Rob Whites highly readable book, which includes a major new interview with Haynes, is the first comprehensive study of the directors work.
In a series of smart, informative essays, this book traces his career from its roots in New Queer Cinema to the Oscar-nomainated 'Far From Heaven.
The volume illustrates the influence of feminist theory on Haynes’s aesthetic vision, most evident in his persistent interest in the political and formal possibilities afforded by the genre of the woman’s film.
With almost two decades of work, from the critically acclaimed low-budget Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story to Far from Heaven (for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for screenwriting), Todd Haynes has established himself as ...
The volume illustrates the influence of feminist theory on Haynes’s aesthetic vision, most evident in his persistent interest in the political and formal possibilities afforded by the genre of the woman’s film.
Interviews with the director of Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Poison, Velvet Goldmine, Safe, and Far from Heaven
Through intimate encounters with the life and work of five contemporary gay male directors, this book develops a framework for interpreting what it means to make a gay film or adopt a gay point of view.
Todd Haynes on Todd Haynes
Offers the script of the film about a glam rock star who, overwhelmed by his star persona, stages a fake assassination and disappears into oblivion until his secret is discovered by a journalist and former fan
Mrs. Leacock: I do apologize, Mrs. Whitaker, but candid views are always the best. Cathy: Darling, this is Mrs. Leacock, the lady I told you about, from the Weekly Gazette. Frank: Ah, yes. The fine lady who wants to air all our dirty ...
Mrs. Leacock : I do apologize , Mrs. Whitaker , but candid views are always the best . Cathy : Darling , this is Mrs. Leacock , the lady I told you about , from the Weekly Gazette . Frank : Ah , yes . The fine lady who wants to air all ...