Last fall, Mondo partnered with graphic designer Alan Hynes to release the “Fight Club” original score on vinyl for the first time in 15 years. Now both parties are teaming up again to bring Charlie Kaufman fans the ultimate late summer gift with Carter Burwell’s “Anomalisa” original score on vinyl. The amazing packaging, designed by Hynes, unfolds into a pop-up replica of Michael Stone’s hotel room.
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The “Anomalisa” vinyl is being released this week, and there are only 1,000 copies available for purchase (999 pressed on 180 gram black vinyl, 1 pressed on 180 gram Cincinnati sunrise vinyl). Each set is on sale for $30.
Hynes’ official artist statement reads:
Deciding what to create for the pop-up was a challenge. I felt the ubiquitous stand-up cutouts that are often used in pop-up record sleeves wouldn’t do the level of complexity and creativity present in the film proper justice...
Read More:http://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/anomalisa-animation-starburns-industries-short-film-music-video-moonwrapped-watch-1201830000/
The “Anomalisa” vinyl is being released this week, and there are only 1,000 copies available for purchase (999 pressed on 180 gram black vinyl, 1 pressed on 180 gram Cincinnati sunrise vinyl). Each set is on sale for $30.
Hynes’ official artist statement reads:
Deciding what to create for the pop-up was a challenge. I felt the ubiquitous stand-up cutouts that are often used in pop-up record sleeves wouldn’t do the level of complexity and creativity present in the film proper justice...
- 8/14/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
2017-07-04T12:32:01-07:00Mayim Bialik Has a New Kitten
Always by her side! The star Mayim Bialik shared a sweet Instagram video of herself cuddling with her newly adopted rescue kitten, Adamantium, on Sunday, July 2.
In the clip, the Blossom alum, 41, who’s taking a one month mandatory rest after straining her vocal cords, looks comfortable as her gray and white spotted kitty cuddles with her.
Bialik who is mother of sons Miles, 11, and Frederick, 8, with ex-husband Michael Stone — captioned the post “Sunday with #adamantium #addie.”
Read the rest of this article at Us Weekly.
Mayim Bialik is one of the stars of The Big Bang Theory.
Always by her side! The star Mayim Bialik shared a sweet Instagram video of herself cuddling with her newly adopted rescue kitten, Adamantium, on Sunday, July 2.
In the clip, the Blossom alum, 41, who’s taking a one month mandatory rest after straining her vocal cords, looks comfortable as her gray and white spotted kitty cuddles with her.
Bialik who is mother of sons Miles, 11, and Frederick, 8, with ex-husband Michael Stone — captioned the post “Sunday with #adamantium #addie.”
Read the rest of this article at Us Weekly.
Mayim Bialik is one of the stars of The Big Bang Theory.
- 7/4/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Mayim Bialik is answering all the questions every young girl has about growing up in her new book, Girling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart and Spectacular – but how does she talk to her own sons about puberty?
The Big Bang Theory star and neuroscientist tells People in this week’s issue, “We’ve always spoken to our children very frankly and in biologically appropriate terms.”
“We don’t want them to have shame about their bodies or fear about women’s bodies,” says Bialik. “While we tend to be a pretty socially conservative house in terms of how we...
The Big Bang Theory star and neuroscientist tells People in this week’s issue, “We’ve always spoken to our children very frankly and in biologically appropriate terms.”
“We don’t want them to have shame about their bodies or fear about women’s bodies,” says Bialik. “While we tend to be a pretty socially conservative house in terms of how we...
- 5/12/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Three years after her divorce, Mayim Bialik is opening up about the struggles of raising healthy kids amidst a marital split, and shares what she’s learned in a candid Vlog on her YouTube channel. “Being divorced is not a fun way to raise kids,” says Bialik, who split up with husband Michael Stone after nine […]...
- 8/21/2016
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
The world has too much to say and Michael Stone is sick of hearing the same droning voices over and over again — until he meets Lisa, a self-deprecating customer service representative with a voice that sings above the depressing background noise of Michael’s drab world. ‘Anomalisa’ Blu-ray Review Charlie Kaufman’s Anomalisa features the voices Jennifer Jason Leigh, […]
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- 8/4/2016
- by Nadia Misir
- Uinterview
Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best (or most interesting) films one can take home. Note that if you’re looking to support the site, every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated.
Anomalisa (Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson)
Charlie Kaufman, the writer behind Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, teams up with animator Duke Johnson to create a complex emotional drama starring lifelike puppets. The premise is riddled with existential dread of modern-day life, presented uniquely through Kaufman’s idiosyncratic point-of-view. For protagonist and self-help author Michael Stone (voiced soulfully by David Thewlis), everyone around him has the same voice (thanks to Tom Noonan) and nothing feels right. It isn’t...
Anomalisa (Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson)
Charlie Kaufman, the writer behind Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, teams up with animator Duke Johnson to create a complex emotional drama starring lifelike puppets. The premise is riddled with existential dread of modern-day life, presented uniquely through Kaufman’s idiosyncratic point-of-view. For protagonist and self-help author Michael Stone (voiced soulfully by David Thewlis), everyone around him has the same voice (thanks to Tom Noonan) and nothing feels right. It isn’t...
- 6/7/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
88:88 (Isiah Medina)
What has set cinema back — both from the perspective of those who make, and those who write about it — are the binaries chosen to be created and propagated, be it taste, modes of production, or genre, essentially what forms “correct” cinema, in terms either classical or experimental. So there’s more and more hope that a film can come along that hopefully defies the tradition of quality,...
88:88 (Isiah Medina)
What has set cinema back — both from the perspective of those who make, and those who write about it — are the binaries chosen to be created and propagated, be it taste, modes of production, or genre, essentially what forms “correct” cinema, in terms either classical or experimental. So there’s more and more hope that a film can come along that hopefully defies the tradition of quality,...
