Halston

critic Reviews

, 77% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • It may not illuminate much of its subject's inner life, but Halston should still prove a comfortable fit for viewers in search of an entertaining fashion documentary.
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    David StrattonThe Australian
    Meticulously researched and filled with colourful characters, Frederic Tcheng's absorbing documentary Halston will be essential viewing for anyone interested in the world of fashion.
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    Cathy BrennanTime Out
    Hard-partying designer Halston goes under the microscope in this hit-and-miss doc.
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    Paul ByrnesSydney Morning Herald
    Tcheng treats the film like a film noir... It's a homage to the narrators in Citizen Kane and Sunset Blvd but it's unnecessary. The historical footage is good enough to sustain the story.
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    Moira MacDonaldSeattle Times
    Directed by Frederic Tcheng, who's made a specialty of chic fashion-designer documentaries, this film celebrates Halston's work but shows more interest in the man - and the unexpected corporate drama - behind it.
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    Matthew LickonaSan Diego Reader
    How can you stay mad at something so chock full of delicious detail about a man who actually lined his office walls with mirrors?
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    Richard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
    Unusual framing device aside, Halston is on balance a solid and affectionate tribute to an American original.
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    Richard CrouseRichard Crouse
    Part biography of a creative genius, part cautionary tale for artists who throw their hats in the ring with big corporations and lose everything, including the right to use their own name.
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    Leigh PaatschHerald Sun (Australia)
    An engrossing fashion doco for those yet to have had their fill of colourful tales of high-end clothes, high-life celebrities and high-flying designers who ascended too close to the sun.
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    Susannah GruderHyperallergic
    Halston attempts to resurrect the designer's legacy by giving him a glamorous, multilayered portrait.
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    Jorge Ignacio CastilloPlanet S Magazine
    Particularly thrilling is the testimony of Halston's later-days handler, a Brooklynite with little patience for absurd expense accounts...
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