From Miranda July to the Beastie Boys, a Look Back at Mike Mills’ Work
The filmmaker Mike Mills, out now with 20th Century Women, has enjoyed a long career that involves work with his wife, Miranda July, and iconic bands like Sonic Youth and the Beastie Boys.
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Mike Mills, at home in Los Angeles.
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A still from 20th Century Women, featuring Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, and Greta Gerwig (from left).
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A 1995 Beastie Boys album cover designed by Mills.
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A still from 2011’s Beginners, featuring Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor (from left).
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The Virgin Suicides soundtrack, 2000, cover designed by Mills.
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Cover of Sonic Youth’s Washing Machine, 1995, also designed by Mills.
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A still from the video for Blonde Redhead’s “Top Ranking,” 2007, directed by Mills and featuring Miranda July.
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A still from the video for Blonde Redhead’s “Top Ranking,” 2007, directed by Mills and featuring Miranda July.
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A still from the video for Blonde Redhead’s “Top Ranking,” 2007, directed by Mills and featuring Miranda July.
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Dorothea Lange’s Mother’s Day, While We Were Living at Virginia St., 1931, which belonged to Mills’s parents, figures in both Beginners and 20th Century Women (Mills named the mother character Dorothea).
