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James Gunn & Charlie Kaufman Once Wanted To Make A Cannibalistic ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Remake

October 14, 2021 2:16 pm

The What If? lore of cinema is long, storied, and legendary, Jodorowsky in vain trying to make “Dune” in the 1970s, Stanley Kubrick trying to make his “Napoleon” epic and hell, we did a feature on this ages ag...

‘The Actor’: NEON To Distribute The New Film From Ryan Gosling & ‘Anomalisa’ Director Duke Johnson

Charles Barfield

April 13, 2021 1:23 pm

News

We are fast approaching three years since we’ve seen Ryan Gosling on the big screen. Though the actor has never been one to release films at a really fast clip, it appears that’s about to change over the next ...

‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’: Charlie Kaufman Talks About Negative Comments About His Film, “It’s Not The Critique, It’s When It Gets Weirdly Personal”

Rafael Motamayor

December 20, 2020 11:36 am

News

"Don't read the fucking comments, Charlie." Richard Linklater not only makes fantastic movies (reminder that "School of Rock" is one of his best) but he also gives pretty good and timeless advice. Here, he was...

‘How & Why’: Here Are Photos From Charlie Kaufman’s Unaired FX Series Starring John Hawkes & Michael Cera

Charles Barfield

November 25, 2020 1:19 pm

News, Television

It’s time to take a trip down memory lane. We’re going to try to remember all the way back to 2013, when it was announced that Charlie Kaufman would be working with FX on a new series titled “How and Why.” The...

Reed Morano To Direct The Charlie Kaufman-Written ‘Memory Police’ For Amazon

Rodrigo Perez

October 8, 2020 4:44 pm

News

Coming off his surreal mind-bender “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” for Netflix what is Charlie Kaufman doing next aside from contemplating its Oscar chances next year? Well, per his usual downcast temperament...

Jessie Buckley Thinks ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’ Shouldn’t Be Explained

Rafael Motamayor

September 20, 2020 11:00 am

News

Jessie Buckley is having a very interesting year. Even if she started 2020 with a role in the disastrous "Dolittle," her role in Charlie Kaufman's "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" has been praised by critics, a...

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The 8 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘First Cow,’ ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’ & More

Jason Bailey

September 8, 2020 1:37 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

Charlie Kaufman “Just Stopped Caring” About Directing After ‘Anomalisa’s’ Disappointing Box Office

Charles Barfield

September 2, 2020 2:56 pm

News

For a while now, especially during the promotion of the upcoming film, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” filmmaker Charlie Kaufman has consistently discussed the idea that he might be done with directing. While...

The Essentials: The Surreal Films Of Charlie Kaufman

Nicholas Laskin

September 2, 2020 2:00 pm

Features, News

The list of American screenwriters who have attained name-brand status in the last thirty years is a relatively short one. It used to be that the writer was king in Hollywood; the advent of the so-called auteu...

‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’: Charlie Kaufman’s Latest Is A Weird, Confounding & Brilliant Reflection Of Life’s Despairs [Review]

Tomris Laffly

August 27, 2020 9:02 am

Features, News, Reviews

Charlie Kaufman’s peculiarly inviting psychodrama “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” feels so enclosed that you could almost swear it was set inside a snow globe. With one gentle shake, gaudy conversations on vas...

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