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  Hoffman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hoffman, Hoffmann, or Hofmann may refer to several things, such as surnames, place names which are derived from these surnames (mainly German), and other things, names of which are derived from these surnames.
Max Hoffmann, (January 25, 1869 - July 8, 1927) was a German officer and military strategist during World War I
Hofmann voltameter, a piece of chemistry apparatus sometimes used to collect hydrogen and oxygen gas created in the electrolysis of water.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hoffmann   (300 words)

  
 Wisconsin Medical Society - Rain Man, The Movie and Real Life
But Dustin Hoffman had seen the Sixty Minutes piece on Leslie Lemke done in October 1983 and was very moved by it — "moved to tears," he states, in fact.
In his remarkable portrayal of an autistic savant, Dustin Hoffman is careful to point out that while he studied these savants in depth and got to know them well, he did not seek to imitate them.
The writers, the producers, the directors, and particularly Dustin Hoffman wanted the film to be real, to be accurate, to be respectful and dignified as it dealt with a delicate topic of handicapped persons, and to be moving.
wisconsinmedicalsociety.org /savant/rainman.cfm   (3616 words)

  
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When theatrical mastermind Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) finds himself fllisted by just about every producer in the acting business, he decides to thwart the entertainment industry by disguising himself as an older woman and auditioning for a daytime soap opera.
Dustin Hoffman is his usual excellent self, together with his side-kick, Bill Murray (who I think was not given a fair crack of the whip).
Dustin Hoffman is Fantastic in and out of the dress.
www.screenselect.co.uk /visitor/reviews.html?product_id=6113&sort=date   (722 words)

  
 AcademicDB - Judgements of numerosity.
· Introduction- Dustin Hoffmann received an Oscar for his portrayal of an autistic character, Raymond, in the film Rainman.
In one memorable scene, Hoffmann counts the exact number of toothpicks on the floor at a glance, much to the amazement of his brother, Charlie (Tom Cruise).
This scene poses the question of what would be the amount an 'ordinary' person would give, just by glancing at the toothpicks, or any other stimulus.
www.academicdb.com /judgements_numerosity_6227   (242 words)

  
 Papillon : DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffmann do give great performances, but the characters are pretty much there as an afterthought, swallowed in the bowels of this slow art film.
McQueen is such a solid presence here that the sheer power of his performance overcomes the ridiculous old-age make-up he has to wear in the film´s latter sequences.
Dustin Hoffman is on hand here as a counterfeitor and Papillon´s best friend.
www.pagenation.com /an/B0000399WC.html   (831 words)

  
 8W - What? - Fittipaldi
For two decades Hoffmann has been the undisputed king of Brazilian stock cars, winning the championship a massive eleven times (including an unprecendented six-year title streak between 1989 and 1994, before claiming another triplet between 1996 and 1998!), with more than 40 wins to his name.
With interest in Super Touring waning, Hoffmann went back to the Brazilian stock car series in which he is a front-runner once more, trying to take his 12th title from the hands of friend and fellow Fittipaldi victim Chico Serra.
His father, Dustin Hoffmann (!), was working in the Creditum Group and after these races he got a big Creditum sponsorship for his son.
8w.forix.com /fittipaldi.html   (2315 words)

  
 SPLICEDwire | "I Heart Huckabees" movie review (2004) "I Love Huckabees" review, David O. Russell, Jude Law, Naomi ...
Starring Jason Schwartzman, Dustin Hoffmann, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law, Naomi Watts, Mark Wahlberg, Isabelle Huppert, Kevin Dunn, Tippi Hedren, Shania Twain
Brad is, in fact, an executive at Huckabees -- a slick, corporate retailer with a habit of moving into small towns and building megastores where there had once been open space.
With his failure causing him to question his whole life, Albert seeks metaphysical peace of mind from Bernard and Vivian Jaffe (Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin), a pair of unconventional, off-kilter and out-of-sync private eyes who specialize in solving the mysteries of their clients' inner turmoil.
www.splicedonline.com /04reviews/huckabees.html   (530 words)

