I was fortunate enough to see "Synecdoche, New York" at an advance screening sponsored by Flux. The film is written and directed by Charlie Kaufman ("Being John Malkovich," "Adaptation," Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind") and like his other movies, it takes a while to process because of the blurring of reality and fantasy. I still can't pronounce the title, let alone tell you what the movie was about. Personally, I thought the theme of the movie was regret; live your life so that when you come to the end you have no regrets. The highlight of the event was when the film was introduced by producer Spike Jonze and actor Tom Noonan (I just realized he was the serial killer from "Manhunter," which haunted me for days after seeing it!).
Prediction: Another Oscar nomination for Philip Seymour Hoffman!
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