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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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Synecdoche, New York

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movies.nytimes.com - 10/24/2008

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

— movies.nytimes.com — 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. > (more) Movie Review | 'Synecdoche, New York': Dreamer, Live in ...

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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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Synecdoche, New York

Charlie Kaufman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Links for the Day (October 24th, 2008)
The House Next Door — 1. More Synecdoche: one pro (Michael Joshua Rowin at The L Magazine), one con (Fernando F. Croce at Slant). ["Unfolding like a movie-length version of the delirious scene in Adaptation when Charlie Kaufman (the character) furiously writes himself into his own movie writing himself into his own movie, Synecdoche makes that film look like Beverly Hills Chihuahua as it throws the viewer into a paranoid Chinese box narrative without hesitation or respite. Kaufman’s aesthetic is just as ...

Screenwriting News & Links! 10/26/08
Mystery Man on Film — ... Fernando F Croce: The artistic psyche has never been more joylessly explored… Synecdoche is a reminder of what a dead-end brilliant screenwriting conceits can be when left by themselves on the screen.... Freed from the influence of collaborators, Kaufman wallows in his thematic fixations like a dieting matron lunging at a box of bonbons. ...

A Christmas Present, or Toronto International Film Festival 2008 Podcast Discussion (Belated)
The House Next Door — ... form will continue, but it can only benefit from building a conversant community such as this, one where the only thing mutually agreed upon is a place to (temporarily) stop. To Fernando, Travis, Daniel, Adam, Andrew and many more besides: you are my colleagues; you are my friends; you are my family. Happy holidays. (KU) *** PODCAST (in 3 parts) PART 1 (Synecdoche, New York; Liverpool; Three ...