VELVET VIEW Todd Haynes points the lens at one of rock’s most formative bands.
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Todd Haynes may have explored glam rock in his 1998 movie Velvet Goldmine, then dug into the different facets of Bob Dylan in 2007’s groundbreaking I’m Not There. But when it came to exploring The Velvet Underground, he was always dead set on making a documentary – not least because ’60s pop art sensation Andy Warhol, who became their manager, captured the band on film. “Why would you ever want to try to replicate those images? When, instead, I can introduce them to the world,” says Haynes. “Because this work doesn’t get seen that much.”