By Bob Bloom The following titles are being released on Tuesday, Oct. 20, unless otherwise noted: Adaptation (Blu-ray) Details: 2002, Shout! Factory Rated: R, language, sexual situations, drug use, violent images The lowdown: Two Nicolas Cages are better than one in this offbeat Spike Jonze comedy written by Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother, Donald. The movie centers on the Charlie Kaufman attempts to adapt Susan Orleans’ “The Orchard Thief” for the screen. Hitting a dead end and losing his mind to writer’s block, Kaufman eventually turns to Donald, who has had success writing thriller-genre screenplays, for help. The movie is a journey through the chaos, fear, self-loathing and paranoia of Charlie Kaufman’s mind. The film also stars Meryl Streep as Orleans) and Chris Cooper, who won a best supporting actor Academy Award, for his performance as orchard hunter John Laroche. The movie is akin to therapy for Charlie Kaufman as he unloads a lot of emotional baggage in the screenplay.
New to View: Oct. 20
New to View: Oct. 20
New to View: Oct. 20
By Bob Bloom The following titles are being released on Tuesday, Oct. 20, unless otherwise noted: Adaptation (Blu-ray) Details: 2002, Shout! Factory Rated: R, language, sexual situations, drug use, violent images The lowdown: Two Nicolas Cages are better than one in this offbeat Spike Jonze comedy written by Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother, Donald. The movie centers on the Charlie Kaufman attempts to adapt Susan Orleans’ “The Orchard Thief” for the screen. Hitting a dead end and losing his mind to writer’s block, Kaufman eventually turns to Donald, who has had success writing thriller-genre screenplays, for help. The movie is a journey through the chaos, fear, self-loathing and paranoia of Charlie Kaufman’s mind. The film also stars Meryl Streep as Orleans) and Chris Cooper, who won a best supporting actor Academy Award, for his performance as orchard hunter John Laroche. The movie is akin to therapy for Charlie Kaufman as he unloads a lot of emotional baggage in the screenplay.