2008 Fall/Winter Movie Preview Countdown: 15-11
Austin Script Guy - A Film And Screenwriting Blog — ... 12. Synecdoche, New York - Yes, it sounds weird as hell, and the reviews have not all been favorable (early reviews, by the way). But I owe it to both Hoffman and the genius Charlie Kaufman. Boom or bust, I will be there. ...

Best of the Fests: Toronto Begins
Movie Dearest — ... Maher's sure-to-be-controversial documentary finds him traveling the globe, talking with religious types about their beliefs. Other notable titles include: Joel and Ethan Coen’s Burn After Reading, Steven Soderbergh’s two-part Che, Stephan Elliott's Easy Virtue, Barbet Schroeder's Inju, Phillipe Claudel's I've Loved You So Long, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York, Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler and Kevin Smith's ...

Fall previews. NYT, LAT, etc.
GreenCine Daily — ... an Academy Award nomination, the open adulation of major filmmakers and a résumé that is striking in its worldliness and creative ambition. But if her career has seemed to progress almost inconspicuously, it is partly because of its introspective bent - small movies, subtle performances - and partly because it has lately existed in the shadow of her personal life." And there's an accompanying slide show; this fall, she'll be seen in - besides the tabloids - Synecdoche, New York and Wendy and Lucy. NYT, LAT, ...

Lev in Charlie Kaufman's Brain. By Way of Toronto.
Film Experience Blog — ... Well, I (Lev) am back from another day at TIFF. Rushed down to the Varsity to catch a press screening of Synecdoche, New York (we lied and pretended to be volunteers). I ...

Queen of the Indies
Coosa Creek Cinema — ... lists four projects in development, plus two completed awaiting release.  Of the latter, I am looking forward the most to Synecdoche, New York, written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, the screenwriter of Being John Malkovich. ...

Must Watch: Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York Trailer
FirstShowing.net — ... taking their young daughter Olive with her. A new relationship with the alluringly candid Hazel has prematurely run aground. And a mysterious condition is systematically shutting down each of his body’s autonomic functions. Worried about the transience of his life, he moves his theater company to a warehouse in New York City. He directs them in a celebration of the mundane, instructing each to live out their constructed lives in a growing mockup of the city outside. Synecdoche, New York is both written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, who is making ...

Synecdoche's Trailer
my new plaid pants — ... for the latest Charlie Kaufman joint (and by "latest" I mean "first," in that it's his first directing gig... not his first writing gig obviously, since I worship at his alter thanks to Eternal Sunshine - especially Eternal Sunshine - and Adaptation) called Synecdoche, New York. Watch the ...

One Final Synecdoche, New York Poster
FirstShowing.net — ... to Cinematical for debuting this poster. For those wondering exactly what the quote says, here it is. "No film with an ambition this large and an achievement this impressive, can be anything but exhilarating. Thanks in large part to a superb cast, led by Philip Seymour Hoffman's unsparing, sympathetic, towering performance. The movie should delight viewers who both work the movie out and surrender to its spell." Does that even make sense? Synecdoche, New York is both written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, who is making ...

5 10 Off My Head - Oh-Eight's Remains
my new plaid pants — ... October 24th - Synecdoche, NY - It's that list of actresses' names that gets me every time. Morton, Williams, Keener, Watson, Weist, Leigh, Davis. I don't normally consider myself a full-fledged member of ...

OCTOBER 2008 MOVIE PREVIEW
Antagony & Ecstasy — ... . But I'm sure it will look amazing. I have the exact opposite fear about Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York : no doubt it's a great story, but what's he like behind the camera? The disposables: a PG-13 horror film (meh) with an overqualified cast, ...

New Clips: Role Models, Synecdoche, New York
TheMovingPicture.net - Movie News - Movie Trailers - Movie Reviews - TV - DVD - Rumors - Casting News — ... , as well as Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York are now online. Role Models opens wide November 7, while Synecdoche hits limited release this Friday. Check out a clip from each flick below. There’s more from Role Models ...

Charlie Kaufman's Own Introspective on Making Sense of Synecdoche, New York
FirstShowing.net — ... one more time (via this Q&A on Variety). "What it means to me is irrelevant because when I write this stuff and then made the movie, it was for you, it wasn't for me. No seriously, your interaction with the movie is really all that matters. Some things will resonate with you and some things won't, but that's going to be different for different people and that's exciting to me, so I thank you." Synecdoche, New York arrives in limited art house theaters starting this Friday, October ...

