The Alchemy of the Velvet Underground’s Art
In The Velvet Underground documentary, Todd Haynes shows the music catapulting across time and space to Andy Warhol’s Factory, where the alchemy worked its magic.
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The Best Film and Television of 2021
If you missed any of these films and television shows from 2021 you’ll want to seek them out and bask for a while in their light – or follow their darkness.
‘The Velvet Underground’ Film and the Exploding Lou Reed Inevitable
Todd Haynes’ audiovisual blast delves into the creative combat that birthed America’s first great avant-garde rock ‘n’ roll band, the Velvet Underground.
A Different Sort of Time Travel: Producer Christine Vachon on ‘Wonderstruck’
Vachon delves into the inspiration behind Todd Haynes' latest and comments on the deaf community's reaction to the film.
2017 Fall Film Preview: At Last, the Film Industry Awakens From Its Slumber
From Gary Oldman in The Darkest Hour to James Franco's meta-experiment Blade Runner: 2049 and Daniel Day-Lewis's final role, here are the movies you'll want to watch ... and a couple you might not.
Chasing the Jester’s Ghosts: “American Pie”
In light of the March 2017 announcement of "American Pie" being preserved in the Library of Congress, let's not forget other songs of the '70s that matter just as much.
Cannes 2015: Todd Haynes’ ‘Carol’ Could Be Better
Todd Haynes’ adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 lesbian love story, Carol, is a sumptuous visual treat, but the novel’s emotional content has been softened and simplified.
Coen Brothers, Sophie Marceau, and Guillermo Del Toro All Feature in the Cannes Jury
The 2015 Cannes Film Festival has a veritable who's-who on its jury this year, headed up by brother directors Joel and Ethan Coen.
Todd Haynes’ ‘Safe’ Is Often Lost in a World of Ideas
Julianne Moore’s evocative performance aside, Todd Haynes’ Safe seems designed for a soulless film studies interpretation.
Enough with the Biopic: A Re-Examination of Cinema’s Least Interesting Genre
Life-spanning biopics are still the ultimate Oscar bait in 2014. Here’s hoping that no one will be biting in the future.
The 10 Best Non-Horror Horror Films for a Halloween Hangover
There are only 364 days left until next Halloween, so get prepared to face the real horrors of the world with these ten titles.