RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman

[Hawk]

per the WSJ ...

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An incredibly talented actor.

[jpx7]

Yea: this is truly unfortunate news. One of my favorite—and one of the best—living actors ... until today.

[The Chosen One]

Yea: this is truly unfortunate news. One of my favorite—and one of the best—living actors ... until today.

One of my favorite actors as well.

Amazing performances in MI3, Capote, The Master, Doubt.

[zitothebrave]

Hmmm wonder if they shot all his parts in the last 2 Hunger games films. I guess if they could make up Brandon Lee's part in the Crow all those years ago. But interesting.

[Gary82]

devastating news.

[Dalyn]

****ing sucks. One of my favorites. And 46 is ENTIRELY too young.

[The Chosen One]

Hmmm wonder if they shot all his parts in the last 2 Hunger games films. I guess if they could make up Brandon Lee's part in the Crow all those years ago. But interesting.
Lionsgate has released a statement saying that his work in Mockingjay was "substantially complete" and that the release dates for Part 1 & 2 will not be affected. They also stated that he had 7 more days of shooting (I think for Mockingjay Part 2) before actually completing his role in the series.

[zitothebrave]

Interesting. Shame he passed.

[bravesnumberone]

Damn. This happens to too many people. What a great actor.

[Runnin]

What a waste.

[goldfly]

I took this pretty hard this afternoon


one of my all time favorites

sucks his demons caught up to him

RIP

[BRule]

One of my favorite actors as well.

Amazing performances in MI3, Capote, The Master, Doubt.

Before the Devil Knows your Dead is one of my favorites, along with those.

F*** heroin man.........

[gilesfan]

I haven't seen one movie he acted in. Gonna have to check one out to see who he is.

[zitothebrave]

I haven't seen one movie he acted in. Gonna have to check one out to see who he is.

:facepalm:

[gilesfan]

Nevermind, I saw Moneyball. Don't remember much about Howe in the movie though.

[Hawk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJckGOSkTG0

[zitothebrave]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmA-WSNhmRQ

[Runnin]

So he had God-given talent. The business is overrun with guys wishing they had half of what came natural to him. The real question is why was he in a hotel room alone shooting heroin. All that success and it still wasn't enough.

Oh yeah, the brilliant actor left 3 kids without a father.

[gilesfan]

Thats the real story Runnin.

[Dalyn]

Addiction is no respecter of person or circumstance. Neither is mental illness.

[Runnin]

I'm just tired of these "Top 10 Phillip Seymour Hoffman Movie" pieces and articles praising his acting skills. I know everyone wants to put their name on the best eulogy of his amazing career while his name is still hot, but it's too quick for me. You'd think his real life tragedy would, at least for the moment, outweigh what he did while playing make believe.

Instead of posthumous applause, how about some appreciation of his life's work still in progress. His 3 small children must now deal with daddy's absence as well as his messy departure. What are the odds that one or more of these kids ends up in rehab, or worse, before they reach their 18th birthday? Who wants to buy a ticket for that show? Too much reality?

Yeah, let's all watch that footage from "Capote" again. He was good in "Scent of a Woman" too.

[jpx7]

Addiction is no respecter of person or circumstance. Neither is mental illness.

Yep. Well said.

And plenty of articles et cetera have addressed this side of the sad story that is Hoffman's death—many even without resorting to sanctimony.

[Dalyn]

I'm just tired of these "Top 10 Phillip Seymour Hoffman Movie" pieces and articles praising his acting skills. I know everyone wants to put their name on the best eulogy of his amazing career while his name is still hot, but it's too quick for me. You'd think his real life tragedy would, at least for the moment, outweigh what he did while playing make believe.

Instead of posthumous applause, how about some appreciation of his life's work still in progress. His 3 small children must now deal with daddy's absence as well as his messy departure. What are the odds that one or more of these kids ends up in rehab, or worse, before they reach their 18th birthday? Who wants to buy a ticket for that show? Too much reality?

Yeah, let's all watch that footage from "Capote" again. He was good in "Scent of a Woman" too.

Showing appreciation for his art is the only real way people outside of his circle can "show appreciation of his life's work still in progress." There will be comfort in that for them. Perhaps not now, but later. And if one (or more) of them grows up to be a troubled genius like their father, we won't stop showing our appreciation for them just because their demons finally get them.

[Dalyn]

His son is ten. No doubt he is reading everything he can find about his dad on the internet. What shows appreciation for him more than making sure the majority of what he finds is positive? His oldest girl is seven. She might be doing the same. And I am sure the five-year-old will one day.

[50PoundHead]

Great and versatile actor. Had so many roles--big and small--where he simply owned the screen.

Great posts on the nature of addiction Dalyn.

[NinersSBChamps]

Who? Seriously have no idea who this person was.