now, you bring us as well this week a todd haynes feature. a big fan of todd haynes. me too!his is interesting because i think a year ago, when we saw this on paper, this movie, would have said, well, this is probably going to be an awards contender, and actually, here we are in april and it's being released with very little fanfare and didn't feature in any awards. it's one of those things that couldn've been great and i don't think it quite achieves that. so, as you said, todd haynes directed it, brian selznick wrote it, he made hugo with martin scorsese. so good, quality names. a couple of storylines going on — there's a storyline set in 1977 about a young boy, a deaf boy who runs away to new york to find his father. and then there's a separate story, they ultimately cross over, but there's a separate story set in 1927 new york about a young girl, we can see her here, who falls in love with the city and falls in love with the natural history museum. and i suppose, interestingly, that element is shot in black and white, it's shot a bit like a silent movie from the era, so t

fascinating, although you don't get the laughsand a todd haynes feature. yes. saw this on paper a year ago we would have thought it would be an awards contender, yet in april it is released with very little fanfare and did not feature in any awards. it could have been great and it doesn't quite achieve that. todd haynes directed it, brian selznick wrote it, he made hugo with martin scorsese. good quality names. a couple of storylines, one is set in 1977 about a young deaf boy who runs away to new york to find his father. and a separate story, they ultimately cross over, but there's a separate story in 1927 new york about a young girl. she falls in love with the city and with the natural history museum. it is interesting that that element is shot in black and white like a silent movie, from the era, a nice artistic touch and quite good at that sense of wonder you have as a child when you go to the city for the first time. you have that awestruck feeling. it captures that. i do think it's pretty clunky in terms of the way it tells its story, a lot of coincidence,

now, you bring us as well this week a todd haynes feature. me too!s that. it, he made hugo with martin scorsese. so good, quality names. to find his father. and falls in love with the natural history museum. for the first time and you have that sort of awestruck feeling. it captures that. questions, really. and 12 months ago, i was expecting this to be an academy award winner. now, i think it's going to be quickly forgotten. 0k, love, simon — is that going to be quickly forgotten? i hope not. it's groundbreaking in many ways, this film, isn't it? bbc political editor. a couple of years ago. but the big twist is, i suppose, is that he's coming out. i'mjust like you. for the most part, my life is totally normal. the hot valedictorian. and, no, they didn't peak in high school. i have a sister i actually like, not that i'd ever tell her that. she decided she wanted to be a chef. much the beginning of time, or at least kindergarten. but it feels like i've known her forever. and gorging on carbs. |'m just like you. i have a totally perfectly normal life. e

and a todd haynes feature.e an awards contender, yet in april it is released with very little fanfare and did not feature in any awards. it could have been great and it doesn't quite achieve that. as you say, todd haynes directed it, brian selznick wrote it, he made hugo with martin scorsese. so good quality names. a couple of storylines going on — one is set in 1977 about a young deaf boy who runs to new york to find his father. and then there's a separate story, they ultimately cross over, but there's a separate story in 1927 new york about a young girl. she falls in love with the city and with the natural history museum. it is interesting that that element is shot in black and white, a bit like a silent movie, from the era, a nice artistic touch and quite good at that sense of wonder you have as a child when you go to the big city for the first time. you have that awestruck feeling. it captures that. i do think it is pretty clunky in terms of the way it tells its story, a lot of coincidence, too much willing