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2 October 2008 9:49 AM, PDT | From The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news

Charlie Kaufman's mind is at it again. The writer behind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is set to direct his first feature film, Synecdoches, New York, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, and now the film's website is following in its creative footsteps. View the Synecdoches, New York website here. Sony Pictures released this statement ... The website for writer Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut “Synecdoche, New York,” was designed and programmed by 1 Trick Pony, in coordination with Sony Pictures Classics and the filmmakers. Its’ design utilizes a variety of film stills and imagery to convey the movie's tone which helps illustrate the overlapping of the actors’ roles in the film. Those entering the site can view full profiles of the main Cast and Crew, as well as 'Synopsis,' ‘Trailer’ and 'Reviews & Links' sections. These sections include cartoon/animations developed by Corduroy Road Productions (who also produced the animation seen

25 September 2008 8:20 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.cinematical.com/media/2008/09/snyposter-(2).jpg"><img hspace="4" height="662" width="450" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2008/09/snyposter-(3).jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Click to enlarge</span><br /><br /><em>Synecdoche</em>: n. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as <em>hand</em> for <em>sailor</em>), the whole for a part (as <em>the law</em> for <em>police officer</em>), the specific for the general (as <em>cutthroat</em> for <em>assassin</em>), the general for the specific (as <em>thief</em> for <em>pickpocket</em>), or the material for the thing made from it (as <em>steel</em> for <em>sword</em>). -- <em>American Heritage Dictionary</em><br /><em><br />Cinematical </em>has just received this exclusive poster for<em> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/synecdoche-new-york/32589/main"><strong>Synecdoche, New York</strong></a></em>, which marks the directorial debut of the great <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/charlie-kaufman/2009166/main">Charlie Kaufman</a> (off a script he also wrote) who's mind and pen have given us some of the more absurd, quirky and beautiful stories of the past decade (<span style="font-style: italic;">Being John Malkovich, Human Nature, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</span>). <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/philip-seymour-hoffman/1801304/main">Philip Seymour Hoffman</a> stars as a theater director who struggles to balance all the women in his life with a new play he's directing -- a play,

Erik Davis

18 September 2008 2:02 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

What the hell did I just watch? Wow...even by Charlie Kaufman standards, this trailer for Synecdoche, New York is truly out there.

Kaufman, if you don't know is the most inventive screenwriter in Hollywood, with Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to his credit. Synecdoche is his first film as a director, and it doesn't look like something anybody else could've made, save for an on-the-march Terry Gilliam.

The cast is exceptional - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hope Davis, Dianne Wiest, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, and Michelle Williams, among others. But, man, is this strange. Strange can be a good thing, of course, but...yeah.

Synecdoche, New York opens in limited release on October 24th.

Colin Boyd

18 September 2008 10:40 AM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news

The latest from Charlie Kaufman - writer of Adaptation, Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, taking the director’s chair for the first time himself here - was a big favorite of both Kurt and Michael at the Toronto International Film Festival and one that we’ve been anxiously awaiting for a good long while now.  Well, the wait just got a whole lot harder with the arrival of a theatrical trailer to give a substantial taste of what’s in store.  Oh, Charlie, you tease ... a taste isn’t enough, I want the whole thing now ...

Theater director Caden Cotard is mounting a new play. Fresh off of a successful theatrical run in his hometown of Schenectady, New York, Caden decides to trade in the suburban spectators and local theater for the cultured audiences and bright footlights of Broadway. Awarded a “Genius” grant and determined

Todd Brown

18 September 2008 2:42 AM, PDT | From MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news

The trailer for Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut “Synecdoche, New York” has debuted on Yahoo.  The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as a theater director named Caden Cotard, whose life in Schenectady, New York is looking bleak. His wife Adele has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin, taking their young daughter Olive with her. A new relationship with the alluringly candid Hazel has prematurely run aground. And a mysterious condition is systematically shutting down each of his body’s autonomic functions. Worried about the transience of his life, he moves his theater company to a warehouse in New York City. He directs them in a celebration of the mundane, instructing each to live out their constructed lives in a growing mockup of the city outside. 'Synedoche New York' Synedoche, New York Trailer 1 @ Yahoo! Video “Synecdoche, New York” is both written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, who is making

18 September 2008 1:50 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Watch the latest Spill.com movie review of the dark comedy “Burn After Reading” by directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (Fargo, No Country For Old Men) and starring Brad Pitt (Inglorious Bastards), George Clooney (Michael Clayton), Frances McDormand (North Country) and John Malkovich (Beowulf, Being John Malkovich). Plot: A dark spy-comedy from Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen. An ousted CIA official’s (Academy Award nominee John Malkovich) memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest “Burn After Reading” movie posters and news.

Brian Corder

8 September 2008 7:33 AM, PDT | From Spout.com | See recent Spout news

John Malkovich enjoyed a particularly high spike in popularity and geek credit when he appeared in Charlie Kaufman's Being John Malkovich, but he's been in more than 20 films since then and he hasn't managed to have that lightning strike twice. He was excellent as the poseur art teacher in the otherwise disappointing Art School Confidential, and while he turns in a great performance in Burn After Reading, neither one stands above anything else he's done. Maybe he should actually try playing a jewel thief to see what he can do with that role. Find out what he thought about working with the Coens and dropping the f-bomb a lot in the interview after the break. This role se ...

Kevin Kelly

8 August 2008 1:38 PM, PDT | From QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news

I do love it when someone says the name Six String Samurai, and that's even without seeing the great photography and insane storyline planned for this little indie. "A modern day dark comedy, Apocalypse, CA is the story of a group of friends as they prepare for certain death at the hands of an approaching asteroid. Wry, cynical and full of off-beat humor, Apocalypse, CA is in the vein of films like "Being John Malkovich", "Six-String Samurai", and "Garden State". The film is currently in post-production and theres a demo reel of footage after the break. We'll keep an eye on this one!

Apocalypse, CA official website

28 July 2008 3:06 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

I remember an e-mail I received after I gave a Two Damn Dirty Ape review to Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. In my review, I stated that George Lucas had lost it. He was never a great writer, though a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, he was a very good creator. There's a difference. Lucas was truly a master at devising worlds for adventure, but dialogue and scene construction has never been his strong suit. And by the time he made Episode I, Lucas hadn't directed anything in over 20 years. The resulting film was sturdy but not terrific.

I felt Episode II had more things wrong with it than right with it, and I said so. The e-mail I received said that one day soon, George Lucas would show me how wrong I was. And while Lucas has always exhibited an ability to make gobs of money,

Colin Boyd

23 April 2008 10:20 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Clint Eastwood's Changeling, starring Angelina Jolie, will compete for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced today (Wednesday) as they unveiled the titles of 19 movies, selected from 1,792 films submitted from 96 countries, that will vie for the prestigious award. (A 20th film, from France, is due to be announced soon.) Steven Soderbergh's four-hour film Che, about Cuban revolutionary hero Che Guevara, will also contend for the prized trophy. German director Wim Wenders will be coming to the festival with his Palermo Shooting. U.S. screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) is also entered in the competition with his first film as a director, Synecdoch, New York, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman. "There are films that are hair-raising because they break new ground," festival president Gilles Jacob told a news conference in Paris. Among U.S. films screening out of competition will be the Steven Spielberg-George Lucas production of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, starring Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem; and the animated DreamWorks comedy Kung-Fu Panda, featuring the voices of Jolie, Jack Black, Lucy Liu and Dustin Hoffman. The festival runs from May 14 to May 25.

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10 articles from 2008