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    Runaway Jury

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    Being John Malkovich)‚ Gene Hackman (No Way Out‚ The Royal Tenenbaums)‚ Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer‚ Rain Man)‚ and Rachel Weisz (Enemy at the Gate‚ The Constant Gardener). Runaway Jury is a film adaptation of John Grisham’s The Runaway Jury‚ a legal thriller written in 2001. Two years after Celeste Wood’s husband was gunned downed at his work place by a failed day trader she‚ along with her attorney Wendell Rohr (Hoffman)‚ take the weapons manufacturer‚ Vicksbergs Firearms‚ to court on grounds

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    more of the play. While I was reading The Death Of A Salesman it was hard for me to picture the characters or the setting till I read further into the play. When I watched the movie I was very pleased to see that Dustin Hoffman played the main Character Willy Loman. Dustin Hoffman played the part perfectly‚ because I’ve seen him in both as a comedic character and a more serious one‚ it made it easier for me to believe that he could play the role of Willy. As I read more into the play I was wondering

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    Mad City: Movie Review

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    The movie Mad City is an exciting and thrilling film staring John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman. John Travolta plays Sam Bailey a recently laid off security guard to a natural history museum. Dustin Hoffman plays the main character of Max Brackett a news reporter who ends up becoming a liaison between Sam and the authorities. In this film the news reporters such as max bracket show disregard for the code of ethics of which reporters are supposed to follow to ensure their actions are moral.

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    disturbing and depressing‚ almost as if wanting the make the viewer question the value of his or her own life. The film portrays the story of The Loman Family‚ a common American family based in New York city. The father‚ Willy Loman‚ played by Dustin Hoffman‚ is a tired and obsolete salesman‚ who can no longer provide weekly for his family. Willy is obsessed with reaching

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    A Little Beaded Bag

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    Eva out on an errand. . Mrs. Evans in her room searching through her things. She can’t find her little beaded bag‚ blames Eva (maid) -Mrs. Evans asks Eva to fix the bag. CHARACTER Mrs. Evans ( Kim Catrall) Dynamic / protagonist Mr. Evans (Dustin Hoffman) Flat Character Eva the maid (Judy Reyes) Static Character

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    The Rain M Movie Analysis

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    with emotions: romance‚ frustration‚ suspense. Featuring: Tom Cruise‚ Dustin Hoffman and Valeria Golino. It’s a story I’m sure we’re all familiar with this nostalgic story‚ where the main character (Charlie Babbitt) finds family and discovers life aside from money on this adventure. But let’s cut the crap‚ and get to the really “Juicy” parts‚ that really make this a good movie‚ the “autistic side” of things. Both Hoffman and Cruise get equal screen time‚ but we the audience‚ seems to attracted

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    accent. Harold believes that he is insane in the beginning‚ but he soon realizes that the voice is actually narrating his life. Upon that discovery‚ he searches for someone to help him which results in the audience meeting Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman)‚ a very learned professor in literature and prose. I found some irony in this because his book shelves have various cookbooks and other types of books that do not pertain to prose. Professor Hilbert believes that Harold is schizophrenic at first

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    Rain man

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    functionalities of an autistic savant‚ Raymond Babbitt as Rain Man The movie also shed some light on the body-mind relationships and interpersonal relationships of an autistic mind RAYMOND BABBITT     1988 Movie- winner of the best actor award for Dustin Hoffman as Raymond Babbitt‚ an autistic adult living in a group facility Tom Cruise as his brother Charlie Babbitt -attempt to develop a relationship with Ray Capitalizes his brother’s memory & number shrewdness at Las Vegas casino to make a fortune The

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    is a heartwarming film directed by Barry Levinson that tells the tale of two brothers reunited as adults that build a bond through a cross country that will last a lifetime. The two and half hour movie was created in 1988 that boasted a cast of Dustin Hoffman‚ Tom Cruise and Valeria Golino. The drama/comedy shows that everyone is special; sometimes you need to know that person to see it. Rain Man begins when Charlie Babbit learns his nonexistent father has passed away‚ he returns home to Cincinnati

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    to stage their unwritten play. The characters completely depend on an author to determine their fate. To me‚ this strongly resembles the movie Stranger than Fiction‚ directed by Marc Forster‚ written by Zach Helm‚ and starring Will Ferrell‚ Dustin Hoffman‚ Queen Latifah‚ Emma Thompson‚ and Maggie Gyllenhaal. In the movie‚ Will Ferrell’s character‚ Harold Crick‚ begins hearing a voice in his head‚ who is narrating his life. He pushes this aside for a little bit until it keeps happening. His shrink

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