‘The Velvet Underground’ Trailer: Todd Haynes Music Doc Gives Wide-Ranging Overview of Influential Band

Sydney Sweeney, 24, has a lot to celebrate! Just one week after the stunning Euphoria star became engaged to longtime boyfriend Jonathan Davino, 37, she jetted off to Hawaii to have some fun in the sun with friends! Judging by Sydney’s poolside floral bikini photos that she posted to her Instagram — she seems to be enjoying the well-deserved downtime!

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos might be some of the most solid and compatible couples in the entertainment industry; however, there’s one thing that doesn’t work for the pair; still, they found a way to find a solution.On Monday’s episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan, Consuelos replaced Ryan Seacrest, and alongside his wife, he opened up about how they hold each other’s hands. “We just tried someone thing we never do at home, but for some reason, we tried it backstage: holding hands.

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Samuel L. Jackson meets up with Dominique Fishback on the red carpet at the premiere of their new series, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, held at The Bruin in Los Angeles on Monday night (March 7).

Idina Menzel is among those in the  family who are reacting to video of a little girl in Ukraine flawlessly belting out 's «Let It Go» while hiding in a bomb shelter amid the Russian invasion.Menzel, who played Elsa in Disney's hit animated films, subtweeted the video that has generated more than 15 million views so far on Twitter. In the clip, the little girl's standing and overlooking a throng of Ukrainians under refuge in an effort to avoid a barrage of bombardment that's torn the country apart.The little girl, singing in her native language, has the entire group captivated with her performance, as they belt out «Bravo!» following her performance.

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is filmmaker Erin Lee Carr’s latest, must-see true-crime documentary. The two-part, HBO series chronicles the events leading up to the 2017 submarine murder of accomplished journalist Kim Wall, whose body was dismembered and left at sea by eccentric entrepreneur Peter Madsen. One person involved in the investigation of the case to unexpectedly emerge as the series’ most fascinating personality is Royal Denmark Navy Lt.

Travis Scott vows to honor the victims of the Astroworld tragedy with a new initiative he's calling Project HEAL.The «Goosebumps» rapper took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce the new project that he says is a multi-tier initiative aimed at addressing challenges facing today's youth when it comes to academic scholarships, mental health resources and event safety.«Over the past few months I've been taking the time and space to grieve, reflect and do my part to heal my community,» Scott captioned in his post announcing the new initiative. «Most importantly, I want to use my resources and platform moving forward towards actionable change. This will be a lifelong journey for me and my family.»The rapper added that he and his team created Project HEAL «to take much needed action towards supporting real solutions that make all events the safest spaces they can possibly be.» He also said, «I will always honor the victims of the Astroworld tragedy who remain in my heart forever.»A post shared by flame (@travisscott)Project HEAL will work in conjunction with Scott's other non-profit, Cactus Jack Foundation, and provides academic scholarships, free mental health resources, a creative design center and a «first-ever tech-driven solution for event safety.» The initiative comes just over three months after mayhem unfolded at Scott's Astroworld concert last November in Houston, where 10 people died in what officials described as a «chaotic event.»About a month after the Astroworld tragedy, Scott spoke out for the first time and, in an hour-long interview, denied hearing any signs of distress from the crowd while he was performing.«It’s so crazy because I’m that artist too.

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Naman Ramachandran Global entertainment studio International Art Machine is venturing into India with a heavyweight slate fronted by A-listers Shekhar Kapur, Preity Zinta, Amish Tripathi, Dibakar Banerjee and Suparn S. Varma.First up is “Shiva,” a series adaptation of Amish Tripathi’s bestselling Shiva Trilogy novels set in the land of Meluha, beginning with the first book “The Immortals of Meluha,” which will be directed by “Elizabeth” and “Bandit Queen” filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.

The Velvet Underground has been released – scroll down the page to watch it now.The film, titled The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film By Todd Haynes, will arrive on Apple TV+ on October 15.In the trailer, members of the band like John Cale and Moe Tucker appear as talking heads, while archive footage of Lou Reed and the band’s one-time manager Andy Warhol also feature. “It opened your eyes to a lot of possibilities,” Cale said of the New York art scene the group were a part of.“I was interested in communicating with people who were on the outside,” Reed is heard saying over old black-and-white footage of the frontman.

The first trailer for Todd Haynes’ documentary about The Velvet Underground has been released.

revered rock ‘n’ rollers the Velvet Underground released its first trailer on Monday. The eponymously named flick, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes (“Far From Heaven,” “Carol”), features in-depth interviews with “key players” from the group’s 1960s and ’70s heyday, as well as “never-before-seen performances and a rich collection of recordings, Andy Warhol films and other experimental art,” promises a press release. The film will be released in conjunction with a digital and two-CD soundtrack featuring rare tracks by the band, titled “The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film by Todd Haynes – Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack.” Both the film and soundtrack will drop on Oct.

Filmmaker Todd Haynes‘ career is arguably one long marriage of art school tendencies and an obsession with formative rock n’ roll from the ’60s and ’70s. His career began with the experimental short, “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story,” he then tracked the rise of glam rock in “Velvet Goldmine” and Bob Dylan‘s chameleonic shape-changing ways in “I’m Not There.” Now, Haynes turns his gaze to The Velvet Underground, the seminal 1960s art-rock group that arguably launched all forms of punk, art-rock, indie rock, and alternative music and made its primary singer/songwriter Lou Reed famous.

The first trailer for the upcoming Princess Diana biopic, Spencer, was released on Thursday with Kristen Stewart transforming into the late Princess of Wales. In the teaser, it shows a montage of clips of Twilight star Kristen, 31, as Diana while a choir rendition of Lou Reed's Perfect Day is played over the top.The trailer ends with someone saying: "They know everything," to which the actress as the late Princess of Wales replies: "They don’t." The film Spencer – in reference to her maiden name – will depict the Princess of Wales' troubled marriage to Prince Charles and focus on a critical weekend in her life when she decided she was going to file for divorce.