The Latest in Theaters: Music in the Night
Movie Dearest — ... Synecdoche, New York: Oscar winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman makes his directorial debut with this quirky dramedy about a theater director (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who has one heckuva set. ...

Jeepers! Creepers! Kaufman's Got My Peepers!
my new plaid pants — ... I've been attempting to moderate my enthusiasm over the release of Synecdoche, New York, which is coming out this weekend here in NYC, since word's been so very mixed... but this quote from ...

CHARLIE'S DEMONS
Antagony & Ecstasy — ... If it only took a tightly-constructed screenplay full of endless meta-logic and self-reference, then Synecdoche, New York would be a great movie. And if it only took marrying such a screenplay with a dozen or so supremely poetic images to make a great movie, then Synecdoche, New York would still be a great movie. But alas, Synecdoche, New York is not at all a great movie. It is a great unwieldy mess, although it's also not as bad as one could have feared when the words "the directorial debut of Charlie Kaufman" were first uttered. It's egocentric and undisciplined, and at ...

How To Pronounce "Synecdoche"
my new plaid pants — ... whenever you've tried to speak the title to Charlie Kaufman's latest flick... sound it out! . ...

Thoughts Of Synecdoche
my new plaid pants — ... I went and saw Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York for a second time last night, and I think I'm finally beginning to get a handle on it. It's a film I envision myself watching many many times in the future, and judging by this second viewing it's one I think will only reward such due diligence. ...

Film Fan Fridays for Friday November 7, 2008
Movie Moxie — ... D. Lee (Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins, Roll Bounce) Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal USA Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer Spoilers start at 1/2 way point Synecdoche, New York Writer/Dir: Charlie Kaufman - directorial debut Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams, Samantha Morton, Hope Davis, Dianne Wiest, Tom Noonan USA Limited Release Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer Wow, looks good! I only watched 1/2 half of the trailer which was ...

Movie Review - 'Synecdoche, New York'
Get The Big Picture — ... The problem with Synecdoche, New York is that it has very little direct about it or direction within it. The irony is that it's a film about a director. ...

REVIEW: Synecdoche, New York (?)
Getafilm — In the 10 days or so since seeing Synecdoche, New York, I've found myself mystified while trying to pin down its best moments. Like a dream that you can't clearly remember, it's a movie that you know is special for some reason - even if you can't quite put your finger on it. ...

SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK - The Film Babble Blog Review
film babble blog — SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (Dir. Charlie Kaufman, 2008 Normal 0 false false false ...

'Rachel,' 'Frozen River,' 'Ballast' Lead Race for Independent Spirit Awards
Get The Big Picture — ... , and Synecdoche, New York, with four nominations each (although Synecdoche really only received three nominations and was awarded a fourth, the Robert Altman Award, given to the ensemble, casting director, and the director). ...

2009 Independent Spirit Awards Nominees Announced
FirstShowing.net — ... Ballast [IMDb] Frozen River [IMDb] Rachel Getting Married [IMDb] Wendy and Lucy [IMDb] The Wrestler [IMDb] BEST FIRST FEATURE Afterschool [IMDb] Medicine for Melancholy [IMDb] Sangre De Mi Sangre [IMDb] Sleep Dealer [IMDb] Synecdoche, New York [IMDb] BEST DIRECTOR Ramin Bahrani - Chop Shop [IMDb] ...

The Wrestler, Frozen River Lead Spirit Award Nominations
Film School Rejects — ... Click any of the film names below to browse that film’s IMDb page. BEST FEATURE Ballast Frozen River Rachel Getting Married Wendy and Lucy The Wrestler BEST FIRST FEATURE Afterschool Medicine for Melancholy Sangre De Mi Sangre Sleep Dealer Synecdoche, New York BEST DIRECTOR Ramin Bahrani - ...

2008: THE YEAR IN MOVIES
Antagony & Ecstasy — ... a Decade Hence Synecdoche, New York Charlie Kaufman was the wrong man to direct this screenplay, and that will never change. But even at a remove of just a couple of months, I find myself dwelling on the film's inventiveness far more than its miserabilism and lack of momentum, the two things that bothered me most when I first saw it. It will always be frustrating, but those frustrations hide a much richer experience than I gave it credit for at the time. Film That Will Least Deserve My ...

