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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Actor Stephen Lang performing in an "amp suit," with director James Cameron by his side

Digital doubles become star players in Hollywood

Arts

If an actor’s movements and face are captured by a computer and digitally recreated by teams of computer animators, who gets the Oscar? Improvements in digital technology are raising that question by putting more and more digital doubles on screen.

The French president turns to a rap expert to give his speeches more punch

Global Scan

The French president turns to a rap expert to give his speeches more punch

Global Scan

When actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died, Hunger Games was not finished. Enter his computer double

Arts, Culture & Media

When actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died, Hunger Games was not finished. Enter his computer double

Arts, Culture & Media
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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death is an ominous sign of heroin’s expanding reach

Conflict & Justice

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death reminds us of the word “overdose.” But the reason there are overdoses is because there’s ample supply.

The singular film director Charlie Kaufman

Arts, Culture & Media

The screenwriter behind “Being John Malkovich” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” makes his directorial debut.

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Amy Ryan and Philip Seymour Hoffman on ‘Jack Goes Boating’

Arts, Culture & Media

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s new film, ‘Jack Goes Boating,’ is part comedy and part drama. It’s about four people battling their self doubts and working through their romantic quandaries?sometimes successfully, sometimes not. Hoffman and Amy Ryan join us.

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