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movies.nytimes.com - 10/24/2008

Movie Review | 'Synecdoche, New York': Dreamer, Live in the Here and Now

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To say that Charlie Kaufman’s “Synecdoche, New York” is one of the best films of the year is such a pathetic response to its soaring ambition that I might as well pack it in right now. >

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observer.com - 10/22/2008

Could Synecdoche, New York Be the Worst Movie Ever? Yes! | The New York Observer

— observer.com — Running Time 124 minutes Written and directed by Charlie Kaufman Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Michelle... Williams, Emily Watson, Samantha Morton, Dianne Wiest The word of the week is contrast. Decorating the top of the cake: a ... (more) Could Synecdoche, New York Be the Worst Movie Ever? Yes! ...

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greencine.com - 10/22/2008

You Say Synecdoche: Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York

— greencine.com — By Jonathan Marlow [and his id] "There is little precedent, cinematic or otherwise, for Synecdoche, New York... ," writes Michael Joshua Rowin in the L Magazine . "Sure, early on in his directorial debut, maestro screenwriter Charlie ... (more) You Say Synecdoche: Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York

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nymag.com - 10/24/2008

Synecdoche, New York - W. - Changeling -- New York Magazine Movie Review

— nymag.com — T here s something appealingly anti-psychological about Charlie Kaufman. As a Jew who explores the inner lives... of anxious neurotic depressive solipsists, he could be expected to build his works around repressed traumas and cathartic revelations: very ... (more) Synecdoche, New York - W. - Changeling -- New York ...

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Changeling

Charlie Kaufman

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To Be Or Not To Be
Hollywood Elsewhere — ... opens limited today. But before getting into my own complex, semi-enthused, slightly tortured feelings about this undeniably interesting, densely layered film, let me quote one of the greatest opening paragraphs of a N.Y. Times film review that I've ever read, written by Manohla Dargis and concerning, naturally, the matter at hand: "To say that Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York is one of the best films of the year or even one closest to my heart is such a pathetic response to its soaring ambition that I might as well pack it in right now. That at least would be ...

iW ROUND UP | Friday, October 24th
indieWIRE Recent — ... Fests Not Delivering Oscar Films Unlike previous years, the big awards contenders are sitting out the fest circuit, according to Variety. [VAR] Oscar Campaign Slowdown Peter Bart ponders the apparent slowdown in awards season campaigning and advertising. [VAR] Soderbergh, 3D Musical He's planning, "a 3-D live-action rock ’n’ roll musical about Cleopatra." [Thompson] Some of Today's NY Times Reviews "Synecdoche, New York" (Dargis), "I've Loved You So Long" (Scott), "Zidane" ...

Screenwriting News & Links! 10/26/08
Mystery Man on Film — ... But yet, Manohla Dargis loved it: To say that Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York is one of the best films of the year or even one closest to my heart is such a pathetic response to its soaring ambition that I might as well pack it in right now. ...

VINYL IS PODCAST #5: More synecdoches, more f-words, more more.
VINYL IS HEAVY — ... splintered and, in a way, as is always the case with words, it failed; or, it failed to resolve. And yet—even though an hour is a lot to ask of you, our faithful listeners—I think this is our best podcast yet. The look-see: I'm torn between the two poles. The repugnance of the film is somewhat remarkable, even admirable, but it's still repugnant. It wallows as much as it falls away from the viewer. Not that I know them, but I understand why people like Walter Chaw and Manohla Dargis and Andrew "Filmbrain" Grant rhapsodize Kaufman's achievement, such as it ...

The Life of the Mined: On Synecdoche, New York (Part 2)
Like Anna Karina's Sweater — ... Synecdoche, New York is about nothing but subjectivity, so it seems only natural for that to be reflected in a critical response. This is why I so admire Manohla Dargis' and ...

And the DVD Goes To…
Carpetbagger — ... from Charlie Kaufman, was a favorite of Ms. Dargis’s. In her review from October, she wrote, “To say that Charlie Kaufman’s ‘Synecdoche, New York’ is one of the best films of the year or even one closest to my heart is such a pathetic response to its soaring ambition that I might as well pack it in right now.” You can ...