Hoffman comes to town He tried to make out with Marky Mark in “Boogie Nights,” played an assistant in “The Big Lebowski” and was a bad guy in “Mission Impossible.” Now that’s skills. Now Phillip Seymour Hoffman is being honored by American Cinematheque at the Aero Theater on Nov. 5 and 6. The program will feature a series of Hoffman’s films like “Magnolia,” “Boogie Nights” and “Mission Impossible.” JM

Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 2, 2007. Read the original PDF.