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Cartoonist Daniel Clowes Pays Tribute to the Late, Great Philip Seymour Hoffman

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It’s been two days since the news of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic and untimely death. The loss ignited an outpour of emotions from those that knew him well, those that wish they’d known him, and collectively, the many, many who admired him both as a giant of the acting world and (from what it seems) a genuinely-kind human being. Today, famed comic artist Daniel Clowes (who you might also remember as the guy Shia LaBeouf plagiarized) released what might be the most touching tribute of them all: a collage of images highlighting the art made for a number of Hoffman’s projects. These include the artwork for indie films Happiness (created by Clowes, himself), The Savages (created by Chris Ware), along with a portrait from PSH’s interview in The Believer Magazine (created by Charles Burns). “The ambition, the drive, the wanting to be the center of attention, the wanting to succeed… They’re all inside me somewhere,” said the late actor. Yes, buddy, they sure are.

RIP, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Image courtesy of Instagram.

 

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Shia LaBeouf F***ed Up

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Shia LaBeouf seems to hover in that not-quite Joseph Gordon-Levitt ether. He also suffers from a chronic case of the not being very likeable (we’re surmising based off of his on-screen forays, though Alec Baldwin might have something else to say about his off-screen antics). And while he’s been tackling some uncharacteristically-complex roles both as the lead in Charlie Countryman and his much-hyped (and much nude) role in the upcoming Lars von Trier-directed Nymohmaniac, it’s his recent foray into directing that has the actor backpedaling. Earlier this week it was revealed that the actor plagiarized text in his new film, a claim that he has since validated.

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The short film HowardCantour.com debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012, but only became available online this past Monday, Dec. 16th. It took a few hours for internet buzz to build, as the noticeable similarities between the short film and a 2007 comic titled Justin M. Damiano written by Daniel Clowes became increasingly evident. Example: how both films open with the same dialouge, a big red flag in the world of original ideas. “A critic is a warrior, and each of us on the battlefield have the means to glorify or demolish (whether a film, a career, or an entire philosophy) by influencing perception in ways that if heartfelt and truthful, can have far-reaching repercussions.”

In a statement given to Buzzfeed, Clowes said “The first I ever heard of the film was this morning when someone sent me a link. I’ve never spoken to or met Mr. LaBeouf. I’ve never seen one of his films that I can recall — and I was shocked, to say the least, when I saw that he took the script and even many of the visuals from a very personal story I did six or seven years ago and passed it off as his own work. I actually can’t imagine what was going through his mind.” He plans to take legal action.

Thankfully (?), Twitter…

 

 

 

 

Main image courtesy of TheFilmStage.com; article images courtesy of Vimeo and Earsucker.