- 3/18/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
Dailies is a round-up of essential film writing, news bits, videos, and other highlights from across the Internet. If you’d like to submit a piece for consideration, get in touch with us in the comments below or on Twitter at @TheFilmStage.
All The President’s Men will opens the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival. See more films here.
Watch Yorgos Lanthimos and Ariane Labed discuss the making of The Lobster:
Little White Lies‘ Katherine McLaughlin on how Anomalisa echoes the existential blues of Chantal Akerman’s Je, Tu, Il, Elle:
What is it be human? What is it to ache? What is it to be alive?” asks customer service expert Michael Stone in Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson’s stop-motion masterpiece Anomalisa. These are the same questions that the late Belgium filmmaker Chantal Akerman posed over 30 years ago in her black-and-white debut feature Je, Tu, Il, Elle.
Watch a...
All The President’s Men will opens the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival. See more films here.
Watch Yorgos Lanthimos and Ariane Labed discuss the making of The Lobster:
Little White Lies‘ Katherine McLaughlin on how Anomalisa echoes the existential blues of Chantal Akerman’s Je, Tu, Il, Elle:
What is it be human? What is it to ache? What is it to be alive?” asks customer service expert Michael Stone in Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson’s stop-motion masterpiece Anomalisa. These are the same questions that the late Belgium filmmaker Chantal Akerman posed over 30 years ago in her black-and-white debut feature Je, Tu, Il, Elle.
Watch a...
- 3/14/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"The Big Short"
Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt star in this acclaimed financial fraud dramedy, based on Michael Lewis's bestseller. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing) and it's out on DVD and Blu-ray on March 15. The Blu-ray combo pack has more than an hour of bonus content, including behind-the-scenes interviews with the filmmakers and author, plus five deleted scenes.
Here's a behind-the-scenes clip with Selena Gomez and Anthony Bourdain explaining their roles in the film; this bonus feature is available on the Digital HD and Blu-ray releases:
"Brooklyn"
Saoirse Ronan earned an Oscar nomination for her lead...
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"The Big Short"
Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt star in this acclaimed financial fraud dramedy, based on Michael Lewis's bestseller. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing) and it's out on DVD and Blu-ray on March 15. The Blu-ray combo pack has more than an hour of bonus content, including behind-the-scenes interviews with the filmmakers and author, plus five deleted scenes.
Here's a behind-the-scenes clip with Selena Gomez and Anthony Bourdain explaining their roles in the film; this bonus feature is available on the Digital HD and Blu-ray releases:
"Brooklyn"
Saoirse Ronan earned an Oscar nomination for her lead...
- 3/14/2016
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
In Charlie Kaufman’s acclaimed new puppet animation, David Thewlis plays a depressed motivational guru who suffers a breakdown. He talks about love, death and the importance of being honest
When David Thewlis records a voiceover – chirpy earthworm, drumming aardvark, ads for Sainsbury’s – he generally gets the same feedback. “They say: ‘You sound quite angry, David’ or ‘You sound quite cynical. Can you do it with more of a smile in your voice?’” He grins. Now he can tell when others use the same tactic. “Estate agents, particularly.”
No such notes were necessary for Anomalisa, in which he voices a customer service guru called Michael Stone, spending the night in Cincinnati ahead of a telesales lecture: “Don’t forget to smile. Makes a person’s day. What does it cost you? Smile’s free!”
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When David Thewlis records a voiceover – chirpy earthworm, drumming aardvark, ads for Sainsbury’s – he generally gets the same feedback. “They say: ‘You sound quite angry, David’ or ‘You sound quite cynical. Can you do it with more of a smile in your voice?’” He grins. Now he can tell when others use the same tactic. “Estate agents, particularly.”
No such notes were necessary for Anomalisa, in which he voices a customer service guru called Michael Stone, spending the night in Cincinnati ahead of a telesales lecture: “Don’t forget to smile. Makes a person’s day. What does it cost you? Smile’s free!”
Continue reading...
- 3/10/2016
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
In Charlie Kaufman’s acclaimed new puppet animation, David Thewlis plays a depressed motivational guru who suffers a breakdown. He talks about love, death and the importance of being honest
When David Thewlis records a voiceover – chirpy earthworm, drumming aardvark, ads for Sainsbury’s – he generally gets the same feedback. “They say: ‘You sound quite angry, David’ or ‘You sound quite cynical. Can you do it with more of a smile in your voice?’” He grins. Now he can tell when others use the same tactic. “Estate agents, particularly.”
No such notes were necessary for Anomalisa, in which he voices a customer service guru called Michael Stone, spending the night in Cincinnati ahead of a telesales lecture: “Don’t forget to smile. Makes a person’s day. What does it cost you? Smile’s free!”
Continue reading...
When David Thewlis records a voiceover – chirpy earthworm, drumming aardvark, ads for Sainsbury’s – he generally gets the same feedback. “They say: ‘You sound quite angry, David’ or ‘You sound quite cynical. Can you do it with more of a smile in your voice?’” He grins. Now he can tell when others use the same tactic. “Estate agents, particularly.”
No such notes were necessary for Anomalisa, in which he voices a customer service guru called Michael Stone, spending the night in Cincinnati ahead of a telesales lecture: “Don’t forget to smile. Makes a person’s day. What does it cost you? Smile’s free!”
Continue reading...
- 3/10/2016
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Charlie Kaufman's incredible looking stop-motion animated hit, Anomalisa is coming to blu-ray in May with special features on how they brought the world of the movie to life, and a super early chance to watch it on digital. Come inside to check it all out!
As is more and more common these days, the digital version of Anomalisa is going to be hitting before the blu-ray does on May 3, 2016. It's not normally common for it to be This much earlier. If you simply can't wait to get your hands on this movie, you'll be able to own the digital copy of the flick next week. Yeah...that's pretty early. For me, though, I'd much rather have the blu-ray with all the special features intact:
Hailed by critics as a “stop-motion marvel” (Scott Tobias, GQ), “staggeringly inventive” (Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly) and “the most human film of the year” (Matt Patches,...
