Philip Seymour Hoffman
Ethan Hawke's Life Was Changed By a Bruce Springsteen Concert
The veteran indie actor talks about the Texas in his blood and why he regrets dropping out of college.
How Pinterest Users Ruined Penny Lane from 'Almost Famous'
They misinterpreted the moral of the best rock 'n' roll film of all time.
An Interview with Todd Solondz, America's Darkest Filmmaker
We speak to the 'Welcome to the Dollhouse' director about feeling like an outsider and making movies about mortality.
David Huddleston, the Guy Who Played 'The Big Lebowski,' Has Died
Though probably best known for playing the Dude's wheelchair-bound nemesis, Huddleston's half-a-century-long acting career was long and varied.
Mazes, Massage Chairs, & More: New York's Frieze Fair Is All About Interactive Art
This year's edition of the famous art fair is filled with works you have to experience IRL to believe.
The Truth About Britain's Looming 'Middle-Class Heroin Crisis'
All the talk about rising oxycodone prescriptions in the UK causing a middle-class heroin crisis is gold-plated baloney.
'The Big Lebowski' Was the Film That Taught Me to Take It Easy, Man
After my life fell into shambles, I began to embrace the Lebowskian philosophy of the Coen Brothers' comic masterpiece-my "becoming-Dude," if you will.
A Visit to the 2014 'Big Lebowski' Convention
There's been a weird arms race of costume obscurity going on since these started in 2002. A classic Dude getup may have once been a good way to get recognized for your effort, but not anymore. Now you have to dig deeper into that barrel to come up with...
Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: A bullied teen stabbed a girl in the face because she called him "Harry Potter," and Drake got mad because he was kicked off a magazine cover in favor of a Philip Seymour Hoffman tribute.
The Capote Character
Truman Capote's In Cold Blood was the first of its kind—a true crime story written as beautifully as a novel. In contrast to his previous novels, Capote allowed his own character to slip into the background, to focus on murderer Perry Smith. But...
Phillip Seymour Hoffman Should Wake Us Up to the Reality of Addiction
Vicki Hogarth explains, from her own perspective as a reformed addict, how Phillip Seymour Hoffman's death is indicative of a disease that affects so many of us; rather than the tale of another tortured artist.
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Light Touch
Philip, like Marlon Brando, had innate power. Year after year, he hit us with constant magic—veiling a hurricane of emotion and humanity underneath a soft-spoken exterior.