Tag: dustin hoffman
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‘Call Me By Your Name’ Named Best Feature at the Gotham Awards
Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me By Your Name” received the top prize as best feature film Monday Night at the 27th Annual IFP Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street. This was a stunning upset since Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” received trophies for Breakthrough Director and Screenplay, along with the Audience Award, and was considered the evening’s big…
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‘Get Out’ Leads Gotham Awards Nominations/’Mudbound’ Gets Ensemble Award
Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” led with four nominations from the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), including for best feature and actor. Greta Gerwig, a New York favorite, received three nominations for “Lady Bird,” including for breakthrough director and best screenplay. The news came this morning from the IFP, which announced their nominees for the 27th Annual…
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Dustin Hoffman Will Be Honored at the Gotham Awards
Dustin Hoffman will receive the Actor Tribute this year at the Independent Film Project Gotham Awards. The two-time Academy Award and six-time Golden Globe winning actor stars in Noah Baumbach’s new film “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)” which had its New York premiere last Sunday at the New York Film Festival. Hoffman co-stars with…
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Adam Sandler Gets Raves in Noah Baumbach’s Film ‘The Meyerowitz Stories’
The Netflix original film “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)” is getting great reviews from the Cannes Film Festival where the small screen vs. big screen argument still rages. The new film by writer/director Noah Baumbach stars Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Elizabeth Marvel as the middle-aged siblings contending with the long shadow of their…
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Adam Sandler and ‘The Cobbler’ Cast Talk Real Estate, Love and Manhattan Memories
At a recent press conference for “The Cobbler,” Adam Sandler and the cast opined on real estate, love and memories of Manhattan. Paula Schwartz was there.
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Tribeca Film Festival: Jon Favreau Talks ‘Chef’
Melanie Votaw reviews Jon Favreau’s new comedy, “Chef,” and reports on a Q&A with the actor/director/screenwriter.
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SXSW: ‘Chef’ is Food Porn With a Side of Twitter
Valentina Valentini reports in from SXSW and says Jon Favreau’s “Chef” has all the right ingredients, including an amazing performance from Emjay Anthony.
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Book to TV Movie: Dustin Hoffman, Judi Dench to Star in Roald Dahl’s ‘Esio Trot’
Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench will star in the movie adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “Esio Trot.” It’s a love story involving tortoises and an ancient spell.
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Is Dustin Hoffman’s ‘Tootsie’ a Classic Movie at 30?
Dustin Hoffman gets teary in a recent video about what the movie “Tootsie” meant to him. With Sydney Pollack as director and a fine cast, this movie is indeed a classic.
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Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson Added to Oscar Presenters
Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman have just been announced as Oscar presenters. The legendary movie icons join hot new actors like Jessica Chastain and Kristen Stewart.
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Interview: Dustin Hoffman and Billy Connolly Talk Fear, Improvisation and Making Quartet
Following a screening of Quartet last week, Paula Schwartz chatted with director Dustin Hoffman and star Billy Connolly. The two covered a lot of ground, including using fear to propel you forward and improvising some of the best lines in the film.
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Five Positive Messages in Kung Fu Panda 2
You know a family movie is good when kids in the theater are laughing, even though the film offers lots of positive messages. That might sound a little cynical, but sometimes I wonder if filmmakers think they have to talk down to kids to get their attention, when just the opposite is true. Kids aren’t…