The Velvet Underground. 2021 Directed 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. […]
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 […]
Movie Review – Dark Waters (2019)
Dark Waters. 2019 Directed 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 Pullman SYNOPSIS: A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. Dark Waters […]
Movie Review – Dark Waters (2019)
Dark Waters, 2019. Directed 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 Pullman. SYNOPSIS: A Cincinnati attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a large chemical company to expose a decades-long cover-up. The waters get muddied […]
First trailer and poster for Dark Waters starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway
Focus Features has debuted the first trailer and poster for the upcoming thriller Dark Waters. Directed by Todd Haynes, the film stars Mark Ruffalo as an attorney who uncovers a connection between a growing number of mysterious deaths and one of the world’s largest corporations. Joining Ruffalo in the cast is Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, […]
Doubling Up: Five Great Female Movie Partnerships
Freda Cooper with five great female movie partnerships… After last week’s classic pairing of Laurel and Hardy (aka Steve Coogan and John C Reilly) in Stan & Ollie comes one of the most exciting on-screen double acts for some time. The prospect of Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I and Saoirse Ronan as Mary, Queen Of […]
Movie Review – Wonderstruck (2017)
Wonderstruck, 2017. Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds, Jaden Michael, Julianne Moore, Tom Noonan, James Urbaniak, Morgan Turner, Cory Michael Smith, and Michelle Williams. SYNOPSIS: The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both […]
61st BFI London Film Festival Review – Wonderstruck (2017)
Wonderstruck, 2017. Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Julianne Moore, Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds, Michelle Williams, and Jaden Michael. SYNOPSIS: Two parallel stories. In the 1970s, young Ben is bereft after the death of his mother. A discovery among her possessions leads him to go in search of his father in New York. Back in the […]
Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck gets a new poster and trailer
With exactly a month to go until the release of Wonderstruck, Amazon Studios has released a new poster and trailer for Todd Haynes’ upcoming adaptation of Brian Selznick’s acclaimed novel, which features a cast that includes Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Amy Hargreaves, Oakes Fegley, and Millicent Simmonds. Check them out here… Based on Brian Selznick’s critically […]
SDCC: Amazon releases trailer for Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck
After premiering at the San Diego Comic-Con, Amazon Studios has released the trailer for their fantasy film Wonderstruck, directed by Todd Haynes. The film is based on the 2011 novel by Brian Selznick and stars Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Amy Hargreaves, Oakes Fegley and introduces Millicent Simmonds. Watch the trailer here… The story of a young […]