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The 30 best films of 2023

By Little White Lies

As we wave goodbye to another year at the movies, we reflect on the films that have stayed with us – from the plastic fantastic to tense courtroom dramas.

May December review – a frothy psychodrama with a lurid bite

By Hannah Strong

Todd Haynes' deliciously dark melodrama sees Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman go head-to-head as a housewife and the woman tasked with playing her in a film.

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May December – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Todd Haynes' deliciously dark melodrama sees Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman go head-to-head as a housewife and the woman tasked with playing her in a film.

Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Glazer, and Wes Anderson lead the 2023 Cannes Film Festival lineup

By Charles Bramesco

The Competition selection also includes new works from Catherine Breillat and Todd Haynes.

Croisette wishes: 20 films we’d like to see at Cannes in 2023

By Charles Bramesco

Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, and Pedro Almodóvar number among the heavy hitters expected on the red carpet.

In praise of Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

By Nick Joyner

Over 30 years later, Todd Haynes’ experimental documentary remains a visionary look at female celebrity.

The Velvet Underground

By Michael Leader

Todd Haynes directs this definitive chronicle of the fabled avant-garde rock group, taking in everything from doo wop to pop art.

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The 2021 BFI London Film Festival line-up has been announced

By Adam Woodward

This year’s LFF programme comprises 39 per cent female and 40 per cent ethnically diverse directors/creators.

See the first trailer for Todd Haynes’ Velvet Underground documentary

By Charles Bramesco

The acclaimed director of Velvet Goldmine eulogises the ’60s rock legends in his new film.

The Velvet Underground – first-look review

By Michael Leader

Todd Haynes’ first documentary takes a thrilling, cautiously ambivalent look at the NY art-rock demigods.

Todd Haynes will direct Michelle Williams in a film about Peggy Lee

By Charles Bramesco

Billie Eilish is also reported to be starring in the director’s upcoming biopic of the American jazz singer.

The 100 Best Films of the 2000s: 25-1

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A.I., American Psycho and Bamboozled all make the final part of our list – but what will come out on top?

Dark Waters

By Hannah Strong

Mark Ruffalo takes on a giant chemical company in Todd Haynes’ gripping procedural drama.

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Todd Haynes tackles a legal thriller in the Dark Waters trailer

By Charles Bramesco

It's good-guy lawyer Mark Ruffalo versus the corporate machine in the upcoming film.

Why films about lesbian characters should be called lesbian films

By Ege Apaydın

Is there an argument to drop the cover-all term “queer” in favour of something that’s more specific to the subject of a piece of art?

Todd Haynes has quietly prepared a new mystery drama

By Charles Bramesco

Mark Ruffalo goes gumshoe for Dark Waters, with Anne Hathaway and Tim Robbins co-starring.

In praise of Velvet Goldmine – Todd Haynes’ gaudy love letter to glam rock

By Robb Sheppard

The director’s third feature from 1998 is a glitter-covered ode to the 1970s.

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