You could begin, of course, by watching Haynes's magnificent first film, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987), in full. an enlargening and expansion that promises to draw on his own ideas, Curtiz's original and James M Cain's beautifully precise source novel.' The BFI's reminder that Haynes turns 50 today makes for a fine opportunity to look back on the oeuvre however briefly or deeply you care to. Michael Curtiz's 1945 Mildred is a 'gleaming classic of female trouble, and timelessly potent brew of noir and melodrama,' notes the Guardian's Danny Leigh, adding that 'Haynes's Mildred isn't a remake but rather. One of the more intriguing projects we have to look forward to this year is Todd Haynes's Mildred Pierce, a five-part miniseries airing on HBO in March and featuring Kate Winslet.
