Tag: Samantha Morton

  • All life’s a play in Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York

    All life’s a play in Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York

    Whether it actually is or not, Synecdoche, New York has the feel of a very, very personal work of art. I know next to nothing about writer/director Charlie Kaufman’s personal life, and don’t even necessarily feel like I do now. Then again, few people do know Kaufman, as he has famously managed to sidestep much…

  • Love Will Tear Us Apart: Anton Corbijn’s Control

    Love Will Tear Us Apart: Anton Corbijn’s Control

    Control is one of the very few rare musical biopics to ever appeal to me, even though I am only passingly familiar with the music of Joy Division, and even less so of the history of its tragically doomed lead singer Ian Curtis. To testify to the film’s power, I immediately purchased The Best of…