the velvet underground

‘Flee,’ ‘Summer of Soul’ top Cinema Eye Honors nominations

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‘Flee,’ ‘Summer of Soul’ top Cinema Eye Honors nominations

Erik Anderson November 10, 2021

The nominees for the 15th Cinema Eye Honors, which celebrate outstanding artistry and craft in nonfiction filmmaking were announced today. Flee led all films at the... Read More

‘The Velvet Underground’ review: Music doc from Todd Haynes brilliantly reintroduces important counterculture voices to a new generation [Grade: A] (Mill Valley Film Festival)

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‘The Velvet Underground’ review: Music doc from Todd Haynes brilliantly reintroduces important counterculture voices to a new generation [Grade: A] (Mill Valley Film Festival)

Alex Arabian October 15, 2021

Much like the eponymous band it explores, The Velvet Underground defies documentary narrative conventions by focusing on its themes, first and foremost, letting the story... Read More

Interview: Todd Haynes on the experimental artistry of ‘The Velvet Underground’ and the timelessness of radical counterculture

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Interview: Todd Haynes on the experimental artistry of ‘The Velvet Underground’ and the timelessness of radical counterculture

Alex Arabian October 14, 2021

Filmmaker Todd Haynes has always admired glam rock and the experimental, proto-punk scene of the 1960s and 1970s. The rebellious, avant-garde genre of music even... Read More