• 'Quartet' Trailer: Dustin Hoffman Directs A Cute Old-Timers Romp

    Dustin Hoffman has long been established as one of the most significant actors of his generation, but he has never directed a film until now*. His directorial debut, Quartet, is based on an acclaimed play by Ronald Harwood (who also scripted Hoffman's film) and it stars some real luminaries: Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins,…

    Read More
  • Casting Bits: Whitney Houston Returns To Acting With 'Sparkle' Remake, Brit Stars Sign Up For Dustin Hoffman's 'Quartet', Ashley Greene In Modern-Day 'Oliver Twist'

    Whitney Houston is set to return to the big screen for the first time in 15 years for Sparkle, a remake of the 1976 drama based on the real-life tale of Diana Ross and The Supremes (yes, kind of like Dreamgirls, only Sparkle came first). The story follows the rise and fall of fictional girl…

    Read More
  • First Footage From Michael Mann's HBO Horse-Racing Show 'Luck'

    I never thought I'd be this jazzed to see a horse-racing drama, but 'jazzed' only begins to capture how I feel after watching the first behind the scenes look at Luck, the HBO show from Michael Mann and David Milch that stars Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte. This video is a relatively brief featurette on…

    Read More
  • Movie Trailer: 'Barney's Version'

    Sony Pictures Classics have released the movie trailer for Barney's Version,an independent drama which premiered at the Venice/Toronto film festivals in September to mostly positive reviews. Based on Mordecai Richler's prize-winning comic novel, the film stars Paul Giamatti as Barney Panofsky, a "hard-drinking, cigar-smoking, foulmouthed 65-year old hockey fanatic and television producer" who "reflects on…

    Read More
  • Movie Trailer #2: 'Little Fockers'

    We've seen a teaser and an international trailer for Little Fockers, the second sequel to Meet the Parents, and now there is a full theatrical trailer. What's the difference? In addition to showing more plot and (depending on your point of view) jokes, this trailer has a few shots of Dustin Hoffman, whose mart was…

    Read More
  • Dustin Hoffman Confirmed For 'Little Fockers' Reshoots

    Not long ago we heard that reshoots for Universal's threequel Little Fockers were potentially going to involve Dustin Hoffman, who appeared in Meet the Fockers, the first sequel to Meet the Parents. Hoffman had originally declined to be a part of Little Fockers for a variety of reported reasons. (Scheduling, the part written for him,…

    Read More
  • 'Little Fockers' Reshoots To Add Much-Needed Dustin Hoffman?

    UPDATE: The LA Times talked to Universal chairman Adam Fogelson, who said the film is testing well and added,  "As we're continuing to refine the film, one of the ideas that's certainly a possibility is having Dustin be a part of the picture. We didn't call him and say that we desperately need his help…

    Read More