Todd Haynes and his crew were preparing for their new film, with five days to go before the shoot began, when one of its stars walked away.Variety reports that actor Joaquin Phoenix has “abandoned” the production of the still-untitled gay detective romance just as production was gearing up. The project took a lot of time, […]
Movie Review – May December (2023)
May December, 2023.Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Elizabeth Yu, Andrea Frankle, Cory Michael Smith, Kelvin Han Yee, Joan Reilly, Piper Curda, Gabriel Chung, D.W. Moffett, Drew Scheid, Chris Tenzis, Mikenzie Taylor, Jocelyn Shelfo, Mike Lopez, Christopher Nguyen, Charles Green, Lawrence Arancio, Julie Ivey, Fatou Jackson, Hans Obma, and Hailey […]
Movie Review – May December (2023)
May December, 2023.Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton.SYNOPSIS:Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.Todd Haynes’ career is one of the most eclectic in modern US cinema with […]
Netflix acquires Todd Haynes’ complex romantic drama May December
Netflix is now in the Todd Haynes business as it purchases May December, the new film starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman.Deadline broke the story, reporting the streamer picked up the new film at Cannes. Deadline notes, “the deal is being finalized by CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group, with Rocket Science brokering […]
Joaquin Phoenix teams with Todd Haynes for new gay drama
Joaquin Phoenix is set to star in what filmmaker Todd Haynes calls “a love story between two men set in the 1930s.” Haynes has unveiled his upcoming project with Phoenix, a first-time collocation between the two, in a new interview for Les Inrockuptibles.“There’s another movie I want to do in early 2024. It’s a project […]
DVD Review – Carol (2015)
Carol, 2015.Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, John Magaro and Kyle Chandler.SYNOPSIS:Carol and Therese meet over a department store counter. This chance encounter grows steadily into something neither of them were prepared to entertain. An encounter which leads to familial disruption, custody hearings and the breaking of social […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground. 2021Directed by Todd Haynes. Featuring Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker, Nico, Andy Warhol, John Waters, Mary Woronov, Amy Taubin, Merrill Reed Weiner, and Doug Yule.SYNOPSIS:The Velvet Underground explores the multiple threads that converged to bring together one of the most influential bands in rock and roll.Celebrated director Todd Haynes’ […]
When Film and TV Collide: Acclaimed Directors on the Small Screen
Chris Connor on filmmakers venturing out onto the small screen…As television has come more and more into its own in recent years, the gaps between what we might have seen exclusively on the big screen and less so on TV has become less apparent. Certainly big budget TV series feel more cinematic and can tell […]
Movie Review – Carol (2015)
Carol, 2015.Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, John Magaro and Kyle Chandler.SYNOPSIS:Set in 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.Love is the most powerful force in the universe. Unfortunately, it took us until 2015 to legalize gay […]
Movie Review – Dark Waters (2019)
Dark Waters. 2019Directed by Todd Haynes Starring Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, Louisa Krause, Brian Gallagher, Bruce Cromer, and Bill PullmanSYNOPSIS:A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.Dark Waters closes with a fascinating […]
