The September Issue

Director: R.J. Cutler
Cast: Anna Wintour
Theatrical Release Date: August 28, 2009
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Criticwire: B
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Synopsis: R.J. Cutler’s documentary “The September Issue,” turns the spotlight on a behemoth of the fashion world. Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue for 20 years, is the most powerful and polarizing figure in fashion. Larger than life and more complex than fiction, Wintour embodies a fascinating contradiction of passion and perfectionism as she reigns over a dizzying array of designers, models, photographers, and editors.

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Surface Tension: R.J. Cutler's "The September Issue"

About five minutes into R.J. Cutler's "The September Issue," an almost-expose of the production of Vogue magazine's annual fall spectacular, electroclash act Ladytron's icy "Destroy Everything You Touch" spikes on the soundtrack. By this point Cutler's already established his hands-off nonfiction filmmaking bona fides, run through a couple of other music cu... MORE »