I am living in a bad sitcom at the moment. It's about this guy in a house with 4 family members, and a 5th - the crazy aunt with a hoarding habit - who has "temporarily" moved in with her menagerie and mess. Someone save me.

What you guys want is news. Catherine Keener, Tilda Swinton and Samantha Morton are all in talks to join Philip Seymour Hoffman and Michelle Williams in Synecdoche, New York. Says producer Anthony Bregman (who was on board for Human Nature and Eternal Sunshine:

It takes the term 'living theater' to a whole new level. We were kind of hoping that Charlie would write a small, contained film set in a kitchen with a couple of easy-going characters. Instead, he came up with a massive undertaking of visually elaborate worlds and stunningly complex characters and ideas. The film would be all but impossible to pull off if we weren't surrounded by such incredible actors, the most exciting team of filmmakers imaginable and the most supportive producing partners one could hope. (Source)

Chud report the same, as do a couple of other sites. Oh, and it's worth mentioning that Spike Jonze is also confirmed as one of the film's producers.

Thanks to a plethora of BCK news-updating veterans: Tram, Dani, WiLL, and also Paul from the Coens' site You Know, For Kids.

Back to my vat of Valium.