Velvet Goldmine
by Todd Haynes
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Actor: Christian Bale, Eddie Izzard, Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Toni ColletteDirector: Todd Haynes
Brand: Disney
Writer: Todd Haynes
Producer: Bob Weinstein
Producer: Christine Vachon
Producer: Christopher Ball
Producer: Harvey Weinstein
Producer: Michael Stipe
Writer: James Lyons
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-05-18
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Miramax
Movie Reviews of Velvet Goldmine
Movie Review: Beautiful, Vivid, Sensual, ROCK & ROLL!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I LOVE this movie. I didn't take the time to read all of the other reviews, but the element which ties the plot all together is the green brooch which had supposedly belonged to the great Oscar Wilde. For me, the film asked the question 'What if Oscar Wilde had been around during the era of Glam?' What if he had been allowed to express himself openly rather than hide in the veils of what was acceptable in society during the Victorian era. The answer is he would have been a rock star, of course! Christian Bale's performace is heart felt and so touching during the scenes where he is discovering who he is outside of his parent's expectations. Every performance is spot on, and the overall quality of the film is A+.
Summary of Velvet Goldmine
Starring Ewan McGregor (MOULIN ROUGE, TRAINSPOTTING) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (THE GOVERNESS, MICHAEL COLLINS) -- executive producer Michael Stipe of R.E.M. presents this electrifying journey through rock 'n' roll's most outrageous era! It's been 10 years since glam-rock superstar Brian Slade (Meyers) faked his own death and vanished from the spotlight. Now, it's the job of an investigative reporter, Arthur Stuart, to locate this living legend and uncover the truth behind his disappearance! Through the course of Stuart's investigation, you're taken for a wild, all-access guided tour back into a vibrant music scene ... for an uncompromising look at the flamboyance and excesses of its larger-than-life stars! Acclaimed by critics, VELVET GOLDMINE also earned an Award of Merit at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival!Todd Haynes, ever unpredictable, follows up his experimental trilogy Poison and his restrained Safe with this flamboyant study in glam rock through the kaleidoscopic lens of Citizen Kane. Christian Bale plays Arthur Stuart, a reporter sent to investigate the legend of rock legend and bisexual pop icon Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as a not-so-thinly veiled David Bowie), who disappeared a decade ago after staging his own mock assassination. But Arthur is flooded with memories of his own adolescence as he interviews Slade's friends and business associates, peeling back the layer of makeup and spangles that was the model of rebellion for a generation of middle-class British kids and discovering a hollow center. Ewan McGregor almost steals the film as the punk pioneer Curt Wild (equal parts Iggy Pop and Kurt Cobain), the genuine article to Slade's calculated, coifed image of glitter stardom. Haynes's film lacks nothing in capturing the flamboyance and spectacle of the era with flashy filmmaking and kitschy costumes, and if the plot seems lost in the preening and visual fireworks, perhaps that's the point: behind the fa?ades and manufactured fronts is nothing but glitter, energy, and a beat. --Sean Axmaker
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