But everything changed in the Wall Street era. With his empire under threat, Halston took the biggest. As Halston's success leads the way to uncontrolled expansion, "Halston" gradually rips its way into an examination and critique of capitalism with the right amount of shock and intrigue.

But everything changes in the Wall Street era. With his empire under threat, Halston takes the biggest gamble of his life. Halston Defined an Era, But New Doc Doesn't Give the Fashion Icon His Due.

Halston

And Halston was not immune to that pressure. Echoed across the film's interviews is the story of a man who worked past the point of exhaustion and who worked his colleagues in the same punishing manner. Showtimes by Theatre Showtimes by Movie Special Screenings Movie Review Archive. Which makes Halston all the more curious in the way it has chosen to frame this man's very extravagant life. Less successful (and consuming far too much screen time in a two-hour movie) is a mannered, fictional framing device that. In 'Halston,' fashion doc specialist Frederic Tcheng conducts a film noir-style investigation into the mighty evolution and brutal dismantling of the American design pioneer's empire.

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In Halston we discover a perfectionist, ambitious and creative designer, but the portrait remains incomplete as we find out little about the man and his personal life; overall. "Halston," says its director, "is a true American story of a self-made man." Roy Halston Frowick, the American designer known simply as Halston, was glamour personified. MRQE Metric: See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. There are currently no user reviews for this film. Be the first to rate it below!