Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014
3. Kostel, Mike
4. Servidio, John
5. Wurtz, Jeff
6. Badalamenti, Angelo
7. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
8. Bravo Cable Network.
9. Betelgeuse Productions.
10. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
11. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (54 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with film and stage actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Hoffman speaks about his upbringing in Fairport, New York, acting in high school, attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, being cast by director Austin Pendleton in his first professional roles, and launching his film career. Hoffman elaborates on his major roles in such motion pictures as Scent of a woman, Boogie nights, Happiness, Flawless opposite Robert De Niro, in which he played a man who wanted to be a woman, Magnolia directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and The talented Mr. Ripley. The discussion is illustrated with clips from some of these works. Hoffman speaks about his current involvement in the Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's True West, in which he alternates the main roles of Lee and Austin with actor John C. Reilly; his involvement with the LAByrinth Theater Company, as both actor and director; and what he seeks as an actor from a director. A brief question and answer session with Hoffman and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.

Series statement

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Alternative title

1. Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film

Subject

1. Television
2. Interviews
3. Motion pictures > Production and direction
4. Flawless (Motion picture)
5. Happiness (Motion picture : 1998)
6. Boogie nights (Motion picture)
7. Talk shows
8. Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 > Friends and associates
9. Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 > Childhood and youth
10. Scent of a woman (Motion picture)
11. Theater > New York (State) > New York
12. Talented Mr. Ripley (Motion picture)
13. Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017 > True west
14. Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 > Interviews
15. Actors > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1657

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. Episode no. 614.
4. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
5. The video contains blackouts at commercial breaks and editor's titles.

Credits (note)

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on April 10, 2000. First broadcast on June 4, 2000.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Philip Seymour Hoffman [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c2000.

Series

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Credits

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Performer

1. Host: James Lipton.

Event

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on April 10, 2000. First broadcast on June 4, 2000.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lipton, James, interviewer.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014, interviewee.
4. Kostel, Mike, producer.
5. Servidio, John, producer.
6. Wurtz, Jeff, director.
7. Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.
8. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
9. Bravo Cable Network.
10. Betelgeuse Productions.
11. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
12. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1657