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07/18/2007
I'M NOT THERE: Todd Haynes's Bob Dylan Biopic
Five years after he channeled Douglas Sirk all the way to four Oscar nods with Far From Heaven, Todd Haynes is about to deliver his devout fans another curveball. While we haven't seen anything yet, it's safe to say that his new film, I'm Not There, won't exactly give the life story of Bob Dylan the same kind of treatment Ray or Walk the Line did for their respective real-life music-genius subjects.
Why? Well, for one, six people are playing Bob Dylan, including Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere and, yes, Ms. Cate Blanchett. Last week, footage of the film was leaked on YouTube showing Blanchett in all her drag glory. An obvious nod to D.A Pennebaker's Don't Look Back, the clip also features the hilarious David Cross playing none other than Allen Ginsburg. I'm Not There comes out this fall.
