Todd Haynes' "I'm Not Here"

According to Variety, Todd Haynes' new film "I'm Not Here" has been picked up for distribution by the Weinstein Brothers. The film is an unconventional 'biopic' about Bob Dylan in which Haynes takes a unusual approach of employing different actors- Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger- to embody a different phase of Dylan’s career. According to the article, Dylan has endorsed the film, and his music will be included along with covers from other artists including Yo La Tengo who scored "JuneBug."

Hayne's “Safe” is one of the best films of the 1990's, although it is largely underappreciated by film scholars and unknown to the larger film viewing community. My first encounter with him was his experimental film "The Carpenter Story," another biopic that tells the sad story of Karen Carpenter through the use of Barbie Dolls. Despite the puppet show aesthetic, the film has been condemned by the Carpenter estate and is not for sale. I enjoyed his homage to Douglas Sirk in "Far From Heaven," and hopefully "I'm Not Here" will be released in the near future. Go watch "Safe" and listen to "Visions of Johanna."

Here's a link to Senses of Cinema's write-up on Haynes.