If you traveled the length of John Malkovich’s medulla oblongata, hung a sharp left at the desk where Beckett’s Krapp recorded his last tape and walked through the adjoining door of the interstellar ...

The very title Synecdoche, New York is off-putting. Like a genius lunatic wandering the streets, it seems to scream, “I’m weird and difficult! Stay away!” But I say, it’s weird and wonderful. Go!

Click to viewSynecdoche, New York, the latest film from Charlie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” Kaufman, creates its own brand of magical realism crossed with science fiction. The tale of a ...

The motif of Charlie Kaufman’s stories usually involves a depressed man striving to tackle an epic example of his personal and professional worth. It’s the puppeteer in Being John Malkovich, the ...

Cannes Edition: Kaufman's gloomy 2008 head trip is not as depressing as you remember. In fact, it's a huge and ambitious celebration of life. With readers turning to their home viewing options more ...

Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dianne Wiest, Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams, Emily Watson and Jennifer Jason Leigh B All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely ...

Synecdoche, New York has been called a “love it or hate it” proposition. That’s probably true. There are many people who will despise the film and find it incomprehensible garbage. Others will feel ...