Charlie Kaufman

Presenting the only Cannes awards that really matter: Ours.

The World Is a Stage

Art imitates life imitating art in Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York

Best of the 2008 Big Screen

Heartwarming end-of-the-world tales and others

Old Man Pitt

The curious case of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Shots in the Dark

Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone

Shots in the Dark

Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone

Anchor, Man?

Playing against type, Will Ferrell can't quite ground this artificially whimsical romantic comedy.

Playtime

Throwaway gags and mad obsessions in Gondry's wondrous fantasy

Leaning Sideways

In a year when small movies came up big, picking the best was a Payne

Blarney Rubble

Intermission kicks through the debris of modern Ireland

Mind Games

George Clooney impressively toys with the twisted delusions of a game show producer

Adapt This

If being Charlie Kaufman is no fun, watching him is a real drag

Hairy Plotters

Ignoble savages go ape in Human Nature

Pull the Strings!

Being John Malkovich

Soul Man

Paul Giamatti brings the wit, but the film lacks something deeper.