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...
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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.
“Synecdoche” (pronounced, sin-EK-doh-kee) is a literary term that means using a part of something to represent the whole or vice-versa. For instance a hand could also mean a worker, or the law could also refer to a police officer. If you use this word in context with Shakespeare’s quote, “All the world is a stage…” and the generic figure of speech, “Life imitating art and vice-versa,” then you get a vague idea of what the film “Synecdoche, NY” is trying to accomplish. Oscar-winning... Read Full Story
Synecdoche, New York
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, and Michelle Williams
Directed by Charlie Kaufman
Rated R
The problem with
Synecdoche, New York is that it has very little
direct about it or direction within it. The irony is that it's a film about a
director.
Many of us have long admired
Charlie
Kaufman 's writing; his scripts for Being John Malkovich ,
Adaptation. , and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are among the
best and most... Read Full Story
Writer-director Charlie Kaufman offers a few thoughts re the current state of movie-making: "I think it's a disaster out there," says Kaufman, who established his own style of story in such films as Adaptation, Being John Malkovich and his directing debut, last year's Synecdoche, New York. "I don't think the mid-range movie is going to exist anymore," he says in a phone interview from his California home. "Movies are going to be blockbusters or really, really tiny budgets. And the tiny-budget... Read Full Story
So we've had Shane Black's shoe box , David Lynch's sugar rushes , and Paul Schrader's charts . All interesting approaches to writing a script. But perhaps none as personal and iconoclastic as Charlie Kaufman . Here are excerpts from three interviews available online. The first is from Indie Wire in 1999 regarding the release of the movie Being John Malkovich : Q: How much research do you do, for example into characters, before jumping into the actual script? Kaufman: I think about things... Read Full Story
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Emily Watson
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Release Date: October 24, 2008
Running Time: 124 mins
MPAA Rating: R
Distributors: Sony Picture Classics
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On a personal level, I consider Charlie Kaufman the most talented working screenwriter in Hollywood. I don’t think I am alone in this thought. His resume is one of impressive and envious of anyone in the past however many years you want to use to quantify... Read Full Story
So we've had Shane Black's shoe box , David Lynch's sugar rushes , and Paul Schrader's charts . All interesting approaches to writing a script. But perhaps none as personal and iconoclastic as Charlie Kaufman . Here are excerpts from three interviews available online. The first is from Indie Wire in 1999 regarding the release of the movie Being John Malkovich : Q: How much research do you do, for example into characters, before jumping into the actual script? Kaufman: I think about things... Read Full Story
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October 24, 2008
Synecdoche, latest film from Philip Seymour Hoffman and directorial debut of Charlie Kaufman is making Hollywood talk of Oscars’ nominations
By Michelle Foody
HOLLYWOOD, CA (RushPRnews/Hollywood Today)10/24/08 — It’s officially autumn in Hollywood and while leaves don’t fall, some of the best movies do. Those fluffy... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is about Charlie Kaufman. Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story
No matter what you do understand of the movie, or what you take away from it, it will absolutely make you feel something... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story
Award Central: Fans, critics split on Kaufman's directorial debut -- Charlie Kaufman's wry, inventive onscreen explorations of the authentic/inauthentic self -- from "Being John Malkovich" through "Adaptation" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" -- have defied categorization.
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