  
 Movie Review - Lost City, The - eFilmCritic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Perhaps most indicative of the film’s political slant is the inclusion of Hoffmann as Lansky.
Now, I happen to think Hoffmann is the greatest living American actor, but he is an abysmal choice for this part.
If Dustin Hoffmann is the man responsible for exploiting the resources of your country, then of course he looks more appealing than Crazy Communists who want to ban musicians from using the “imperialist” saxophone.
www.efilmcritic.com /review.php?movie=14300   (1061 words)

  
 Marvel-ous visions - Columbia Missourian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Growing up in a houseful of artists, Hoffmann was always considered the intellectual of the family, destined for advanced degrees and a lucrative job.
Proof that their story has connected with readers came the day Fortman was approached by a reader, a homeless man, who says he got into the characters because they were homeless as well.
In Hoffmann’s Web comic, “If Then Else,” rape is addressed as his protagonist struggles to regain control of her life.
columbiamissourian.com /news/print.php?ID=17152   (1358 words)

  
 Meet The Fockers - Topic Powered by eve community
It's funny but not as funny as the first film, it's more the sort of film you smile at, although it's an American film so the humour is purely based around the charactors being annoying as opposed to genuinely funny situations.
Think Dustin Hoffmann and Barbara streisand were really good castings but the baby stole the show
Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand was a stroke of casting genius--at least I think so.
community.channel4.com /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/5166001502/m/9400063441   (594 words)

  
 Papillon | Movie (1973)
Steve McQueen, for example, says he has been framed for murdering a pimp; we do not see the injustice occur, hence have insufficient empathy.
Dustin Hoffman plays an urbane counterfeiter, a white-collar criminal whose guilt is beyond question.
Hoffman does an excellent job in portraying his character's adaptation to the corruptibilities of prison life.
www.leninimports.com /papillon.html   (178 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Papillon: DVD: Franklin J. Schaffner,Steve McQueen,Dustin Hoffman,Victor Jory,Don Gordon,Anthony ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Henri Charierre is a safecracker framed for the murder of a pimp and sent to French Guiana, the prison system in South and Central America.
Dustin Hoffman is just as good as Louis Dega, the prisoner who hires McQueen to protect him.
A bit of trivia is that Dustin Hoffman based on performance of Louis on Dalton Trumbo himself after they met to discuss working on the film.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000050GQ8?v=glance   (2168 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/dustinhoffmann
Dustin's Latest Blog Entry [Subscribe to this Blog]
Dustin, you were actually not bad at halo for it being one of your first times.
dustin i haven't seen you in like 3 weeks
www.myspace.com /dustinhoffmann   (887 words)

  
 SPLICEDwire | David O. Russell interview for "I (Heart) Huckabees" (2004)
The film concerns a young activist (Jason Schwartzman) who signs up with an existential detective agency, run by husband and wife team Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin, but soon finds himself torn between their theories and those of a French nihilist (Isabelle Huppert).
Russell cobbled together the rest of the cast from actors he admired, especially Jude Law and Naomi Watts, but he had had Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin in mind from the start.
"Dustin was the reason I got into cinema, because of "The Graduate," which I didn't see until I was thirty, which is when he broke out.
www.splicedonline.com /04features/dorussell04.html   (1256 words)

  
 I heart huckabees - Circle Theater Forum - GardenWeb
It stars Jude Law, Dustin Hoffmann, Lily Tomlin, Naomi Watts, Mark Wahlberg and Jason Schwartzman.
But I adored Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin in it.
I thought that Dustin Hoffman and Isabelle Hubbert seemed to be as baffled about it as I was.
glyphs.gardenweb.com /forums/load/circle/msg081150143939.html   (732 words)

