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more about #charliekaufman more comments → Weirdsmobile: This is the kind of comparison that kind of annoys me, to be frank. Here's what happens: a lot of artists creating in a certain style toil in obscurit... more » James Spurrier: Sorry guys, I agree with Charlie Jane, Stranger Than Fiction was an okay way to spend two hours, but it was hardly compelling Kaufmanesque cinema. Fi... more » Steve Mohundro: I saw this at the Seattle International Film Festival, and I don't think it's quite as off-kilter as most Kaufman's stuff. It's also not quite as hard... more » Pope John Peeps II: Why is this a Kaufman clone? Judging from the trailer, there only seem to be a few passing resemblances. more » Calaverius: I saw this movie and really liked it. Though I would have to say it's the first time I walked out of a film feeling like I just read an 800 page book... more » Facter: Is anyone else reminded of elements of Samuel R Delanys Dhalgren when they read through the ideas behind this movie? more » -
#coldsouls
Yes, It's A Charlie Kaufman Pastiche Starring Paul Giamatti. Got A Problem With That?
Cold Souls stars Paul Giamatti as an actor named Paul Giamatti, struggling with ennui. He gets his soul removed in an arcane procedure, but things don't go as he'd hoped, in this new trailer. Is "Charlie Kaufman" becoming a genre? More » -
#stealthsciencefiction
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 » -
#synecdochenewyork
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 »
