Dustin Hoffman
Tootsie at 40: a dazzling comedy with something serious on its mind
The 1982 Oscar-winner is known for its farcical hijinks but it’s the focus on weightier issues that helped it stay the course
Scott Tobias
17, Dec, 2022 @7:17 AM
Degrees of separation: what connects Adele to Kathy Bates?
From a soulful pop goddess to an Oscar-winning actor: we go down the rabbit hole after Adele as she hits play on 30
Larry Ryan
06, Nov, 2021 @1:00 PM
Jarvis Astaire obituary
Businessman who made his name as a boxing promoter and then went on to be a film producer and financier
John Rawling
23, Aug, 2021 @4:49 PM
Paul Huntley obituary
Award-winning wigmaker who was always in great demand for Broadway musicals, West End shows, film and television
Veronica Horwell
20, Jul, 2021 @5:46 PM
Hear me out: why Ishtar isn’t a bad movie
The latest in our series of writers defending maligned films is an ode to Elaine May’s lambasted 1987 flop starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman
Brogan Morris
07, Jun, 2021 @6:14 AM
Into the Labyrinth review – Dustin Hoffman psycho-thriller goes down a rabbit hole
The Hollywood star and Italian veteran Toni Servillo attempt to solve a mysterious abduction – a race hampered by never appearing in the same scene
Peter Bradshaw
15, Apr, 2021 @6:00 AM
Ronald Bergan obituary
Film scholar, author and obituary writer who addressed some of cinema’s big themes in his work
Clive Hirschhorn
28, Jul, 2020 @12:42 PM
Kramer vs Kramer at 40: a flawed film that remains a deserving classic
Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep brought divorce to the masses with an imperfect yet sensitive portrayal of a difficult scenario
Scott Tobias
11, Dec, 2019 @7:15 AM
Midnight Cowboy review – a still potent stew of 60s sleaze
Fifty years on, Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman’s squabbling amid the squalor of low-rent New York remains a heartbreaking triumph
Peter Bradshaw
12, Sep, 2019 @2:00 PM
Midnight Cowboy at 50: why the X-rated best picture winner endures
The unlikely buddy drama, starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, remains a compelling study of poverty and loneliness
Scott Tobias
24, May, 2019 @6:00 AM
Alvin Sargent obituary
Oscar-winning screenwriter of Ordinary People and Julia
Ryan Gilbey
15, May, 2019 @4:15 PM
Rain Man made autistic people visible. But it also entrenched a myth | Karl Knights
Thirty years on, the ‘autistic savant’ portrayed by Dustin Hoffman still represents most people’s idea of autism, says freelance writer Karl Knights
Karl Knights
17, Dec, 2018 @5:07 PM
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