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philhoffman · 7 months

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Slightly belated Monday Philm this week is State and Main (2000), which I always like to revisit at this time of year as fall starts and the High Holidays begin. Cozy quirky New England town + ambiguously Jewish PSH = the perfect Rosh Hashanah movie ("Gut yontif.")

If this movie was nothing more than Joseph Turner White walking forlornly around a small Vermont town, it would still be one of my favorites. In fact, it would probably be better because it wouldn't have Alec Baldwin and his plot line! But despite its flaws, it's still a very funny satire on the film industry. I think William H. Macy wins for most lines that make me laugh out loud: "So why don't you sue me in the World Court?" "Get outta here or we're gonna have you killed."

Joe White 🥰 Glasses that sit too high on the bridge of his nose and a little ducktail tuft of hair that sticks up over the back collar of his jacket and bandaids on his fingers. A fan favorite PSH performance for good reason!! This wasn't a part written specifically for Phil, but he's perfect for it—the right kind of bumbling sweetness and awkward insecurity and outstanding comedic timing. It's fun to see him play "normal" but also such a stylized character (how normal can a Mamet character can be, after all).

I love the scene in the hotel room when Joe is wearing that gray quarter-zip. He looks so huggable. His gestures—restless hands, every tic of his head, elastic expressions—are like exaggerated versions of Phil's own. Phil even said Mamet had to keep telling him to keep his mouth closed because he kept doing that absentminded open mouth thing lmao

ALSO my most extremely shocking discovery on this viewing was that Joseph Turner White smokes??? For about five seconds, when Ann returns to his hotel room to give him the fishing lure, he's in the background holding then stubbing out a smoking cigarette, next to a pack and a lighter? Had to rewind and watch that half a dozen times bc it surprised me so much!

#esp funny because phil himself quit smoking about a month after this film wrapped!#for a couple months at least #monday philm #state and main #philip seymour hoffman #psh #*

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idkbecks · 2 years

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listen i am NOT trying to stir the pot or start something or anything like that but i was absolutely appalled when i read this. i just wanna talk about it for funsies.

it reads like satire. why would his lawyers give you the time of day, if that is even a comment made from truth? i don't think this random panic stan has a legal connection to dallon. also what does "so called lawyers" mean? like do you think this man can't afford a lawyer? i work a minimum wage part time job and can afford one. like i think he could afford a handful of lawyers so i'm confused by the notion and suggestion that he isn't capable of even affording ONE.

also does this person not understand that this is a joke? why would he tweet about suing somebody if he actually was going to sue somebody? i strongly suspect the person who runs this account is young, like minor young. that's not meant to be an insult or question their knowledge or anything, BUT that makes me think that maybe they haven't hired lawyers to fight against dallon weekes for some undisclosed reason lmao

also why would this random individual have inside knowledge on dallons legal situation with ex members of the brobecks? i'm leaning towards believing that they do not... because why would they? i just don't even get where the claim would be coming from

and i really can't emphasize that i don't want this to be hateful or seem that way, i just am genuinely baffled and blown away that there is a person saying these things. i've seen many MANY other people talking about this acc, only on twitter, but like every tweet about dallon is this... strange? idk what word to even use, it's flabbergasting

#not to be controversial #like really #i would love to understand but i just do not #mine

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