Interviews with the director of "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story," "Poison," "Velvet Goldmine," "Safe," and "Far from Heaven"
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.
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 ...
Todd Haynes on Todd Haynes
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.
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.
The Magnatech party, when things really start to go downhill Others have pointed out that Haynes's 1950s – and Far From Heaven is set quite specifically in the winter of 1957–8 – are not quite what they seem, either.
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.
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
"Banned by the Carpenter Estate, Todd Haynes' experimental biopic Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story - which uses dolls to narrate the tragic life of the American singer - has attained...
Dyer, Richard (1990), Now You See It: Studies on Lesbian and Gay Film, London: Routledge. Dyer, Richard (1991), 'Believing in Fairies: The Author and The Homosexual' in Diana Fuss (ed.), Inside/Out: Lesbian Theories, Gay Theories, ...