Todd Haynes
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Maverick, onetime New Queer Cinema director Todd Haynes was born on January 2, 1961, in Encino, California, and has had a controversial career.
His 1987 film, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (which chronicles the life of American singer Karen Carpenter using Barbie dolls as actors) caused Richard Carpenter to sue him and was removed from distribution.
His 1991 debut, Poison, based on the writings of Jean Genet, and partly funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, was targeted by the American Family Association's, Rev. Donald Wildmon as inappropriately federally funded "filth". His 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.
He also directed the glam rock inspired Velvet Goldmine (1998), and the Douglas Sirk inspired Far From Heaven (2002).
Haynes is a semiotics graduate of Brown University, and received an MFA from Bard College. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.
[edit] Filmography
Short Films
- Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud (1985)
- Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
- Dottie Gets Spanked (1993) (TV)
Feature Films
- Poison (1991)
- Safe (1995)
- Velvet Goldmine (1998)
- Far From Heaven (2002)
- I'm Not There (2007)
Music Videos
- Disappearer by Sonic Youth (1990)
[edit] External links
- Todd Haynes at the Internet Movie Database
- 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)
- Todd Haynes Fan Community
Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud (1985) • Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987) • Poison (1991) • Dottie Gets Spanked (1993) • Safe (1995) • Velvet Goldmine (1998) • Far from Heaven (2002) • Corporate Ghost (2004) • I'm Not There: Suppositions on a Film Concerning Dylan (2006)
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