Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman: I’d Rather Play Jazz, But This Is Nice, Too!

Posted on 02/13/2013 by | Movies & TV | Comments

Entertainment  Dustin Hoffman once told our West Coast Editor Meg Grant that he would give up acting in a minute if he could only become a jazz musician. That switcheroo doesn’t appear imminent, but last year at age 75 Hoffman did direct his first movie — the funny, warm Quartet. That breakthrough achievement was among the reasons AARP toasted Hoffman Tuesday at the annual Movies for Grownups celebration in Beverly Hills. “This is an impactful moment in movies,” Hoffman told …

Quartet: A Movies For Grownups Video Review

Posted on 01/25/2013 by | Movies & TV | Comments

EntertainmentDustin Hoffman steps behind the camera to direct his first movie, the warmly wonderful comedy Quartet. In this week’s video review and clips, Bill Newcott marvels at how Hoffman lets his veteran cast do what they do best.   Photo: Kerry Brown/The Weinstein Company

Hoffman Does Divas in Directing Debut ‘Quartet’

Posted on 01/24/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | EntertainmentBy David Germain, Movie Writer, The Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — At least Dustin Hoffman is honest when asked why it took him so long to make his directing debut. “I don’t know,” Hoffman said. The 75-year-old Hoffman went behind the camera for “Quartet,” starring Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins as aging British opera divas at a retirement home for musicians who put aside past differences for a reunion concert. “Quartet,” which premiered at last September’s …