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Falling Apart In First Clips From Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York

Here are the first few clips from Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New York. Kaufman, of course, wrote science fiction classics Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and The Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless MInd. In this case, the science fiction hook is a mysterious disease that's slowly shutting down Philip Seymour Hoffman's body's autonomic functions, one by one. More »

1:06 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
2,611 views, 11 comments

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15 Great Movies You Didn't Know Were Science Fiction

The greatest science fiction movies sometimes aren't labeled as science fiction at all. As with literary novels like The Road and The Confessions of Max Tivoli, some classic movies explore alternate or futuristic worlds, even as they slip under the radar of mainstream (or alternative) audiences. Call them slipstream, or "stealth science fiction." Here's our list of 15 great movies you may be familiar with, but didn't know were science fiction. More »

10:00 AM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
141,334 views, 87 comments

Latest by Loserface: @MajorMattMason: I got that it was satire, but that still didn't make it a good film. I think its a lot more interesting and creative to write a plausible and completely divergent history that reflect our world. What they did more »

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Neuro-Tourism In Charlie Kaufman's Movies

The movie we're most eager to see this spring may well be Synecdoche, New York, the directorial debut of Charlie Kaufman, who wrote Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. Will it be science fiction? We don't know yet. But we do know it'll be mind-bending, and judging from the synopses we've read, it'll explore a theme dear to Kaufman's heart: physical locations as reflections for places in the mind. Spoilers ahead. More »

4:00 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,097 views, 8 comments

Latest by n/a: The premise actually sounds a lot like this debate in the mental imagery literature, which centers around the following question: is mental imagery spatial or propositional? In other words, when we look at the world, do we have a more »

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4 Maverick Filmmakers You Should Stalk

Screw McG. The most alarming visions of five minutes from now are coming from a handful of filmmakers who bring their weird imaginations to film after film. Here's a list of four creators you should be obsessing about. Stuff your Netflix queue with their past movies. Hunt down the obscure shit. Show up for their new releases on opening night. Make their movies take out a restraining order on you. More »

2:30 PM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By charliejane
1,143 views, Comment