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By Denise Martin, Special to the Times Charlie Kaufman fans can at last talk about: “ Synecdoche, New York.” The screenwriter’s directorial debut, about a playwright (Philip Seymour Hoffman) whose personal life bleeds into his work and vice versa, premiered earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival to positive if cautioning reviews. You either enjoy awesome mind puzzles or you don’t. (Friday)

By Denise Martin, Special to the Times

Charlie Kaufman fans can at last talk about: “ Synecdoche, New York.” The screenwriter’s directorial debut, about a playwright (Philip Seymour Hoffman) whose personal life bleeds into his work and vice versa, premiered earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival to positive if cautioning reviews. You either enjoy awesome mind puzzles or you don’t. (Friday)  (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

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Michel Gondry.

You could also talk about — or to: Kaufman’s collaborator, director Michel Gondry. Gondry, behind the whimsical images of Kaufman’s bittersweet romance “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” will be at the Hammer Museum to discuss his creative process as laid out in his fanciful indie filmmaking how-to guide “You’ll Like This Film Because You’re in. The Be Kind Rewind Protocol.” (Tuesday)

FOR THE RECORD: In an earlier posting, the “Be Kind Rewind Protocol” event was said to be on Monday. It is on Tuesday.
  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

'High School Musical 3

A note to those already talking about: “ High School Musical 3: Senior Year.” Kids, it’s finally here! Parents, they’ve promised that this is the last one. The end is in sight! (Friday)  (Jose Huesca / EPA)

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