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interviewmagazine.com - 12/1/2008

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

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Charlie Kaufman

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filmbrain.com - 11/26/2008

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)

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Synecdoche, New York

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fataculture.wordpress.com - 11/27/2008

Review: “Synecdoche, New York”

— fataculture.wordpress.com — 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 ... (more) Review: “Synecdoche, New York”

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Synecdoche, New York

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The Life of the Mined: On Synecdoche, New York (Part 2)
Like Anna Karina's Sweater — ... and Roger Ebert's takes on the film. Both are unabashedly subjective, yet still function as wonderful pieces of film criticism. There were a few negative comments left on this site about Manohla's review, which I felt were unjust. As I said in my first part of the review, the film questions what it means to be a person, and the way in which we experience ourselves in relation to the world around us. How can this be ignored when creating an honest response to it? One can certainly approach the film with a feigned objectivity, but it smacks of disingenuousness. ...

Synecdoche Review (plus)
The Listening Ear — ... the week I saw the film: it's almost a blueprint. Kaufman has always packed in his literary allusions, almost as tight as Eliot and company. That might make a subject for a post... But not this one. No: because while I enjoyed the film enough, I didn't find it to be anything special - clever, a bit obvious, a bit of a gimmick. The odd thing is, the more praise I read for the film, the less I liked it. And I saw a lot more praise than abuse, from all over the place - Ebert, ...