FALL 2023

ABC National Radio: The Drawing Room | 1966 Greenwich Village, the center of counter-culture. 24-year-old Patricia Field opens her boutique and it would become a hub for creatives for the next five decades. Today, at 81 years old her costume and styling work has made hits like Sex and the City, The Devil Wears Prada and Emily in Paris iconic fashion touchstones. She is the subject of Michael Selditch's new documentary Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field.

The Sydney Morning Herald | Happy Clothes takes the viewer inside Field’s “process” scouring vintage fairs for tchotchkes, and to fittings with the cast of Run the World | Melissa Singer read review

ABC National Radio: Melbourne Morning Show | Virginia Trioli interviews Selditch to discuss the Melbourne International Film Festival screening of Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field, Field’s life and her work own Sex and the City among other films and television.

Harper’s Bazaar | With more than 50 years in retail, and three locations over that time, it was Field’s Bowery store in NoHo that became the curious pitstop for Sex and the City devotees. | Jane Rocca read review

Forbes | “It’s by far one of the most inspiring documentaries of the year.” | Nadja Sayej read review

Vogue | Directed by Michael Selditch, who spent over a year capturing Field at work, the documentary Happy Clothes features interviews with industry luminaries and actors Field has worked with including Sex and the City stars Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker and Emily in Paris’s Lily Collins. read review

SUMMER 2023

Associated Press | Legendary costume designer Patricia Field has never liked fashion rules. The woman who put a tutu on Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City and leather driving gloves on Lily Collins in Emily in Paris is getting her moment in the spotlight and explains her design process in the new documentary, Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this month. [June 23] read interview

In Review Online | Michael Selditch’s aptly named documentary, Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field, surveys the stylist and costume designer’s 50-over year career through interviews with Field, now 81, and her collaborators, assistants, and celebrity fans. With her flaming red hair and pack-a-day rasp, Field’s own demeanor and physical appearance is as unmistakable as her on-screen outfits: kooky, arresting, and unapologetic. read review

ABC News | The film is directed by Michael Selditch, who also directed the CNN documentary series American Style in 2019. While interviewing Field for that series, he found a bold character with a unique, unconventional style. While at first Field resisted the idea of a documentary crew following her around, she finally relented and says she’s pleased with the result. read interview

SEEK Panel | Fashion editor & culture writer Sara Klausing moderates a panel discussion with Patricia Field and director Michael Selditch celebrating the worldwide premiere of Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field at Spring Place Social Club in Tribeca NYC during the Tribeca Film Festival. SEEK’s mission is to support creatives behind the scenes in film, fashion and costume design.

Downtown | Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, is a celebration of the iconic, red-haired fashion stylist, a New York native of Greek heritage with a throaty voice and a love for color. read article

Cinema Daily US | Carrie Bradshaw’s tutu. Miranda Priestly’s hair. Betty Suarez’s red-framed glasses. Even if you haven’t heard of Patricia Field there is no doubt you’re deeply familiar with her legendary designs. Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field takes a deep dive into the storied life of this iconic designer. read interview

The Knockturnal | Patricia Field is the Happiest Color in New Tribeca Festival 2023 "…Because I like happy," Field quips unapologetically. read interview

The Lo-Down | The documentary Happy Clothes is an endearing look at Field’s long career and it delves into her own creative process, which is still running strong after so many years. It’s a hoot, in large part because Field’s authentic New York personality comes shining through. read interview

Tribeca Film Festival 2023 | Red carpet interview at the world premiere of Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field. | Left to right: Samuel J. Paul, Patricia Field, Kim Cattrall, Michael Selditch, Michael Urie and Erica Guzman.

People | Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field, which will premiere at the Tribeca Festival in New York City on June 15, takes a deep dive into the life of the 82-year-old costume and fashion designer. The documentary covers key moments in her career and features interviews with some of the people the stylist has worked with, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Lily Collins and Kim Cattrall.   read article

The Messenger | "It wasn't about what was popular, what was trendy, it was about what was interesting and new and fun and unexpected," Selditch says of her eponymous store that closed in 2016, "I think Pat takes that into her work in film and television... It's very distinctly Pat. It's hard for other people to copy it. It's her gut. She's an individual that is such a creative soul that it spills over into her work."   read article

Popsugar | Alongside glimpses of her life and wildly successful career, Happy Clothes also brings us inside her infamous downtown boutique and the colorful cast of characters it housed. Having been a New York fixture since the 1960s, the store was a mecca for club kids, fashion outcasts, and drag queens, many of whom are now celebrated designers, musicians, and artists.   read interview

Getty Images | Red carpet at world premiere of Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field at Tribeca Festival.

