Tag: charliekaufman
Review: I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS By Charlie Kaufman
In director Spike Jonze’s Adaptation, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman is in the film as himself played by Nicolas Cage. That character puts his own spin on the book in that film when he is tasked with writing a screenplay for it....
Friday One Sheet: I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS
First off, it is simply exciting that we will be getting a new Charlie Kaufman film. Each one is a celebration, with him as the writer, or, for the past decade, as the writer and director. He returns to the...
I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS, The Next Existential Wonder From Genius Charlie Kaufman
Writer-Director Charlie Kaufman has had a busy year. His meta novel Ant Kind about a neurotic film critic who discovers a three month long movie and tries to capitalize from it is the second strangest jaunt from the visionary master writer...
Destroy All Monsters: Thanks, Charlie Kaufman, But I Just Can't Do This Any More
How did you spend Blue Monday? Myself, I went to see yet another razor-sharp thought experiment in the inescapable universality of human misery by that living, breathing avatar of same, Charlie Kaufman. The film is called Anomalisa, and though I...
The Many Faces Of Tom Noonan
One of the creepier aspects of Anomalisa is how all people in the world (bar the two leads) speak with the same voice. That voice belongs to Tom Noonan, who is a scriptwriter and director, but also a formidable character...
The Many Faces Of Jennifer Jason Leigh
In the past few weeks, more and more people have been seeing Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, either by way of his 70mm roadshow screenings or otherwise. Reviews have been mixed (though our Jim Tudor loved it) but everyone agrees...
Interview: Charlie Kaufman And Duke Johnson On Giving Voice To ANOMALISA
Anomalisa took root at composer, Carter Burwell's, Theatre of the New Ear - a series consisting of one-acts that could also be described as "sound plays". The evening was intended to feature three aural theatre experiences from Charlie Kaufman, the...
Review: ANOMALISA, A Real, Honest And Meaningful Gift
When the philosopher says, "Hell is other people," he perhaps means that in trying to figure ourselves out, we are beholden to our reflections and interactions with other people. Or maybe he is talking about the modern customer service experience. In...
ANOMALISA Trailer Considers The Human Condition
Easily one of the cinematic highlights of the year, Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson's animated drama Anomalisa was one of the big sales at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, and for good reason. The first trailer for the film has...
Fantastic Fest 2015: Awards Go To GREEN ROOM, DER BUNKER, DEMON And More
Fantastic Fest ends with its usual crazy bang tonight in Austin, and with it comes the awards announcement. Some great titles have been honoured; I know, I've seen many of them (if you'll allow me to say a personal congratulations...
Toronto 2015 Review: ANOMALISA Considers The Human Condition With No Strings Attached
When the philosopher says, "Hell is other people," he perhaps means that in trying to figure ourselves out, we are beholden to our reflections and interactions with other people. Or maybe he is talking about the modern customer service experience. In...
Fantastic Fest 2015: The Final Wave Of Films Hit
The final wave of films for the 2015 Fantastic Fest has come crashing down on the collective heads of cinephelia with a raucous fervor. Or something of such extreme ilk...Anyway, more treats are in store for those headed to the...
Charlie Kaufman To Exec Produce TV Adaptation Of Grady Hendrix's HORRORSTOR
Regular readers of this space are well familiar by now with the manic genius of one Mr Grady Hendrix. The former Variety writer, and pink-suited dervish behind (and often in front of) the scenes at the New York Asian Film...
HOW & WHY, Charlie Kaufman TV Show, Does Not Pass Go At FX
It sounded like a triumphant return to television for Charlie Kaufman, the Academy Award-winning writer of Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, but 'twas not to be, at least at one U.S. cable broadcaster. How & Why, a comedy pilot created...
Cera And Hawkes Lead Cast Of Charlie Kaufman's HOW & WHY
Charlie Kaufman's very particular brand of oddity is headed to the small screen, the Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and Adaptation writer set to write and direct the pilot episode of his new half hour comedy How & Why...
Charlie Kaufman Teams With Dan Harmon For Stop Motion Animated ANOMALISA
A Charlie Kaufman script brought to life in stop motion animation? Under the watchful eye of Community creator Dan Harmon? Completely crowd funded to avoid studio interference? It's happening and you can get yourself involved via the project's page on...
