Although it’s not based on a true story, a common cultural memory threads through Todd Haynes’ “May December.” Writer Samy Burch was inspired by Mary Kay Letourneau, a teacher who was caught having sexual relations with a 12-year-old student and ended up marrying him. “What was so brilliant about Samy’s script is the whole thing is 20-plus years after the …
Natalie Portman looked eerie in the first teaser trailer for the new dark melodrama titled May December. The movie stars Julianne Moore as the older wife and Charles Melton as her much younger husband in the film from director Todd Haynes. Sad look: Natalie Portman looked eerie in the first teaser trailer for the new film titled May December. The …
When asked about home and where that is for him these days, Todd Haynes has three answers. “When I read ‘Carol’ for the first time, I knew it was something he was going to want to do for a lot of different reasons,” she says, “and I think with ‘May December,’ we felt pretty strongly that it would strike a …
In Todd Haynes' tonally shape-shifting “May December,” the first announcement of the movie's playful intentions comes with a theatrical zoom in, a few lushly melodramatic piano notes and the frightful announcement that there no more hot dogs in the fridge. Director Todd Haynes, left, and Natalie Portman pose for portrait photographs for the film 'May December' at the 76th international …
