‘The Memory Police’: Charlie Kaufman Adapting 1994 Novel for Feature!!

The Memory Police, a 1994 Yōko Ogawa novel, already feels like a Charlie Kaufman-esque project, concerning the elusive nature of memories and the surreal oppression of forces beyond our controls. So why not make the movie version official? Per Deadline, Kaufman will be adapting the work into an Amazon Studios film, with director Reed Morano coming aboard to helm. The novel concerns an unnamed island in a dystopian … Continue reading ‘The Memory Police’: Charlie Kaufman Adapting 1994 Novel for Feature!!

I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Review!!

Synopsis – Full of misgivings, a young woman travels with her new boyfriend to his parents’ secluded farm. Upon arriving, she comes to question everything she thought she knew about him, and herself. My Take – There is no denying of the fact that Charlie Kaufman is undeniably one of the greatest and most absurdly talented writers of the century who specializes in unusual plots … Continue reading I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Review!!

‘IQ 83’: Charlie Kaufman’s Long-Awaited Adaptation May Become an HBO Series!!

Way back in 2014 (remember those days?), Charlie Kaufman was tapped to do a page one rewrite of an adaptation of Arthur Herzog’s novel IQ 83 for Paramount, with Steve Carell attached to star. Obviously that project never materialized, but Kaufman says there’s a possibility his adaptation may yet see the light of day on HBO. In an interview with Collider’s Steve Weintraub about his … Continue reading ‘IQ 83’: Charlie Kaufman’s Long-Awaited Adaptation May Become an HBO Series!!

‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Trailer Reveals Charlie Kaufman’s Moody Netflix Film!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Full of misgivings, a young woman travels with her new boyfriend to his parents’ secluded farm. Upon arriving, she comes to question everything she thought she knew about him, and herself. Based on Iain Reid’s acclaimed novel. Directed – Charlie Kaufman Starring – Toni Collette, Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Trailer Reveals Charlie Kaufman’s Moody Netflix Film!! Check It Out!!

‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Images Reveal Charlie Kaufman’s Netflix Film!! Check It Out!!

If you’re not hyped for I’m Thinking of Ending Things, let me lay out the facts: Charlie Kaufman and his weird enigma brain made his first live-action film in more than 10 years for Netflix, the streaming service that so often lets filmmakers do whatever the heck, with Jesse Plemons and Jessie Buckley at the front of it. EW just dropped the first images today, … Continue reading ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Images Reveal Charlie Kaufman’s Netflix Film!! Check It Out!!

‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’: Charlie Kaufman’s Netflix Movie Finally Has a Release Date!!

Charlie Kaufman is one of our most striking, unorthodox auteurs. From Adaptation to Synecdoche, New York to Anomalisa, the man makes exceptionally knotted, complicated, and metatextual journeys into the mind (well, usually his own). His latest project, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, sounds like all of these things — with the additional, exceptional wrinkle of being an all-out psychological horror film. I’ve been waiting with patient breath to hear when this … Continue reading ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’: Charlie Kaufman’s Netflix Movie Finally Has a Release Date!!

Netflix Is Skipping Fall Festival Season!!!

Oscars 2021 is going to be weird no matter what. With movie theaters around the country still closed and dozens of high-profile releases getting postponed until the end of the year or further, there just doesn’t seem like there’s going to be enough new movies for the Academy to vote on. Netflix is taking things even further out of the ordinary by skipping the festival … Continue reading Netflix Is Skipping Fall Festival Season!!!

‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’: Brie Larson Exits Netflix Movie As More Join the Cast!!

After starring in Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame and making her directorial debut with the upcoming Netflix movie Unicorn Store, it’s safe to say that Brie Larson deserves a break. She has certainly earned one. And perhaps that’s why she has pulled out of Charlie Kaufman‘s psychological thriller I’m Thinking of Ending Things. I haven’t heard of any creative differences or another project that would … Continue reading ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’: Brie Larson Exits Netflix Movie As More Join the Cast!!

‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’: Brie Larson To Star In Charlie Kaufman’s Netflix Movie!!!

I hear that Oscar winner Brie Larson, who is next up toplining Captain Marvel, is finalizing a deal to star I’m Thinking of Ending Things, the new film adapted and directed by Charlie Kaufman for Netflix. Based on Iain Reid’s 2016 novel, the plot centers on Jake, who is on a road trip to meet his parents on their secluded farm with his girlfriend (Larson), … Continue reading ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’: Brie Larson To Star In Charlie Kaufman’s Netflix Movie!!!

Charlie Kaufman to Write and Direct ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ for Netflix!!!

Charlie Kaufman is making the jump to Netflix. The wildly talented writer of films like Being John Malkovich, Adaptation., and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and director Syncedoche, New York and the unforgettable stop-motion animated Anomalisa appears to have found his next project, and it’s a Netflix original. Variety reports that Kaufman will write and direct a film adaptation of the Iain Reid novel … Continue reading Charlie Kaufman to Write and Direct ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ for Netflix!!!