Interview: Oscar-nominated Production Designer Judy Becker Creates the World of ‘Carol’

by Danny Miller | Jan 8, 2016 | Interviews, What's Hot

I think being the production designer would be one of the coolest jobs in Hollywood, especially on a period film. Judy Becker has designed many gorgeous films from different periods including American Hustle (for which she received an Oscar nomination), Hitchcock,...

Interview: Christine Vachon and Elizabeth Karlsen on Getting Todd Haynes’ ‘Carol’ to the Screen

by Danny Miller | Dec 23, 2015 | Interviews, What's Hot

Between the two of them, producers Christine Vachon and Elizabeth Karlsen are responsible for many acclaimed independent films including Boys Don’t Cry, Happiness, and The Crying Game. Vachon produced Todd Haynes’ first feature, Poison, and also worked with him on...

Interview: Oscar Winner Sandy Powell Transforms Cate Blanchett Again in Todd Haynes’ ‘Carol’

by Danny Miller | Nov 20, 2015 | Interviews, What's Hot

Todd Haynes’ latest film, Carol, an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s seminal novel The Price of Salt, follows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York. A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet...

Videophiled: ‘Her’ – Love in the Digital Age

by Sean Axmaker | May 13, 2014 | Home Viewing, What's Hot

Her (Warner, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD, VOD, On Demand), the first film from Spike Jonze since his underrated take on Where the Wild Things Are, returns to the territory of his debut film Being John Malkovich but without the satirical edge. Like his fellow filmmakers...

Videophiled: Rebel Rebel – ‘Elysium’ and ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’

by Sean Axmaker | Dec 17, 2013 | Home Viewing

Elysium (Blu-ray Combo, DVD, Digital HD, On Demand) showed up more than any other film in the Criticwire survey of Biggest Disappointments of 2013. Don’t get us wrong; Elysium is a fun film with a slightly subversive political message, but its commentary plays...