story of a theater director (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who spends years working on a theatrical replication of his own life ... The usual plot synopsis wont be able to capture everything that goes on in the film, but its essentially the story of theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), whose life is literally and figuratively disintegrating around him ... Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Michelle... (MSNBC -- Movies)
The show even Cate can't save Oct 21, 2008
A STAR-STUDDED opening night audience, the Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman directing, and the Midas touch of Cate Blanchett were not enough. The Sydney Theatre Company's production of Riflemind will end its London season after barely a month. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Jolie's 'Changeling' among week's Best Bets Oct 20, 2008
The surreal tale follows a playwright (Philip Seymour Hoffman) as he spends 40 years writing and staging a play about his life. (Opens Oct. 24). (MSNBC -- Politics)
Battling irrelevance in Charlie Kaufman's alternate universe Oct 19, 2008
"What was that about?" In barest terms the movie is the life story of Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a theater director who puts on prosaic, soul-killing plays in Schenectady, New York. His wife, Adele (Catherine Keener), leaves him, condemning him on the way out as a small, timid man who will never do anything meaningful. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Michelle Williams Back In The Light Oct 17, 2008
Director Charlie Kaufman joined stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener on the Gramercy Park Hotel rooftop alongside Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Julian Schnabel, Juliette Lewis, Zoe Kravitz, Jon Voight, Jason Lewis and Cynthia Rowley. . (New York Post -- Gossip)
Animal trainer to share 'Broadway Tails' Oct 14, 2008
" And at 20 years old, Berloni was a famous animal trainer. Currently, Berloni is in Florida working with Toto - plus his understudy - for the touring company of "Wizard of Oz." He also has animals in "Annie," which opens in Raleigh, N.C., in a few weeks, "Of Mice and Men" at the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport and in two productions of "Legally Blonde," one of which is on Broadway. Recently, two of Berloni's greyhounds and a cat starred in the movie "Charlie Wilson's War" alongside Tom... (Middletown Press, CT)
DiCaprio: Half boy, half man Oct 10, 2008
Some actors have the gift of transformation Philip Seymour Hoffman is much taller than Truman Capote, while Russell Crowe could convincingly play either a gladiator or a shlubby tobacco executive and others can will that transformation upon themselves. (Christian Bale. (MSNBC -- News)
Critic's corner Oct 3, 2008
Comcast, New ReleasesA lovely, humane comic drama about two middle-aged siblings (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney,) coping with their father's (Philip Bosco) decline. Writer-director Tamara Jenkins mines the awfulness of failing parents and faded hopes for tiny, connective bits of truth and humor; the movie's a downbeat upper, and the cast performs miracles with no wasted gestures. (Boston Globe)
Philip Seymour Hoffman takes lead in animated Aussie film Oct 3, 2008
PHILIP Seymour Hoffman will be the voice of autistic New Yorker Max Horowitz in Melbourne director Adam Elliot's debut animation feature ... "We wanted Philip Seymour Hoffman, especially after I saw . "There's something about him that's endearing and likeable, yet he can do gruff ... " Hoffman puts on "a fabulous Jewish accent" to play the atheistic Jew who has eight tracksuits of the same colour and is addicted to chocolate hot dogs, the New York Lottery and National Geographic magazine. is the... (Melbourne Herald Sun)
A heavy dose of stardust brightens up London scene Oct 3, 2008
The theater loves stars, but it's not every week that we get three in a row - four if you count the offstage presence of the Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, who has inexplicably brought to the West End a mind-numbingly dreary Australian play, Andrew Upton's "Riflemind," that is in London for what may turn out to be a decidedly truncated run. That still leaves the center-stage star wattage exerted over successive nights by Kenneth Branagh, Juliette Binoche, and a stage newcomer in the "Pearl... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Daniel Day-Lewis Dishes About His Clooney Kiss At The Oscars Sep 25, 2008
"Everybody's so relieved that the strike is over," insisted "Charlie Wilson's War" co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman on his way into the Kodak Theatre, looking around at his fellow stars. "It's a good thing.". (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
Must-See Films for Fall - a.k.a. Os... Sep 25, 2008
She works with Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Dec. 19: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" - Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett are reunited since their other Oscar nominee, "Babel." Award-fave Tilda Swinton also appears in the movie about a man aging backwards. (Suite101.com)
Hari Puttar defeats Harry Potter in court Sep 24, 2008
Charlie Kaufman directs this story of a theater director (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who spends years working on a theatrical replication of his own life. . (MSNBC -- News)
Standout Performances Sep 21, 2008
Philip Seymour Hoffman, as a pretentious theater director with a mysterious ailment that's shutting down his autonomic functions, and Samantha Morton, as his assistant, age before our eyes. You may feel older by the time you get out, too. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'Scud Stud' Settles Lawsuit Over 'Charlie Wilson's War' Sep 20, 2008
The 2007 film, directed by Mike Nichols, also starred Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. (Law.com)
London critics savage Upton's play Sep 20, 2008
Riflemind, which is directed by the Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, was originally staged at the Sydney Theatre Company in October last year. The London premiere at Trafalgar Studios was attended by Upton and Blanchett, who have forged a partnership between the STC and Trafalgar's owner, the Ambassadors Theatre Group. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Scud Stud settles movie lawsuit Sep 20, 2008
The 2007 film, directed by Mike Nichols, also starred Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. Type Size. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
* World News Quick Take Sep 17, 2008
Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman are backing a project to promote collaboration among theater companies in London, Sydney and New York. Producers at Londons Trafalgar Studios said on Monday that they are forming an alliance with the Sydney Theatre Company, run by Blanchett and her playwright husband Andrew Upton, and Hoffmans LAByrinth Theater Company in New York. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
An unwavering belief in uncertainty Sep 17, 2008
" It is a conclusion Young and Ditor have kept to themselves. During rehearsals, the cast attended a Catholic church service and also met with a local priest and nun - separately - to talk to them about their experiences as well as their opinions of the play. "It was a real trip to another universe," says Ditor, who was raised in the Jewish faith and whose production team consists mostly of lapsed or non-Catholics. Ditor says she has not heard from anyone who is upset about the play's difficult... (Globe and Mail)
Blanchett, Hoffman take STC global Sep 16, 2008
He's one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, but Philip Seymour Hoffman has a soft spot for Australian theatre. So much so that the Oscar winner has joined an alliance with his good mates Cate Blanchett and her writer husband Andrew Upton to help promote Australian talent overseas. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Prince William, Britney Spears Sep 16, 2008
Cate Blanchett and her husband, Andrew Upton, co-artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company, joined Philip Seymour Hoffman, the co-artistic director of the LAByrinth Theater Company, and Howard Panter, the creative director and joint chief executive of the Ambassador Theatre Group, which owns Trafalgar Studios, in making the announcement. The first production, "Riflemind," will open this week in London. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Films of isolation make impression as Toronto wraps Sep 15, 2008
The Charlie Kaufman stand-in Philip Seymour Hoffman plays in Kaufman's "Synecdoche, New York" could use some. The movie is far from a work of typical realism. (Boston Globe)
