Road To 'Fallout': How 'Mission: Impossible' Became The Best Modern Action Franchise
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is read our retrospective of the Mission: Impossible franchise.
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In 'The Master,' Philip Seymour Hoffman Smiles Down On Us All
Four years after Philip Seymour Hoffman's death, The Master reigns as one of his finest films and one worth revisiting and exploring.
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'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2' Trailer: It's Time To Stop Killing For President Snow
Another rousing speech from Jennifer Lawrence powers one more The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 trailer. The finale arrives this fall on November 20th.
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Steve Coogan Replaces Philip Seymour Hoffman In Showtime's 'Happyish'
Steve Coogan will star in Happyish, a Showtime dramedy created by Shalom Auslander. He replaces the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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District 13 Character Posters From 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1'
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Elizabeth Banks, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin and Woody Harrelson are on new Hunger Games Mockingjay posters.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Talks About Personal Happiness In Touching Animated Short
A Philip Seymour Hoffman animated short uses expressive animation to explore the actor's comments on life and happiness from a December 2012 interview.
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First Look: 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' Poster And Images
Lionsgate debuted The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 poster and more as part of the first look at the highly anticipated sequel. It opens November 21.
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'A Most Wanted Man' Trailer: Philip Seymour Hoffman Does John Le Carré
Watch the first A Most Wanted Man trailer, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman. Directed by Anton Corbijn (The American) and based on the book by John le Carré.
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Watch A Career-Spanning Philip Seymour Hoffman Video Tribute
A 20-minute collection of footage acts as the perfect Philip Seymour Hoffman video tribute.
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Watch Amy Adams' Raw Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman
The passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman shook the film community and audiences everywhere, and we're still processing the loss of one of the greatest acting talents our generation is likely to see. Amy Adams, who co-starred with Hoffman in Doubt (above) and The Master, appeared last night on Inside the Actor's Studio, and the subject…
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/Filmcast Ep. 259 - The Lego Movie
Dave and Devindra get excited about the forthcoming Preacher adaptation, praise the gut-wrenching Broken Circle Breakdown, and remember the amazing Philip Seymour Hoffman. Angie Han joins us for this episode. Be sure to check out Dave's close-ups video essay and his essay about interpreting Synecdoche, New York. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download…
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's Work In 'The Hunger Games: MockingJay Part 2' Will Be Finished Digitially
By the time The Hunger Games: MockingJay Part 2 hits theaters in 2015, the franchise will be among one of the most successful in Hollywood history. So it makes sense producers have decided to honor the memory of Philip Seymour Hoffman and go the expensive route of digitally recreating the late actor for the one…
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Had One Major 'Hunger Games' Scene Left To Shoot
On Monday morning, we reported Philip Seymour Hoffman had shot enough of his The Hunger Games: Mockingjay role before his passing that the release dates for the two-parter have not shifted. But he still had seven days of filming left on Part 2 and, unsurprisingly, that's leading to some complications. According to insiders at the studio, the…
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Cameron Crowe And Fans Pay Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman [Video]
The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman was like a dagger through the heart of film lovers everywhere. Few have ever watched one of his movies and not instantly become a fan of Hoffman's larger than life talent. In the day since his passing, coming to terms with the fact he's actually gone is pretty difficult.…
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Won't Delay 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay'
When Philip Seymour Hoffman tragically and suddenly passed away this weekend, he left behind a couple of not-quite-finished projects. One is the two-parter The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, in which he reprises the role of Plutarch Heavensbee from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire; another is Showtime's Happyish, which was set to star Hoffman as an ad…
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead At 46
The Wall Street Journal is reporting Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of finest actors of our generation, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Sunday morning. He was 46 years old. The New York Post has a corroborating report. Hoffman won an Oscar in 2006 for his role in Capote, and has appeared in, and very…
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Jake Gyllenhaal And Amy Adams Starring In Philip Seymour Hoffman's Supernatural Thriller
Briefly: Philip Seymour Hoffman is about to make his second feature as a director, and he has lined up Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams to star. The film is Ezekiel Moss, a supernatural thriller and a “Depression-era ghost story." The film has been coming together slowly, after first being announced in fall 2012. When we reported on it…
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New 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Images Show Off The Sprawling Cast
The Hunger Games had a pretty massive cast to start with, but since the first film ended with (um, spoiler alert) a whole bunch of characters dead, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is reloading with tons of other new characters. Though we've already seen most of them thanks to the posters, trailers, and stills, a…
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'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' International Trailer
The summer movie season's winding down, but there should be plenty of big, exciting action this fall as well. Among the upcoming offerings are The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which picks up with Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) on their victory tour around Panem following the events of the first film. Francis Lawrence…
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Lionsgate Will Distribute Spy Thriller 'A Most Wanted Man' With Philip Seymour Hoffman
Anton Corbijn's third feature film, A Most Wanted Man, features Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, and Willem Dafoe in a story adapted from a novel by John le Carre (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy). We've seen an early sales trailer for the film (which was sadly pulled) but until now the movie didn't have…
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'A Most Wanted Man' Sales Trailer: Anton Corbijn's Paranoid Political Thriller
Anton Corbijn's two feature films have been pretty firmly aimed at the arthouse, but with his John le Carré adaptation A Most Wanted Man, the director may find himself with a slightly larger audience. Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in a story about a "young ex-prisoner who arrives illegally in Germany, practically destitute." Hoffman's character harbors significant suspicions…
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John Slattery's Feature Directing Debut Is 'God's Pocket,' Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman
Earlier this week I joked that, after Sunday's episode of Mad Men, I wouldn't be surprised if John Slattery (who directed the episode) was picked to make his feature directing debut with Fifty Shades of Grey. As it turns out, the Cannes market this week does bring news of Slattery making his first feature film, and…
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First Look: Philip Seymour Hoffman In 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'
The first set of official pics from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire hit yesterday, showing characters such as returning heroine Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and new hero Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin). Now we've got a second batch that shows off some of the new and returning supporting cast. There's Donald Sutherland as President Snow, Woody…
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Philip Seymour Hoffman To Direct '30s-Set Ghost Story 'Ezekiel Moss'
Philip Seymour Hoffman is down in Atlanta right now, filming the second Hunger Games movie, Catching Fire, and probably also enjoying some of the afterglow of The Master having a record-setting weekend. And now we've got more good news for Hoffman fans, as he is prepping to make his second directorial effort, based on the…
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'A Late Quartet' Trailer: Christopher Walken Sets Off A Simmering Brew Of Turmoil
Not to make things confusing, but there are two similarly titled films which feature sets of powerful actors in music-related stories. One is Quartet (the current title, at least), which happens to be Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut. And then there is A Late Quartet, which premieres tonight in Toronto, and is from director Yaron Zilberman with…
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More Early Praise For 'The Master' After Chicago 70mm Screening
Paul Thomas Anderson did another early screening of his new film The Master in 70mm last night at Chicago's Music Box Theater, to follow on the Santa Monica showing that took place a couple weeks ago. Just about the only people who seem to be unhappy about that are officials at film festivals, as praise…
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'The Master' Clip Ponders Pleasure And Pain; Watch In 70mm Tonight In Chicago
We got our first teaser clip from Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master in May, followed by a second in June, and then the full-length trailer in July. In other words, we've been getting video about once a month all summer. Which means, yes, it's time for one more now that we've hit mid-August. If you've…
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