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Philip Seymour Hoffman had a breakout 1999, winning critics prizes for performances in two films that just missed the Best Picture cut but landed his flashier costars with Supporting Actor nominations:\u00a0Magnolia\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0The Talented Mr. Ripley<\/i>. But this week, we\u2019re discussing another less-praised film of his that year that nevertheless landed him a Lead Actor nomination at SAG: Joel Schumacher\u2019s\u00a0Flawless<\/i>.<\/p>\n Hoffman stars in the film as drag performer and trans woman Rusty, who starts singing lessons with his bigot ex-cop neighbor Walt (Robert DeNiro) to help him recover from a stroke that was onset by violence in their building. This episode, we talk about the Oscar momentum Hoffman built over several beloved performances before his steamroll to a win for\u00a0Capote<\/i>. We also discuss the recently departed Schumacher, including battling over his Batman films and looking at his remarkable range of movies (and their quality).<\/p>\n Topics also include the film\u2019s spotty relationship with trans and queer representation, DeNiro\u2019s long gap between nominations post-Cape Fear<\/i>, and cufflink guns.<\/p>\n Follow Us on Twitter!\n
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