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‘The Velvet Underground’ Trailer: Todd Haynes Chronicles The Outsiders Who Disrupted Rock ‘N Roll

August 30, 2021 11:30 am

Filmmaker Todd Haynes' career is arguably one long marriage of art school tendencies and an obsession with formative rock n' roll from the '60s and '70s. His career began with the experimental short, "Superst...

‘The Velvet Underground’: Todd Haynes Captures The Chaotic, Brutal Beauty Of Rock’s Most Important Underground Band [Cannes Review]

Rodrigo Perez

July 7, 2021 6:15 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

The always artful filmmaker Todd Haynes totally ignores the one clichéd anecdote about the iconoclastic rock group The Velvet Underground in his superb, eponymic doc “The Velvet Underground,” a film that shoul...

The Velvet Underground, Todd Haynes, Cannes

‘The Velvet Underground’ First Look Clip: Todd Haynes’ Documentary On The Legendary Band Premieres At Cannes

Ned Booth

July 5, 2021 11:33 am

News, Video

Director Todd Haynes is no stranger to musically-inclined films. He took on the glam rock genre with 1998's "Velvet Goldmine" and made a truly singular biopic about Bob Dylan with 2007's "I'm Not There." Now, ...

Martin Scorsese Says He & De Niro Tried To Make A Movie Based On A Short Story By Lou Reed’s Mentor

Charles Barfield

October 24, 2019 10:41 am

News

Without a doubt, Lou Reed is one of the most influential musicians and poets to perform in the last 50 years. His work with Velvet Underground and, obviously, as a solo artist is beloved by fans all over the wo...

David Lynch’s ‘Lost Highway’ Soundtrack Returning To Vinyl With New Reissue

Elizabeth MacLeod

October 4, 2016 4:22 pm

News

It's safe to say that Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor has successfully made a name for himself in the world of film scoring, having won an Oscar for his score in David Fincher’s “The Social Network” and written t...

R.I.P. Lou Reed (1942-2013): The Music & Movie Moments That Defined An Icon

Rodrigo Perez

October 27, 2013 4:41 pm

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R.I.P. Lou Reed (1942-2013): The Music & Movie Moments That Defined An Icon

Watch: Darren Aronofsky Directed Video For Metallica & Lou Reed’s “The View”

Kevin Jagernauth

December 3, 2011 4:57 pm

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Watch: Darren Aronofsky Directed Video For Metallica & Lou Reed's "The View"

Trailer For Lou Reed’s Directorial Debut ‘Red Shirley,’ Premieres At Vision Du Reel

Kevin Jagernauth

March 29, 2010 6:06 pm

News

Eternally cool rock legend Lou Reed will be unspooling his directorial debut "Red Shirley" at the upcoming Visions De Reel film festival in Switzerland.The documentary film isn't about music, but rather focuses...

Iggy Pop, Henry Rollins, Moby & Alex Lifeson Star In Canadian Vampire Comedy ‘Suck’

Kevin Jagernauth

March 10, 2010 9:06 pm

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Earlier today, we quoted Jay Baruchel singing the praises of the Canadian government's arts funding system, which he hoped to use to bring his gestating slasher pic "Pig" to life. While this writer, who lives n...

Wim Wenders’ ‘Palermo Shooting’ Soundtrack Features Portishead, Grinderman, Beirut & Iron & Wine

Rodrigo Perez

July 29, 2009 2:25 pm

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Wim Wenders latest film, "Palermo Shooting," debuted at Cannes in 2008, and then....pretty much disappeared.The film follows a high fashion photographer as he journeys to the titular city, chatting with Death (...

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