As is more and more common these days, the digital version of Anomalisa is going to be hitting before the blu-ray does on May 3, 2016. It's not normally common for it to be This much earlier. If you simply can't wait to get your hands on this movie, you'll be able to own the digital copy of the flick next week. Yeah...that's pretty early. For me, though, I'd much rather have the blu-ray with all the special features intact:
Hailed by critics as a “stop-motion marvel” (Scott Tobias, GQ), “staggeringly inventive” (Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly) and “the most human film of the year” (Matt Patches,...
- 3/7/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Alienation, boredom – and puppetry? As you might expect from the master surrealist, this isn’t your usual introspective indie comedy-drama
Related: Anomalisa review: sex and depression in Charlie Kaufman's superb stop-motion breakdown
It’s 2005, and Michael Stone (David Thewlis), a corporate motivational speaker, arrives in Cincinnati, a town he hasn’t visited since he lived there 10 years ago. He rides in a taxi, spends the night in a hotel, contacts an old lover (disastrously), meets a new one (more promisingly, but…), drinks, talks, has sex, falls in something like love, goes home and wonders what it was all about.
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Related: Anomalisa review: sex and depression in Charlie Kaufman's superb stop-motion breakdown
It’s 2005, and Michael Stone (David Thewlis), a corporate motivational speaker, arrives in Cincinnati, a town he hasn’t visited since he lived there 10 years ago. He rides in a taxi, spends the night in a hotel, contacts an old lover (disastrously), meets a new one (more promisingly, but…), drinks, talks, has sex, falls in something like love, goes home and wonders what it was all about.
Continue reading...
- 3/7/2016
- by John Patterson
- The Guardian - Film News
One of movie fans favorite events of Oscar Week was held Thursday evening at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre, as the Academy held the eighth annual event celebrating the nominees for Best Animated Feature Film.
The evening featured clips from each film, followed by an onstage discussion with each group of nominated filmmakers.
This year’s eclectic mix – Anomalisa, Boy and the World, Inside Out, Shaun the Sheep Movie and When Marnie Was There – are as international as they are distinct.
Employing a stunning variety of animation techniques, the nominees explored a wide range of topics, including existential despair, devastation of natural resources, learning to handle emotion, the value of friendship and surviving the difficulties of adolescence.
This year, members were able to stream the movies and voting came from all over the world.
The evening’s hosts were Don Hall, Chris Williams, Roy Conli, last year’s Oscar winning team from Big Hero 6.
The evening featured clips from each film, followed by an onstage discussion with each group of nominated filmmakers.
This year’s eclectic mix – Anomalisa, Boy and the World, Inside Out, Shaun the Sheep Movie and When Marnie Was There – are as international as they are distinct.
Employing a stunning variety of animation techniques, the nominees explored a wide range of topics, including existential despair, devastation of natural resources, learning to handle emotion, the value of friendship and surviving the difficulties of adolescence.
This year, members were able to stream the movies and voting came from all over the world.
The evening’s hosts were Don Hall, Chris Williams, Roy Conli, last year’s Oscar winning team from Big Hero 6.
- 2/26/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
An astonishing, even perception-altering experience that represents a startling use of animation to tell a story that no live-action film could tell. I’m “biast” (pro): love Charlie Kaufman’s work
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Here’s a thing about being caught unawares by movies: It doesn’t happen all that often. Obviously. If most movies were surprising, then we wouldn’t be surprised when they are. But most movies are not surprising. Most movies tell same-old stories in same-old ways. But to not know what you’re looking at or why what you’re looking at is being presented to you in such an extraordinary way? To not know where this can possibly go? When that happens, it reminds you why you fell in love with the movies in the first place, and how infrequently that love is genuinely engaged.
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Here’s a thing about being caught unawares by movies: It doesn’t happen all that often. Obviously. If most movies were surprising, then we wouldn’t be surprised when they are. But most movies are not surprising. Most movies tell same-old stories in same-old ways. But to not know what you’re looking at or why what you’re looking at is being presented to you in such an extraordinary way? To not know where this can possibly go? When that happens, it reminds you why you fell in love with the movies in the first place, and how infrequently that love is genuinely engaged.
- 2/25/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Relive that awkward moment of when you first meet your potential true love in the new clip for the animated film, ‘Anomalisa.’ The clip, which is titled ‘Hall,’ was unveiled by the comedy-drama’s distributor, Paramount Pictures, which has released the movie in select theaters. The Oscar-nominated stop-motion film was co-directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Charlie Kaufman, who also wrote the script, and Duke Johnson. Paramount Pictures has released the following synopsis for ‘Anomalisa’: Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of ‘How May I Help You Help Them?’ is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a [ Read More ]
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- 2/18/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Take a journey with Michael Stone as he lands into Cin Cin City in ‘Landing,’ the new clip for the animated film, ‘Anomalisa.’ The clip was unveiled by the comedy-drama’s distributor, Paramount Pictures, which has released the movie in select theaters. The stop-motion film was co-directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Charlie Kaufman, who also wrote the script, and Duke Johnson. Paramount Pictures has released the following synopsis for ‘Anomalisa’: Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of ‘How May I Help You Help Them?’ is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service [ Read More ]
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- 2/4/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Wamg is giving away Run-of-engagement passes to see one of the best films of 2015, Anomalisa.
In his review, Jim Batts called the Oscar nominated movie, “a remarkable achievement.”
Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of “How May I Help You Help Them?,” is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible escape from his desperation in the form of an unassuming Akron baked goods sales rep, Lisa, who may or may not be the love of his life.
A beautifully tender and absurdly humorous dreamscape, from the brilliant minds of Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York ) and Duke Johnson (“Community” episode, Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas), this stop-motion animation wonder features the vocal cast of Jennifer Jason Leigh,...
In his review, Jim Batts called the Oscar nominated movie, “a remarkable achievement.”
Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of “How May I Help You Help Them?,” is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible escape from his desperation in the form of an unassuming Akron baked goods sales rep, Lisa, who may or may not be the love of his life.
A beautifully tender and absurdly humorous dreamscape, from the brilliant minds of Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York ) and Duke Johnson (“Community” episode, Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas), this stop-motion animation wonder features the vocal cast of Jennifer Jason Leigh,...
- 1/29/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Joe Passarelli has spent the last decade serving as a cinematographer and electrician on more than 30 shorts, features and TV series. In 2015, he had his breakout film with Anomalisa, the long-awaited stop-motion feature written and co-directed by Charlie Kaufman. Below, Passarelli speaks with Filmmaker about the film’s singular visual design, which seeks to capture the mood of its troubled protagonist Michael Stone. This interview was conducted in conjunction with “Behind the Scenes of Anomalisa,” a panel at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to […]...
- 1/28/2016
- by Soheil Rezayazdi
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Joe Passarelli has spent the last decade serving as a cinematographer and electrician on more than 30 shorts, features and TV series. In 2015, he had his breakout film with Anomalisa, the long-awaited stop-motion feature written and co-directed by Charlie Kaufman. Below, Passarelli speaks with Filmmaker about the film’s singular visual design, which seeks to capture the mood of its troubled protagonist Michael Stone. This interview was conducted in conjunction with “Behind the Scenes of Anomalisa,” a panel at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to […]...
- 1/28/2016
- by Soheil Rezayazdi
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The Academy Award-nominated Anomalisa (Best Animated Feature) tells the story of Michael Stone (David Thewlis), husband, father, respected author, and a man crippled by what he considers a mundane life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible escape from his desperation in the form of unassuming Akron baked goods sales rep, Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Profoundly emotional, introspective, and stunning, Anomalisa is a film unlike any you will see this year and certainly one of the best.
The film is co-directed by Charlie Kaufman (who also wrote the screenplay) and Duke Johnson. Charlie Kaufman is best known for writing films such as Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; he also made his feature-directing debut with 2008’s Synecdoche, New York.
The film is co-directed by Charlie Kaufman (who also wrote the screenplay) and Duke Johnson. Charlie Kaufman is best known for writing films such as Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; he also made his feature-directing debut with 2008’s Synecdoche, New York.
- 1/17/2016
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
For a film that, in many ways, embraces its own imperfections, Anomalisa (which enjoys a wide release this week) is nearly flawless in what it sets out to achieve: Using the under-utilized medium of stop-motion animation to tell a story more human than most live action films.
The film follows middle-aged customer service expert Michael Stone (voiced by David Thewlis) who, after arriving in Cincinnati for a conference, checks into a classy hotel hoping for a quiet night of Belvedere martinis and casual infidelity. It becomes clear early on that Michael hears and, for the most part, sees everyone else (literally all voiced by Tom Noonan) in the same way. His voice is the only unique voice in the world. That is until he hears a woman with a beautifully unique voice in the hotel hallway and rushes to investigate. Here he finds Lisa (voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh).
While...
The film follows middle-aged customer service expert Michael Stone (voiced by David Thewlis) who, after arriving in Cincinnati for a conference, checks into a classy hotel hoping for a quiet night of Belvedere martinis and casual infidelity. It becomes clear early on that Michael hears and, for the most part, sees everyone else (literally all voiced by Tom Noonan) in the same way. His voice is the only unique voice in the world. That is until he hears a woman with a beautifully unique voice in the hotel hallway and rushes to investigate. Here he finds Lisa (voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh).
While...
- 1/15/2016
- by Rocco Tenaglia
- CinemaNerdz
So, you’ve enjoyed most of last year’s animated feature films? Yes, 2015 was a pretty good year, but doesn’t match up to the gold standard of 1999 (Toy Story 2, The Iron Giant, Disney’S Tarzan, and South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut). Still Pixar had its best work in years with Inside Out and that Shaun The Sheep was a loving tribute to classic silent comedies, but the other major hits like Minions and The Good Dinosaur were geared toward the small fry (not that Out and The Peanuts Movie didn’t appeal to all ages). For this new film, definitely leave the kiddos at home. Yes we did have an “R” rated animated film last year with Hell And Back, but that flick was chocked full of sophomoric sex jokes and “gross-out” gags. This holdover from ’15 (now getting a wide release) is truly adult in subject matter and graphics,...
- 1/14/2016
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – There is directness in the reflective philosophy of “Anomalisa,” but there is also a sense of disconnection. From writer/co-director Charlie Kaufman (“Being John Malkovich”) comes another meditation on the life of life, and the twists of fate that inhabit the journey.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
If this were a live action film instead of a stop-motion animated effort, there would little to distinguish it from any other independent film-style character study. The main character is stuck in a loop, so much so that the other people in his world sound exactly the same to him. The “Anomalisa” character of the title does little to fulfill her promise as his break from the normalcy. There are many weird features of the film – characteristic of Charlie Kaufman – and with its method of animation and philosophy it’s enough to recommend it, but be wary of its slow pace and use of awkward surreal moments to pad the story.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
If this were a live action film instead of a stop-motion animated effort, there would little to distinguish it from any other independent film-style character study. The main character is stuck in a loop, so much so that the other people in his world sound exactly the same to him. The “Anomalisa” character of the title does little to fulfill her promise as his break from the normalcy. There are many weird features of the film – characteristic of Charlie Kaufman – and with its method of animation and philosophy it’s enough to recommend it, but be wary of its slow pace and use of awkward surreal moments to pad the story.
- 1/8/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures
© 2015 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
Anomalisa has its St. Louis debut on January 15th.
Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of “How May I Help You Help Them?,” is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible escape from his desperation in the form of an unassuming Akron baked goods sales rep, Lisa, who may or may not be the love of his life.