WINTER 2019

Forbes | United States of Fashion: CNN's New Original Series Decode American Style | “No garment is meaningless. Your clothes are embedded with powerful historical messages and American Style may help you decode your own wardrobe. It’s clear that people are watching!” | January 14, 2019 link to article

CNN’s American Style | Through the decades in 60 seconds: promo spot

American Style | CNN Original Series | premieres January 13, 2019 at 9p/8c

American Style | CNN Original Series | premieres January 13, 2019 at 9p/8c

American Style | American Style is a CNN Original Series that offers audiences a front row seat to the runway of history by examining America's changing style trends. Premieres January 13, 2019 CNN website

BEST NEW PODCAST | WINNER: Imagined Life was 2018’s BEST NEW PODCAST & BEST PODCAST ON THE HUMAN CONDITION “The best episodes so far, like ‘The Daydreamer’ and ‘The Advocate,’ are deeply emotional, and true feats of storytelling.” —Elijah Wolfson Quartz

DENNIS ANYONE? | Dennis Hensley interviews Michael Selditch and Stephanie Jenz, the Executive Producer of the new Wondery podcast "Imagined Life." Dennis and Michael have both written multiple episodes of the show's first season. Stephanie talks about where the original idea came from, casting the hosts Virginia Madsen and Robbie Daymond, iTunes reviews and ratings, music and sound design, and the difference between the TV world and the podcast world, on Hensley's weekly podcast recorded in Los Angeles.

FALL 2018

Tribeca TV Festival | World Premiere screening of the CNN documentary series which examines how America's changing style through the decades has mirrored the political, social, and economic climate of the time, shaping American identity. Using archival footage and interviews including Donna Karen, Vanessa Williams, Isaac Mizrahi, Patricia Field, John Varvatos, Diane Von Furstenberg, Tim Gunn, Tommy Hilfiger and many more. Series airs on CNN early 2019 | festival website

SUMMER 2017

1980 (Or Why I'm Voting For John Anderson) by Patricia Cotter, directed by Michael Selditch | The newTACTics 2017 New Play Festival | newTACTics | BroadwayWorld 

SUMMER 2016

I LOVE YOU... BUT I LIED | NOW ON Lifetime | Season THREE Premiere | June 30 Thursdays at 10/9c |  official website

Interview on Express Train for the Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Play Festival stagebuddy.com

The Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Play Festival | Express Train by Michael Selditch | July 2016 |      The Vine blog   Tickets   Facebook page

WINTER 2015

I LOVE YOU... BUT I LIED | LMN | Season TWO Premiere | Wed Dec 30 at 10/9c |  official website

SPRING 2015

I LOVE YOU... BUT I LIED | LMN | Season Marathon | Wed May 13 at 5/4c |  official website

I LOVE YOU... BUT I LIED | LMN | Episode 6 promo | Wed May 13 at 10/9c | "Threesome & Identity"  official website

I LOVE YOU... BUT I LIED | LMN | Episode 5 promo | Wed May 6 at 10/9c | "Family & Surrogate"  official website

I LOVE YOU... BUT I LIED | LMN | Episode 4 promo | Wed April 29 at 10/9c | "Money & Twins"  official website

I LOVE YOU... BUT I LIED | LMN | Episode 3 promo | Wed April 22 at 10/9c | "Cougar & Hired"  official website

I LOVE YOU... BUT I LIED | LMN | Episode 2 promo | Wed April 15 at 10/9c | "Escort & RIP"  official website

I LOVE YOU... BUT I LIED | LMN | April 8 at 10/9c | Behind The Scenes footage.

I LOVE YOU... BUT I LIED | LMN | Season Premiere April 8 at 10/9c | Salacious drama based on true stories about real people doing questionable and unsavory things.  official website

FALL 2014

DENNIS ANYONE? | Selditch talks about CATFISH, showrunning in television, and his upcoming film project, on Dennis Hensley's weekly podcast recorded in Los Angeles.

SPRING 2014

CATFISH: THE TV SHOW | MTV | Season 3 Premiere May 7   sneak peak

WINTER 2013

RISKY LISTING | Esquire Network   official website

TAKE PART LIVE | Host Cara Santa Maria discusses the future of green media with panelists Raphael Sbarge, Michael Selditch and Sal Cardoni.

