CANNES FESTIVAL: Has Todd Haynes directed the definitive Velvet Underground documentary? I think so.
Todd Haynes has directed a thorough and entertaining film about The Velvet Underground, the sixties rock band that was managed by Andy Warhol and headlined by Lou Reed.
Haynes, whose film was produced by Christine Vachon (theirs being a successful collab over the last twenty years), cuts scenes from live shows with talking heads and occasionally layers