Geraldine Viswanathan Is Our March Cover Star!
Hey dolls,
It’s Thursday and your weekly Dollhouse roundup is here. First, we’re welcoming our fabulous March cover star Geraldine Viswanathan, who tells editor-in-chief Ione Gamble all about her her role in the upcoming Ethan Coen film Drive Away Dolls in a new interview, alongside a resplendently leopard print shoot by Emma Craft.
Also, fresh off the back of the release of Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla onto Mubi, we’re breaking down the endless appeal of female adolescence in cinema in an essay by Charlotte Landrum. Plus in a special podcast episode (Opens in a new window), Ione and Gina were joined by Priscilla costume designer and longtime Sofia Coppola collaborator Stacey Battat to discuss the movie.
Elsewhere, we’re talking Paris, Texas, “loud budgeting” and the great Rachel Weisz. Ready to jump in?
Geraldine Viswanathan on Fame, Freebies and Drive Away Dolls (Opens in a new window)
For our latest cover, actor Geraldine Viswanathan tells Ione Gamble about everything from her astrological chart to working with Ethan Coen.
Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla: Female Adolescence is a Timeless Narrative (Opens in a new window)
Platform Editor Charlotte Landrum thinks through the enduring appeal of these stories in cinema.
What Makes a Sex Scene Bang? (Opens in a new window)
Patricia Ann-Young explores modern depicitions of sex onscreen, and why audiences might be turned off by them.
“Where Wenders’ shows a desert, we can just as easily imagine a prison as an anonymising place where dwellers are denied selfhood and connection,” Hannah Gibson writes, in this meditation on Paris, Texas.
Chic to Be Cheap: Is the Rise of Loud Budgeting a Hallmark of Dystopia? (Opens in a new window)
Florenne Earle Ledger considers whether the “loud budgeting” trend has its roots in something darker.
Photographer and Artist Danielle Gruberger Is Neurodiverse, Cheeky and Proud (Opens in a new window)
Senior Editor Gina Tonic sits down with artist Danielle Gruberger to discuss her process, and making art through the lens of illness.
A Love Letter to Rachel Weisz on Her Birthday (Opens in a new window)
And finally, it’s Rachel Weisz’s birthday, so Sabrina Cooper reflects on some of her finest roles.
See ya next week!
XOXO,
The Polyester Team <3