FALL 2013

RISKY LISTING PREMIERE | Esquire Network | Series Premiere November 19th   sneak peek

THE NEW ATLANTA | Bravo   official website

SUMMER 2011

FOX NEWS | Compilation of Fox News interviews about DETROIT IN OVERDRIVE, shot in New York, Los Angeles and Detroit Fox News affiliates.

DETROIT IN OVERDRIVE SCREENING | Introduction by Laura Michalchyshyn and Michael Selditch at world premiere screening of DETROIT IN OVERDRIVE at the Detroit Institute of Modern Art.

SPRING 2010

9 BY DESIGN | Bravo  official website

NEW YORK TIMES | Article on the Novogratz's and Bravo's 9 BY DESIGN | "Reality TV’s Annoyingly Perfect, Oddly Sane Mom"   read article

WINTER 2010

WOODBURY UNIVERSITY | Architecture students at Woodbury took part in a weekend-long charette to design an “urban creature” inspired by the streets of the Barrio Logan section of San Diego. Led by moderator Stan Bertheaud with guest lecturers, architects: Carlos Barbosa, Michael Selditch and Todd Erlandson. Kaye Davis, Editor

FALL 2010

MARK MAGAZINE #28 | “The TV Set,” an article featuring Michael Selditch, Stan Bertheaud and Carlos Barbosa (architects who've transitioned into film & television) was published in Mark Magazine, a architectural journal from Amsterdam. By Katya Tylevich   enlarge | download

WINTER 2009

INSIDE REEL | Interview with Michael Selditch and Rob Tate in New York about ELEVEN MINUTES while on the Film Festival circuit.

INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION | IDA Awards 2009 | "Michael Selditch, who along with Rob Tate, won the Limited Series Award for ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL was proud of the documentary community he saw at the event..."   read article

INDIE WIRE | Sundance Channel's ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL is announced as the winner of the International Documentary Association Award for "Best Limited Series."   read article

TIME MAGAZINE LIST ISSUE | The Annual "List Issue" names ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL as one of the “Top 10 TV Shows” of 2008 along side such mega-hits as THE SHIELD, MAD MEN, THE WIRE, LOST and BREAKING BAD.   read article

ELEVEN MINUTES | Theatrical Release Reviews:
 

"Michael Selditch and Rob Tate's charming and unexpectedly perceptive portrait-cum-procedural proves the DIY-authentic corrective to UNZIPPED, a warts-and-all chronicle of McCarroll's year-long preparation for his inaugural show at New York Fashion Week."   read review

VILLAGE VOICE | AARON HILLS

"Part of the film's appeal is as a procedural, a study of how designs move from clothing centers in the cerebral cortex to paper, then factory, then fabric and finally, if all goes well on the Fashion Week runway in Bryant Park, to clothing stores around the country."   read review

WALL STREET JOURNAL | JOE MORGENSTERN

"It didn't grab me. Not at first. A documentary that tracks the winner of a reality show — in this case Bravo's PROJECT RUNWAY — after his victory. Huh? But ELEVEN MINUTES busts a few fresh moves."   read review

ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE | PETER TRAVER

FALL 2009

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | International Documentary Association Awards announced. In the Limited Series category, the prize went to the Sundance Channel's ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL, a six-part series from Michael Selditch and Stan Bertheaud that follows a group of students at Tulane's School of Architecture.   read article

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | Spirit Awards honor lower-profile filmmakers … the honorees also included such low-budget indies as FIXING FRANK, LACKAWANNA BLUES and ROOM.   read article

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | McCarroll's yearlong journey to show his designs during Fashion Week in New York's Bryant Park is the subject of the very engaging new feature documentary ELEVEN MINUTES.   read article

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | Jay McCarroll doc lands distribution.   read article

WINTER 2008

HERE! WITH JOSH & SARA | Radio interview recorded in New York City for Here! network with Jay McCarroll, Michael Selditch and Rob Tate discussing their documentary, ELEVEN MINUTES.

