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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra), 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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

Platform Editor Charlotte Landrum thinks through the enduring appeal of these stories in cinema.

What Makes a Sex Scene Bang? (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

Patricia Ann-Young explores modern depicitions of sex onscreen, and why audiences might be turned off by them.

“I once knew these two people”: Paris, Texas and Reinterpreting the Aftermath of Trauma on its 40th Anniversary (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

“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? (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

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