4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking.
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to director Todd Haynes! It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Todd Haynes Films
Safe (1995, dir by Todd Haynes, DP: Alex Nepomniaschy)
I’m Not There (2007, dir by Todd Haynes, DP: Edward Lachman)
Carol (2015, dir by Todd Haynes, DP: Edward Lachman)
Dark Waters (2019, dir by Todd Haynes, DP: Edward Lachman)
Through the Shattered Lens 
“Dark Waters” is a must-see for anyone who needs/wants to understand how widespread corporation corruption is – and how deep their pockets are. The film is based on Robert Bilott’s book “Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer’s Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont” (2019), which I have read and is a page-turner. Warning: It will make your blood boil.
Bilott has spent more than twenty-four year litigating hazardous dumping of the chemicals perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). He has been dubbed “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare”, and is a REAL hero.
Ruffalo was the perfect actor to portray Bilott. Mark is also an ailurophile – just one more reason to love him.
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A truly unique voice in cinema…I don’t always LOVE all of what he does, but I’m never disappointed – Far From Heaven is a classic
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