Angie Han's Favorite Movies Of All Time
Find out which films are listed on Angie Han's Favorite Movies of All Time, including: Clueless, How about Angels In The Outfield and Synecdoche, New York?
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Watch: Interpreting Synecdoche, New York With Amy Nicholson (Part 2)
In a video essay published last week, Amy Nicholson (from LA Weekly) and I dove into some of the intricacies of Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York. This week in Part 2, we examine the role of Sammy Barnathan, ponder why Caden wears a wig later on in the film, reflect on the role of Madeline Gravis, and…
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Watch: Interpreting 'Synedoche, New York' With Amy Nicholson (Part 1)
The recent, tragic passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman prompted me to look back at some of his most memorable work. One of his films that I've always wanted to delve more deeply into is Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman's meditation on mortality and creativity. While I admired much about what the film is trying to do…
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Comparing The 1990s And The 2000s: What Our Movies Say About Us
What do our movies say about us and the world that we live in? As 2009 has come to an end and 2010 is already upon us, a myriad of "Best of the decade" lists have been unleashed, many of them in the realm of film. Whether or not I agree with their choices, I…
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Interview: VICE's Jesse Pearson On Where The Wild Things Are, Spike Jonze, And The Future Of VICE Films & VBS.TV
Obviously, the staff at /Film collectively views Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are with a certain reverence. The film is simply a win all around, tastefully exploring and modernizing the notions of imaginative nostalgia and vice versa that are so often exploited these days in the name of "geekdom" and "hipsterdom." On a related…
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Movie Review: Visioneers Starring Zach Galifianakis (Man Vs. Office Culture Continues)
Thirty minutes into Visioneers---a high concept indie dramedy that is, well, brand new to the public---I was consumed by the thought that I, most likely, will never see the movie for sale in a really choice record store. (Don't worry, this movie review will not serve as a wistful rant on the music industry courtesy…
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The /Filmcast: After Dark - An In-Depth Discussion About Synecdoche, New York (GUESTS: Angie Han And Matt Singer)
In this special episode of the /Filmcast: After Dark, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley devote 80 minutes to discussing Charlie Kaufman's frustrating, enigmatic, and brilliant film, Synecdoche, New York. Special guests Matt Singer from IFC and Angie Han join us. Have any feedback? You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com or call and…
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Interview With Charlie Kaufman
In September, I had the opportunity to sit down with Charlie Kaufman, the screenwriter behind Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine and his directorial debut - Synecdoche, New York. Interviewing Charlie Kaufman is like playing a tennis match that you just can't win. I went into the interview with questions about symbolism and themes, but…
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THE OSCAR RACE BEGINS: Gotham Nominations Boost The Wrestler, Rosemary DeWitt, Rebecca Hall & Melissa Leo!
The very first Oscar precursor every year is the announcement of the Gotham Independent Film Awards. It’s not a strong precursor, but sometimes the oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers have some influence with Golden Globe and Oscar voters. Back in 2004, Gotham voters got behind Maria Full of Grace in a big way…
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New Posters: Synecdoche New York, Valkyrie, Quantum Of Solace And Changeling
A lot of new posters have hit the web in the last 24 hours. Cinematical has the final US poster for Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New York, which shows the life size replica of New York City that the main character builds in a warehouse. I think its cool but I actually prefer the…
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Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York Movie Trailer
Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman has described his directorial debut Synecdoche, New York as his version of a horror movie. It's a film about death, and man's fear of mortality. I had the chance to se the film in Toronto, and I'm still unsure of what I saw. It is either brilliant or completely insane. It's the…
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Two And A Half Hours With Charlie Kaufman
WiReD Magazine has been blogging the process of their profile on screenwriter turned director Charlie Kaufman. Not only is it amazing to see how much work goes into one of these WiReD cover stories (we're talking about months and months of work for one story) but the interactions with Kaufman are insanely interesting. I caught…
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Synecdoche, New York Movie Poster
Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New York just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival (read about the reaction here). In the last couple weeks, we've brought you production photos and video clips, and now IonCinema brings us the movie poster. I love the imagery of Hoffman overlooking the endless tables of papers. It gives you…
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Here is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! Lobster Johnson created this custom Heath Ledger-version Joker Munny. Patrick Read Johnson has found financing to complete post production on his autobiographical indie "77," (formerly titled 5/25/77) which chronicles the director's journeys…
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Three Video Clips From Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York
Cannes2008 has released thre first three clips from screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation., Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind) directorial debut Synecdoche, New York. The three clips don't reveal much. The first screening of the film happened at Cannes on Saturday. Anne Thompson writes that those who…
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Here is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! TotalFilm has a batch of production photos from Pixar's WALL-E. David Poland calls Sex and the City: The Movie "the Lord of the Rings of Chick Flicks… not that it's anywhere near…
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New Photos: Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York
Next up we bring you new photos from screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation., Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind) directorial debut. Synecdoche, New York stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as a theater director named Caden Cotard, whose life in Schenectady, New York is looking bleak. His wife Adele…
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First Look: Philip Seymour Hoffman And Catherine Keener In Synecdoche, New York
You might recognize Charlie Kaufman as the screenwriter of some of the strangest films in the last decade: Being John Malkovich, Human Nature, Adaptation., Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind. Now the Academy Award-winning writer makes his directorial debut with Synecdoche, New York. Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a theater…
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First Look: Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York
Ioncinema has the first photo from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New York. Click on the image to enlarge. Many of you will recognize Kaufman's name from his unique screenwriting credits: Being John Malkovich, Human Nature, Adaptation., Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind. The movie stars…
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Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York Movie Poster
Ioncinema has a look at the movie poster for Academy Award-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New York. Click on the poster to the right to enlarge. Many of you will recognize Kaufman's name from his unique screenwriting credits: Being John Malkovich, Human Nature, Adaptation., Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Eternal Sunshine of…
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Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York Begins In May
Academy Award-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman will begin principal photography on Synecdoche, New York in May. The shoot will begin on May 21st in New York, and will continue for ten weeks. We first told you about this film last year. Many of you will recognize Kaufman's name from his unique screenwriting credits: Being John Malkovich,…
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