Described as a musical satire that takes on Hollywood, Charlie Kaufman ( Synecdoche, New York ) has been casting a whole bunch of actors for his latest film Frank or Francis . The latest to join are Paul Reubens , Elizabeth Banks and Catherine Keener . Other actors already signed include Steve Carell , Jack Black , Nicolas Cage and Kevin Kline .
Here’s a quick take on Frank or Francis :
The story centers on a contentious dispute between Frank, an intellectual film director (Carell) and...Read Full Story
By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com : Elizabeth Banks hasn’t been busier. Her latest movie, “Man On a Ledge,” just opened. She has “The Hunger Games” on the horizon. And she continues to add extremely engaging projects to her acting radar. The blonde beauty has joined the cast of one of our most-anticipated films, “Frank or Francis,” from the twisted mind of Charlie Kaufman. The writer of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Being John Malkovich” has penned a musical satire about...Read Full Story
Synecdoche New York from Sony Overview - Online Stores - Bestsellers in Movies Buy New: $4.39 Used from $2.50 Details From Charlie Kaufman, comes a visual and philosophic adventure, Synechdoche, New York . As he did with his groundbreaking scripts for Being John Malkovich , Adaptation , and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , Kaufman twists and subverts form and language as he delves into the mind of a man who, obsessed with his own mortality, sets out to construct a massive artistic...Read Full Story
Director: Charlie Kaufman, 2008. (R) Kaufman's directorial debut is a challenging film that will leave some viewers scratching their heads and wondering what the point was. Others will see a deep exploration of life and death from a unique perspective; it is not a superficial film, although the surface is at times bizarre. A few will list it as one of their favorite films; critic Roger Ebert named it the best film of the 2000s. I found it intriguing if overlong, but not interesting enough to...Read Full Story
synecdoche [sih-NECK-doh-kee], noun. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole, as in the screen for movies. From Charlie Kaufman, perhaps the most distinctive screenwriting voice of our generation, comes a visual and philosophic adventure of epic proportions. Much as he did with his groundbreaking scripts for Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kaufman twists and subverts the form and language of film as he delves into the mind of a man...Read Full Story
We've been hearing chatter for a while about a new project that would get any movie lovers salivating-- Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman are planning to team up on their first feature together since Adaptation, and it's apparently about a meeting ...
Charlie Kaufman’s directing followup to Synecdoche, New York has been in the casting stage for a while now, and already it has compiled an impressive core of male actors. Names like Steve Carrell, Jack Black, and Nicolas Cage have attached themselves to the picture, and Kaufman has even made a play at securing Paul Blart. So far there’s been a lack of news about who might play any of the female parts, however. This movie, that seems designed...
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Starting with Being John Malkovich, Charlie Kaufman's scripts have generally attracted top-level talent, and a quick glance at the cast list indicates that Frank or Francis will be no exception. Elizabeth Banks and Paul Reubens have just become the latest additions to Kaufman's Hollywood-skewering musical satire, joining Steve Carell, Jack Black, Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, and Kevin Kline. Read more after the jump.
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Denying last week’s rumors, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Kate Winslet will not be in Charlie Kaufman’s musical media satire Frank Or Francis, after producers have failed to meet Winslet’s guarantee of a minimum three awards nominations—and the good ones, not just the Indie Spirit Awards or something. Or maybe Winslet was just never attached, despite those reports to the contrary. At least we got Catherine Keener right, who’s now...
Elizabeth Banks has lined up a new gig. The "Man on a Ledge" star has been cast in Charlie Kaufman's ("Being John Malkovich," "Adaptation") star-studded musical, "Frank or Francis," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The blond beauty will play "a highly ...
Charlie Kaufman is an Academy Award winning screenwriter, playwright, film producer, theater director and filmmaker best known for writing 'Being John Malkovich' (for which he earned an Oscar nomination) and 'Adaptation' (which also got him an Oscar nomination). He is an incredibly private person who rarely does appearances or interviews.
Charles Stuart Kaufman (born November 1 , 1958 ) is an American playwright , film producer , theater and film director , and an Academy Award , BAFTA , and Independent Spirit Award ...
With Pixar's newest blue-chip animated movie "WALL-E" having hit theaters Friday, the 2008 Oscar race is finally off and running. It's an unofficial starting gun, of course. Technically, any movie that's had a commercial release of at least a week in ...