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2.5 Hours Of Charlie Kaufman Yappin'? Yes, Please!

Okay, I'll see this... by LordPorkington	Sep 16th, 2008 11:40:29 AM
The day that Hell freezes over.
I've heard his directorial debut is unwatchable by Garbageman33	Sep 16th, 2008 11:40:56 AM
Of course, I've also heard it's genius.
garbageman by The InSneider	Sep 16th, 2008 12:05:45 PM
that's right. it's an interesting but excruciating sit and i can honestly say i'll never watch that movie again. ever.
I'm thinking of becoming a transvestite. by cookylamoo	Sep 16th, 2008 12:16:58 PM
Oh wait, wrong board.
Don't care how much of a mess this is... by Henry_Krinkle_from_FairLawn	Sep 16th, 2008 12:37:02 PM
I think CK is 1 of the most talented original minds in hollywood. Granted, thats like being the smartest guy with down syndrome (sorry to quote waiting) but atleast he's making his own vision come alive instead of a concoction of several hundred focus groups. Adaptation is still quite awesome.
Henry_Krinkle_from_FairLawn... by LordPorkington	Sep 16th, 2008 01:10:19 PM
Seriously, how lazy does a person have to be to type the number '1' instead of just writing 'one'? Strangely you typed out the word 'hundred' though. You're quite the enigma.
Yeah, I don't have time to scour the nets by pokadoo	Sep 16th, 2008 01:16:08 PM
...for cool shit, and dont get fanboys whining about news being old. This is pretty much the only site I check everyday so it's much appreciated, Beaks. Look forward to hearing this(when I have spare time, Kaufman is genius.
It actually takes MORE effort by IForgotAbout19	Sep 16th, 2008 01:27:50 PM
to type 1, than to type one. I just experimented, using myself as a test subject, and the first time I tied I hit ` instead...
tried* by IForgotAbout19	Sep 16th, 2008 01:28:06 PM
Is also hard to type
Oh, and by IForgotAbout19	Sep 16th, 2008 01:28:30 PM
Kaufman is genius, although admittedly the first one was pretty amateurish.
by AllieJamison	Sep 16th, 2008 01:42:43 PM
Lol ...the interview definitely starts out great. There's a quite intriguing informal and low key (super-loud café-noises in the background)atmosphere about it.
Haha the gay waiter walks in on the conversation... by TroutMaskReplicant	Sep 16th, 2008 02:17:48 PM
Now he's a star! I look forward to seeing this film. I imagine it's one of those, difficult follow up movies.
by AllieJamison	Sep 16th, 2008 02:25:04 PM
God bless the internet for giving us uncut interviews and the silence of Charlie Kaufmann thinking about what sandwich he should order for lunch. Seriously. The interview is absolutely fantastic.
Does anyone wonder if Kauffman is talking about Juno by TroutMaskReplicant	Sep 16th, 2008 02:33:44 PM
When he complains about fake indie movies?
More great audio interviews... by JackLint	Sep 16th, 2008 03:27:11 PM
http://tinyurl.com/64h9uo Interviews from the recent CineVegas Film Festival. Viggo's is really great. He talks alot about the upcoming adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road. I think you're supposed to spell out any number that you can write with two words, and use numerals for anything more than that. For technial writing (APA format), you're supposed to spell out numbers below 10 and use numerals for 10 and above. English is fun.
Hey Charlie.... by Smerdyakov	Sep 16th, 2008 04:52:56 PM
Thanks for getting Judy Greer to take off her top for no reason.
isnt he sneaking and talking this at USC soon? by JRKerr	Sep 16th, 2008 05:38:40 PM
is somebody from aicn going to crash that and report back?
I've already listened trough the whole thing... by technoman	Sep 16th, 2008 05:57:01 PM
...and it's worth every second. I was wondering if he meant "Little Miss Sunshine" when talking about "Fake Indie Movies". Funny how he never uttered the words "George Clooney" when talking about "Confessions". I'm very interested in now seing it, and "Human Nature". And of course, I'm expecting "Synecdoche" to be a magnum opus that also breaks my heart. Let's see. I've heard it's got a warehouse inside a warehouse inside a warehouse, so things will get interesting... :-)
2 hours of an overrated hack! by criticalbliss	Sep 16th, 2008 06:21:49 PM
Yep, you heard me. The guy's only successful film was hijacked by Clooney (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind). The rest of his stuff is structurally flawed, navel-gazing pablum with hollow, cardboard characters and bullshit endings. He manages to ruin every interesting premise and conceit he touches... Great.
Charlie Kaufman loves 30 Rock... by DanielKurland	Sep 16th, 2008 06:26:58 PM
Saw him interviewed on The Hour last week, and he mentioned how he loves the show, and it makes him laugh out loud. I personally don't like it, but I think it's an interesting piece of information. He also said that Schnecdoche was what he wrote when he was asked to write a horror film.
"Hollow, cardboard characters"??.... by DanielKurland	Sep 16th, 2008 06:30:33 PM
Have you seen Eternal Sunshine?
Smerdyakov.... by RockLobster800	Sep 16th, 2008 06:38:36 PM
dont worry, you wont have to see THESE (lifts shirt) anymore!!....thanks man for the opening to make an Arrested Development, I am in your debt :)
or an arrested development REFERENCE... by RockLobster800	Sep 16th, 2008 06:43:41 PM
curse my typing skills-leaving out a letter is one thing, but an whole word...damn. And is there still Juno hate bubbling up? Ive been an indie film fan all my life, and Ive gone from Cassavettes to the Coens and while I know that Juno was overhyped,but Jesus guys, it was a nice little flick, no more, no less, and I enjoyed it...cant we leave it at that?
Awesome, thanks by BrandLoyalist	Sep 16th, 2008 07:03:21 PM
I have loads of headphone and car stereo time to fill
When I first rented Human Nature by Mockingbuddha	Sep 16th, 2008 07:30:00 PM
The video Clerk told me not to rent it. He told me to rent Pluto Nash (not sure about that title, that Eddie Murphy sci-fi thing, never saw it). I told him I was going to rent it anyway. Then when I went to rent it again later so I could watch it with my girlfriend, (now wife), I rented the same copy and a different clerk told me not to watch it. I told her I was renting it again and I loved it. Then later I was at the same video store and they had put it in the used dvd for sale bin. They sold their only copy! So I bought it. Man I love that movie, and I think I may be the only one in Memphis that rented it from that particular store. "We'll be sure to pass some legislation on this issue as soon as possible." is my favorite line, though I think I misquoted it.
Adaptation by greyspecter	Sep 16th, 2008 08:50:36 PM
is my favorite film of his, though Being John Malkovich is pure yummy gold, and ETotSM is good too. Stranger than Fiction was trying to do what Adaptation succeeded doing by accidental design.
How can anyone call Eternal Sunshine hollow by Lovecraftfan	Sep 16th, 2008 10:24:14 PM
The scene at the disintergrating beachouse at the end has more emotion than most films. anyone who says that Kaufman films are hollow with cardboard characters I have to wonder if they've seen Eternal Sunshine
Synecdoche, NY is BRILLIANT by themovieslave	Sep 17th, 2008 04:21:58 PM
I don't understand the "mixed reviews". I saw the film at this year's Sarajevo Film Festival and it is remarkable! Plus: I got to meet Charlie and he IS funny (and nervous!). ;)

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