A beautifully tender and absurdly humorous dreamscape, from the brilliant minds of Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York ) and Duke Johnson (“Community” episode, Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas), this stop-motion animation wonder features the vocal cast of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan and David Thewlis and a stirring strings-based score by Carter Burwell.
© 2015 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
Anomalisa has its St. Louis debut on January 15th.
Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of “How May I Help You Help Them?,” is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible escape from his desperation in the form of an unassuming Akron baked goods sales rep, Lisa, who may or may not be the love of his life.
A beautifully tender and absurdly humorous dreamscape, from the brilliant minds of Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York ) and Duke Johnson (“Community” episode, Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas), this stop-motion animation wonder features the vocal cast of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan and David Thewlis and a stirring strings-based score by Carter Burwell.
- 1/7/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
From writer Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and Duke Johnson (Moral Orel, Frankenhole) comes Anomalisa. Now, you can watch and share the new “Peopling Anomalisa” featurette (see above) on how Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson humanized the puppets of Anomalisa.
Anomalisa tells the story of Michael Stone (David Thewlis), husband, father, and respected author of How May I Help You Help Them? is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible escape from his desperation in the form of an unassuming Akron baked goods sales rep, Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who may or may not be the love of his life.
A beautifully tender and absurdly humorous dreamscape, from the...
Anomalisa tells the story of Michael Stone (David Thewlis), husband, father, and respected author of How May I Help You Help Them? is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible escape from his desperation in the form of an unassuming Akron baked goods sales rep, Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who may or may not be the love of his life.
A beautifully tender and absurdly humorous dreamscape, from the...
- 1/7/2016
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Chicago – Charlie Kaufman is one of the most inventive and creative minds in film – he has written “Being John Malkovich,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Adaptation.” He recently teamed up with an animation director, Duke Johnson, to produce an unusual and contemporary stop-motion film, “Anomalisa.”
The use of stop motion in “Anamolisa” is much more poignant and philosophical than any other of these types of animated films before it. There is a customer service expert named Michael Stone (voice of David Thewlis), who experiences his life as mind-numbing sameness. Every man and woman sounds exactly the same (voice of Tom Noonan), until he meets a nebbish convention attendee named Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh). The film is a meditation on how life, at times, can be a mystery that needs to somehow be unlocked. The world can spin the same on a daily basis, yet there are those nuggets of consequence that exist,...
The use of stop motion in “Anamolisa” is much more poignant and philosophical than any other of these types of animated films before it. There is a customer service expert named Michael Stone (voice of David Thewlis), who experiences his life as mind-numbing sameness. Every man and woman sounds exactly the same (voice of Tom Noonan), until he meets a nebbish convention attendee named Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh). The film is a meditation on how life, at times, can be a mystery that needs to somehow be unlocked. The world can spin the same on a daily basis, yet there are those nuggets of consequence that exist,...
- 1/7/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Anomalisa
Written by Charlie Kaufman
Co-directed by Duke Johnson and Charlie Kaufman
U.S., 2015
Weird is rarely used as a good quality in film criticism, but few words so completely describe Charlie Kaufman’s work as weird does. All of his films are a window into his very particular worldview, and that p.o.v. is certainly unlike anything seen in pop culture. For that reason, Anomalisa became an entry on many most anticipated lists for 2015. That Kaufman chose stop-motion to tell this story made the picture an event. So it came as a disappointment when the film was one of the year’s more mundane efforts.
Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind have an energy and heart at the center that is not present here. Previous collaborators like Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry were able to temper the overwhelming negativity Charlie Kaufman occasionally falls prey to,...
Written by Charlie Kaufman
Co-directed by Duke Johnson and Charlie Kaufman
U.S., 2015
Weird is rarely used as a good quality in film criticism, but few words so completely describe Charlie Kaufman’s work as weird does. All of his films are a window into his very particular worldview, and that p.o.v. is certainly unlike anything seen in pop culture. For that reason, Anomalisa became an entry on many most anticipated lists for 2015. That Kaufman chose stop-motion to tell this story made the picture an event. So it came as a disappointment when the film was one of the year’s more mundane efforts.
Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind have an energy and heart at the center that is not present here. Previous collaborators like Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry were able to temper the overwhelming negativity Charlie Kaufman occasionally falls prey to,...
- 1/5/2016
- by Colin Biggs
- SoundOnSight
Michael Stone, an author of books on the subject of customer service, struggles with his inability to connect to people. One night, while on a routine business trip, he meets a stranger who changes his world view. The new animated film stars David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Tom Noonan as everyone! “Anomalisa” is in theaters now!
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- 1/4/2016
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
★★★★★ Charlie Kaufman and Duke Jones' Anomalisa is a deep, witty and moving portrait of alienation filmed in stop-motion animation. It's quite unlike anything else shown at Venice, or anywhere else for that matter, but if it helps: imagine Aardman Animation doing a Philip K. Dick adaptation. "What is it to be human?" asks Michael Stone (David Thewlis at his most drawling and grumpy), a famous motivational speaker in the midst of an existential crisis. "What is it to ache?" He is visiting Cincinnati for a speaking engagement, but he struggles with every interaction. He's tersely polite but barely able to keep the irritation out of his voice when dealing with his friendly taxi driver - "Go to the zoo: it's zoo-sized".
- 1/3/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Tim here. The biggest strength of Anomalisa is that it's the most prominent, prestigious animated feature made in the U.S. for an exclusively adult audience in ages and ages. Since Fritz the Cat, probably; maybe even of all time. The film is the brainchild of Charlie Kaufman, who initially wrote it as an audio-driven stageplay performed by the same cast as the movie; he turned it into a stop-motion feature with the help of co-director Duke Johnson, a veteran of the dark Adult Swim satire Moral Orel. Oddly, it's perhaps the least outré film of Kaufman's career, despite being animated. Or maybe it's exactly the dirty trick of the movie that Kaufman's most ruthlessly realistic story ever would also be the one that is the least objectively "real" of all of them.
