Vanishing Point

Forged in the white light, white heat of the New York avant-garde scene in the mid 1960s, The Velvet Underground blazed a trail so far ahead of their contemporaries they often appear to have dropped fully formed into the history of popular music. Aside from the image and iconography, so perfectly designed by maverick manager Andy Warhol, the experiments with form and sound that worked in tandem with crucial melodies and outrageous lyrics, moved infamous music writer Lester Bangs to declare that the Velvets 'started modern music'. Vanishing Point is the finest documentary film about the group yet to emerge and features a wealth of material, including rare musical performances, rarely seen promo films, material from Andy Warhol's private film collection, obscure interviews with and footage of Lou Reed, Andy Warhol, Sterling Morrison and John Cale, interviews made exclusively for this film with Moe Tucker, Doug Yule and Billy Name, commentary and criticism from such luminaries as ex-Village Voice music editor Robert Christgau, author of From The Velvets To The Voidoids, Clinton Heylin, DJ, author and journalist Malcolm Dome, Luna main man Dean Wareham, and many others. DVD extras include extended interviews, the special feature Velvet Reflections, interactive Velvets quiz and full contributor biographies. All-region DVD format; running time: 85 minutes; aspect ratio: 4:3; stereo.