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Review: “Synecdoche, New York”
Review: “Synecdoche, New York”
As a lover of cinema, venturing out to witness what you later consider to be a work of art unfold before your eyes without encumbrance, a dense but intimate puzzle in this case, and have it ruminate in your subconscious where your understanding of it shifts and changes with the ticks of time is ...
Charlie Kaufman
interviewmagazine.com — Some people just don't fit the -formula. But then the formula seems somewhat antithetical to what Charlie Kaufman does. As a screenwriter, he is best known for his two mind-bending collaborations with director Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich (1999) ... (more) Charlie Kaufman
The Life of the Mined: On Synecdoche, New York (Part 2)
The Life of the Mined: On Synecdoche, New York (Part 2)
filmbrain.com — "Despite its slippery way with time and space and narrative and Mr. Kaufman’s controlled grasp of the medium, Synecdoche, New York is as much a cry from the heart as it is an assertion of creative consciousness. It’s extravagantly conceptual ... (more) The Life of the Mined: On Synecdoche, New York (Part 2)
Synecdoche, New York :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews
rogerebert.suntimes.com — / / / November 5, 2008 by Roger Ebert I think you have to see Charlie Kaufman 's "Synecdoche, New York" twice. I watched it the first time and knew it was a great film and that I had not mastered it. The second time because I needed to. The third time ... (more) Synecdoche, New York :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews
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:: The Playlist :: — ... 10. “Synecdoche, New York“ by Charlie Kaufman - “[It's] part of a whole career of otherworldly, unconventional tales pushes the boundaries of cinematic exploration of life, death and the in-between, is brought to life by a pitch-perfect cast, featuring an unmatched female ensemble and Philip Seymour Hoffman as Kaufman’s personal vessel through which his nervous pontifications seem profound. At the very least, there is a heartbreaking sensitivity to “Synecdoche,” a cold, detached film that takes time to warm up ...

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