That story centers on Michael Stone (David Thewlis), a melancholy author traveling to Cincinnati to give the...
That story centers on Michael Stone (David Thewlis), a melancholy author traveling to Cincinnati to give the...
- 1/1/2016
- by Tim Brayton
- FilmExperience
Re-Animators: Kaufman & Johnson Brilliantly Translates Kafkaesque ‘Sound Play’ From The Stage To Stop Motion
Springing from the mind that spewed an incredible string of transcendent work from Being John Malkovich to Synecdoche, New York, writer and co-director Charlie Kaufman‘s Anomalisa is yet another wholly original work, vastly different in form, but no less Kaufmanesque, narratively speaking. This go round he’s partnered with Duke Johnson, one of the creative minds behind the stop-motion production studio Starburns Industries (Moral Orel, Frankenhole), to rework a story he’d penned under the alias Francis Fregoli and produced for the stage as a ‘sound play’ back in 2005 for the Theater of the New Ear. The result is an inventive bit of stop-motion brilliance which seizes upon the inherent falsities of its chosen medium and employs them as a driving force in the examination of tedium and the apathetic perception of sameness as one grows old.
Springing from the mind that spewed an incredible string of transcendent work from Being John Malkovich to Synecdoche, New York, writer and co-director Charlie Kaufman‘s Anomalisa is yet another wholly original work, vastly different in form, but no less Kaufmanesque, narratively speaking. This go round he’s partnered with Duke Johnson, one of the creative minds behind the stop-motion production studio Starburns Industries (Moral Orel, Frankenhole), to rework a story he’d penned under the alias Francis Fregoli and produced for the stage as a ‘sound play’ back in 2005 for the Theater of the New Ear. The result is an inventive bit of stop-motion brilliance which seizes upon the inherent falsities of its chosen medium and employs them as a driving force in the examination of tedium and the apathetic perception of sameness as one grows old.
- 12/31/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Michael Stone, an author of books on the subject of customer service, struggles with his inability to connect to people. One night, while on a routine business trip, he meets a stranger who changes his world view. The new animated film stars David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Tom Noonan as everyone! “Anomalisa” hits theaters on January 1, 2016.
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- 12/31/2015
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
With apologies in advance to the people of Cincinnati, in the worldview of Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson's "Anomalisa," or at least to the misfortune of its characters, the Queen City represents a soul-crushing dullness and boredom that could drive any man mad. For customer service guru and author Michael Stone (brilliantly voiced by David Thewlis as a classic Kaufman-esque misanthrope), already fundamentally unhappy and in the midst of a huge existential crisis, Cincy is a grueling hell on Earth of fatuous people and irritating small talk. In all fairness, it could be any faceless and anonymous city — part of Kaufman’s aim is to examine and send-up the mundanity of the business trip and that odd experience of feeling like an alien exploring the world of this not-quite-real, single-serving fantasy existence where people wait on you hand and foot. Kaufman’s latest loopy movie, the kickstarted stop-motion animation film “Anomalisa,...
- 12/30/2015
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
It’s always a pleasure to really be blown away by a film, even more so when you weren’t prepared for it to happen. I actually even experienced something truly rare. As the credits began to roll on Duke Johnson and Charlie Kaufman’s stop motion animated flick, I was shocked that it was over already, and frankly left wanting a bit more. Initially, that left me slightly cold and confused, but as I walked after the screening, I began to fall more and more in love with the ending, and by extension the film itself. Anomalisa already contains what is my favorite sequence of the year (on top of easily being the best musical sequence of 2015, which I’ll mention again later), so the movie was going from very good to great, all the way to nearly a masterpiece. With it opening today in limited release, a tribute is most certainly in order.
- 12/30/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
2015 was yet another strong year for movies, so much so that we had over 100 films submitted by our numerous contributors for consideration. In the end, these are the 30 that made the cut for PopOptiq’s Best of the Year. Enjoy!
30.) Shaun the Sheep
Aardman Studios is the stop-motion clay animation equivalent of what Pixar is for computer-generated animation, only that fewer people recognize the name, unlike with Pixar. While shiny computer animation is easy on the eyes and has taken family entertainment by storm for about 20 years without ever looking back, it is interesting to note that Aardman simply keeps on taking whatever time is necessary to write, produce and release stop-motion clay animated films every few years despite what everyone else is doing. Their latest, Shaun the Sheep Movie, is, well, the cinematic adaptation of the Shaun the Sheep cartoon. Following the cleverly devised slaptstick misadventures of Shaun and...
30.) Shaun the Sheep
Aardman Studios is the stop-motion clay animation equivalent of what Pixar is for computer-generated animation, only that fewer people recognize the name, unlike with Pixar. While shiny computer animation is easy on the eyes and has taken family entertainment by storm for about 20 years without ever looking back, it is interesting to note that Aardman simply keeps on taking whatever time is necessary to write, produce and release stop-motion clay animated films every few years despite what everyone else is doing. Their latest, Shaun the Sheep Movie, is, well, the cinematic adaptation of the Shaun the Sheep cartoon. Following the cleverly devised slaptstick misadventures of Shaun and...
- 12/30/2015
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
Read More: How Charlie Kaufman’s 'Anomalisa' Became the Surprise Hit of the Fall Festival Season Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson's acclaimed stop-motion drama "Anomalisa" is on the eve of opening in its awards-qualifying limited release, and Paramount Pictures is celebrating with two new featurettes that introduce the movie's central characters: David Thewlis' depressed Michael Stone and Jennifer Jason Leigh's self-effacing Lisa. As is the case with many of Kaufman's films, "Anomalisa" is equal parts hilarious and profound, this time using stop-motion animation to create an introspective meditation on regret and connection. Thewlis' Stone is a motivational speaker staying at a Cincinnati hotel overnight. Depressed with his life, he hears and sees everyone as if they were the same person (Tom Noonan), though hope arrive after he meets a shy woman (Leigh). "Anomalisa" opens in select theaters tomorrow, December 30, before debuting...