  
 Sleepers [1997] DVD at Shop Ireland
Sleepers [1997] starring: Kevin Bacon, Billy Crudup, Vittorio Gassman, Robert De Niro, Minnie Driver, Dustin Hoffman, Ron Eldard, Joseph Perrino, Jason Patric, Geoffrey Wigdor, Brad Pitt, Terry Kinney, Brad Renfro, Bruno Kirby, Frank Medrano, Jonathan Tucker, Peter Appel, Joe Attanasio, Gerry Becker, Casandra Brooks Directed by: Barry Levinson
brilliant performances from kevin bacon, dustin hoffman and robert deniro.
Yes, the film does include scenes of sexual and physical abuse suffered by the boys when they are sent to a reform school but that is not what this film is about.
www.shopireland.ie /dvd/reviews/B00005UWRU   (1252 words)

  
 Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) Director: Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman Stars: Dustin Hoffman
Common Threads is told with much emotion, a strong, clear story thread, and a group of distinctly presented characters.
Documentary footage and interviews are edited into a dramatic, narrative order that builds to an extremely emotional climax.
It is also a high budget film, with crane shots, a music score, and narration by Dustin Hoffmann.
www.outrate.net /outratecommonthreads.html   (506 words)

  
 Applied Abstractions: Curious Incident of book about autism
Light summer reading that is neither shallow nor pointless: Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
About an autistic (at least that is what I assume he is, since all I know about the subject comes from Dustin Hoffmann's performance in Rain Man) boy who finds his neighbor's dog killed, and sets out to find out who did it.
The journey he sets out on is one of very small and carefully planned steps - those of a person who is extremely smart in one dimension and handicapped in almost anything else.
www.espen.com /archives/2004/08/curious_inciden.html   (182 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: features@ugusta: Headlines for 02/15/00
Nominations for the 72nd Academy Awards are being announced live from Beverly Hills, Calif., at 8:30 a.m.
today by six-time Oscar nominee Dustin Hoffmann and Robert Rehme, president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
The temperature of the Tommy Hilfiger brand has plummeted by several degrees.
chronicle.augusta.com /features/021500.html   (134 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Papillon at Epinions.com
A great film that has stand-out performances from Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffmann.
Once there, Papillon (McQueen) is determined to not only survive the hostile conditions, but escape.
Although McQueen befriends Hoffman to use his money, he later shows surprisingly loyalty to his friend, risking his life on several occasions for him.
www.epinions.com /mvie-review-6EC6-44B3E42-391B6860-prod6   (398 words)

  
 "Rain Man" Facts quiz -- free game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Tom Jones was nominated for an Oscar for this role.
Who is Dustin Hoffmann's "main man" at Wallbrook?
Where does Dustin Hoffmann's character end up at the end of the movie?
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=89098   (91 words)

  
 the messenger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The other stars of the film are obviously cast for marquee value, and given small (albeit significant) roles, such as John Malkovitch, who basically phones in his performance as Charles VII.
Dustin Hoffmann, however, is effective in a small cameo, while the supporting cast offers up the best performances, most especially from Tcheky Karyo as Dunois.
Much of the film plays like a poor man's Braveheart-not only in the parallels of the commoner who rallies the troops to fight English persecution, but even in the battle scenes, which actually re-stage some of the same shots from Braveheart!
www.renaissancemagazine.com /movies/messenger.html   (369 words)

  
 Document sans nom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The main character is Oskar Epstein (Jude Law), a Jewish businessman who gets thrown into the camp because of his religious believes.
There he meets Dolek Kravits (Dustin Hoffmann) and Josef Abramowitz (Tim Robbins).
The three of them become very close friends and the movie shows they last couple of days in the concentration camp.
www.cybamall.com /confidential/reviews/reviews.html   (271 words)

  
 Now Showing - I Heart Huckabees
Meanwhile, Albert teams up with an existential firefighter and a French radical out of frustration with the idea that the Jaffes are helping the very man who seems to be part of Albert's existential crisis.
Starring: Jude Law, Naomi Watts, Mark Walberg, Dustin Hoffmann, Lily Tomlin.
Rated R for language and a sex scene.
www.kerasotes.com /Movie.aspx?FilmID=1462   (112 words)