Another Year-end List That’s Not Mine
Coosa Creek Cinema — ... Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, U.S.) Another one I want to see, if only to help me learn to pronounce “synecdoche.”  Hint: it’s apparently just like Schenectady.  Who knew? ...

Which Hazel
my new plaid pants — ... for every single actress in Synecdoche, New York (the rules state only one actress, one performance per post). ...

Too Big, Too Small
Forward to Yesterday — ... The other film, which I caught up with last night, was Charlie Kaufmann’s Synedoche New York which is the “too big” film and, perhaps, a too close to the bone for one viewing. I didn’t love it the way I think ...

Cinecast Episode 108 - The Privilege Stick
Row Three — ... - -forgot to mention: Hunger , Kurt: 10) Boarding Gate 9) Pontypoole - - - - Kurt’s review 8 ) The Wrestler - - - - Kurt’s review 7) Let the Right One In 6) Che pt. 1 / Che pt. 2 5) White Night Wedding 4) Blindness - - - - Kurt’s review - - - - Mike Rot’s review - - - - Marina’s review 3) Rachel Getting Married 2) Tokyo Sonata 1) Synecdoche, NY - - - - Mike Rot’s review - -honorable mentions: Redbelt ( Cinecast spoiler ...

Reverend’s Reviews: Gay Films Dominate the Best and Worst of 2008
Movie Dearest — ... 2. Synecdoche, New York: Charlie Kaufman is a talented screenwriter, as evidenced by Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. His latest, however, is a pretentious, witless disaster that largely wastes a great cast. ...

Prestiege Period Piece Pontifications: DOUBT, VALKYRIE, and THE READER
film babble blog — ... with the wondrous SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK and then this), confirms he’s one of the top actors working today while Streep adds another notable notch to her distinguished filmography. Shanley’s screenplay serves them well although the brisk summing-up ending left me more than a little dry. Small quibble though, DOUBT delivers a sharp showcase of ace acting chops and while I doubt (sorry) it’ll take home much gold in the current competition it’ll still win over many fans of powerful performances. ...

Movie metonymy
pullquote — ... invoked the F-word--Fellini--and 8 1/2 when reviewing Synecdoche New York . But the cinetrix can't be the only one out there who thought of the video that Michel Gondry, Kaufman's collaborator on ...

Mark Friedberg (And Other Wonders of the Film World)
Film Experience Blog — ... Oscar nomination. Even the Art Director's Guild has only bothered to recognize his often breathtaking, amusing or mood enhancing work once (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou). I bet you can conjure up images right now of his contributions to movies like The Darjeeling Limited, Across the Universe, Far From Heaven, Pollock, The Ice Storm and Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. But I don't have a Friedberg blind spot. I haven't forgotten his rich work on Synecdoche New York. He's one of the five Art Direction nominees in my ...

Visual Effects Society announces VES Awards nominees
cinemarealm.com — ... Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso, John Nelson OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A MOTION PICTURE Changeling Michael Owens, Geoffrey Hancock, Jinnie Pak, Dennis Hoffman Eagle Eye Jim Rygiel, Jim Berney, Crys Forsyth-Smith, David Smith Valkyrie Richard R. Hoover, Maricel Pagulayan, Peter Nofz, Daniel Eaton Nim’s Island Camille Cellucci, Scott Gordon, Fred Pienkos, James Straus Synecdoche, New York Mark Russell, Richard Friedlander, Eric Robertson, ...

2008 OSCAR NOMINATION PREDICTIONS
Antagony & Ecstasy — ... The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight The Reader Alternate: Tropic Thunder Wishful thinking: Hellboy II: The Golden Army Best Score The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Alexandre Desplat) The Dark Knight (James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer) Milk (Danny Elfman) Slumdog Millionaire (A.H. Rahman) WALL-E (Thomas Newman) Alternate: Revolutionary Road (Thomas Newman) Wishful thinking: Synecdoche, New York (Jon Brion) Best Original Song From Bolt : "I Thought I Lost You" From ...

IF I RAN THE OSCARS
Antagony & Ecstasy — ... After Reading Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky Best Supporting Actress *Hiam Abbass, The Visitor Hannah Schygulla, The Edge of Heaven Debra Winger, Rachel Getting Married Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler Alexis Zegerman, Happy-Go-Lucky Best Cast (The category I'd introduce if I were in charge; the award would go to the casting director, I guess) * Burn After Reading A Christmas Tale Milk Rachel Getting Married Synecdoche, New York Best Original Screenplay Burn After Reading , by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen ...

