Tag: Being John Malkovich
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Charlie Kaufman: If Hollywood Wants ‘Garbage,’ They ‘Might as Well Have A.I.’ Write Scripts
Charlie Kaufman is calling out the rise of “garbage” content in Hollywood that easily could have been written by A.I.The “Being John Malkovich” screenwriter told an audience at the Sarajevo Film Festival (via Deadline) that artificial intelligence will be the final nail in the coffin for quality films. Kaufman is receiving the lifetime achievement award…
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Charlie Kaufman to receive Sarajevo 2023 honorary award
The festival will host a special screening of ‘Adaptation’.US writer and filmmaker Charlie Kaufman will receive the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival next month (August 11-18).The festival will host a special screening of Oscar-winning feature Adaptation, which was written by Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze, as part of…
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Charlie Kaufman Makes Fiery WGA Awards Speech: ‘We Are Trained to Believe What We Do Is Secondary to What They Do’
“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Being John Malkovich” screenwriter Charlie Kaufman took dead aim at Hollywood’s power structure in his remarks at Sunday’s Writers Guild Awards, where he was feted with the top honorary film award.“We trained to believe that what we do is secondary to what they do,” Kaufman said, with quiet…
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John Malkovich’s Streak Of Villainous Roles Wasn’t Something He Controlled
When we consider John Malkovich playing a parody of himself in “Being John Malkovich,” there comes the question: Why John Malkovich? Why not “Being Kurt Russell” or “Being Alan Rickman,” for instance? Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman answered this, saying there was no other actor in mind when he wrote the script, due to Malkovich’s “quality of…
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Catherine Keener, Screen Star of Tomorrow Charlie Heaton drama ‘No Future’ lands at Premiere for EFM sales (exclusive)
Sales slate includes There Are No Saints, East Of The Mountains, This Game’s Called Murder.Premiere Entertainment Group has acquired international rights to Tribeca 2021 drama No Future starring Catherine Keener and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2015 Charlie Heaton and will commence talks with EFM buyers this week.The film centres on a recovering addict – Heaton,…
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Best Charlie Kaufman Films to Stream and Buy on Blu-Ray
All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Charlie Kaufman is what happens when a creative lets their imagination run wild. The Oscar-winning screenwriter, director, and producer’s…
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Charlie Kaufman: ‘Making people laugh makes me feel validated as a human’
The screenwriter behind Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has written a novel – about a film critic who hates Charlie KaufmanWhen Charlie Kaufman was seven years old, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. He knows because he went as far as to write it…
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Charlie Kaufman’s Brain-Bending New Movie Made for a ‘Delirious’ Shoot, Says Jesse Plemons
According to “El Camino” and “The Irishman” actor Jesse Plemons, production on the set of the latest Charlie Kaufman movie made for a “delirious” experience — and why would you expect anything less from the writer of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Being John Malkovich,” and the writer/director of “Synecdoche, New York”? These…
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Building A Brighter Future In Spike Jonze’s ‘Her’
When we look at cinema and television narratives set in the future, things don’t look very bright literally or figuratively. The color palette is dark, the land is barren, and the social constructs are totally warped. Sometimes, though, we do get a glimpse where the future looks, dare I say, warm and welcoming. Spike Jonze…
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Tribeca Film Review: ‘Song of Back and Neck’
In the American version of “The Office,” Paul Lieberstein played Toby Flenderson, the world’s least competent Hr director, so ineffectual he actually wound up bearing the brunt of his colleagues’ workplace harassment. Like a human Eeyore, or the sad-sack equivalent of a giant shrug, the actor made for an amusing contribution to a well-rounded ensemble,…