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"This isn't a retirement home. It's a madhouse."
Academy Award–winner Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer, Rain Man) is clearly an actor who has always had a desire to direct. He almost made his debut behind the camera with 1978's Straight Time, but opted instead to just act in the movie. Since then he has directed theater and produced television, and it shouldn't be too surprising that Hoffman is finally making his debut as a movie director with Quartet.
Based on the play of the same name Ronald Harwood (The Dresser, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), Quartet stars Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey), Michael Gambon (Harry Potter) and Billy Connolly (Brave) as denizens of a retirement home for musicians, which puts on an annual which is put in question when Jean (Smith) arrives at the home. The movie's first trailer has just arrived online, and reveals a light, comedic tone in what looks like a heartwarming story that is set to open in time for Oscar consideration. Fans of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (which also starred Smith) take note.
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They must have one heck of a crystal ball to give out awards for movies, ahem, Django Unchained, that aren't even completed yet.
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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
First Ryan Gosling. Then Patrick Dempsey. Now Mila Kunis and Dustin Hoffman are getting into the hero business. On Saturday, a 50-year-old man working at Kunis' home suffered a violet seizure, collapsed, and starting choking and coughing up blood. While a friend called 911, Mila rushed to the man and turned his head to the side so he wouldn't choke. When paramedics arrived, Mila volunteered to ride in the ambulance to the hospital. The man made a full recovery. Then we learn that on April 27, Hoffman came to the rescue of a man who had a heart attack while running through London's Hyde Park. The actor called an ambulance and waited with the man after he collapsed. On his recovery blog, San Dempster thanked medical staff and "my new found favorite celebrity Dustin Hoffman who called 999 (UK's 911) and waited by my side until paramedics arrived."
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Lost star Matthew Fox was arrested for DUI on Friday in Oregon. Police say Fox was pulled over at 3:23 a.m. on suspicion of driving under the influence. Fox, who had a passenger in the car, was taken into custody but released later that day. TMZ reports Matthew was en route to a fast food restaurant for some late night eats at the time of his arrest. Those Jack in the Box tacos are never worth it.
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He's a teen heartthrob and multi-platinum singer. Now he's a high school graduate. In an interview with Daily Telegraph, Justin Bieber revealed he just finished high school. "I passed my test — I'm free! It was hard doing school and work every day." He then added: "That was something my mom really wanted me to do, so I had to do it for her. I mean, this kind of lifestyle has given me a different perspective on life. I've been able to travel the world. At school, usually you have to do a lot of writing and reading. I'm really not into that stuff. I like to be out there."
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Today we are finally getting our first glimpse of Charlize Theron's adopted son. The actress was seen with Jackson at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. In March, Theron announced plans to adopt. In May's UK Vogue, she talks about her decision to start a family. "I've always been very honest in saying I wanted a family," she said. "I've always known I wanted a family. I don't think my mom could wait any more!"
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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
"GyllenSwift" doesn't have a very good ring to it, and neither, apparently, did the Jake Gyllenhaal-Taylor Swift relationship, as the two-month experiment ended late last month. Sources told US Magazine the biggest problem was the 8-year age difference.
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John Mellencamp is getting his "cougar" back on, as the 59-year-old rocker has been seen spending a lot of time with 49 -year-old Meg Ryan.
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Yesterday the news was that Lindsay Lohan's Betty Ford Clinic catfight "violated probation" and she might be sent back to jail, but no sign of trouble today as Lilo has moved into a posh Venice Beach house located next to her ex-girlfriend, Samantha Ronson.
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As Jersey Shore's 3rd season kicks off tomorrow night, the stars are in the news with new addition Deena Nicole Cortese telling Life & Style she's hooked up with three different guys in one night, and Snooki telling Ellen Degeneres that she used to binge drink so heavily she'd black out and end up in garbage cans once a month.
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Little Fockers has been called "focking dismal" and possibly "the worst, most vulgar, most pathetic and least funny picture of the year," but the movie's stars are laughing all the way to the bank. The salaries: Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, $20M; Owen Wilson, $15M; Dustin Hoffman, $7.5M; Barbra Streisand, $7M; Jessica Alba, $3M.
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When the first trailer for Little Fockers debuted, it seemed that the sequel would once again find Ben Stiller attempting to impress father-in-law Robert DeNiro in yet another comedy of errors. The latest trailer, however, shows that, instead, Stiller is trying to impress DeNiro so that he can take over as the family's patriarch in yet another comedy of errors. Also returning for more are Owen Wilson, Barbra Streisand, and Dustin Hoffman, whose character was initially left out of the sequel, but was brought back during reshoots. Footage of Hoffman can be seen in the new trailer.
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Earlier this month, reports arrived online that Dustin Hoffman was being courted to shoot new scenes for the upcoming sequel Little Fockers that would include his Meet the Fockers character. The courting was a success.
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Earlier this week, Deadline reported that Little Fockers, the third movie in Universal's successful Meet the Parents franchise, was heading to shoot "a week of pick-ups" in an attempt to make the movie better. Director Paul Weitz took over Little Fockers for the departing Jay Roach, who stayed on as producer while he directed Dinner For Schmucks, which still finds Ben Stiller searching for acceptance from his strict father-in-law (Robert De Niro). The first trailer showed that most of the cast from Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers were returning, with the exception of Dustin Hoffman, who played Stiller's father. That could change.
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Are there no good dramatic roles left in Hollywood? Harvey Keitel has signed on to star in Little Fockers opposite Robert De Niro, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Remember the '70s, when Keitel and DeNiro were starring in edgy, challenging movies like Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver? Now, both seem to be confined to less-than-original comedies. Thankfully, at least DeNiro has a role in Robert Rodriguez's upcoming Machete.
And how about Dustin Hoffman? Is a possible appearance in Little Fockers the best he can expect? We recently overheard the tour-guide of a museum refer to Hoffman as "the guy from Meet the Fockers." Our thoughts: Anyone who knows Hoffman only from that movie should immediately be sent home with copies of The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, and Little Big Man.
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The book is called Outliers: The Story of Success, and in it, best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell outlines his theory that it takes 10,000 hours to master whatever in life you are trying to master. The LA Times reports that it has caught Hollywood's fancy, with everyone from Will Smith to Dustin Hoffman to Revolutionary Road director Sam Mendes dropping references to it at recent parties and events. In a town where some people become A-list stars based on the fetching plumpness of their lips and others spend twenty years in acting class pretending to be an angry eggplant and yet never even land a deodorant commercial, the book is a natural conversation starter. And, of course, the implications for reality TV are frightening -- does anyone really want to watch a 10,000-episode season of Dancing With the Stars?
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Kate DiCamillo's beloved children's book, The Tale of Despereaux, was first published in 2003 and has gone on to sell more than 10 million copies. It is the story of a brave little mouse born without the usual fears of his brethren. He also has ears that would give Dumbo a run for his money. The movie adaptation of DiCamillio's book hits theaters this week and features an impressive vocal cast that includes Matthew Broderick (Despereaux), Dustin Hoffman (Roscuro), Emma Watson (Princess Pea), and Sigourney Weaver (narrator).
ReelzChannel had the chance to speak with the cast above recently and you can hear what they had to say in our Interview with The Tale of Despereaux Cast.
Posted 12.19.08 by reelz