In two decades of faultless performances, Philip Seymour Hoffman proved that his particular talent was to take thwarted, twisted humanity and ennoble it
The day after the premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson's 2012 film The Master, I was interviewing the director in the upstairs ballroom of a Venice hotel when Philip Seymour Hoffman walked past our table. The windows were flung open and the place was bathed with light, and the big, rangy actor bounced by gracefully, like a golden lion walking on air. "Phil's actually a really good dancer," Anderson confided, referencing the parlour routine in the middle of The Master, when the title character performs a jig with his nubile acolytes. "You might not think that to look at him, but he seriously is."
I don't know why we should have been surprised. Every good actor possesses a peculiar grace. Even Philip Seymour Hoffman, an ostensibly foursquare American Job,...
The day after the premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson's 2012 film The Master, I was interviewing the director in the upstairs ballroom of a Venice hotel when Philip Seymour Hoffman walked past our table. The windows were flung open and the place was bathed with light, and the big, rangy actor bounced by gracefully, like a golden lion walking on air. "Phil's actually a really good dancer," Anderson confided, referencing the parlour routine in the middle of The Master, when the title character performs a jig with his nubile acolytes. "You might not think that to look at him, but he seriously is."
I don't know why we should have been surprised. Every good actor possesses a peculiar grace. Even Philip Seymour Hoffman, an ostensibly foursquare American Job,...
- 2/4/2014
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
Todd Solondz, known as a controversial writer-director, returns behind the camera once more with Dark Horse, which debuted at Venice last year to a great critical reception.
A new trailer has surfaced online ahead of its release next month, courtesy of The Playlist.
Craig caught the film at its UK premiere last year at the BFI London Film Festival, and you can read his review of it right here.
“The film sees thirtysomething Abe (Jordan Gelber) stuck in arrested development, living with his parents (Mia Farrow and Christopher Walken), with a hobby of collecting toys. In order to lose his status as the dark horse of the family, he begins a relationship with Miranda (Selma Blair), who has moved back home after seeing her literary and academic career fail.”
Directing from his own script, Solondz has assembled an impressive cast, with little-known Jordan Gelber in the lead, supported by Selma Blair,...
A new trailer has surfaced online ahead of its release next month, courtesy of The Playlist.
Craig caught the film at its UK premiere last year at the BFI London Film Festival, and you can read his review of it right here.
“The film sees thirtysomething Abe (Jordan Gelber) stuck in arrested development, living with his parents (Mia Farrow and Christopher Walken), with a hobby of collecting toys. In order to lose his status as the dark horse of the family, he begins a relationship with Miranda (Selma Blair), who has moved back home after seeing her literary and academic career fail.”
Directing from his own script, Solondz has assembled an impressive cast, with little-known Jordan Gelber in the lead, supported by Selma Blair,...
- 5/8/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
VOD aggregator Brainstorm Media is entering the theatrical distribution field with Todd Solondz’s “Dark Horse,” which it acquired Tuesday. The company plans a limited release beginning June 8 in New York that will expand to other cities. Justin Bartha, Selma Blair, Mia Farrow, Jordan Gelber, Donna Murphy, Christopher Walken, Zachary Booth and Aasif Mandvi star in the story of a deadbeat guy who tries to move out of his junior high bedroom after falling in love with a similarly arrested woman. Tragedy ensues. Solondz's latest drama played at the Venice, Deauville and Toronto film festivals in 2011. Indiewire contributor Ted Hope, who also produced Solondz’s “Happiness,” produced the project with Derrick Tseng. Nick Quested is executive producer. “With this move into theatrical, there’s no better film, producer, or team with whom to work,” said Brainstorm Media president Meyer Shwarzstein. “We have the...
- 5/2/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Earlier this week we ran down our non-blockbuster/franchise/comic book movie options for your this summer, and now you can add a couple more to the calendar.
First up Magnolia Pictures has picked up "Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview" which is exactly what it sounds like. This candid, in-depth interview with the late visionary was filmed in 1995 by Robert Cringely, and Jobs discusses at length his early days, career battles, and vision for the future. Small portions of the piece were used for a television series at the time, but the vast majority was shelved, and for 17 years thought to be lost. Recently unearthed, it is being presented in its unedited entirety, providing a fascinating look at Jobs at a particularly interesting, transitory moment in his career, two years before he would go on to retake control of Apple. Magnolia will drop the picture into theaters on May 11th in limited release,...
First up Magnolia Pictures has picked up "Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview" which is exactly what it sounds like. This candid, in-depth interview with the late visionary was filmed in 1995 by Robert Cringely, and Jobs discusses at length his early days, career battles, and vision for the future. Small portions of the piece were used for a television series at the time, but the vast majority was shelved, and for 17 years thought to be lost. Recently unearthed, it is being presented in its unedited entirety, providing a fascinating look at Jobs at a particularly interesting, transitory moment in his career, two years before he would go on to retake control of Apple. Magnolia will drop the picture into theaters on May 11th in limited release,...
- 5/2/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
It's been a whole month since SXSW but the next fest is just a day away, with the 11th installment of the Tribeca Film Festival, the New York-based celebration of the movies set up by Robert De Niro and producing partner Jane Rosenthal, kicking off this Wednesday, April 18th.
Running to the end of the month, this year's festival is bookended by a pair of particularly high-profile pictures: opening with "The Five-Year Engagement," the latest Judd Apatow-produced rom-com from Nicholas Stoller and Jason Segel (the team behind "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and "The Muppets") and closing with Joss Whedon's Marvel superhero team-up "The Avengers." And yesterday, we ran down our most anticipated titles from the fest, many of which are making their world premiere or stateside debuts.
However, a number of films playing Tribeca are highlights from major festivals across the last year, from Cannes to Sundance. We've caught...
Running to the end of the month, this year's festival is bookended by a pair of particularly high-profile pictures: opening with "The Five-Year Engagement," the latest Judd Apatow-produced rom-com from Nicholas Stoller and Jason Segel (the team behind "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and "The Muppets") and closing with Joss Whedon's Marvel superhero team-up "The Avengers." And yesterday, we ran down our most anticipated titles from the fest, many of which are making their world premiere or stateside debuts.
However, a number of films playing Tribeca are highlights from major festivals across the last year, from Cannes to Sundance. We've caught...
- 4/17/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
#36. Dark Horse Director/Writer: Todd SolondzProducers: Ted Hope (Adventureland, The Savages)Distributor: Rights Available. The Gist: This is about Abe (Jordan Gelber), a 30-something who lives with his parents, reluctantly works for his father (Christopher Walken), and avidly collects toys. When Abe isn’t playing backgammon with his mother (Mia Farrow), he’s trying to romance Miranda (Selma Blair), another 30-something who has moved back in with her parents after her literary/academic career crashed...(more) Cast: Donna Murphy, Christopher Walken, Justin Bartha, Selma Blair, Mia Farrow, Aasif Mandvi and Zachary Booth. List Worthy Reasons...: We're not unconditional fans of Solondz, but we like the handpicked players and potential chemistry for this project and the fact that Solondz teamed with one of the better indie cinematographers in the business in Andrij Parekh (Blue Valentine). Plus call us cruel...but we like how Solondz torments thesp Selma Blair. Release Date/Status?...
- 1/14/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
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