May December
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How Julianne Moore Found the Truth in 'May December' January 16, 2024
Julianne Moore knew the moment in May December where her character would break down. It wasn’t exactly written that way in Samy Burch’s script, nor was it director Todd Haynes’s vision for the emotional scene. But Moore always comes onto a set—especi...
Todd Haynes’s Sex-Offender Story Hour January 11, 2024
In May December, Todd Haynes takes the 1997 scandal in which Mary Kay Letourneau pleaded guilty to two counts of felony second-degree rape of a child, and attempts to normalize it as an art-cinema exercise. He changes the facts of a sexual relationsh...
The Many Layers of 'May December' January 09, 2024
In the opening moments of Todd Haynes’s May December, scandalous tabloid subject-turned-homemaker Gracie (Julianne Moore) opens a refrigerator, dramatically accompanied by a sudden piano sting and an ominous camera zoom.The twist? They might not have...
