Michel Gondry — Happy Place — It Turns Out the Naming Rights! Membership Option Was For Real and Someone Is Now Five Hundred Bucks Poorer Presents Nat

It's Crazy That Michel Gondry and Pharrell Williams' Period Musical Golden Was Cancelled and Will Never Be Released, Yet No One Seems to Have Noticed

The Oscar-winning genius behind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind made a coming of age period musical with hit-maker Pharrell Williams that, unfortunately, will never be available for public consumption because its creators all agree that it missed the mark.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinJuly 16, 2025Pharrell Williams, Michel Gondry, cancelled film, musical

Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the Tricky Business of Suffering For Your Art

Michel Gondry apparently asked Jim Carrey to stay depressed for a year and a half for the sake of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Was it worth it?

Shards from the Fractured Mirror: The Amateurs, Be Kind Rewind, Big Fat Liar, Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star, The Muse

In the latest round-up of movies I’ve written about for my upcoming book The Fractured Mirror explores The Amateurs, Be Kind Rewind, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, Big Fat Liar and The Muse.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #16 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

In the latest entry in the column where readers like YOU pay me money to see a film of their choice I revisit a good movie for once, 2004’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless and talk Manic Pixie Dream Girls, Sad Boys and Nice Guys.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinAugust 8, 2018Jim Carrey, Michel Gondry, Charlie Kaufman