http://www.videosift.com/member/k8_fan VideoSift: Online Video *Quality Control en 2008 videosift.com Thu, 03 May 2007 01:42:11 -0700 http://www.varocms.com http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 15 http://static1.videosift.com/videosift/i/sifter_small.gifhttp://www.videosift.com/member/k8_fan http://www.videosift.com/video/Superstar-The-Karen-Carpenter-Story-by-Todd-Haynes <img src="http://static1.videosift.com/thumbs/s/up/Superstar_The_Karen_Carpenter_Story_by_Todd_Haynes.jpg" /><br />(14 votes - 0 comments - 863 views)<br />Indie director Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, Velvet Goldmine) created this deeply moving film about Karen Carpenter's unsuccessful battle with anorexia. As he had no budget, he had the brilliant idea of filming the whole thing with Barbie dolls. And, believe it or not, it works. You forget that they are dolls, and get caught up in the story. <br /> <br /> It has never been officially released. The official reason is that Haynes used Carpenters music without permission, but the real reason permission has never been granted is that Richard Carpenter comes across as a jerk. <br /> k8_fan (http://www.videosift.com/member/k8_fan)Music http://www.videosift.com/video/Superstar-The-Karen-Carpenter-Story-by-Todd-Haynes http://www.videosift.com/video/Superstar-The-Karen-Carpenter-Story-by-Todd-Haynes Thu, 03 May 2007 01:42:11 -0700