  
 "I Heart Huckabees" (2004) / a review and/or comments from Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman, Rushmore) decides to visit an “Existential Detective” Vivian (Lily Tomlin) to help him determine the reason for his recent coincidence and, further, to discover the meaning of the universe and why we exist.
Vivian and her partner, Bernard (Dustin Hoffman) willingly begin treating Albert, but go beyond what Albert is comfortable with when they begin interfering with his job at the super-American corporation Huckabees.
Albert’s journey for answers brings him into friendship with Tommy Corn (Mark Wahlberg), a quasi-romance with another existential philosopher and to some kind of understanding with the Huckabees sales executive he has been contending, Brad Stand (Jude Law).
www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/2004/ihearthuckabees.html   (1649 words)

  
 Dustin Hoffman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The American Film Institute Salute to Dustin Hoffman (1999) (TV)....
What was the movie that made you a fan of Dustin Hoffman?
He is the greatest actor God ever made.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0000163   (866 words)

  
 Scientology Wins Court Battle in Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The issue has repeatedly strained Germany's relations with the United States, where Scientology has strong support and no shortage of high-profile members willing to lobby on its behalf -- including A-list Hollywood actors like Tom Cruise (photo) or musician Beck Hansen.
In 1997, a full-page US newspaper advertisement signed by Cruise, Dustin Hoffmann and Oliver Stone compared Germany's treatment of the Church of Scientology to the Holocaust.
Given that in Saarland there are just twenty active members of the church -- out of a reported 30,000 across Germany -- the judge based his ruling on proportionality, a principle of German law that states that any action carried out by the state should not go beyond what it necessary to achieve its objectives.
rickross.org /reference/scientology/germany/germany8.html   (659 words)

  
 FrontPage magazine.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
I made the mistake of seeing the last film by Dustin Hoffmann and Susan Sarandon.
Depressing as a cat left out in the rain.
Hoffmann has come a long way since "Papillon", the best thing he's ever done.
www.frontpagemag.com /GoPostal/commentdetail.asp?ID=6145&commentID=60134   (83 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Sleepers: DVD: Barry Levinson,Kevin Bacon,Billy Crudup,Vittorio Gassman,Robert De Niro,Minnie Driver,Dustin ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Hoffman plays an alcoholic defense attorney in over his head for the trial, while De Niro--as a loving priest who has been a father figure to all four of the boys--faces a titanic decision as he is called to testify as an important witness.
The strength of the film is compounded by the likes of Dustin Hoffman, Robert Deniro, and a handful of character actors who make their roles seem as natural and as effortless as a native of Hell's Kitchen stepping off of a curb.
Actors like Brad Pitt, Jason Patrick, Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffmann and Kevin Bacon on their tops show how life can be destroyed by action in affect.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0790729393?v=glance   (2098 words)

  
 Graduate Shows He Can Dance with Mrs. Turner
Rhys stars as Benjamin Braddock, the role made famous in the film by Dustin Hoffmann.
Rhys admitted that he had an act hard to follow in Dustin Hoffmann, although he had never seen the Oscar-winning film.
Somewhere in the back of people's minds Dustin Hoffmann is lurking, but I will try to make it my own role."
home.tiscali.nl /iagkorp/interviews/gradshows.html   (622 words)

  
 [GolinoML] Hotel (Great Britain/Italy, 20001) screened at Toronto
For decades, he has been the Italian voice of Dustin Hoffmann, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro,
He has worked for the Italian edition of two films with Valeria dubbing Ben Gazzara in Figlio mio, infinitamente caro...
(Italy, 1985) and Dustin Hoffmann in Rain Man (United States, 1988); his
www.pietrobo.com /pipermail/golinoml/2001-September/000005.html   (1189 words)

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