Interview: Dustin Hoffman Discusses Working on New Film, Tuner

Interview: Dustin Hoffman Discusses Working on New Film, Tuner

When two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman first read the script for the indie film,  “Tuner,” he was astonished by how Academy Award-winning documentary director Daniel Roher (“Navalny”) had navigated his first narrative fiction thriller. Credit: Black Bear Pictures “This was the first time in over 50 years of doing this, a guy came up to me and said, I wrote this for you,” he acknowledged during a recent press chat. Hoffman plays Harry Horowitz…

Review | Dustin Hoffman shines in Daniel Roher’s fiction debut 'The Tuner'

The Tuner | Dir: Daniel Roher | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Documentary maker Daniel Roher won an Oscar for his feature documentary Navalny, and now his debut fictional film follows all the textbook rules of a precision feature. It is wonderful to see Dustin Hoffman at his grumpy best as veteran piano tuner Harry Horowitz. He is full of old-fashioned New York charm, but is losing his hearing and heading towards a heart attack as he ignores medical advice to stay …