- 12/29/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Check out two new featurettes from behind the scenes of "Anomalisa," the new film from co-directors Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson that's in the running for the 2016 animated Oscar race after winning raves — and a Grand Jury Prize — at the Venice Film Festival. This darkly funny dreamscape follows family man and author Michael Stone who is crippled by his mundane existence. On a business trip to Cincinnati he finds a possible escape via Lisa, a baked goods sales rep. The voice cast includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan and David Thewlis and another lovely score by Carter Burwell. Read More: Watch: How Kaufman and Company Crafted the Beautiful 'Anomalisa'...
- 12/29/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
(Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures/AFI Fest Special Screening at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, CA)
Jennifer Jason Leigh voices Lisa and David Thewlis voices Michael Stone in directors Charlie Kaufman’s and Duke Johnson’s new film, Anomalisa.
On screen, Anomalisa fits in seamlessly alongside Kaufman’s signature works, including Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and Synecdoche, New York, modern classics featuring hapless but wholly unforgettable protagonists enduring the long night of the soul under surreal, darkly comedic circumstances. With its play-on-words title infusing the writer-director’s profound love of wordplay and language, Anomalisa addresses typically Kaufmanesque themes of isolation, loneliness, melancholy and depression, and the search for connection — or “a sort of hope for connection,” as Kaufman puts it.
Meet both Lisa and Michael in two newly released featurettes.
Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of “How May I Help You Help Them?...
Jennifer Jason Leigh voices Lisa and David Thewlis voices Michael Stone in directors Charlie Kaufman’s and Duke Johnson’s new film, Anomalisa.
On screen, Anomalisa fits in seamlessly alongside Kaufman’s signature works, including Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and Synecdoche, New York, modern classics featuring hapless but wholly unforgettable protagonists enduring the long night of the soul under surreal, darkly comedic circumstances. With its play-on-words title infusing the writer-director’s profound love of wordplay and language, Anomalisa addresses typically Kaufmanesque themes of isolation, loneliness, melancholy and depression, and the search for connection — or “a sort of hope for connection,” as Kaufman puts it.
Meet both Lisa and Michael in two newly released featurettes.
Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of “How May I Help You Help Them?...
- 12/29/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Anomalisa took root at composer, Carter Burwell's, Theatre of the New Ear - a series consisting of one-acts that could also be described as "sound plays". The evening was intended to feature three aural theatre experiences from Charlie Kaufman, the Coen Brothers and a third artist, but when one dropped out, leaving the evening one act short, Kaufman penned a second sound play under the pseudonym Francis Fregoli. This was the birth of Anomalisa. Those who have already had the privilege of seeing the film adaptation may recognize 'Fregoli' as the name of the film's fictitious psychosis in which sufferers of the condition struggle to distinguish people from one another.Kaufman's story surrounds Michael Stone (David Thewlis), a travelling lecturer in the midst of a Fregolian...
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- 12/29/2015
- Screen Anarchy
On the heels of "Anomalisa's" Golden Globe nomination, the Museum of the Moving Image has announced a new exhibit that will allow visitors to peek inside the film's meticulously created sets and view the carefully constructed puppets that populate Kaufman's painstaking stop-motion world. Read More: Telluride Review: Charlie Kaufman's Marvelously Strange 'Anomalisa' is An Animated Identity Crisis In anticipation of the film's December opening, MoMI presents "The World of Anomalisa," an installation featuring two sets and puppets used in the film. The installation will feature puppets of the film's two main characters, Michael Stone (voiced by David Thewlis) and Lisa Hesselman (voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh). Both standing less than one foot high, they will be presented on the set of the film's Fregoli Hotel, where much of the film's action takes place. The sets and puppets will be accompanied by a video of related scenes from the.
- 12/11/2015
- by Aubrey Page
- Indiewire
Having seen it last week, it should be noted one might not want to offer up an immediate reaction to Anomalisa, the latest film from Charlie Kaufman (and co-director Duke Johnson). Smaller in scale and scope than I might have expected, it all didn’t perfectly click on first viewing. Yet in the days since, I’ve been taken aback by the deliberate pace and various emotions conveyed in the breadth of a single shot, and look forward to revisiting the stop-motion animation.
Today we now thankfully have a new poster (via /Film) worthy of the film, unlike the cookie-cutter, rush-to-the-presses, quote-heavy intial one that was unveiled earlier this fall. While it still uses the same technique of singling out a still from the film, this one much better conveys the feeling of our lead, voiced by David Thewlis. Along with that, we have a great half-hour talk with the...
Today we now thankfully have a new poster (via /Film) worthy of the film, unlike the cookie-cutter, rush-to-the-presses, quote-heavy intial one that was unveiled earlier this fall. While it still uses the same technique of singling out a still from the film, this one much better conveys the feeling of our lead, voiced by David Thewlis. Along with that, we have a great half-hour talk with the...
- 12/8/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Read More: How Charlie Kaufman’s 'Anomalisa' Became the Surprise Hit of the Fall Festival Season If you were to sum up the movies of Charlie Kaufman in a single picture, the image of an existentially-plagued middle-aged man looking into the mirror at his own somber soul might be the winner, which makes the striking new poster for "Anomalisa" a beautiful and melancholy snapshot for the feature. Featuring the voices of David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tom Noonan, "Anomalisa" explores a single confounding night in the life of motivational speaker Michael Stone (Thewlis). Although he is bored and unfulfilled by his marriage and job, Stone's mental anguish is fueled predominantly by the fact that he hears every person with the same voice (Noonan). Enter Lisa (Leigh), a shy, charming and uniquely-voiced woman who changes Stone's life during an overnight stop at a hotel in Cincinnati. "Anomalisa" will have.
- 12/8/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
While we’re still anticipating the release of the stop-motion animated Anomalisa from Charlie Kaufman, we can watch little hints of greatness in videos like this. It’s a new featurette that highlights just how much detail and time went into making this movie; it will make you tired just thinking about it. Watch the trailer here.
