In the first half of Charlie Kaufman’s “Synecdoche, New York,” a writer works through his greatest fears; in the second half, a writer writes about his greatest fears, and it’s not the same thing.

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 ...

For its first 20 or so minutes, Synecdoche, New York, the directorial debut of the Oscar-winning, mind-bending screenwriter Charlie Kaufman appears to be a meditation on death. We first meet its ...

Charlie Kaufman is a past master of ingenious conceits and wild flights of fantasy as witnessed particularly in Being John Malkovich and Enternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. His talent has always ...