Meet The Hoffman

Issue 831
Meet The Hoffman

Amira Hashish and Dustin Hoffman talk films, family and good fortune...

Ingredients for a film premier: red carpet (a must-have), hoards of paparazzi, a selection of TV crews and an abundance of over-excited fans. A high-profile location is of utmost importance (The Odeon in London’s Leicester Square is always a satisfactory starting point). Add a sprinkling of star-dust and a token Hollywood Legend and there you have it; a glamorous evening ready to be dished out and fed to the public eye.

Now let’s rewind and look a little more closely at the ‘token Hollywood legend’ factor. This is the make or break feature of the event; the equivalent to the season’s key item of clothing on the catwalk. Without it, heads do not turn and the occasion is deemed average (and it is better to be labelled ridiculous than merely average.)

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