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Philip Seymour Hoffman animated film to open Sundance
Despite recent controversies, preparations for the Sundance Film Festival are in full swing, prompting the announcement of the annual event's Jan. 15 opening night film: the Aussie animated import Mary and Max, featuring the voices of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Eric Bana. The selection is a major coup for the film, considering the attention lavished on recent opening night films, like this year's rather slept-on tragicomedy In Bruges.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSynecdoche, New York
Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut is a sprawling... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsCharlie Kaufman Adapts
People like to throw around the word “surreal” when they talk about Charlie Kaufman’s movies... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesBallast, 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
Found in: Movies, NewsJon 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
Found in: Music, NewsWatch 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
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