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Philip Seymour Hoffman Becomes a First-Time Director

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, in theaters now in Doubt, will direct and star in Jack Goes Boating, an adaptation of an Off-Broadway play by Bob Glaudini.  Variety describes it as “an unconventional romantic comedy about two misfits in New York City, laced with cooking classes, swimming lessons and illegal drugs.” Gone Baby Gone and The [...]

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Universal Brings A Howling Good Time To 2009

Despite strong ticket sales overseas, Universal Pictures lingered far behind its rivals in 2008 with a $1.12 billion take in U.S. theaters (Warner Bros. led the pack with $1.79 billion).  The studio tries to turn things around with their upcoming slate of features for 2009. The Unborn (Jan 9th) - Writer/director David Goyer’s tale of a girl haunted [...]

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