of the dog may prove far stronger than its feline rival. whistles. one great influential new york city rock band formed in the 1960s, the velvet underground, was the subject of a new york film festival documentary this year. the band came from a storied era of new york city pop culture history. at one time, artist andy warhol was its manager and the band had lou reed as its charismatic lead singer. kitty cox went to see the documentary. we re sponsoring a new band. it s called the velvet underground. i mean, i m in a rock and roll band! a rock n roll band like no other. todd haynes new documentary on the velvet underground explores the unique set of circumstances that brought together four outsiders to create a distantly different sound. steeped in the heady mix of avant garde art and film making of 1960s new york city. they go so deep.
i think it s the perfect synchronicity. to think that someone who has that aesthetic and taste, who s a festival queen and favourite, to think that her film might get an even bigger audience, that s a win win, yeah. good evening. benedict cumberbatch may be the actor of the moment. he also has an anticipated role in taika waititi s new film the electrical life of louis wain, a portrait of an english artist who made surreal cat paintings. i just don t want you to think you have to be cooped up in this house. but the brooding intensity of his performance in the power of the dog may prove far stronger than its feline rival. one great influential new york city rock band formed in the 1960s, the velvet underground, was the subject of a new york film festival documentary this year. the band came from a storied era of new york city pop culture history. at one time artist andy warhol