ELEVEN MINUTES | Theatrical Release Reviews:
 

“A skillfully crafted, highly entertaining docu about process, personality and perception.”   read review

VARIETY | RONNIE SCHEIB

“There is tension, there is humor there is triumph and there is pathos all for eleven minutes on a runway. We give this six enthusiastic thumbs up ... Riveting!”   read review

PROJECT RUNWAY BLOGSPOT | SUE ELLEN CUMMINS

FALL 2008

SUNDANCE CHANNEL |  Producer Blogs
 

Why Architecture? | by Michael Selditch   read blog

The Backstory | by Michael Selditch   read blog

Documentary vs. Reality | by Michael Selditch   read blog

Right Place at the Right Time | by Michael Selditch   read blog

New Kid in Town | by Stan Bertheaud   read blog

Meet the Crew | by Rachel Clift   read blog

Get Your Build On | by Rachel Clift   read blog

Stand And Deliver | by Rachel Clift   read blog

The Gods of TV | by Rachel Clift   read blog

This Old House Brand New | by Rachel Clift   read blog

10 Questions to Filmmakers about Politics | by Michael Selditch   read blog

10 Questions to Filmmakers about Politics | by Stan Bertheaud   read blog

10 Questions to Filmmakers about Politics | by Rob Tate   read blog

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS DOERS PROFILE | Michael Selditch   read article

ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL | Deleted Scenes & Webisodes
 

Prototypes   link

Living Floor Plan   link

A Neighbor's Memory   link

He's With the Band   link

Carter Takes a Hit   link

Architecture in the Big Easy   link

Guest Critics   link

Dinner at Lauren's   link

Gueydan Lumber   link

SUMMER 2008

ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL | Television Premiere Reviews:
 

“The series captures the drama inherent in architecture … and effectively evokes the local culture. The filmmakers manage to find tension in a process many of us know little about.”   read review

NEW YORK TIMES | ROBIN POGREBIN

“Charming, funny, and compulsively watchable, Architecture School is a rare bird: a TV series that makes intelligence exciting.”   read review

TIME OUT NEW YORK | MATT ZOLLER SEITZ

“Sundance puts its own socially provocative spin on the creative-competition genre ... Architecture School is a thoughtful, entertaining look at a creative field and its real-world effects.”   read review

TIME MAGAZINE | JAMES PONIEWOZIK

“Architecture School is a rich and satisfying documentary series … My only complaint – is that it's too short. I would have liked to have seen more.”   read review

LOS ANGELES TIMES | ROBERT LLOYD

“Reality television may compel you to run away shrieking, but as an architect, you owe it to yourself to tune into Architecture School … the six-part series induces a frisson and a welcome peak at our shared past. And at the same time, seems wholly new.”   read review

ARCHITECTURAL RECORD | ROBERT IVY, FAIA

“Even if you don’t think competitive reality shows are for you, think about making an exception for the terrific, Architecture School. A well-paced and filler-free show, compelling on a number of levels …an absorbing slice of reality.”   read review

CHICAGO TRIBUNE | MAUREEN RYAN

“[The filmmakers] subtly capture the city's unique architectural and cultural flavor. And they do it while making entertaining TV that folds the personalities of the participants, including the residents likely to occupy the finished home, into a larger recovery tale.”   read review

NEW ORLEANS TIMES PICAYUNE | DAVE WALKER

“An unexpectedly engaging, fast-paced show with an edge. It’s got form and function.”

KANSAS CITY STAR | AARON BARNHART

SPRING 2008

CBC RADIO INTERVIEW | During the Hoc Docs Film Festival in Toronto, Jay McCarroll joins QTV host, Jian Ghomeshi on CBC Radio to talk about ELEVEN MINUTES.

Hot Docs Film Festival screening (photo)

ELEVEN MINUTES | Film Festival Reviews:
 

“Ultimately, the film is a sweet look at the larger-than-life McCarroll, a terrifying intro to the fashion industry and 100 minutes of really beautiful clothes.”   read review

PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER | MONICA WEYMOUTH

[3 of 4 Stars] "ELEVEN MINUTES is fascinating as much for its depiction of the process (who knew the last-minute arrival of shoes could be so exciting?) as for the portrayal of McCarroll’s bubbly, bitchy but resilient personality (directors Michael Selditch and Rob Tate are his pals but still pretty impartial) under pressure.”   read review

BOSTON PHOENIX | PETER KEOUGH

“Fantastic: perfectly paced, intelligently edited and honest to the core. The latter comes courtesy of McCarroll, who is frank, self-aware, charming and relatively even-keeled, considering the nine-ring circus that rages throughout. In the end, the doc movingly evokes McCarroll's predicament and the double-edged sword that is winning PROJECT RUNWAY.”   read review

TORONTO XTRA | JON DAVIES

“Jay McCarroll Wins Again. ELEVEN MINUTES offers a primer on the nitty-gritty backdrop that props up the industry's facade of glam — scenes that PROJECT RUNWAY, with its fabric- shopping sprees and sewing-machine marathons, won't show you. It's a surprisingly well-crafted documentary that would stand on its own even if its central character weren't already reality-show-famous, but our familiarity with McCarroll makes his quest only more compelling. Three words for you, Jay: You are in.”   read review

