Tag Archives: Philip Seymour Hoffman

growing up on the road (film: Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe, 2000)

‘Almost Famous‘ is a phenomenon movie. The screenwriter and director is Cameron Crowe, who between 1996 and 2001 wrote and directed several splendid feature movies (for this one he won an Academy Award for best original screenplay) and then practically … Continue reading

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under the spell of The Master (film: The Master – Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)

Paul Thomas Anderson‘s The Master is one of the best acted and the most impressively filmed movie of 2012. And yet, I am concerned that as with another amazing film a few years ago which also enjoyed the acting of … Continue reading

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Electoral Films Year (Film: The Ides of March – George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, 2011)

2012 is an electoral year in the United States, and every electoral year is preceded by a few months by the electoral films year. It must be a few months in advance which makes the electoral films year be a … Continue reading

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