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Christine Vachon Talks Joaquin Phoenix Exiting Gay Romance Film

Christine Vachon, a producer working on director Todd Haynes‘ untitled gay romance movie, has chinned in on the status of the feature. She shared on social media this weekend that the situation has been “a nightmare.” Her update comes after the drama’s lead actor, Joaquin Phoenix, abruptly left the production last week, according to The…

‘May December’: A Breathtaking Film by Todd Haynes Explores Intergenerational Sex

“May December” is another breathtaking offering from Todd Haynes, who has a natural tendency to portray characters on the verge of suffocation, emotional as well as physical. From his earliest films like “Poison“ and “Safe,” toxicity has been a favorite trope of this auteur, but the pathology of love and lust has never been portrayed…

“May December” : Exclusive Video Interview with Actresses Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel Synopsis : Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, Gracie Atherton-Yu(Julianne Moore) and her husband Joe (twenty-three years her junior played by Charles Melton) brace themselves for their twins to graduate from high school. When Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry(Natalie Portman) comes to spend time…

“May December” : Exclusive Interview with Director Todd Haynes and Actor Charles Melton

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel Synopsis : Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, Gracie Atherton-Yu(Julianne Moore) and her husband Joe (twenty-three years her junior played by Charles Melton) brace themselves for their twins to graduate from high school. When Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry(Natalie Portman) comes…

NYFF : “May December” / Press Conference with Director Todd Haynes, Producers Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler Jessica Elbaum, Sophie Mas, and Screenwriter Samy Burch

Synopsis : Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, Gracie Atherton-Yu and her husband Joe (twenty-three years her junior) brace themselves for their twins to graduate from high school. When Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry comes to spend time with the family to better understand Gracie, who she will be playing in a…

NYFF Review: The Troubles of a “May December” Romance

Though they never went away, the strange mystique and fervor of a blockbuster tabloid story rife with scandalous sexuality and intrigue seem less impactful and almost commonplace in the social media age. The power these stories had in the mid to late 90s was unmatched. SNL sketches and TV movies of the week based on…

Todd Haynes Says New Gay-Themed Film with Joaquin Phoenix Will Be Sexually Explicit

Director Todd Haynes is hinting that there’s going to be a heady dose of explicit sexuality in his upcoming gay-themed feature with Joaquin Phoenix. Interviewed by Variety at the Deauville American Film Festival, Haynes described the film as “a love story between two men set in the 30s that has explicit sexual content that ……

May December | Official Teaser | Netflix : Starring Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, and Directed by Todd Haynes

Netflix has released a new trailer for “Velvet Goldmine” and “Carol” director Todd Haynes’ latest melodrama “May December” which premiered at Cannes where the streamer quickly acquired it for $11 million. “May December” is set twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, [as] a married couple (Julianne Moore and Charles Melton) buckles…

Film at Lincoln Center Announces Todd Haynes’s MAY DECEMBER as Opening Night of the 61st New York Film Festival

Film at Lincoln Center announces Todd Haynes’s “May December” as Opening Night of the 61st New York Film Festival, making its North American premiere at Alice Tully Hall on September 29 with the director and cast in person. Secure your ticket and more with Festival Passes, limited quantities on sale now. Single tickets go on sale…

Todd Haynes and Joaquin Phoenix To Collaborate on 1930s-era Gay Love Story

The latest news from Cannes is that Todd Haynes and Joaquin Phoenix are set to collaborate on a gay love story set in Los Angeles of the 1930s. As the acclaimed indie filmmaker told Eric Kohn of IndieWire this week: “I have more features planned. I have also episodic projects coming that are planned, that…

New York Film Festival : Review / It’s a Rough Ride Through “The Velvet Underground”

Writer/Director Todd Haynes is no stranger to the world of rock music. Among the dramas and thrillers of his filmography are music centric films such as Velvet Goldmine and I’m Not There. He’s now ready to unleash his first officially documentary onto the world; an “in-depth” look at the revolutionary rock band, The Velvet Underground….