philip symour hoffman

leaves his soul on celluloid, a wife and three children.

Actually, it wasn't his wife, unless she was of the common law variety. Still, tragic for his family...senseless for him.

let me put more clearly,
dont do drugs if you cant handle them.



Post Edited (02-23-14 22:20)

He was perfecto as Lester Bangs in Almost Famous.

"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with someone else when we're uncool."

WTF wasn't he Oscar nominated for Almost Famous? So sick of hearing about Capote. That movie sucked. Sick of hearing about Ides of March and Charlie Wilson's War. Those movies sucked. Yes, I have high standards in cinema. So sue me.

Magnolia. Punch Drunk Love. Boogie Freaking Nights. Punch Drunk Love. If the Oscars don't show PSH as Lester Bangs or any of his GOOD movies during the In Memoriam segment, I am going to throw something at my TV, so help me.

I certainly hope that "Arm, Dying With A Syringe In Your " is still incontestably filed under "Die, Stupid Ways To."

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Mind you. I was a fan.

Love his meltdown scene in Before The Devil Knows You're Dead. Love a lot of his stuff but especially that.

His turn as Lester Bangs was pure genius. It was the first time I noticed him, and liked him every other time I saw him, although I missed all of the critically-revered movies that earned him Oscar nods and the like.

My Philip Seymour Hoffman issue of Rolling Stone arrived soaking wet in my mailbox today. I blame Drake.

The first time I noticed him was in The Talented Mr. Ripley. I thought he was sufficiently creepy and odd that I wanted to find out who the actor was playing that role. Other than seeing bits of Capote on TV last year, I don't think I can say I've seen any other movie with him in it.

(I should mention this is because I just haven't watched many movies over the past 10 years or so.)