Poison (film)
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| - | '''Todd Haynes''' (born [[January 2]], [[1961]], in [[Encino]], [[California]]) is a film director. | + | '''''Poison''''' is a [[1991 in film|1991]] [[independent film]] written and directed by [[Todd Haynes]]. Composed of three intercut stories that are partially inspired by the novels of [[Jean Genet]]. With its [[gay]] themes, ''Poison'' is considered an early entry in the [[New Queer Cinema]] movement. |
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| - | 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. | + | |
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| - | His 1991 debut, ''[[Poison (film)|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 (film)|Safe]]'', confirmed him as a maverick director capable of dealing with more issues than his new queer cinema tag might indicate. | + | |
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| - | He also directed the [[glam rock]] inspired ''[[Velvet Goldmine]]'' (1998), and the [[Douglas Sirk]] inspired ''[[Far From Heaven]]'' (2002). | + | |
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| - | Haynes is a [[semiotics]] graduate of [[Brown University]], and received an MFA from [[Bard College]]. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon. | + | |
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| - | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuo-GlLttwI | + | |
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Poison is a 1991 independent film written and directed by Todd Haynes. Composed of three intercut stories that are partially inspired by the novels of Jean Genet. With its gay themes, Poison is considered an early entry in the New Queer Cinema movement.
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