Philip Seymour Hoffman is an extraordinarily talented actor, as well as a theatre director for the last thirteen years. Now he's turning his skills to directing a feature film for the first time with Jack Goes Boating, which is released in UK cinemas on 8 July. It looks like it's going to be a quirky and touching story about Jack (Hoffman) longing to win the heart of Connie (Amy Ryan). He promised her a boating trip, but he can't swim, so he sets his mind to learning how, as well as overcoming his other shortcomings.
Mark Kermode interviewed Philip Seymour Hoffman for BBC2's The Culture Show in early June:
