Natalie Portman and Paul Mescal are actors whose craft inspires as much admiration as the finished product on-screen. Portman, whose career now spans more than 30 years, including films like “Black Swan” and “Thor: Love and Thunder,” keeps us enthralled — this time, with her simmering performance in Todd Haynes’ psychodrama “May December.” The Oscar winner portrays an actress preparing to play a tabloid fascination (Julianne Moore), who became romantically involved with her husband (Charles Melton) when he was 13.
Mescal, whose meteoric rise began in 2020 as a tortured young man in love with a damaged introvert in Hulu’s “Normal People,” delivers another poignant turn in Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers.” A meditation on grief and regret, the film sees Mescal as the free-spirited neighbor and potential mate to a screenwriter (Andrew Scott) quite literally haunted by his past. Together, Portman and Mescal discuss physical transformation, the positive evolution of...
Mescal, whose meteoric rise began in 2020 as a tortured young man in love with a damaged introvert in Hulu’s “Normal People,” delivers another poignant turn in Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers.” A meditation on grief and regret, the film sees Mescal as the free-spirited neighbor and potential mate to a screenwriter (Andrew Scott) quite literally haunted by his past. Together, Portman and Mescal discuss physical transformation, the positive evolution of...
- 12/12/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – Todd Haynes is an American auteur, as every one of his films bear the distinct mark of his creativity. From his beginnings with the indie masterpiece “Safe” (1995) through unforgettable films like “Far From Heaven” (2002), “I’m Not There” (2007) and “Carol,” Haynes has made cinematic art. His latest film is “Wonderstruck.”
The film is adapted from a popular young adult novel by Brian Selznick, which was combined with distinct graphic art. Haynes use the art to dreamily interpret the book, as the film is set in the 1920s and 1970s New York City. Jumping from era to era is the catch of the story, as a deaf girl (Millicent Simmonds) from the ‘20s is interconnected to a newly deaf boy (Oakes Fegley) in the 1970s. The film features Julianne Moore in a dual role, and also features Michelle Williams.
Todd Haynes at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2015
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The film is adapted from a popular young adult novel by Brian Selznick, which was combined with distinct graphic art. Haynes use the art to dreamily interpret the book, as the film is set in the 1920s and 1970s New York City. Jumping from era to era is the catch of the story, as a deaf girl (Millicent Simmonds) from the ‘20s is interconnected to a newly deaf boy (Oakes Fegley) in the 1970s. The film features Julianne Moore in a dual role, and also features Michelle Williams.
Todd Haynes at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2015
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- 10/26/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Maybe Todd Haynes has always been too smart for his own good. The 56-year-old director has been making films for nearly 40 years, but in some ways he’s still the Brown semiotics grad who can’t resist the siren’s call of form. As he admits, “I like to set up obstacles at times, because movies are ultimately about what the spectator brings to them.”
That would seem to make him an unlikely candidate to direct a young-adult adaptation, but his “Carol” and “Velvet Goldmine” costume designer Sandy Powell knew better. When she discovered Brian Selznick’s 2011 graphic novel “Wonderstruck,” which intertwines stories from 1927 and 1977 in a young-adult mystery with little dialogue, she encouraged him to adapt it for Haynes on spec.
Indeed, Haynes found the “Wonderstruck” screenplay downright Haynesian. “Brian’s script was so ornately and attentively cinematic,” he said. “Not just the movie references, but the use of...
That would seem to make him an unlikely candidate to direct a young-adult adaptation, but his “Carol” and “Velvet Goldmine” costume designer Sandy Powell knew better. When she discovered Brian Selznick’s 2011 graphic novel “Wonderstruck,” which intertwines stories from 1927 and 1977 in a young-adult mystery with little dialogue, she encouraged him to adapt it for Haynes on spec.
Indeed, Haynes found the “Wonderstruck” screenplay downright Haynesian. “Brian’s script was so ornately and attentively cinematic,” he said. “Not just the movie references, but the use of...
- 10/23/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Maybe Todd Haynes has always been too smart for his own good. The 56-year-old director has been making films for nearly 40 years, but in some ways he’s still the Brown semiotics grad who can’t resist the siren’s call of form. As he admits, “I like to set up obstacles at times, because movies are ultimately about what the spectator brings to them.”
That would seem to make him an unlikely candidate to direct a young-adult adaptation, but his “Carol” and “Velvet Goldmine” costume designer Sandy Powell knew better. When she discovered Brian Selznick’s 2011 graphic novel “Wonderstruck,” which intertwines stories from 1927 and 1977 in a young-adult mystery with little dialogue, she encouraged him to adapt it for Haynes on spec.
Indeed, Haynes found the “Wonderstruck” screenplay downright Haynesian. “Brian’s script was so ornately and attentively cinematic,” he said. “Not just the movie references, but the use of...
That would seem to make him an unlikely candidate to direct a young-adult adaptation, but his “Carol” and “Velvet Goldmine” costume designer Sandy Powell knew better. When she discovered Brian Selznick’s 2011 graphic novel “Wonderstruck,” which intertwines stories from 1927 and 1977 in a young-adult mystery with little dialogue, she encouraged him to adapt it for Haynes on spec.
Indeed, Haynes found the “Wonderstruck” screenplay downright Haynesian. “Brian’s script was so ornately and attentively cinematic,” he said. “Not just the movie references, but the use of...
- 10/23/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Todd Haynes relaxes into a couch in a suite at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, having arrived at his final sit down at the end of a long press day for his new film, Wonderstruck, which tells the interlacing stories of two children across different time periods: In 1977, Ben (played by Pete's Dragon actor Oakes Fegley) goes on a quest through New York City to find the father he never knew, while in 1927, Rose (newcomer Millicent Simmonds), a young, deaf cinephile, likewise sets out into the city in search of silent movie star Lillian Mayhew (Julianne Moore). The movie marks the director's fourth collaboration with Moore, following 1995's Safe, 2002's Far From Heaven (which he was Oscar-nominated for Best Original Screenplay and she for Best Actress) and 2007's I'm Not There.
Considering Wonderstruck had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, followed by a run of the festival gauntlet with screenings at Telluride, BFI London and as...
Considering Wonderstruck had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, followed by a run of the festival gauntlet with screenings at Telluride, BFI London and as...
- 10/20/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Todd Haynes creates movies that feel like part of his DNA. Whether they're originals (Safe, Velvet Goldmine, Far From Heaven, I'm Not There) or adapted from other works (Carol, the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce), they seem to course from his bloodstream into ours. Wonderstruck, gorgeous as it is, feels like something a little less personal, a little less transgressive. Haynes has said he wanted to make a smart film for kids, and as source material, he chose a juvenile-fiction novel illustrated and written by Brian Selznick, whose work also inspired Martin Scorsese's Hugo.
- 10/19/2017
- Rollingstone.com
It’s no small testament to Todd Haynes that this is the second interview this website’s conducted with him since August. Although the opening of his newest film, Wonderstruck, is a proper excuse, that’s only ostensibly the occasion; the truth is that we’d gladly go over his decades- and genre-spanning filmography any day of the week and still have plenty of ground to cover.
So it’s doubly to our fortune that Wonderstruck befits multiple rounds of discussion. A children’s adventure movie wrapped in a two-pronged period piece that can hardly conceal the tragedies this kind of work so often doesn’t want you to think about, it finds Haynes and the usual band of collaborators — Dp Ed Lachman, composer Carter Burwell, and costume designer Sandy Powell among them — working on their biggest canvas yet. For recalling the director’s artistic history as much as anything else,...
So it’s doubly to our fortune that Wonderstruck befits multiple rounds of discussion. A children’s adventure movie wrapped in a two-pronged period piece that can hardly conceal the tragedies this kind of work so often doesn’t want you to think about, it finds Haynes and the usual band of collaborators — Dp Ed Lachman, composer Carter Burwell, and costume designer Sandy Powell among them — working on their biggest canvas yet. For recalling the director’s artistic history as much as anything else,...
- 10/17/2017
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
News of Todd Haynes making his first documentary should’ve come as something of a curveball, but it was reported that the “Carol” director is planning a non-fiction project about the Velvet Underground, it seemed like the most natural thing in the world. Haynes’ “Velvet Goldmine” is such a knowing, textured, and vividly remembered reflection on the glam rock era that it can be easy to forget that its story merely alludes to the likes of Lou Reed.
But the fascination the Velvet Underground holds for Haynes isn’t the only thing that makes this newly announced documentary feel like such a perfect pairing between subject and storyteller. With the landmark “The Velvet Underground & Nico” LP, Reed and his cohorts effectively forged a new language for countercultural expression, synthesizing the subversive pop stylings of Andy Warhol into a rock movement that had already been neutered of its rebellious beginnings. With films like “Poison” and “Safe,...
But the fascination the Velvet Underground holds for Haynes isn’t the only thing that makes this newly announced documentary feel like such a perfect pairing between subject and storyteller. With the landmark “The Velvet Underground & Nico” LP, Reed and his cohorts effectively forged a new language for countercultural expression, synthesizing the subversive pop stylings of Andy Warhol into a rock movement that had already been neutered of its rebellious beginnings. With films like “Poison” and “Safe,...
- 8/8/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
A beautiful, hand-drawn poster, in black and white no less, has been released for Todd Haynes‘ upcoming follow up to the beloved “Carol,” an adaptation of Brian Selznick‘s “Wonderstruck.”
Read More: The Essentials: Todd Haynes’ Best Films
Haynes is a filmmaker that I have grown to love over the years. His filmography has masterful works, (“Safe,” “Far From Heaven,” “I’m Not There“) but watching his latest at Cannes, “Wonderstruck,” felt like an endurance test for me.
Continue reading New Hand-Drawn Poster for Todd Haynes’ Upcoming ‘Wonderstruck’ at The Playlist.
Read More: The Essentials: Todd Haynes’ Best Films
Haynes is a filmmaker that I have grown to love over the years. His filmography has masterful works, (“Safe,” “Far From Heaven,” “I’m Not There“) but watching his latest at Cannes, “Wonderstruck,” felt like an endurance test for me.
Continue reading New Hand-Drawn Poster for Todd Haynes’ Upcoming ‘Wonderstruck’ at The Playlist.
- 8/5/2017
- by Jordan Ruimy
- The Playlist
The Locarno film festival will celebrate American director, writer and producer Todd Haynes with an honorary Leopard award.
He will get the prestigious Pardo d’Onore Manor prize Aug. 7. The festival will also screen his latest work, Wonderstruck, alongside Poison, which originally screened in Locarno, Switzerlad, in 1991.
Haynes, often exploring America in the 1950s, continued his career with Julianne Moore in Safe (1995) and Far From Heaven (nominated for four Academy Awards in 2002) and Wonderstruck (2017), and with Cate Blanchett in I’m Not There (2007) and Carol (nominated for six Academy Awards in 2015).
Wonderstruck, which premiered in Cannes earlier this year, is a simultaneous story of a Midwestern boy...
He will get the prestigious Pardo d’Onore Manor prize Aug. 7. The festival will also screen his latest work, Wonderstruck, alongside Poison, which originally screened in Locarno, Switzerlad, in 1991.
Haynes, often exploring America in the 1950s, continued his career with Julianne Moore in Safe (1995) and Far From Heaven (nominated for four Academy Awards in 2002) and Wonderstruck (2017), and with Cate Blanchett in I’m Not There (2007) and Carol (nominated for six Academy Awards in 2015).
Wonderstruck, which premiered in Cannes earlier this year, is a simultaneous story of a Midwestern boy...
- 7/18/2017
- by Ariston Anderson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.
Quad Cinema
Films by Fosse, Visconti, Chabrol, and Ed Wood play as part of “Quadrophilia: Queer Edition.”
Maurice and Funeral Parade of Roses continue playing.
Metrograph
The restoration of Alan Clarke’s Scum, a must-see, is now screening.
“Welcome to Metrograph A-z” continues, including multiple showings of Todd Haynes’ Safe.
A Father’s Day special occurs this Sunday.
Quad Cinema
Films by Fosse, Visconti, Chabrol, and Ed Wood play as part of “Quadrophilia: Queer Edition.”
Maurice and Funeral Parade of Roses continue playing.
Metrograph
The restoration of Alan Clarke’s Scum, a must-see, is now screening.
“Welcome to Metrograph A-z” continues, including multiple showings of Todd Haynes’ Safe.
A Father’s Day special occurs this Sunday.
- 6/16/2017
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
When Julianne Moore’s elderly deaf character Rose enters the frame in Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck to the tune of Eumir Deodato’s take on “Sprach Zarathustra” (also prominently heard in the Peter Sellers comedy Being There), you know something amazing is about to happen, and surely it does. The Oscar-winning Still Alice actress plays not one, but two roles in her fourth outing with the Oscar-nominated director following Safe, Far From Heaven and I’m Not There: One a 1920s…...
- 5/19/2017
- Deadline
Cannes — Twenty-two years. That’s how long it’s been since Todd Haynes and Julianne Moore first worked together in the now-indie-classic “Safe.” The pair reunited to spectacular effect in “Far From Heaven,” and Moore had a small supporting role in Haynes’ massive ensemble piece “I’m Not There.” Now, they’re back together once more in the feature film adaptation of Brian Selznick‘s “Wonderstruck,” which premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival on Thursday.
Continue reading Todd Haynes Talks Working With His “Creative Soulmate” Julianne Moore & More [Cannes] at The Playlist.
Continue reading Todd Haynes Talks Working With His “Creative Soulmate” Julianne Moore & More [Cannes] at The Playlist.
- 5/18/2017
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Alfred Hitchcock might have been stating the obvious when he said, “If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfect idea of what was going on.” Cinema is fundamentally a visual art, and silence is golden in Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck — but also a little drab. It’s the first family-oriented project from the director who has, over the course of a lauded career, been associated with the American independent movement of the 1990s (Safe, Poison) and, more recently, lush period melodrama (Far from Heaven, Carol). It’s also the latest film to be adapted from the books of writer-illustrator Brian Selznick, whose earlier work The Invention of Hugo Cabret offered a similarly against-type genre outing for Martin Scorsese when he made Hugo in 2011. The comparison, it must be said, is not flattering.
Haynes’ film is a stranger beast and perhaps...
Haynes’ film is a stranger beast and perhaps...
- 5/18/2017
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
‘Wonderstruck’ Is Cannes’ First Oscar Contender and Other Revelations From Festival Press Conference
“Wonderstruck” is the perfect match of rich source material and cinema. Author Brian Selznick (“Hugo”) was inspired to adapt his own graphic novel intertwining two stories from 1927 and 1977 when costume designer Sandy Powell pulled it off a shelf and said, “This should be a Todd Haynes movie.”
Selznick, following the recent model of “Room” author Emma Donoghue, secretly adapted his own script on spec, with a little advice from “Hugo” screenwriter John Logan, which doesn’t hurt. By the time the detailed screenplay, complete with sound notes, got to Haynes, the director found its cinematic riches “irresistible,” he said at the Cannes press conference. He artfully weaves a propulsive mystery, throwing the audience clues in both the black and white silent narrative and the color with a ’70s story that eventually ties all the threads together.
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire Cannes Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During...
Selznick, following the recent model of “Room” author Emma Donoghue, secretly adapted his own script on spec, with a little advice from “Hugo” screenwriter John Logan, which doesn’t hurt. By the time the detailed screenplay, complete with sound notes, got to Haynes, the director found its cinematic riches “irresistible,” he said at the Cannes press conference. He artfully weaves a propulsive mystery, throwing the audience clues in both the black and white silent narrative and the color with a ’70s story that eventually ties all the threads together.
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire Cannes Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During...
- 5/18/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
‘Wonderstruck’ Is Cannes’ First Oscar Contender and Other Revelations From Festival Press Conference
“Wonderstruck” is the perfect match of rich source material and cinema. Author Brian Selznick (“Hugo”) was inspired to adapt his own graphic novel intertwining two stories from 1927 and 1977 when costume designer Sandy Powell pulled it off a shelf and said, “This should be a Todd Haynes movie.”
Selznick, following the recent model of “Room” author Emma Donoghue, secretly adapted his own script on spec, with a little advice from “Hugo” screenwriter John Logan, which doesn’t hurt. By the time the detailed screenplay, complete with sound notes, got to Haynes, the director found its cinematic riches “irresistible,” he said at the Cannes press conference. He artfully weaves a propulsive mystery, throwing the audience clues in both the black and white silent narrative and the color with a ’70s story that eventually brings ties all the threads together.
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire Cannes Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted...
Selznick, following the recent model of “Room” author Emma Donoghue, secretly adapted his own script on spec, with a little advice from “Hugo” screenwriter John Logan, which doesn’t hurt. By the time the detailed screenplay, complete with sound notes, got to Haynes, the director found its cinematic riches “irresistible,” he said at the Cannes press conference. He artfully weaves a propulsive mystery, throwing the audience clues in both the black and white silent narrative and the color with a ’70s story that eventually brings ties all the threads together.
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire Cannes Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted...
- 5/18/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
“Family film” isn’t the first genre that leaps to mind when talking about Todd Haynes. The director of Safe, Carol, and I’m Not There tends to specialize in specifically adult preoccupations, like forbidden romance, musical legacy, drugs, sex, repression, and the toxicity of modern living. He does not, as a rule, make movies for all ages. Of course, one could have once said the same about gangster-movie luminary Martin Scorsese before he delightfully adapted Brian Selznick’s illustrated historical fiction novel The Invention Of Hugo Cabret into a new classic of warm-hearted, whirligig family cinema. Maybe Selznick is the key to getting these grownups in touch with their inner children, because Haynes has now taken his own swing at the author’s work with an adaptation of Selznick’s juvenile-lit bestseller, Wonderstruck.
Amazon Studios, which is partnering with Roadside Attractions to distribute the picture, has released a brief...
Amazon Studios, which is partnering with Roadside Attractions to distribute the picture, has released a brief...
- 5/12/2017
- by A.A. Dowd
- avclub.com
The Cannes Film Festival generates more attention and excitement than any other film festival in the world, but each year is an unpredictable journey. The Official Selection, alongside the sidebars of Directors Fortnight and Critics Week, offer up a tightly-curated into a range of international cinema from both familiar sources and surprising newcomers. This year’s edition is a reliable combination of top-tier directors whose work will be shown at Cannes until the end of time, notable filmmakers who usually deliver something worthwhile, and unproven quantities with a lot of potential.
Read More: 17 Shocks and Surprises from the 2017 Cannes Lineup, From ‘Twin Peaks’ to Netflix and Vr
In order to work through all of these different possibilities, we’ve broken down our list of anticipated Cannes titles into three categories: A-list auteurs, Discoveries and Safe Bets. Every day of Cannes will bring new updates on the latest films, some of...
Read More: 17 Shocks and Surprises from the 2017 Cannes Lineup, From ‘Twin Peaks’ to Netflix and Vr
In order to work through all of these different possibilities, we’ve broken down our list of anticipated Cannes titles into three categories: A-list auteurs, Discoveries and Safe Bets. Every day of Cannes will bring new updates on the latest films, some of...
- 5/10/2017
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
Editor’s Note: This article is presented in partnership with FilmStruck. The exclusive streaming home for The Criterion Collection, FilmStruck features the largest streaming library of contemporary and classic arthouse, indie, foreign and cult films as well as extensive bonus content, filmmaker interviews and rare footage. Learn more here.
Todd Haynes is one of the most distinct voices working in film today. He’s also a cinematic chameleon. For every period film Haynes makes, he and his team of craftsman adapt not only the look of the movies or photography of that era, but the visual language as well.
For example, both “Carol” and “Far from Heaven” are Haynes films set in ’50s-era America, but they are worlds apart. While “Carol” got its color palette and sense of composition from the photographers like Saul Leiter who documented the period, “Far From Heaven” recreated the manufactured studio look of Douglas Sirk’s melodramas of that era.
Todd Haynes is one of the most distinct voices working in film today. He’s also a cinematic chameleon. For every period film Haynes makes, he and his team of craftsman adapt not only the look of the movies or photography of that era, but the visual language as well.
For example, both “Carol” and “Far from Heaven” are Haynes films set in ’50s-era America, but they are worlds apart. While “Carol” got its color palette and sense of composition from the photographers like Saul Leiter who documented the period, “Far From Heaven” recreated the manufactured studio look of Douglas Sirk’s melodramas of that era.
- 5/9/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
By Spencer Coile
After the sting of Carol's snub for Best Picture just two years ago, Todd Haynes is coming back, hopefully better than ever. His new film, Wonderstruck, will be premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in a few short weeks, but will also be released through the partnering of Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions. Slotted for a limited release of October 20 with an eventual expasion in November, the studios are giving Haynes' latest effort the awards season push many fans believes he deserves.
As I am sure many of you know by this point, Wonderstruck (based off the book by Brian Selznick) reunites Haynes with Julianne Moore (at long last!) after their collaborations on Safe (1995) and Far From Heaven (2002). It tells two parallel stories-- one taking place in 1927 and the other in 1977. Moore will be joined by Michelle Williams, Amy Hargreaves, Oakes Fegley (the lead of last...
After the sting of Carol's snub for Best Picture just two years ago, Todd Haynes is coming back, hopefully better than ever. His new film, Wonderstruck, will be premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in a few short weeks, but will also be released through the partnering of Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions. Slotted for a limited release of October 20 with an eventual expasion in November, the studios are giving Haynes' latest effort the awards season push many fans believes he deserves.
As I am sure many of you know by this point, Wonderstruck (based off the book by Brian Selznick) reunites Haynes with Julianne Moore (at long last!) after their collaborations on Safe (1995) and Far From Heaven (2002). It tells two parallel stories-- one taking place in 1927 and the other in 1977. Moore will be joined by Michelle Williams, Amy Hargreaves, Oakes Fegley (the lead of last...
- 5/4/2017
- by Spencer Coile
- FilmExperience
Today, Amazon Studios announced it has signed an exclusive first-look deal with indie powerhouses Bona Fide Productions (“Little Miss Sunshine”), Le Grisbi Productions (“Birdman”) and Killer Films (“Boys Don’t Cry”). Amazon is already doing business with all three entities – it’s about to unveil “Wonderstruck” (Killer) and “The Only Living Boy in New York” (Bona Fide) at Cannes – and the news is yet another sign that the company will continue to finance high-quality independent filmmaking from some of the most revered American directors out there. But it also signals a key reunion of major figures from an earlier period — the nineties indie film boom.
Read More: 7 Filmmakers Turning Amazon Into An Art House Cinema Powerhouse
By formally reuniting New York indie film icons – head of motion picture production at Amazon Studios Ted Hope and Killers Films founder Christine Vachon – Amazon is almost singlehandedly using its deep pockets to reignite...
Read More: 7 Filmmakers Turning Amazon Into An Art House Cinema Powerhouse
By formally reuniting New York indie film icons – head of motion picture production at Amazon Studios Ted Hope and Killers Films founder Christine Vachon – Amazon is almost singlehandedly using its deep pockets to reignite...
- 5/2/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
The Tribeca Film Festival is still in full swing (it’s long!), and one film that’s worth keeping an eye on is the documentary “The Sensitives,” which screens tonight. Directed by cinematographer-turned-helmer Drew Xanthopoulos, it might remind you of a real-life version of Todd Haynes’ “Safe” in that it focuses on a group of people who have become near-allergic to the outside world, and the woman who tries to help them.
Continue reading Tribeca Exclusive: Clip & Poster For The ‘Safe’-Like Documentary ‘The Sensitives’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading Tribeca Exclusive: Clip & Poster For The ‘Safe’-Like Documentary ‘The Sensitives’ at The Playlist.
- 4/26/2017
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Featured in today's Horror Highlights, we have Splathouse podcast's discussion of the 2001 movie The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, DVD release details for The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson, the SXSW Film Festival poster for Atomic Blonde, details on The Mason Brothers' upcoming theatrical run, a Q&A with Fashionista director Simon Rumley, and a look at the short film Nightmare.
Splathouse Podcast Discusses The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra: From Splathouse: "Sleepy skeletons, spirited space aliens, and super-scientists are the focus of this week's show! That's right, we're profiling Larry Blamire's excellent comedy "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra".
Two of the film's featured performers, Brian Howe ("Westworld") and Fay Masterson ("50 Shades Darker"), stop by to talk about their careers and their work on "Lost Skeleton..."
Our good friend Sarah Jane (aka @fookthis on Twitter and Letterboxed, and she of the Talk Film Society) stops by with her cinematic picks for fans of “Lost Skeleton.
Splathouse Podcast Discusses The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra: From Splathouse: "Sleepy skeletons, spirited space aliens, and super-scientists are the focus of this week's show! That's right, we're profiling Larry Blamire's excellent comedy "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra".
Two of the film's featured performers, Brian Howe ("Westworld") and Fay Masterson ("50 Shades Darker"), stop by to talk about their careers and their work on "Lost Skeleton..."
Our good friend Sarah Jane (aka @fookthis on Twitter and Letterboxed, and she of the Talk Film Society) stops by with her cinematic picks for fans of “Lost Skeleton.
- 2/28/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Ahead of the UK premiere of his latest film Fashionista at Horror Channel FrightFest Glasgow, Simon Rumley reveals why he’s a fan of drugs in film and his planned foray into London gangster land…
Fashionista finds you back in Austin after Red White and Blue. What excites you about Austin so much? Could Fashionista have been set anywhere else?
I had such a great experience on Red White & Blue for so many different reasons that it was only natural that, at some point, I’d return to Austin. With Tim League (exec producer), Paul Knauss (co-producer) and Karen Hallford (casting director) I’ve got a great bunch of friends who also happen to be great collaborators and they form the core of both films’ Austin based crew and most probably without them neither films would have happened. Beyond that, I love the unique style of Austin, the food, the music,...
Fashionista finds you back in Austin after Red White and Blue. What excites you about Austin so much? Could Fashionista have been set anywhere else?
I had such a great experience on Red White & Blue for so many different reasons that it was only natural that, at some point, I’d return to Austin. With Tim League (exec producer), Paul Knauss (co-producer) and Karen Hallford (casting director) I’ve got a great bunch of friends who also happen to be great collaborators and they form the core of both films’ Austin based crew and most probably without them neither films would have happened. Beyond that, I love the unique style of Austin, the food, the music,...
- 2/21/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren Akins are expecting two children -- but they're not twins.
The 26-year-old singer posted a photo to Instagram on Wednesday morning of himself and his wife posing with balloons that spelled "baby" to announce that they are expanding their family. "We are so happy to announce that we are pregnant and we are in the process of adopting a child from Africa!" Rhett shared. "Safe to say life is about to get crazy!"
Watch: Katherine Heigl on Giving Birth to Son Joshua -- 'I Actually Prefer the Adoption Way'
Akins was also excited to share the news, posting to Instagram: "Oh Baby!
The 26-year-old singer posted a photo to Instagram on Wednesday morning of himself and his wife posing with balloons that spelled "baby" to announce that they are expanding their family. "We are so happy to announce that we are pregnant and we are in the process of adopting a child from Africa!" Rhett shared. "Safe to say life is about to get crazy!"
Watch: Katherine Heigl on Giving Birth to Son Joshua -- 'I Actually Prefer the Adoption Way'
Akins was also excited to share the news, posting to Instagram: "Oh Baby!
- 2/15/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question:
Recently, there has been a lot of chatter regarding projects like “O.J.: Made in America” (an eight-hour documentary that was produced by Espn but premiered at Sundance) and “Lemonade” (which needs no prior introduction, and debuted on HBO), and whether they should be classified as films or television shows.
The conversation has only grown more heated and urgent in the shadow of awards season, which demands that things be lumped into a small number of binary categories: Actor / Actress, Comedy / Drama, Fiction / Documentary, Film / Television. In a world where feature films are premiering on Netflix and miniseries-length documentaries are eligible for Oscars, should...
This week’s question:
Recently, there has been a lot of chatter regarding projects like “O.J.: Made in America” (an eight-hour documentary that was produced by Espn but premiered at Sundance) and “Lemonade” (which needs no prior introduction, and debuted on HBO), and whether they should be classified as films or television shows.
The conversation has only grown more heated and urgent in the shadow of awards season, which demands that things be lumped into a small number of binary categories: Actor / Actress, Comedy / Drama, Fiction / Documentary, Film / Television. In a world where feature films are premiering on Netflix and miniseries-length documentaries are eligible for Oscars, should...
- 12/12/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question:
Last Friday saw the release of Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Things to Come,” one of two new films starring Isabelle Huppert. In the lede of his review for The New York Times, A.O. Scott asked “Isabelle Huppert: Great actress, or greatest actress?” Huppert is certainly near the very top of the list, but we thought we’d take this opportunity to open the question to our panel of critics: Who is the best working actress in the world today?
Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow), The New Yorker
A vote for someone else isn’t a vote against Isabelle Huppert, who is among the very greatest...
This week’s question:
Last Friday saw the release of Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Things to Come,” one of two new films starring Isabelle Huppert. In the lede of his review for The New York Times, A.O. Scott asked “Isabelle Huppert: Great actress, or greatest actress?” Huppert is certainly near the very top of the list, but we thought we’d take this opportunity to open the question to our panel of critics: Who is the best working actress in the world today?
Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow), The New Yorker
A vote for someone else isn’t a vote against Isabelle Huppert, who is among the very greatest...
- 12/5/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Lineup Announcements
– The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) and The India Center Foundation are launching India Kaleidoscope, an “exciting new festival that will present film lovers with a chance to immerse themselves in the unique sights and sounds that make up the Indian regional, independent film landscape.”
The inaugural India Kaleidoscope Festival, taking place December 8 – 11 at the Museum, will feature eight films, including seven new titles that will be making their U.S. or North American premieres and one special presentation of a classic Indian film. Most films will feature directors in person. The Opening Night film is “India in a Day,” an ambitious documentary project initiated by Google and comprised of images shot by thousands of people throughout India, artfully edited by director Richie Mehta...
Lineup Announcements
– The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) and The India Center Foundation are launching India Kaleidoscope, an “exciting new festival that will present film lovers with a chance to immerse themselves in the unique sights and sounds that make up the Indian regional, independent film landscape.”
The inaugural India Kaleidoscope Festival, taking place December 8 – 11 at the Museum, will feature eight films, including seven new titles that will be making their U.S. or North American premieres and one special presentation of a classic Indian film. Most films will feature directors in person. The Opening Night film is “India in a Day,” an ambitious documentary project initiated by Google and comprised of images shot by thousands of people throughout India, artfully edited by director Richie Mehta...
- 12/1/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Not only is Jana Kramer currently on tour, but the mom to 8-month-old daughter Jolie Rae is also competing on Dancing with the Stars. As for what a day on the reality competition show is like? Find out for yourself in the video above, where the singer/songwriter takes PeopleStyle behind the scenes for a day on the DWTS set for our Most Instagrammable Day video series.
And Kramer’s day is packed, from rehearsing her routine with pro partner Gleb Savchenko to getting ready for the ballroom in the makeup trailer. “I just pray that it all comes together,...
And Kramer’s day is packed, from rehearsing her routine with pro partner Gleb Savchenko to getting ready for the ballroom in the makeup trailer. “I just pray that it all comes together,...
- 10/28/2016
- by mariahhaas
- PEOPLE.com
The strains of “O Canada” faintly emanate from a television set towards the end Hello Destroyer, Kevan Funk's bold, and boldly Canadian, feature debut, which recently premiered in Toronto and will play in the BC Spotlight program of the Vancouver International Film Festival. That it takes place in the world of (junior) hockey makes it recognizably, unmistakably Canadian; that it puts that hallowed institution under an unsparing microscope is what makes makes it daring. Red background—white lettering. Hello Destroyer—hello, Canada. From its opening frames—an intense on-ice scuffle, shot in tight, almost abstract closeups—the film is steeped in the hyper-masculine milieu of professional hockey that Funk first explored in his 2013 short, Destroyer (which shares the same setting, but charts a standalone narrative). But it would be inaccurate to call the feature (or the short film, for that matter) a “hockey movie,” much less a “sports movie.
- 9/23/2016
- MUBI
New York City’s brand-new Metrograph theater will present the world premiere of “Gems Unseen: Early Apparatus Films from Christine Vachon, Todd Haynes & Barry Ellsworth,” a two-part retrospective consisting of ten films assembled and digitally restored by IndieCollect. Vachon, Haynes, and Ellsworth will attend the premiere in early December.
Read More: Todd Haynes Explains the Cinematic Influences That Impacted His ‘Carol’
Some of the films shown in the series include “Tommy’s” by Barry Ellsworth and “Days Are Numbered” by Christine Vachon, both featuring a young Steve Buscemi; “He Was Once,” which features a special cameo performance by Todd Haynes; and “Anemone Me” by Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks.
Along with films by Apparatus Productions founders Vachon, Haynes, and Ellsworth, the series will also include a selection of films by directors they mentored, like Mary Bradford, Larry Carty, Brooke Dammkoehler, Susan Delson, Evan Dunsky, Mary Hestand, and Bruce Hainley. All the...
Read More: Todd Haynes Explains the Cinematic Influences That Impacted His ‘Carol’
Some of the films shown in the series include “Tommy’s” by Barry Ellsworth and “Days Are Numbered” by Christine Vachon, both featuring a young Steve Buscemi; “He Was Once,” which features a special cameo performance by Todd Haynes; and “Anemone Me” by Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks.
Along with films by Apparatus Productions founders Vachon, Haynes, and Ellsworth, the series will also include a selection of films by directors they mentored, like Mary Bradford, Larry Carty, Brooke Dammkoehler, Susan Delson, Evan Dunsky, Mary Hestand, and Bruce Hainley. All the...
- 7/27/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
For as beloved as his features may be, Todd Haynes boasts a repertoire of short films no less deserving of attention — attention they might receive if they were more readily accessible. One has long been able to find Superstar and Dottie Gets Spanked with little effort, but some pieces were only recently discovered — e.g. The Suicide, found on Criterion’s Safe release; in terms of emotional effect, it makes Carol feel like an episode of Night Court — or have yet to be given a proper restoration.
Which brings us to (drum roll) a Kickstarter campaign to extensively restore and properly release eight shorts from Apparatus, a now-defunct creative house founded by Haynes and longtime creative partner Christine Vachon. Although the former’s work is not immediately on display therein, part of the $30,000 effort is to locate his 1985 Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud, “in which he depicts the poet as...
Which brings us to (drum roll) a Kickstarter campaign to extensively restore and properly release eight shorts from Apparatus, a now-defunct creative house founded by Haynes and longtime creative partner Christine Vachon. Although the former’s work is not immediately on display therein, part of the $30,000 effort is to locate his 1985 Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud, “in which he depicts the poet as...
- 6/23/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Kap Slap‘s regular hour long mixes have become a staple of the seasonal changes, with his winter and spring break mixes helping to usher in each part of the year. Now the La based producer has returned with a top notch summer mix brimming with nearly thirty tracks.
For his summer playlist, Kap Slap has carefully selected a roster of top notch dance cuts, featuring songs from Oliver Heldens, Rl Grime, Galantis, Jauz and more, as well as his recent single with M Bronx, “Felt This Good.” Each track is blended seamlessly into the next to create a breezy, upbeat vibe perfect to serve as the soundtrack of your summer.
You can grab a free download of Kap Slap‘s new mix here, and check out the full tracklist below.
Me, Myself & I (Oliver Heldens Remix) – Bebe Rexha & G-Eazy
Felt This Good – Kap Slap feat. M. Bronx
[Acapella] – No Money...
For his summer playlist, Kap Slap has carefully selected a roster of top notch dance cuts, featuring songs from Oliver Heldens, Rl Grime, Galantis, Jauz and more, as well as his recent single with M Bronx, “Felt This Good.” Each track is blended seamlessly into the next to create a breezy, upbeat vibe perfect to serve as the soundtrack of your summer.
You can grab a free download of Kap Slap‘s new mix here, and check out the full tracklist below.
Me, Myself & I (Oliver Heldens Remix) – Bebe Rexha & G-Eazy
Felt This Good – Kap Slap feat. M. Bronx
[Acapella] – No Money...
- 6/17/2016
- by Connor Jones
- We Got This Covered
Guide to Giallo, Speculating the Basis For PTA’s Next Film, Blockbuster Earnings Breakdown, and More
Dailies is a round-up of essential film writing, news bits, videos, and other highlights from across the Internet. If you’d like to submit a piece for consideration, get in touch with us in the comments below or on Twitter at @TheFilmStage.
Roger Corman will get a tribute at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.
Vulture‘s Kyle Buchanan posits what Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis‘ next movie might be about:
While New York came into its own as a style capital after World War II, the 1950s were mostly dominated by designers who lived and worked in Europe, like Christian Dior, Pierre Balmain, and Cristóbal Balenciaga, so if you presume that Day-Lewis’s character is a notable fashion designer — and given that the actor is in his late 50s, it’s not likely he’d be playing some mere lackey — then there are only a few notable, New...
Roger Corman will get a tribute at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.
Vulture‘s Kyle Buchanan posits what Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis‘ next movie might be about:
While New York came into its own as a style capital after World War II, the 1950s were mostly dominated by designers who lived and worked in Europe, like Christian Dior, Pierre Balmain, and Cristóbal Balenciaga, so if you presume that Day-Lewis’s character is a notable fashion designer — and given that the actor is in his late 50s, it’s not likely he’d be playing some mere lackey — then there are only a few notable, New...
- 6/7/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Rushes collects news, articles, images, videos and more for a weekly roundup of essential items from the world of film.NEWSVoyage of TimeWell, the Academy Awards, of course! Here's the list of winners. Who made us smile most for his win of the golden statue? Ennio Morricone and his gracious speech for his ace score to The Hateful Eight. Biggest gaff beyond the central controversy? Setsuko Hara, Manoel de Oliveira, and Jacques Rivette not included in the "In Memoriam."And yet another filmmaker has left us this year. The New York Times reports that Syrian director Nabil Maleh has died at the age of 79.With Terrence Malick's dividing film Knight of Cups about to be released in cinemas in the Us this week, images have come in (including one above) of the filmmaker's mysterious documentary we keep hearing about, Voyage of Time.In New York, the big news this...
- 3/2/2016
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Dailies is a round-up of essential film writing, news bits, videos, and other highlights from across the Internet. If you’d like to submit a piece for consideration, get in touch with us in the comments below or on Twitter at @TheFilmStage.
Jessica Chastain, Juliette Binoche, Freida Pinto, Catherine Hardwicke, Amma Asante, Marielle Heller, Ziyi Zhang, Haifaa Al Mansour, and more women have launched the company We Do It Together to produce films and TV that boost the empowerment of women, Variety reports.
Dustin Hoffman discusses his screen test for The Graduate, plus read Frank Rich‘s Criterion essay:
Though The Graduate upholds some of the classic tropes of Hollywood romantic comedy dating back to the 1930s—especially in its climactic deployment of a runaway bride—Benjamin’s paralyzing emotional disconnect from the world around him is what makes his story both fresh and particular to its own time.
The...
Jessica Chastain, Juliette Binoche, Freida Pinto, Catherine Hardwicke, Amma Asante, Marielle Heller, Ziyi Zhang, Haifaa Al Mansour, and more women have launched the company We Do It Together to produce films and TV that boost the empowerment of women, Variety reports.
Dustin Hoffman discusses his screen test for The Graduate, plus read Frank Rich‘s Criterion essay:
Though The Graduate upholds some of the classic tropes of Hollywood romantic comedy dating back to the 1930s—especially in its climactic deployment of a runaway bride—Benjamin’s paralyzing emotional disconnect from the world around him is what makes his story both fresh and particular to its own time.
The...
