Todd Haynes Talks ‘The Velvet Underground,’ Lou Reed What-Ifs & His Peggy Lee Biopic [Interview]

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The most often-repeated thing said about the Velvet Underground is Brian Eno’s quip that the band didn’t sell many records, but everyone who bought one started a band.You won’t hear that line in Todd Haynes’ documentary “The Velvet Underground,” nor will you see a montage of famous faces talking about their vast influence.

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says in “The Velvet Underground,” a new documentary directed by Todd Haynes that drops on Apple TV+ and plays in theaters Friday. “They had this off-putting aura.

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Addie Morfoot ContributorDespite having never made a documentary, Todd Haynes didn’t hesitate when Universal Music Group’s David Blackman approached him in 2018 to make a nonfiction feature about the enormously influential rock band the Velvet Underground, which was initially mentored by Andy Warhol and launched the careers of Lou Reed, John Cale and Nico.The Oscar-nominated director — known for narrative features including “Far From Heaven” “Carol,” “Dark Waters” and the Bob Dylan meditation

When Jamie Lee Curtis isn’t hunting down killer Michael Myers as the indomitable Laurie Strode in the cult favorite Halloween film franchise, she’s busy being a proud mom to her two children. The Golden Globe winner, 62, shares daughters Ruby, 25, and Annie, 34, with her longtime screenwriter husband Christopher Guest. The couple, who wed in 1984, adopted both their children during the late ’80s and ’90s after struggling with fertility issues.