Funday Sunday: Almost Famous Reunion

l-r Billy Crudup, Eric Stonestreet & Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson recently posted a photo on her Instagram of herself, Billy Crudup and Eric Stonestreet from her the film that made her a star and won her a Golden Globe and scored her an Oscar Nomination Cameron Crowe's classic Almost Famous.

Kate as you may recall played uber groupie Penny Lane. You know, named after The Beatles song -

"Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes. There beneath the blue suburban skies Penny Lane"

She captioned the pic: "'Your mom called....she freaked me out. And then there's that other guy far left.' #AlmostFamousLove."

Kate Hudson on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005028/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1

R.I.P: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

It's Superbowl Sunday, the groundhog saw his shadow and  Philip Seymour Hoffman passed away today.

Philip Seymour Hoffman first caught my attention in a big way with his role as "Scotty J." whose character had a mad crush on porn star "Dirk Diggler" (Mark Wahlberg) in "Boogie Nights."

He also was in two other favorites of mine Todd Solondz's "Happiness" and Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" as famed rock critic "Lester Bangs." 

And he won the Oscar for playing Truman Capote, in "Capote."

There are so many more roles and movies that he has done and he never turned in a bad performance. 

This tweet from Rose McGowan in his memory sums it up best:  "A giant talent touched by fire. Philip Seymour Hoffman."

One of the greats is no longer among us, may you rest peacefully Mr. Hoffman.

Philip Seymour Hoffman on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000450/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1