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Dustin Hoffman has spoken out about the nature of the modern film culture, saying that it is "in the craphouse."
MRIB quotes the Rain Man actor as saying: You go to the cinema and you realise you're watching the third act," said the 67-year-old. "There is no first or second act.
"There is this massive film-making where you spend this incredible amount of money and play right to the demographic. You can tell how much money the film is going to make by how it does on the first weekend. The whole culture is in the craphouse."
Hoffman went on to explain why he took a brief break from his acting career in favour of writing and producing (The Furies): "I just lost that spark I always had," he said. "A couple of years ago I didn't like the parts I was getting. Studios weren't interested in the kind of films that people of my generation wanted to see."
Hoffman's latest movie, Meet The Fockers, hits UK screens this week.
MRIB quotes the Rain Man actor as saying: You go to the cinema and you realise you're watching the third act," said the 67-year-old. "There is no first or second act.
"There is this massive film-making where you spend this incredible amount of money and play right to the demographic. You can tell how much money the film is going to make by how it does on the first weekend. The whole culture is in the craphouse."
Hoffman went on to explain why he took a brief break from his acting career in favour of writing and producing (The Furies): "I just lost that spark I always had," he said. "A couple of years ago I didn't like the parts I was getting. Studios weren't interested in the kind of films that people of my generation wanted to see."
Hoffman's latest movie, Meet The Fockers, hits UK screens this week.
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