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Charlie Kaufman’s Next Film Will Be A Musical

Charlie Kaufman has always been a groundbreaking screenwriter, writing such mind-bending films as _Being John Malkovich_, _Adaptation._ and _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ as well as his first directorial effort _Synecdoche, New York_. Kaufman's second directorial effort _Frank or Francis_ will be unique for even him, as he has announced the film will be a musical.  read more

Kevin Kline to Play Two Roles in New Charlie Kaufman Film

Charlie Kaufmans latest mind-bending film, Frank or Francis has gained Kevin Kline to play two parts in a film already filled with great actors.  read more

Joaquin Phoenix Attached to New Spike Jonze Project

Back in March, Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures acquired an untitled project that was to be helmed by writer Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze, the same team behind Being John Malkovich and Adaptation....  read more

Synecdoche, New York

Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut is a sprawling...  read more

Charlie Kaufman Adapts

People like to throw around the word “surreal” when they talk about Charlie Kaufman’s movies...  read more

Ballast, The Visitor, Synecdoche earn Gotham nominations

It is but the middle of October and we already have our first set of 2008 film-award nominations. The Gotham Independent Film Awards announced its yearly list of nominees, shining the spotlight on a number of smaller films sure to factor into the Oscar equation later this year....  read more

Jon Brion's song for Synecdoche, New York revealed

There's a scene in the Charlie Kaufman-penned Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind where Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet sit on a sofa and devise a plan to find a memory the two can hide in together. Carrey reminisces back to his most cherished childhood memories—splashing about in puddles and catching raindrops on his tongue and fingertips, garbed head-to-toe in a yellow slicker and matching boots. "Row, row, row your boat," he remembers. Then it begins to rain inside the apartment where Carrey and Winslet sit, as if the memory has taken on a life of its own. It's an...  read more

Watch the trailer for Synecdoche, New York

When Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) decided to direct one of his screenplays for the first time, it wasn’t clear exactly what would happen. And now, a completed film and two major festival runs later, it’s still not clear what did happen—reviews out of Cannes and Toronto were as wild as the movie apparently is, and even the people who seem to admire the film aren’t sure what to make of it....  read more

Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, NY in talks with Sony

More than two months after the 2008 Cannes Film Festival came to a close and Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, NY startled...  read more

Charlie Kaufman to make directorial debut at Cannes

Charlie Kaufman will make his directorial debut on Friday when his film Synecdoche, New York premieres at the Cannes Film Festival. ...  read more