The movie is opening very limited (NY/La December 30th) for awards contention, but hopefully its strong reviews (one of the best reviewed movies of the year) takes it wider or at least to VOD sooner rather than later.
Here’s the official synopsis for Anomalisa:
Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of “How May I Help You Help Them?” is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel.
The movie is opening very limited (NY/La December 30th) for awards contention, but hopefully its strong reviews (one of the best reviewed movies of the year) takes it wider or at least to VOD sooner rather than later.
Here’s the official synopsis for Anomalisa:
Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of “How May I Help You Help Them?” is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel.
- 12/1/2015
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Anomalisa is 118,089 Frames of Film. Each Animator had a goal of 2 seconds (48 frames) of animation per day.
Directors Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, along with Jennifer Jason Leigh, discuss how it all came together to create Anomalisa in this brand new featurette.
Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of “How May I Help You Help Them?” is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible escape from his desperation in the form of an unassuming Akron baked goods sales rep, Lisa, who may or may not be the love of his life. (Trailer)
A beautifully tender and absurdly humorous dreamscape, from the brilliant minds of Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York) and Duke Johnson (“Community” episode,...
Directors Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, along with Jennifer Jason Leigh, discuss how it all came together to create Anomalisa in this brand new featurette.
Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of “How May I Help You Help Them?” is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible escape from his desperation in the form of an unassuming Akron baked goods sales rep, Lisa, who may or may not be the love of his life. (Trailer)
A beautifully tender and absurdly humorous dreamscape, from the brilliant minds of Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York) and Duke Johnson (“Community” episode,...
- 11/30/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It's still so amazing that a couple of studios are actually making stop-motion animation feature films every year. The creative skill, patience and artistic vision that goes into creating a full-length stop-motion movie is so impressive, and it's always interesting to get a glimpse at that process. Paramount has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette for the indie drama Anomalisa, the new Charlie Kaufman film co-directed by Duke Johnson, which is a stop-motion film that has been earning rave reviews at film festivals. "Anomalisa is 118,089 Frames of Film. Each Animator had a goal of 2 seconds (48 frames) of animation per day. See how it all came together..." I wish they showed more here, but they're probably saving it for the DVD release. Here's the making of featurette for Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson's Anomalisa, from Paramount: If you haven't seen the full trailer for Anomalisa, watch it here. And read this review from Telluride.
- 11/30/2015
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of "How May I Help You Help Them?" is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he's scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible escape from his desperation in the form of an unassuming... Read More...
- 11/30/2015
- by Sean Wist
- JoBlo.com
Watch Charlie Kaufman and Crew Craft ‘Anomalisa’ in New Featurette; Listen to Carter Burwell’s Score
Creating 1,261 faces, over 1,000 costumes and props, and 118,089 frames of film over three years of production, Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson‘s Anomalisa finally made its debut at fall festivals this year, where it was thankfully picked up by Paramount for a release a month from today. We now have a great, brief featurette which highlights the painstaking, detailed work that goes into the gorgeous-looking stop-motion.
We said in our Venice review, “What exactly has been brewing in Charlie Kaufman’s head for the last 7 years? This heart-wrenchingly worrying film, it seems. After a slew of near misses, the singular screenwriter-turned-director is back with Anomalisa, his first film since the well-received but financially calamitous Synecdoche, New York in 2008. Based on a “sound play” developed by directors Kaufman and Duke Johnson, with input from longtime Coen bros. composer Carter Burwell, it is a coarsely unsettling, tragically profound, and often quite funny stop-frame...
We said in our Venice review, “What exactly has been brewing in Charlie Kaufman’s head for the last 7 years? This heart-wrenchingly worrying film, it seems. After a slew of near misses, the singular screenwriter-turned-director is back with Anomalisa, his first film since the well-received but financially calamitous Synecdoche, New York in 2008. Based on a “sound play” developed by directors Kaufman and Duke Johnson, with input from longtime Coen bros. composer Carter Burwell, it is a coarsely unsettling, tragically profound, and often quite funny stop-frame...
- 11/30/2015
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
“Anomalisa,” a stop-motion film directed by Oscar-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind") and animation maestro Duke Johnson, began its life as a staged radio play written by Kaufman and performed in L.A. “I wanted to use three actors, and I was trying to figure out a way to use one actor to do a lot of voices,” divulges Kaufman at a recent post-screening Q&A (listen below). “I’d read about something called the Fregoli syndrome, which is a syndrome in which you think everybody else in the world is one person, and I decided that was an interesting sort of metaphor to explore.” -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Oscar Predictions The play starred David Thewlis as Michael Stone, an author of books on the subject of customer service who fails to connect with others. While on tour, he falls in love with.
- 11/19/2015
- Gold Derby
A labor of love years in the making, Anomalisa is startlingly human for a movie comprised only of stop-motion puppets. It's a film about love, hope, fear, connection, and loneliness, and it marks a return to the cinematic territory of Charlie Kaufman, the man behind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Synecdoche, New York, complete with the surreality and palpable emotion that filmography promises. This is one of the most remarkable movies of the year.
David Thewlis provides the voice of Michael Stone, a bland, middle-aged author who flies in to Cincinnati to deliver a speech at a customer service conference the next day. Everyone he sees — his wife and son back home, the guy sitting next to him on the plane, the hotel desk clerk — has the same face, and they're all voiced by Tom Noonan. Everyone, that is, except for Lisa, an unassuming...
David Thewlis provides the voice of Michael Stone, a bland, middle-aged author who flies in to Cincinnati to deliver a speech at a customer service conference the next day. Everyone he sees — his wife and son back home, the guy sitting next to him on the plane, the hotel desk clerk — has the same face, and they're all voiced by Tom Noonan. Everyone, that is, except for Lisa, an unassuming...
- 11/12/2015
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
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