They Go Together (Like Rama Lama Lama Ke Ding a De Dinga a Dong)
Film Experience Blog — ... will win. (I'm guessing its a three way race between Doubt if they're thinking about acting or Benjamin Button vs. Slumdog if they're thinking in terms of Best Picture as they sometimes do). In addition to Milk, I wish SAG had stopped to at least consider Burn After Reading, A Christmas Tale, Happy-Go-Lucky, Rachel Getting Married, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Stop-Loss or Synecdoche New York among others... Click to see new FB ...

The Film Babble Blog Top Ten Movies Of 2008
film babble blog — ... mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} So here’s my Top Ten: 1. SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (Dir. Charlie Kaufman) ...

Glasgow Film Festival 2009 now on
Filmstalker — ... : A documentary from America that looks at the use of steroids in America and what drives people to use them. Although it looks to athletes and the obvious cases, it also examines things such as Tiger Woods receiving eye correction surgery, the use of legal steroids in athletes, and the use of steroids by the director and his two brothers. It looks like an insightful and worthwhile journey. Synecdoche, New York : This is definitely an early look at the Charlie Kaufman story of a theatre director who is struggling with his work and the women in his life and decides to take on ...

Synecdoche, New York
karlhungus.com — ... Synecdoche, New York is Kaufman's debut as director. Having worked as a screenwriter on his previous films, he enlisted the help of equally talented directors to help get his work out there. Without the assistance of Gondry, Jonze or Clooney, I for one was a little curious to see how he would get on behind the camera. As Larry David might say, he manages to do a pretty, pretty, pretty good job. ...

2009 Independent Spirit Awards Winners Announced
FirstShowing.net — ... [IMDb] Frozen River [IMDb] Rachel Getting Married [IMDb] Wendy and Lucy [IMDb] The Wrestler [IMDb] BEST FIRST FEATURE Afterschool [IMDb] Medicine for Melancholy [IMDb] Sangre De Mi Sangre [IMDb] Sleep Dealer [IMDb] Synecdoche, New York [IMDb] BEST DIRECTOR Ramin Bahrani - Chop Shop ...

Look Who's Coming To Get You In 7 Days!
my new plaid pants — ... both arrive on DVD. Those being - Synechdoche, New York & Let the Right One In - of course. What a glorious day! Everybody call in sick and we'll stay home and get happy watching other people's miseries together! Yay! ...

4/20: 10 Alternatives to the Usual Stoner Favorites
SpoutBlog — ... For a real mind-fuck, you’ll probably prefer to substitute Being John Malkovich with another Charlie Kaufman-scripted film. Maybe even his latest, and most spiraling, Synecdoche, New York. But if you’re looking for something a little less confusing, but just as reflexive, check out this Buster Keaton favorite, in which the stone-faced comedian dreams that he can climb up into the movie screen and star in the film he’s been projecting. The experience will be a lot better if you can see this one in a movie theater rather than on a TV or computer. Unlike some of ...

Play Time Blu Ray Review
Film Junk — ... attempt to navigate a modern airport while M. Hulot becomes lost in an office building and accidentally makes his way on to the floor of a trade exhibition, after which an old friend invites him to his apartment for a drink. Eventually all of the characters end up attending the opening night of the Royal Garden restaurant as its owner and architect attempt to deal with some shoddy workmanship and a series of technical flubs. It’s like a comedy as seen through the eyes of Caden Cotard; right down to the multiple Hulot’s and an open faced apartment complex with only ...

This Week on Australian Screens
Stale Popcorn — ... Synecdoche, New York - Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut stars Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Samantha Morton, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lynn Cohen and Hope Davis. It's... good. That's about all I can say. ...

New Film: Where the Wild Things Are
Tativille — ... the director's three feature career). Whereas both of Jonze's previous films supplied a distinctive sensibility and mood, via principally their respective mise-en-scène's, while also maintaining a strongly classical shot/reverse-shot program, their thematic content and narrative structures have remained somewhat indistinguishable with those Kaufman, especially following the latter's collaborations with Michel Gondry and his own, archly reflexive, miserablist Synecdoche, New York (2008). However, with Where the Wild Things ...

The Decade in Film: the 2000s
Tativille — ... (2002) - in both instances far more than Kaufman's miserablist directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York (2008). (Stronger American first features included David Gordon Green's ...