Todd Haynes Plays the SuperegoThe director is interested in people constrained by society’s rules. In his new film May December, he makes it harder to root for the rule-breakers.
Todd Haynes Responds to Critics of Mildred Pierce“I think it’s good for us, in our era of constant distraction … to have an experience where you actually move through someone’s life without leaping hysterically, flashing forward.”
We Are All Bob Dylan: Williamsburg DylanIn I’m Not There, Todd Haynes imagines seven different versions of Bob Dylan. Some people say that’s six too many. We say Haynes is lazy. His film barely scratches the surface. Herewith, Bob Dylan No. 11: Williamsburg Dylan.
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We Are All Bob Dylan: Turkish DylanWhen Bob Dylan revealed that he was partly of Turkish descent, a strange sense of relief came over Turks everywhere.
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J.Lo’s Pregnancy SpoilerJennifer Lopez will supposedly announce that she’s pregnant during her show at MSG on Saturday night. Jessica Simpson’s people say she didn’t drink and dash at the Box — her friend just accidentally took the receipt slip with him. Rosie O’Donnell did an impromptu ten-minute stand-up set during a show by Roseanne Barr at Comix. (Rita Crosby was there, despite having been served a subpoena earlier in the day.) Mariah Carey doesn’t know how many bathrooms are in her Tribeca penthouse. Howard Stein, the nightlife honcho behind eighties hangouts Xenon and Rock Lounge, died at 62. The Port Authority says the quality of its toilet paper is much improved, contrary to what Larry David said on last week’s episode of Curb. GLAAD forced “Page Six” to apologize for calling the pre-op transsexual who has a reality show on Fox a “she-male.”
We Are All Bob Dylan: Sandler DylanIn I’m Not There, Todd Haynes imagines seven different versions of Bob Dylan. Some people say that’s six too many. We say Haynes is lazy.
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We Are All Bob Dylan: Pop Genius DylanIn I’m Not There, Todd Haynes imagines seven different versions of Bob Dylan. Some people say that’s six too many. We say Haynes is lazy.
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We Are All Bob Dylan: Dr. Seuss Is Bob DylanIn I’m Not There, Todd Haynes imagines seven different versions of Bob Dylan. Some people say that’s six too many. We say Haynes is lazy.
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Boring Film Critic Astonishes Us With Trio of Hatchet JobsFans of Rex Reed’s usual nap-inducing work as a film critic for the Observer are bound to be disappointed by today’s eminently readable triple-takedown of three movies featured at this year’s New York Film Festival.
