Philip Hall

Date of Birth

1931-09-10

Date of Death

2022-06-12

Place of Birth

Toledo, Ohio, USA

Known for

Bruce Almighty, Magnolia, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Dogville, Rush Hour

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Amityville Horror killer Ronald DeFeo Jr. dies in prison at 69

Posted 5 years ago

Ronald DeFeo Jr., who slaughtered his parents and four siblings in 1974, has died at the age of 69 in prison. The news of his death was confirmed by New York State officials. DeFeo died on Friday while serving a...

Dakota Fanning joins Talented Mr. Ripley series

Posted 5 years ago

Tom Ripley is a dapper psychopath who uses his wit and charm to con his way into pretty much anything or anyone, and he isn't above murdering the odd person to achieve what he desires. It was announced in 2019...

Focus Features negotiating to land Paul Thomas Anderson’s next feature

Posted 7 years ago

Paul Thomas Anderson, director of such riveting features as BOOGIE NIGHTS, MAGNOLIA, PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, THE MASTER, and PHANTOM THREAD, has announced that he's once again partnering with Focus Features for his untitled 1970s High School film....

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Exclusive 1:1 Interview: Bad Words Director and Star Jason Bateman!

Posted 12 years ago

In BAD WORDS, the feature film directorial debut of Jason Bateman, the incredibly funny actor takes on the very frightening world of a national spelling bee. Bateman plays 40-year-old Guy Trilby who is not the nicest guy on the planet....

Review: Bad Words

Posted 12 years ago

This review of BAD WORDS originally ran as part of our TIFF 2013 coverage. PLOT: Guy (Jason Bateman) is a forty-year old high school dropout, who uses a loophole to enter the National Spelling Bee, where he’s pitted against ten-year-olds....

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Set Visit: Bad Words – The Filmmakers

Posted 12 years ago

Click here to read Part One of our set visit: The Cast! Jason Bateman, Director, Actor On why he chose to direct: They don’t hand out a lot of movies to direct. I guess there’s that. I did do a...

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Set Visit: Bad Words – The Cast

Posted 13 years ago

The first piece of direction I hear Jason Bateman say on the Golden Quill stage set of BAD WORDS was, I imagine, not meant to be heard by the rest of us. He leaned into an actor playing one of the...

New clip from Jason Bateman’s Bad Words has a serious chat about nipples

Posted 13 years ago

One of the comedies I'm most looking forward to this year is Jason Bateman's BAD WORDS. Bateman has "risen through the ranks" to become one of the most reliable comedic talents working today, be it in classic shows like Arrested...

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The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Posted 13 years ago

Shortly after I completed last week’s column on Bill Murray, the sad news of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s passing started to make the news. In the talk-back section of the Murray column, a reader wrote that it was unfortunate Hoffman...

New green-band trailer for Jason Bateman’s directorial debut Bad Words

Posted 13 years ago

A new green-band trailer for the Jason Bateman directed BAD WORDS has hit the web, featuring a toned-down version of the hijinks in the red-band version. However, that doesn’t stop the movie from still looking hilarious with a good layer...

Jason Bateman brings the potty mouth in the red-band trailer for Bad Words

Posted 13 years ago

I can't quite put my finger on it, but the reemergence of Jason Bateman as a leading man, particularly in comedies, has been really great. Bateman has come a long way since TEEN WOLF TOO, making a hilarious splash in...

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