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Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Leap of FaithLeap of Faith (1993)
Dir. Richard Pearce
Feat. Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich
Steve Martin plays a charismatic but crooked evangelist whose mock–miracles lead to a personal revelation. Lightweight and sentimental, but the…
Money for NothingMoney for Nothing (1993)
Dir. Ramon Menendez
Feat. John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen
Fact–based account of an unemployed Philadelphia dockworker who scooped up US$1.2 million that fell out the back of an armoured car and decided…
Boogie NightsBoogie Nights (1997) Recommended
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds
LA's San Fernando Valley, the late '70s. Mark Wahlberg is Eddie Adams, an anatomically gifted innocent who finds his niche in the cradle of a…
HappinessHappiness (1998)
Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Controversial is the byword for this disturbing trawl through the sad–case lives of various American suburbanites and their families (Lara…
MagnoliaMagnolia (2000)
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jason Robards Jr., William H. Macy
A sprawling, stylistically–impressive but moribund domestic melodrama about Californian amorality and redemption (of sorts), with interleaved…
FlawlessFlawless (2000)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman
After suffering a stroke that leaves him part–paralyzed, an arch–conservative, retired security guard (Robert De Niro) agrees to let a…
Almost FamousAlmost Famous (2000) Aro Favourite
Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Billy Crudup, Jason Lee, Kate Hudson
The best music drama yet committed to film (SPINAL TAP was a comedy), this is a vibrant and bracingly assured portrait of rock music fanaticism in…
State and MainState and Main (2000) Recommended
Dir. David Mamet
Feat. William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Sarah Jessica Parker
When a harried film–crew descends upon the leafy streets of Waterford, Vermont to film a period drama, the worlds of apple–pie America…
Party's Over, TheParty's Over, The (Last Party 2000) (2001) Recommended
Dir. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Feat. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore
A pre–9/11 political doco that still resonates loudly in the George W. Bush era, actor and “concerned citizen” Phillip Seymour Hoffman takes to…
Red DragonRed Dragon (2002) Recommended
Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes
Betraying the odds after the lackluster “Hannibal”, this accomplished ‘prequel’ based on Thomas Harris’ novel of the same name more than hold its own…

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