May December revisits a notorious scandal as an actress arrives in Georgia in order to research a role in an upcoming film. If the film’s plot sounds familiar, that’s because it’s basically the story of Mary Kay Letourneau. The main difference is that Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Julianne Moore) and Joe Yoo (Charles Melton) conducted their affair at a pet shop, not a school. In any event, Elizabeth Berry (Natalie Portman) has hit up their Savannah, Georgia…
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The Velvet Underground, a 2021 documentary directed by Todd Haynes, is now available on Blu-ray and DVD through the Criterion Collection. Nominated for multiple Critics Choice Documentary Awards in 2021, the Color/Black-and-White film is presented in a 1.77:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Atmos/5.1 surround sound. Synopsis Emerging from the primordial soup of glamour, gutter sleaze, and feverish creativity that was New York’s 1960s underground culture, the Velvet Underground redefined music with its at once raw and exalted…
"The Velvet Underground Joins The Criterion Collection"