The 10 Best Music Biopics Ever Made
While many eyes are on the brawl between Batman and Superman soon to hit theaters, this weekend will see another cinematic clash on movie screens: Hank Williams v Chet Baker: Dawn Of Justice. In a quirk of ...
The Essentials: Todd Haynes’ Best Films
Retrospective: The Films Of Todd Haynes
NYFF: Todd Haynes Talks ‘Carol,’ Exploring Desire, Identity, Giving Himself “Creative Assignments” & Much More
NYFF: Todd Haynes Talks ‘Carol,’ Exploring Desire, Identity, Giving Himself “Creative Assignments” & Much More
Ed Lachman Working As Cinematographer for Miranda July’s Next Movie; Jon Brion Doing The Score?
Miranda July is making another movie? Yes.We tried to ask him about it afterward, but got cockblocked from some wealthy, air-kissing sycophants, but during the Q&A following a Brooklyn screening of "Ken Par...
No Clever, Witty Headline Exists For 2-Disc ‘I’m Not There’ DVD Release Due May 6
Ok, there's still no exact details yet, but the May 6 DVD release of Todd Haynes' abstract and prismic Bob Dylan biopic "I'm Not There," will be a two-disc collector's edition which bodes well for extras for ge...
‘Juno’ Wins Big At The Independent Spirit Awards
With all the Oscar buzz and anticipation some might have forgotten or overlooked the indie-Oscars, the Independent Spirit Awards.The awards which took place Saturday early evening, live on IFC were a low-key an...
Weinstein Company Really Wants Cate Blanchett To Win An Oscar For Dylan Portrayal In ‘I’m Not There’; DVD Due May 6
The Weinstein Company is seemingly pulling out all the stops in trying to get Cate Blanchett an Oscar for her portrayal of Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes' "I'm Not There."For one, the Weinstein's don't have much of a...
The Playlists’ Top 10 Movies, Music & Whatnot Of The Year 2007 (Very Belated)
In general, or as we've become more, *cough* sage, we've come to find Top 10s very arbitrary and in a way, superficial. Don't you think the qualification of art is rather shallow?This is a bit of a familiar ran...
Todd Haynes Creates “Special Abbreviated Version” Of ‘I’m Not There’ To Highlight Cate Blanchett For Oscar Consideration; Watch Her Entire Performance
So we're doing our late day blog reading about Rudy Dee's surprise SAG Best Supporting Actress win on the L.A Time's Envelope - accurately described as the only suprise move so far of awards season, we called i...
The Playlist Picks Top Cinematography
Aside from music, beautiful photography has always been one of our favorite elements of films and the Oscar for Best Cinematography has always been a category we've been preoccupied with (and everyone makes the...
The Playlist’s Top Soundtracks of 2007
What's that? 2007 ended three weeks ago? Yeah, go fuck yourself, we work on our own timetable. So anyhooo, there were like, a bunch of movies released this year and a few of them even had music in them. You may...
‘Atonement’ Wins Best Picture, ‘Sweeney Todd’ Does Well, Daniel Day-Lewis Drinks The Competition’s Milkshake: 2008 Golden Globe Winners
*Ha, most of the Golden Globe Award winners are on the website about 30 minutes before they were announced.If you've been watching this pre-show from 7-9 p.m. ET you've witnessed some excruciating television.We...
‘I’m Not There’ Leads Independent Spirit Awards Nominees; ‘Juno,’ ‘Diving Bell,’ The Savages’ Not Far Behind
As you might have expected (we sure did) Todd Haynes' Dylan paean, "I'm Not There" is leading the pack of this year's Independent Spirit Awards with five nominations (Haynes' Douglas Sirk homage "Far From Heave...
Entire ‘I’m Not There’ Concert Streaming Online – RIP Mr. Jones
By now you've heard the "I'm Not There" concert we weren't at is streaming online in its entirety. No offense to the parties involved, but every first-hand account we've received from it was lackluster with ton...
‘I’m Not There’: When Todd Haynes Painted His Masterpiece – Review
We saw "I'm Not There" at the New York Film Festival weeks ago, but here finally is our full review.You lose yourself, you reappear You suddenly find you got nothing to fear Alone you stand with nobody near Whe...