Yesterday Once More

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I have to admit: Genius blew my mind when he told me that Karen Carpenter was not only the primary singer- but also the drummer!

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
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With Barbie dolls as the principal actors, Superstar portrays the life of Karen Carpenter and her battle with anorexia. Haynes never secured the rights to the Carpenters' music he used in the movie, and Richard Carpenter filed an injunction that kept Superstar from public release. Even without Carpenter's court order, the film would probably have been stopped by the notoriously litigious Mattel, the makers of Barbie.

Also: An interesting interview with the director, Todd Haynes, written shortly after the release of his claustrophobic masterpiece, Safe.