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February 2, 2006 by darby

Now that I live in the stix, I wait for films that I NEED to see. And I wait. Longer. Longer than that, even. My eyes have been on Capote since October, and I have been rather obsessed with witnessing Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance. Two weeks ago, it happened. And the man transfixed me and transformed me while he morphed into Truman Capote. I have been saying it for years, and I will say it again…Philip Seymour Hoffman is the absolute best working actor today.

Please allow me to highlight my favorite P.S.H. transformations, in no particular order.

-Brian Mahoney, in the dark and incredible depiction of a gambler’s fall from grace in Owning Mahoney.
– Spike Lee’s 25th Hour…that song in the club towards the end is hittin’ hard, too
– Love Liza – just see it. Huffing. And model planes. Scarring. Mentally. Awesome.
– Punch Drunk Love. Something about this film…
– Lester Bangs. Come on. He ROCKS Almost Famous. What a great film.
– Mamet’s State and Main. Superb.
– Talented Mr. Ripley, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, as Phil Parma, the house nurse with depth, FLAWLESS, The Big Lebowski…and on, and on, and on.

I haven’t seen all of his roles, but the sprinkle of some of the most enjoyable and hand crafted films over the past decade above will be worth revisiting. In fact, I am going to add all of these to my Netflix account now, in celebration of Hoffman’s upcoming Oscar win.

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  1. Gwen says

    February 2, 2006 at 12:02 pm

    Absolutely agree. He is one of the best. I can’t wait to see Capote. LOVE In Cold Blood and also LOVE Catherine Keener.

  2. darby says

    February 2, 2006 at 3:37 pm

    Gwen,

    You turned me on to In Cold Blood and I read it when we all lived in the Wayne Manor. Ahhh. Those unforgettable Chi-town days.

    Katherine Keener is fantastic, also. The film was good, for sure, but not nearly as good as his performance.

  3. Katie says

    February 2, 2006 at 7:21 pm

    I’ve been waiting for you to write something about him since he was nominated! I just read this interview yesterday: http://www.slate.com/id/2135151/?nav=mpp

    I’m adding Love Liza to our queue, and will certainly see Capote either on the big screen or DVD.

  4. Katie says

    February 6, 2006 at 6:34 pm

    39 facts about him:
    http://www.rochesterinsider.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060203/INSIDER03/602030345

  5. Mark Buban says

    February 7, 2006 at 9:09 am

    Haven’t seen the latest but think he is very talented. Check out “Montana” with Kyra Sedgwick and Stanley Tucci…it’s interesting.

  6. gary strong says

    February 8, 2006 at 12:26 pm

    And he sure looks like someone we know and love!

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