May 5, 2006 · Mission: Impossible III: Directed by J.J. Abrams. With Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup. IMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancée in response.

Magnolia: Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Pat Healy, Genevieve Zweig, Mark Flanagan, Neil Flynn. An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

Anderson’s psychological dramas have starred the likes of Tom Cruise, Daniel Day-Lewis, Joaquin Phoenix, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. In his new project, he has collaborated with Leonardo DiCaprio. Paul Thomas Anderson with Daniel Day-Lewis | Jürgen Fauth, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Philip Seymour Hoffman stated during the deathbed scene, everything after Frank's "I'm not going to cry for you" was improvised by Tom Cruise. Cruise didn't feel the scripted lines worked and Paul Thomas Anderson told Cruise to think of when his own father died and to let it move him.

The Making of the Mission: Directed by David Naylor. With Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Hoffman's redefining the acting skill is reminiscent of Brando and Clift in the 50's; Pacino, De Niro, Dustin Hoffman in the 70's; and Hanks, Spacey, and Penn a in the 90's; and, Spencer Tracy, all time and any time!

I remember exactly where I was when I discovered Philip Seymour Hoffman had died. I was at a revival screening of the 1979 version of Battlestar: Galactica at a Montreal theatre, waiting for the film to start when my email blew up.

Mission: Impossible 3 (2006) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt and this time he's battling a sadistic arms dealer (Philip Seymour Hoffman). This is without question the best in the series and this is coming from someone who enjoyed the previous two films.

Mission Action: Inside the Action Unit: Directed by David Naylor. With Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Mission: Impossible III (2006) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.