I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Charlie Kaufman, 2020) Movie • Page 2

thewlis!!

 

hell yeah

 

cautiously optimistic, hopefully we get a trailer soon

 

bruh, only two months

 

Forgot this was happening. Nice that it’ll be out so soon upon the reminder!

 

Synecdoche, New York is an unfairly forgotten masterpiece.

 

I always thought it was the opposite, that its reputation has only grown in recent years. And like with Tree if Life, the detractors calling it pretentious have mostly faded away

 

About damn time.

 

I think it is appreciated more but I don't usually see it ranked up there with stuff like There Will Be Blood and Mulholland Drive.

 

I loved it when it came out, but it's also exhausting. Haven't had much desire to revisit it.

 

It's a very rewarding rewatch.

 

I’m ready for my heart to be broken again with this movie.

Synecdoche, New York is perfect. The score in particular is amazing.

 

And FYI it's coming out on vinyl for RSD on Oct 24

 

How was Frank or Francis 11 million with Nicolas Cage Jack Black Steve Carell and Kevin Kline

 

It was many years ago for one. When Cage was doing anything for a buck because of his financial issues (which hasn't really changed).

And Black was doing indies as well like Bernie. Plus, people will take considerably less to be in a movie by an acclaimed writer/director. Eternal Sunshine was no different.

 

would pay top dollar for a Kaufman Marvel movie

 

He wrote a draft of Chaos Walking that was discarded and also Orion and the Dark (kids book) that I don't think went anywhere. Both were safer things for him. Over the years and I'm fairly certain he admits it, he has played it safer. I think that's one of the reasons Antkind is coming out. Free reign.

He did write Hounds of Eyelids, Based on the novel IQ83 by Arthur Herzog, which is a pretty out there story but again, it went nowhere. But honestly, it sounds like it would be ideal for Netflix to pick it up now:
"The plan is for Carell to play Dr. James Healey, who led a group of scientists that conducted DNA experiments that unleashed an airborne virus that ravages the population. The affliction isn’t fatal but pretty bad; it progressively lowers the IQ of the afflicted, more effectively than a marathon of the Kardashians’ reality show. It becomes a race against time as the scientist struggles for a cure, even as he feels himself growing dumber. He watches crowds regressing into animal packs and sees the president of the United States try to comfort the masses, only to babble and drool on television."

Then there was his FX pilot...
"In the half-hour single-cam pilot that Charlie Kaufman (screenwriter of Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) shot for FX, the brilliant John Hawkes plays a TV host who loses his gig and has to move to a smaller market, where he works for a younger guy (Michael Cera) and with a new crew. Sally Hawkins played his wife, and Catherine Keener was set to guest-star. Trade website Deadline Hollywood reported that FX didn't appreciate its unusual tone and felt it "would not mesh well with the rest of the lineup." Kaufman is rumored to be shopping the show to other networks."

 

Got my copy of Antkind today!

 

let me know how it is, it feels like it could be absolutely brilliant and weird or an overstuffed slog

 

yeah I'm waiting for more reviews before I buy that one haha

 

Charlie Kaufman Is Sorry, He’s a Bit Distracted

 

An exclusive first look at Charlie Kaufman's wild Netflix film 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'

 

physically and emotionally punish me, chuck

 

From that, it sounds like it’s pretty faithful to the book which has me quite worried. Hope he gets looser with the adaptation as it goes