MIAMI NEW TIMES | FRANK HOUSTON

“Beautifully shot and edited. You could say that this film is about the fashion industry and that's true, but the larger truth is that this is a film about that universal theme of struggling to succeed in a playing field seemingly designed to do everything it can to prevent success. The little fashion engine that could. We loved it."   read review

PROJECT RUNGAY BLOG | TOM & LORENZO

“A fascinating movie... Even if you’re not interested in fashion, ELEVEN MINUTES is incredibly watchable. For a behind-the-scenes look at the fashion world, ELEVEN MINUTES is worthy to be considered alongside UNZIPPED.”   read review

LONLEY REVIEWER | SAM

[Top Pick] "A definite must-see for anyone wanting to learn more about the fashion industry. But even non-fashion aficionados should appreciate the story and suspense here."   read review

BLOG TO | TIM SHORE

[4 of 4 Stars] "Evincing a likeable mix of nervous vulnerability and youthful arrogance, the designer proves to be a compelling guide for this frank, funny tour of the fashion world.”

TORONTO EYE WEEKLY | JASON ANDERSON

“Totally awesome. It was what I wish reality TV could be, and isn't. It's got all the background and depth and character you miss on a TV show, and none of the trumped-up drama and tendentious music.”

ME VEE | AARON WEBER

“PROJECT RUNWAY on Crack.”

MIAMI EXPRESS | J.W. ARNOLD

“Riveting behind-the-seams documentary. It could be the new version of Isaac Mizrahi's UNZIPPED, but candid, funnier and titled UNCENSORED.”  

TORONTO STAR | RITA ZEKAS

SPRING 2005

NBC NEWS SAN DIEGO | Interview with Michael Selditch on Morning News discussing QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY and the upcoming release of FIXING FRANK.

FIXING FRANK | Theatrical Release Reviews:
 

“Boasts one of the most entertaining and bitterly astute screenplays I've had the pleasure of listening to in a while, with its lengthening spirals of deceit, mendacity and one-upmanship, and its elegant linguistic dances around difficult truths.”   read review

LA WEEKLY | ELLA TAYLOR

“Selditch's powerful film of Hanes' play FIXING FRANK is an effective adaptation of a work from the stage to the screen that bristles with intense portrayals.”   read review

LOS ANGELES TIMES | KEVIN THOMAS

FRONTIERS MAGAZINE | "Gay and Questioning" | Interview with Michael Selditch and Dan Butler on the theatrical release of FIXING FRANK.   enlarge | download

WINTER 2004

SIRIUS OUT Q JOHN McMULLEN SHOW | Selditch talks with guest host, Dennis Hensley in Los Angeles about directing QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY and the upcoming release of his film, FIXING FRANK.

FALL 2002

NBC NEWS COLUMBUS | Interview with Michael Selditch and crew discussing shooting THE CRITICAL HOUR.

SUMMER 2002

RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | 2002 Award Winners | Best Feature Special Interest Award goes to FIXING FRANK.   read article

WINTER 2001

NOMINEES FOR PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS | Outstanding Non-Fiction Program | Trauma Life in the E.R. | Executive Producers, Liane Thompson, Stephen Schwartz | Producer, Michael Selditch   read article

SUMMER 2001

FIXING FRANK | Film Festival Reviews:
 

“As cleverly devised as the mental games of its warring shrinks, FIXING FRANK exemplifies what happens when artists -- as opposed to pseudo-artists with political axes to grind -- take on a controversial issue."
 

"Full of bold dramatic strokes and complex character shadings, FIXING FRANK will set off heated discussion. Butler has a rare opportunity to explore his considerable acting resources in a performance of corrosive intelligence and disarming subtlety.”   read review

VARIETY | ROBERT KOEHLER

“A thought provoking and involving film. The three lead actors inhabit their characters with a compelling mixture of fearlessness and sensitivity.”   read review

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | FRANK SCHECK

“Teems with exhilarating revelations, betrayals and lies.”

LA WEEKLY | JOHN PATTERSON

“The densely sober and constricting knot of Hanes’ impeccable writing transfers to film with fine detail.”

DESERT POST WEEKLY | RANDY MATLIN

“Compelling to the end!”

PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | DOUG WALLEN

“FIXING FRANK will be on the ‘must see’ gay film list for a long time.”

THE BOTTOM LINE | CECIL BEARE