Sarah Lee/The Guardian I loved Bob Hoskins. He was one of my favorite movie stars, in a bunch of my favorite movies: The Long Good Friday, Mona Lisa, Brazil. The British actor, probably best known for Who Framed Roger Rabbit, died yesterday of pneumonia after struggling with the Parkinson’s disease that precipitated his retirement from […]
The Incredible Hosk
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Bob Hoskins Is an International Treasure
It was reported today that one of my favorite movie actors in the whole world, Bob Hoskins, is retiring from acting to be with his family. He’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and this is all very, very sad. I love Bob Hoskins dearly, and I said so here and here. Those articles were meant […]
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I Could Have Written 10,000 Words About Bob Hoskins
I was able to explore my kinda weird obsession with British actor Bob Hoskins in this week’s paper, in a quick look back at some of his best, and best-known leading roles. But I could have gone on and on—I didn’t even touch upon the many excellent supporting roles that have become Hoskins’ character-actor bread […]