Todd Haynes
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| Todd Haynes | |
 Haynes at the 2009 premiere of Whatever Works |
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| Born | January 2, 1961 Encino, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
Todd Haynes (born January 2, 1961) is an award-winning American film director best known for the films Poison, Academy Award-nominated Far From Heaven, and I'm Not There.
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[edit] Career
In 1987, Haynes made a short, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, which chronicles the life of American singer Karen Carpenter using Barbie dolls as actors. However, he failed to obtain proper licensing to use numerous Carpenters songs in the film. As a result, Karen's brother Richard won a copyright infringement suit against him, and the film was removed from distribution.[1]
His 1991 feature film debut, Poison, based on the writings of Jean Genet, was partly funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. This prompted Reverend Donald Wildmon, head of the American Family Association, to attack the NEA as inappropriately funding "explicit porno scenes of homosexuals involved in anal sex" even though he had not viewed the film.[2]
Haynes' second effort, 1995's Safe, confirmed him as a maverick director capable of dealing with more issues than his New Queer Cinema tag might indicate.[3]
He also directed the glam rock inspired Velvet Goldmine (1998), and the Douglas Sirk inspired Far From Heaven (2002).
During the 2007 Telluride International Film Festival, Haynes premiered I'm Not There,[4][5] an experimental film based on the life and legends of Bob Dylan, with the singer-songwriter being portrayed by six actors: Richard Gere, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw and Christian Bale.
His muse and most frequent collaborator is actress Julianne Moore.[6]
[edit] Personal life
Haynes was born in Encino, California, the son of Sherry Lynne (née Semler) and Allen E. Haynes.[7] He is an Arts and Semiotics graduate of Brown University, and received an MFA from Bard College. He was a founding member of the AIDS media activist collective Gran Fury. He is openly gay[8] and currently lives in Portland, Oregon.
[edit] Filmography
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[edit] Short Films
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[edit] References
- ^ Todd Haynes Biography
- ^ Frohnmayer Defends Grant for Prize Film
- ^ Allmovie Review
- ^ Phillips, Adam (17 January 2008). "Director Todd Haynes' 'I'm Not There' Probes Many Faces of Bob Dylan". VOA News (Voice of America). http://voanews.com/english/archive/2008-01/2008-01-17-voa34.cfm. Retrieved on 2 January 2009.
- ^ Willman, Chris (2007). "Telluride Day 1: 'I'm Not There,' 'There Will Be Blood'". Entertainment Weekly Magazine. http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/09/telluride-repor.html. Retrieved on September 1, 2007.
- ^ Imitation of Film | Todd Haynes Mimics Melodrama in "Far From Heaven"
- ^ Todd Haynes Biography (1961-)
- ^ DiStefano, Blase (August 15, 1995), "Briefs, Barbecues and Beyond: An interview with writer/director Todd Haynes", OutSmart magazine, http://home.houston.rr.com/blase/Root%20Folder/toddhayn.html, retrieved on November 1, 2007
[edit] External links
- Todd Haynes at the Internet Movie Database
- Works by or about Todd Haynes in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database
- The Trouble with Carol: The Costs of Feeling Good in Todd Haynes's Safe and the American Cultural Landscape by Julie Grossman (academic article)
- ToddHaynes.net : Todd Haynes Fan Community
- A Night with Todd Haynes
- "This Is Not a Bob Dylan Movie" (The New York Times)
- "Probing Identity's Reliability:" Gerry Visco Interviews Todd Haynes for Gay City News
- Video Interview with Todd Haynes at CNETTV UK
- Video of Todd Haynes interviewing M blash about the film "Lying".
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