Charlie Kaufman

  • Screenwriting

Watch the Charlie Kaufman WGA Awards Speech: ‘I Have Wasted Years Seeking the Approval of People with Money’ (Video)

Charlie Kaufman told writers not to seek "the approval of people with money" and instead to "work for the world"…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

Charlie Kaufman and I’m Thinking of Ending Things: ‘We Live in Memory’ (Podcast)

The new Charlie Kaufman film I'm Thinking of Ending Things returns to two of his most familiar subjects: the struggle…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: New Charlie Kaufman; Summer Book Recommendations; Fun Remains Possible

Movie News Rundown: A first look at the new Charlie Kaufman film I'm Thinking of Ending Things; summer book recommendations…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: Abel Ferrara Advice; Essential Charlie Kaufman; Hear Painted Bird

In today's Movie News Roundup: Bad Lieutenant and King of New York director Abel Ferrara has very practical advice on making a…

4 years ago
  • Other

"Meet Me in Montauk": Alamo Drafthouse and Focus Features Memorably Celebrate Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

I’m on a cloudy beach on a cool mid-August afternoon. A trail of footprints sinks into the damp sand as…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Learn “Kaufman’s Folly” to Avoid Writing Fanciful Worlds That Aren’t Relatable (Video)

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. There is a fundamental issue…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Seeing Is Conceiving. Build a Blueprint to Work Visuals Into Your Screenplay

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Writing visually is something a lot…

7 years ago
  • Other

How Stop-Motion Can Survive: The Past, Present and Future of a Suffering Art (Video)

From The Boxtrolls, to Anomalisa, to Kubo and the Two Strings, stop-motion animation has consecutively held its place within the category of…

7 years ago
  • Screenwriting

Study Up: If You’re Not Reading Screenplays, You’re Missing Out as a Screenwriter

As you probably know, the best way to master any creative craft is to study and learn from the best.…

8 years ago
  • Cinematography

What’s In Your Kit? Anomalisa Cinematographer Joe Passarelli

For our series What’s in Your Kit, we ask a range of working cinematographers to share the gear they can’t…

8 years ago
  • Directing
  • Interviews

Human at the Seams: Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Make Yearning Tangible in Anomalisa

In Anomalisa, a delicately melancholic observation on loneliness and the flawed human condition, acclaimed writer-director Charlie Kaufman and co-director Duke…

8 years ago
  • Movie News
  • Movie Reviews

10th Anniversary Retrospective: Forgetting Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

On the eve of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind's 10th anniversary, I revisited an old cinematic flame, confirming my…

10 years ago
  • Screenwriting

Charlie Kaufman: Outlaw Scribe

Screenwriters have a tendency to operate by a specific set of traditional rules: Establish your characters and their situation, introduce…

20 years ago