- 2/25/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
Released two weeks after premiering at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, Peter Sollet’s awards-baiting Lgbt drama Freeheld failed to command an Oscar campaign. Raking in just under six hundred thousand at the domestic office following a demure roll-out from distributor Lionsgate, this depiction of Laurel Hester’s 2005 fight for equality plays like a civil rights footnote eclipsed by more meaningful instances from the past decade. Despite some honorable performances from the likes of Julianne Moore and Michael Shannon (not to mention some woefully clichéd support from Steve Carrell), the film is fettered by its desperation to remain relevant and appealing, though it never captures the gravity clearly seen in Cynthia Wade’s documentary short, which provided the basis for this film.
As far as the importance of awareness and acceptance goes, these films are still important, now that some distance from the period allows the chance for significant introspection...
As far as the importance of awareness and acceptance goes, these films are still important, now that some distance from the period allows the chance for significant introspection...
- 2/2/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
For the longest time, it seemed like the last thing you should expect from Todd Haynes was a simple story. Coming out of the fertile 1990s Sundance scene, he was a provocateur and a delirious mash-up artist: his films were fractured narratives, or anti-narratives, or meta-narratives. His best work either smashed together wildly different styles and stories (as in his debut Poison [1991]), or presented unsettling, contradictory ideas but refused climax or closure (as in his masterpiece Safe [1995]). Even in a zeitgeist defined by Quentin Tarantino, the jukebox musicals Velvet Goldmine (1998) and I'm Not There (2007) looked like pastiche and homage taken to the farthest limit. But far more than Tarantino, Haynes, the former Ivy League semiotics student, insists on not simply getting swept away in the styles, but maintaining a critical viewpoint of how and why the styles function. In retrospect, everything about his method was already in place in his...
- 1/28/2016
- by Duncan Gray
- MUBI
Chicago – One of the best films of 2015 is the atmospheric and kinetically performed “Carol.” The film, set in the early 1950s, depicts a love that dares not speak its name, and also showcases the breathtaking presence of actress Cate Blanchett as the title character. The director of the film is the veteran Todd Haynes, known for another set-in-the-1950s classic, “Far from Heaven,” as well as “Velvet Goldmine,” “I’m Not There” and the recent HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce.”
Haynes first got attention with a controversial short film way back in 1987, entitled “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story.” It was the life story of the famous singer, told entirely by having the characters represented by Barbie dolls (it was withdrawn from circulation by a copyright lawsuit in 1990, more on that below). His feature debut, “Poison” (1991), won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. He followed that up with “Safe,...
Haynes first got attention with a controversial short film way back in 1987, entitled “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story.” It was the life story of the famous singer, told entirely by having the characters represented by Barbie dolls (it was withdrawn from circulation by a copyright lawsuit in 1990, more on that below). His feature debut, “Poison” (1991), won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. He followed that up with “Safe,...
- 12/27/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Todd Haynes is a chameleon as a filmmaker. Anyone who can make "Safe," "Velvet Goldmine," and "Far From Heaven" demands respect for just how nimble and gifted they are, and his latest film, "Carol," is another home run for him. Adapted from a Patricia Highsmith novel, "Carol" tells the story of a young woman named Therese Belivet, played by Rooney Mara, who meets an older customer, the preposterously elegant Carol Aird, played by Cate Blanchett. To say more about how things unfold from there would spoil the fun, but we have an exclusive clip from the film today for you. Highsmith is one of my favorite authors, and I particularly love that she looked at the world in a way no one else did. Who else would have written a whole series of novels in which Tom Ripley was the lead? Who else could have come up with the deliciously...
- 12/17/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Continuing our countdown of the best movies released in the UK this year, we doff our hat to Todd Haynes’ beautifully dressed adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s lesbian-romance novel
• Tell us your favourite film of the year … and comment on ours
• Read the full UK top 50 so far
With Safe and Far from Heaven, director Todd Haynes has already proved himself a master at stories of brittle, repressed women struggling to access and express their innermost emotions. Thus his stewardship of an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s semi-autobiographical novel – published pseudonymously in 1952 as The Price of Salt – instantly appeared an inspired conjunction, especially with Cate Blanchett having already accepted one of the lead roles. “A frock film ... with Cate attached,” is how Haynes himself described Carol and, as a bare-bones conceptualisation, you can see how it suits him down to the ground.
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• Tell us your favourite film of the year … and comment on ours
• Read the full UK top 50 so far
With Safe and Far from Heaven, director Todd Haynes has already proved himself a master at stories of brittle, repressed women struggling to access and express their innermost emotions. Thus his stewardship of an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s semi-autobiographical novel – published pseudonymously in 1952 as The Price of Salt – instantly appeared an inspired conjunction, especially with Cate Blanchett having already accepted one of the lead roles. “A frock film ... with Cate attached,” is how Haynes himself described Carol and, as a bare-bones conceptualisation, you can see how it suits him down to the ground.
Continue reading...
- 12/14/2015
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Continuing our countdown of the best movies released in the Us this year, we doff our hat to Todd Haynes’ beautifully dressed adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s lesbian-romance novel
• Tell us your favourite film of the year … and comment on ours
• Read the full Us top 50 so far
Related: How Patricia Highsmith's Carol became a film: 'Lesbianism is not an issue. It's a state of normal'
With Safe and Far from Heaven, director Todd Haynes has already proved himself a master at stories of brittle, repressed women struggling to access and express their innermost emotions. Thus his stewardship of an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s semi-autobiographical novel – published pseudonymously in 1952 as The Price of Salt – instantly appeared an inspired conjunction, especially with Cate Blanchett having already accepted one of the lead roles. “A frock film ... with Cate attached,” is how Haynes himself described Carol and, as a bare-bones conceptualisation,...
• Tell us your favourite film of the year … and comment on ours
• Read the full Us top 50 so far
Related: How Patricia Highsmith's Carol became a film: 'Lesbianism is not an issue. It's a state of normal'
With Safe and Far from Heaven, director Todd Haynes has already proved himself a master at stories of brittle, repressed women struggling to access and express their innermost emotions. Thus his stewardship of an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s semi-autobiographical novel – published pseudonymously in 1952 as The Price of Salt – instantly appeared an inspired conjunction, especially with Cate Blanchett having already accepted one of the lead roles. “A frock film ... with Cate attached,” is how Haynes himself described Carol and, as a bare-bones conceptualisation,...
- 12/10/2015
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
With Netflix slated to double its slate of original content next year with 31 releases versus 16 in 2015, they likely already know they have some strong competition coming from Amazon. The booksellers are behind Spike Lee's current "Chi-Raq," they've got Woody Allen making his first TV series for them, and now they've bagged one of the hottest tickets of the awards season. Amazon will finance, produce and distribute "Carol" director Todd Haynes' next film, "Wonderstruck." An adaptation of "Hugo" author Brian Selznick's award-winning "Wonderstruck," "Safe," "I'm Not There," and "Far From Heaven" star Julianne Moore will reteam with Haynes on the movie. The ambitious story is split in two different time periods — 1927 and 1977 — and follows the interconnected lives of deaf children, Ben and Rose. Here's the book synopsis: Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different....
