William Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream

"...Directed by: Michael Hoffman. Starring: David Straithairn, Sophie Marceau, Stanley Tucci, Dominic..."

May 14, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Best of Me

It's getting hard to tell one Nicholas Sparks adaptation from another amid all the dross.

"...Directed by: Michael Hoffman. Starring: James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Luke Bracey, Liana..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Game 6

Novelist Don DeLillo's first foray as a screenwriter uses the legendary sixth game of the 1986 World Series as the central metaphor in this film starring Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr.

"...Directed by: Michael Hoffman. Starring: Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Griffin Dunne,..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Station

This nimble movie about Tolstoy's last days stars Christopher Plummer as the author and Helen Mirren as his high-strung wife, Sofya.

"...Directed by: Michael Hoffman. Starring: Christopher Plummer, James McAvoy, Helen Mirren, Paul..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Emperor's Club

"...Directed by: Michael Hoffman. Starring: Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Embeth Davidtz, Edward..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One Fine Day

"...Directed by: Michael Hoffman. Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman, Alex..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Restoration

"...Directed by: Michael Hoffman. Starring: Robert Downey, Sam O'Neill, Meg Ryan, Ian..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Papillon

New adaptation of Henri Charrière's autobiographical novel of life on Devil's Island

"...Directed by: Michael Noer. Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Eve Hewson, Michael..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Sphere

"...Directed by: Barry Levinson. Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharon Stone, Peter Coyote and Liev..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

American Buffalo

"...Directed by: Michael Corrente. Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz and Sean Nelson...."

Oct. 4, 1996 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Soapdish

"...Directed by: Michael Hoffman. Starring: Sally Field, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Shue, Robert..."

May 31, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Jigsaw

The Saw character returns

"...Directed by: Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig. Starring: Matt Passmore, Tobin Bell,..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Both a crime thriller and family tragedy, this stunner from octogenarian Sidney Lumet stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke as brothers whose blood runs cold.

"...Directed by: Sidney Lumet. Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Rosemary Harris, Michael..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Archers Deluxe

The Films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

"...in Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes, The Tales of Hoffman, and many other movies now seen as touchstones of..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Screens Feature by Chris Walters

Barney's Version

Paul Giamatti won a Golden Globe for his performance as Barney Panofsky in this film based on Mordecai Richler's 1997 novel.

"...Directed by: Richard J. Lewis. Starring: Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Scott Speedman, Rachelle Lefevre, Bruce..."

March 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Moneyball

Brad Pitt hits a home run with this film about the inner workings of baseball. It's a film that will appeal to sports fans and nonfans alike.

"...Bennett Miller. Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Kerris Dorsey, Chris Pratt, Reed Diamond and..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Dragon

"...Directed by: Brett Ratner. Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mary-Louise Parker, Emily Watson, Harvey Keitel, Ralph Fiennes, Edward..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Talented Mr. Ripley

"...Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman and James Rebhorn. Like a pint of ice-cold Stoli..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Earth and the American Dream

"...Edward Asner, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Burstyn, Mel Gibson, Dustin Hoffman, Jeremy Irons, Michael Keaton, Bette Midler and many, many..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Roll 'Em

March

"...Barry J. Hershey; with Norman Rodway, Camilla Soeberg, Peter Michael Goetz, Doug McKeon, Glenn Shadiz, Joel Grey...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bar Girls

"...Giovanni. Starring: Nancy Allison Wolfe, Liza D'Agostino, Camila Griggs, Michael Harris, Justine Slater, Lisa Parker, Pam Raines, Paula Sorge,..."

May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Despair Deferred, and an Odd Couple

"...they battle for the love of two women in Michael Hoffman’s 1999 pastoral bauble about magic potions, fairies, misplaced..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

My Dull and Sleeping Hour Approaches

Methinks the lady doth protest not enough

"...surprised me for being, well, pretty good – the Michael Hoffman Midsummer Night’s Dream...."

Aug. 20, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...Dec. 25: Marvin's Room, Michael, The Evening Star, Ridicule, Breaking the Waves..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Food Sites

"...for local barbecue fans. Run by Dinyar Mistry and Michael Hoffman, the club focuses on the Central Texas barbecue..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Food Feature

Postmarks

Bikes, Beets, and Bastrop.

"...Yes, it's sad that many clubs closed down. However, Michael Bertin writes as if it were wrong for government..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Column

The Art of Film Producing

Lynda Obst's Hollywood Survival Manual

"...did you decide to include this new chapter about Michael Ovitz in the paperback edition?..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Restoration

Visually magnificent, Restoration is a lovely mess.

"...D: Michael Hoffman (1995); with Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Billy Shakes, Superstar

"...straight versions of A Midsummer Night's Dream (directed by Michael Hoffman), Titus Andronicus (directed by Julie Taymor), and Love's..."

April 23, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. Directed by Michael Curtiz. The world may have changed since 1942, but..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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