Among Hollywood's so-called "difficult" writers, those who insist upon a level of intellectual effort that isn't required to understand the human-Na'vi conflict, Charlie Kaufman is perhaps uniquely focused on finding new ways to represent psychological reality. In his most successful films "“ "Being John Malkovich," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Adaptation" and "Synecdoche, New York" "“ Kaufman often seems to be thinking out loud, on the screen, as he works through his stories. Read more...

Photo: Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s film, “Synecdoche New York,” stars actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (left) as Caden Cotard, who spends years building a replica of New York City in a warehouse.

April 20 is the high holy holiday for stoners across the world (pun definitely intended), and you can bet Snoop Dogg will be celebrating with a joint or two or twelve. Read more...

Photo: Walking Shadows will release the 75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition of the first anti-drug propaganda film, “Reefer Madness,” today.

Purgatory, desolation and loneliness aren't the first words that come to mind when the carjacking video game "Grand Theft Auto" is mentioned. Read more...

Photo: Peggy Ahwesh’s 2001 15-minute film “She Puppet” was inspired by Lara Croft, the main character in the “Tomb Raider” video game franchise. The film is one of several that will be screened tonight at the Avant-game festival at James Bridges Theater.

Students fill the spaces between stage walls, dated sofas and a fake fireplace of the set built on Sound Stage 3 of Melnitz Hall. Read more...

Photo: The 2010 Kodak Cinematographer-in-Residence John Bailey is the 11th cinematographer selected for the yearly position of leading lectures for UCLA film students. Bailey worked on films “The Big Chill” and “Groundhog Day.”