- 12/9/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
It’s not shocking that, in the last couple of months of any given year, a handful of studios dump a handful of films onto the viewing masses, hoping to gain traction with both audiences and critics alike. All have the same stars in their eyes. Huge box office grosses leading to numerous critics and guild awards, all leading up to Oscar Sunday, where their names are called across the board. However, not only do many of these films come across as wooden and trite, but few ever stick with any given viewer longer than their respective runtime.
Then there are films like Carol. Actually, there aren’t films like Carol, as it’s the type of film we don’t get very often this time of year: genuinely groundbreaking.
Carol is the latest film from Safe and Far From Heaven auteur Todd Haynes. A familiar, Douglas Sirk-fueled territory for Haynes,...
Then there are films like Carol. Actually, there aren’t films like Carol, as it’s the type of film we don’t get very often this time of year: genuinely groundbreaking.
Carol is the latest film from Safe and Far From Heaven auteur Todd Haynes. A familiar, Douglas Sirk-fueled territory for Haynes,...
- 12/9/2015
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Read More: Watch: Julianne Moore Acts for Strangers in Times Square with Billy Eichner "Short Cuts" (1993) The movie that put Julianne Moore on the map (and got her noticed by Todd Haynes, who would cast her in her first lead role in "Safe"), "Short Cuts" is an ambitious Los Angeles-set odyssey with 22 different characters, though none make as bold of an impression as Moore's Marian Wyman. Part of what makes this performance so great is Moore was a relatively unknown actress at the time of the film's release, but even looking back at it now that Moore is a heavyweight of the industry, the performance still represents one of the boldest debuts in film history. Showing up most memorably in a three-minute scene full frontal, "Short Cuts" proved just how fearless the actress was. She could certainly shock us with her daring screen presence, but the level of acting (particularly...
- 12/3/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Like one of his filmmaking heroes, Douglas Sirk, director Todd Haynes is a master of discretion. As often as not, his movies (Safe, I’m Not There., Far From Heaven) work on more than one level, with undercurrents running just beneath the surface. To glibly describe Carol as a lesbian drama is to miss the point. This is a story of love, with all its quixotic and unaccountable qualities. Phyllis Nagy adapted the semi-autobiographical novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith (Strangers on a Train, The Talented Mr. Ripley), who originally published the book under a pseudonym in 1952. She didn’t dare use her real name at the time, and her manuscript was turned down by more than one...
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- 12/1/2015
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
Would you give Julianne Moore a dollar to perform a monologue from "The Big Lebowski"? Of course you would. And she's finally profiting from it. On TruTV's "Billy on the Street," host Billy Eichner led the Academy Award-winning actress down the streets of New York City to make some extra money. Pedestrians opened up their wallets to hear damning monologues from "The Kids Are All Right," "The Hours," and "Magnolia." Could there be a more perfect ending to this video than a gay passerby noting, "Spider-Man doesn't have an Academy Award!" I hope Julianne brings this show to La and is prepared to recite some wisdom from "Safe," "Short Cuts," and that scene "Body of Evidence" where she slaps Madonna.
- 12/1/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
Dailies is a round-up of essential film writing, news bits, videos, and other highlights from across the Internet. If you’d like to submit a piece for consideration, get in touch with us in the comments below or on Twitter at @TheFilmStage.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night director Ana Lily Amirpour reveals her top 10 Criterions, topped by Mulholland Drive:
I was in film school when I first saw this film. I didn’t understand it. Or, more specifically, I watched it and then couldn’t grasp what had happened in any linear sense. I had conversations with film school friends about it, but I just couldn’t really remember anything except a girl-on-girl love scene and an audition. I watched it twenty-two times this way, not really remembering. Then one night, on an Mdma comedown, I couldn’t sleep and it was 8:00 a.m. and the movie was coming on.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night director Ana Lily Amirpour reveals her top 10 Criterions, topped by Mulholland Drive:
I was in film school when I first saw this film. I didn’t understand it. Or, more specifically, I watched it and then couldn’t grasp what had happened in any linear sense. I had conversations with film school friends about it, but I just couldn’t really remember anything except a girl-on-girl love scene and an audition. I watched it twenty-two times this way, not really remembering. Then one night, on an Mdma comedown, I couldn’t sleep and it was 8:00 a.m. and the movie was coming on.
- 11/30/2015
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
Todd Haynes’s flawless adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel is a ravishing tour de force
This superb adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 novel The Price of Salt doesn’t put a foot wrong. From Phyllis Nagy’s alluringly uncluttered script to Cate Blanchett’s sturdily tremulous performance as a society woman with everything to lose, this brilliantly captures the thrills, tears and fears of forbidden love. As the young shutterbug finding her true identity amid an atmosphere of perversely festive paranoia, Rooney Mara brings a touch of both frost and warmth to the screen, while Ed Lachman’s richly textured Super 16mm photography digs deep into the mid-century milieu.
But it is director Todd Haynes, oozing the confidence that defined 2002’s Far From Heaven, who is the real magician here, combining the subversive clout of his 1991 Jean Genet-inspired Poison with the flawlessly empathetic character study of 1995’s Safe...
This superb adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 novel The Price of Salt doesn’t put a foot wrong. From Phyllis Nagy’s alluringly uncluttered script to Cate Blanchett’s sturdily tremulous performance as a society woman with everything to lose, this brilliantly captures the thrills, tears and fears of forbidden love. As the young shutterbug finding her true identity amid an atmosphere of perversely festive paranoia, Rooney Mara brings a touch of both frost and warmth to the screen, while Ed Lachman’s richly textured Super 16mm photography digs deep into the mid-century milieu.
But it is director Todd Haynes, oozing the confidence that defined 2002’s Far From Heaven, who is the real magician here, combining the subversive clout of his 1991 Jean Genet-inspired Poison with the flawlessly empathetic character study of 1995’s Safe...
- 11/29/2015
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
The release of Carol (our coverage can be found here) brings “Todd Haynes: The Other Side of Dreams,” which will pair the director’s work with his personal favorites. Safe and Imitation of Life show on Friday; on Saturday, see “Todd Haynes: Rarities” — which brings Dottie Gets Spanked,...
Film Society of Lincoln Center
The release of Carol (our coverage can be found here) brings “Todd Haynes: The Other Side of Dreams,” which will pair the director’s work with his personal favorites. Safe and Imitation of Life show on Friday; on Saturday, see “Todd Haynes: Rarities” — which brings Dottie Gets Spanked,...
- 11/20/2015
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
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