Synecdoche, New York opens with a scene of finely observed domestic squalor. A suburban home rouses itself for the day. A middle-aged man declares “I don’t feel well” before sitting down to breakfast.

SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK Movie review ½ Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton At: Westhampton FYI: Running time: 2:00. Rated R (language, sexual content, nudity) suffered for his art, now it's our ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a daily December series that will feature new or previously published interviews and profiles of some of the year’s best filmmakers, writers, actors and actresses.

Like an anxious artist afraid he may not get another chance, Charlie Kaufman tries to Say It All in his directorial debut, “Synecdoche, New York.” A wildly ambitious and gravely serious contemplation ...