Views from the Sofa is 5 Years Old today! As has become tradition, we always use our birthday to look back at 2016 and give some awards based on the movies we have watched this year. These awards are for all the … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Awards 2017
Most remember Dustin Hoffman for his role in classics like Rain Man but Midnight Cowboy could his most distinctive role yet. When Jon Voight’s naive cowboy first meets the con-man in a dingy bar, you would be forgiven for not even … Continue reading Midnight Cowboy (1969) Review
It easy to forget that there is actually two great performances at the centre of Rain Man. Understandably, Dustin Hoffman took the plaudits, gaining himself an Oscar win for the role of Raymond. His performance is worthy of the award too. Dustin Hoffman has … Continue reading Rain Man (1988) Review
Career Peak – The point in an actor, actress or director’s career when they have given their best performance, reaching a point they will probably never match again! The idea is to examine a person’s film or television career and … Continue reading When was their Career Peak? – Dustin Hoffman
As a kid, I never liked the movie Hook. I remember being disappointed that it wasn’t the action adventure that I remember the original story being, or the Disney cartoon at least. Re-watching it, I can see that some of … Continue reading Hook (1991) Review
Dustin Hoffman is a dark-horse legendary actor. I think most people, not necessarily film fans, would struggle to name a Dustin Hoffman film but would definitely recognise him as a legend. You ask someone to name a Robert De Niro movie … Continue reading Tootsie (1982) Review
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