R.I.P Philip Seymour Hoffman – (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014)
Life Magazine cover 
Shocking news.. so terribly sad.
Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014)
Moving obit – from Rollingstone
The Oscar-winning actor, known for playing beautiful losers, leaves behind a legacy of work that broke your heart and hit you in the gut.
NYtimes – Hoffman found dead in his West village apt
Philip Seymour Hoffman: as intense in the flesh as on screen
When I met Philip Seymour Hoffman in 2011 I found a man profoundly honest about movies, self-loathing and his struggles with addiction. (via Guardian)
Laura Linny and Hoffman on Savages (youtube)
Before the Devil knows You’re Dead – directed by Sidney Lumet (youtube)
1) The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool..Lester Bangs from Almost Famous.
2) Actors are investigators…Philip Seymour Hoffman.
With the exception of There Will Be Blood (2007), he appears in all of Paul Thomas Anderson’s films.
Appears in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and Red Dragon (2002). Both are remakes of earlier films (Purple Noon (1960) and Manhunter (1986)), and both feature him as a character named Freddie who is killed by the villain/title character.
While working as a lifeguard, he once met musician Miles Davis. Davis appeared in an episode of the TV series Crime Story (1986), and shared a scene with Stephen Lang. Lang appeared in Manhunter (1986) as Freddy Lounds, the character Hoffman played in Red Dragon (2002).
His performance as Truman Capote in Capote (2005) is ranked #35 on Premiere Magazine’s 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).