By Courtney Idasetima Scent of a Woman, starring Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell, tells the story of a young prep school student, Charlie Simms (a fresh-faced Chris O’Donnell), who needs to make ...

Try to think of a part that Philip Seymour ... hint at the depth to come. Hoffman was mostly cast as weasels — the snitch whom Al Pacino despises in "Scent of a Woman," a preppy rapist on ...

Philip Seymour Hoffman in 'Scent of a Woman' in 1992. Philip Seymour Hoffman arrives for the first night of the play he directed, Jesus Hopped the A Train at the Arts Theatre in 2000. He was ...

The culture-wide sense of sadness engendered by Philip ... Hoffman’s performance as an oily-prep school creep who tries to manipulate Chris O’Donnell’s scholarship twerp in Scent of a Woman ...

For an in-depth look at the life and death of Philip ... Hollywood, Hoffman’s big break came with a small role as Chris O’Donnell’s classmate in the 1992 film “Scent of a Woman.” ...

With the Academy Awards just a couple of weeks away, and this year's list of nominees dominated by small independent films, it is fitting that Philip Seymour ... in "Scent of a Woman," and the ...

Star on the rise: Hoffman gradually gained recognition for his supporting work in a series of notable films such as “Scent of a Woman,” in 1992. Philip Seymour Hoffman received critical ...

Philip Seymour Hoffman was an Oscar-winning actor known for his work in films like Capote, The Master and The Hunger Games franchise. Hoffman was born in Fairport, New York, where he developed an ...

Feb. 3, 2014— -- Philip Seymour Hoffman was found with five ... roles – snotty student George Willis, Jr. in "Scent of a Woman"; brown-nosing assistant Brant in "The Big Lebowski"; smarmy ...