Oct 24 2008 New 'Synecdoche, New York' Video Treats!
Synecdoche, New York opens today in New York and LA! I will be seeing this thing so hard this weekend, but if you don't live in such a location of Charlie Kaufman-privilege, here is some consolation: nine new clips from Twitch Film. It's not quite the same as seeing it tomorrow, but at least this way you're guaranteed not to hear me whispering across the aisle, whining how I don't know what's going on.
Sep 18 2008 'Synecdoche, New York' Trailer: You'll Love It
I couldn't tell you exactly what's going on in this trailer to Synecdoche, New York, but the film is written and directed by Charlie Kaufman and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, so I'm sure it's as great as it seems.
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Sep 16 2008 Hear Charlie Kaufman Talk About Things
Earlier today, my friend Kevin sent me these mp3s of Wired's entire two-and-a-half hour interview with Charlie Kaufman, and I can't stop listening to them. The notoriously reclusive writer discusses taking on the director's role with Synecdoche, New York, working with Spike Jonze, his career, neuroscience, and more, all spoken in the endearingly neurotic, timorous style you'd expect. Well done, Wired. How about you keep doing interviews like this and I'll keep pretending they're relevant to a technology magazine.
May 29 2008 'Synecdoche, New York' Poster is Very 'Notey'
I think this poster only works if you're familiar with the plot, how Hoffman's character is planning and constructing a replica of New York within a warehouse. Or if you're that guy from my old work who would always chuckle that he was "a bit of a Post-It junky," in which case you'll probably look at it and say, "Have you seen my desk? That is so me."
Poster for Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York [Ion Cinema]
Apr 28 2008 First Look at the 'Synecdoche, New York' Surreal, Funny, Dramatic Artist Studio
Yes, technically this is just Catherine Keener and Philip Seymour Hoffman standing in a dingy artist's studio. But it's also a scene in Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind writer Charlie Kaufman's first directorial effort, Synecdoche, New York--only the second shot since this one--so I'm somewhat justified in my genuine excitement. In what way will the above conversation use a mix of quirky surrealism, deadpan humor, and heart-wrenching drama to broaden my understanding of the tragedy of human existence? I don't know, but I'm certain it will.
Cannes Watch: Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York [Thompson on Hollywood]
Feb 4 2008 First Shot from 'Synecdoche New York' Representative of Whole
There are few films I'm anticipating more than Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche New York, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as a playwright attempting to create a life-size replicate of New York for one of his works. In less capable hands it could turn into a quirky Field of Dreams, but Kaufman's writing resumé (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind) has shown his rare talent at grounding the absurd in reality, a skill that will likely carry through into his direction, and with PSH in the lead, I mean, come on. It has to be good.
IonCinema agrees with my enthusiasm, and has posted the above first shot from the film. I have no idea what is being examined, but it will probably end up being clever enough to earn a Best Screenplay nomination.
Synecdoche New York Image [Ion Cinema]
