Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD EAN: 0743217316396 Format: PAL Region Code: 2 Sales Rank: 193913 Theatrical Release Date: November 06, 1998
Amazon.com: 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 façades and manufactured fronts is nothing but glitter, energy, and a beat. --Sean Axmaker
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Rating: - excellent movie and retrospective on a time, scene and place..
I didnt know about this movie(or it missed me somehow), I acutally saw it a day ago on the IFC channel on cable, I was blown away. Admittedly not of that generation or movement (actually born just as it probably got started).
I do recall as a young boy growing up in London during the late 70's "this stuff" being on the radio, like many things it took my growing into adulthood and perhaps being nostalgic for a time period I sailed through in complete oblivion to have a appreciative look back. As a guy whos musical genre leanings dont tend to lean in this direction there are a number of true musical gems that this movie brought to my attention.
Again, being older, more open-minded and mature, I felt like I truly was able to look at this with fresh and open eyes...and loved it. The hype, the theatricality, the indulgences, the lows, the highs, the abandonment. An almost filling journey, I ... Read More
Rating: - A film that truly glitters...
`Velvet Goldmine' is one of those films that has everything. It is pure entertainment. It's a solid mixture of `Almost Famous', `Cabaret' and yes, `Citizen Kane'. The film is brilliantly constructed; bringing the audience into the center of the story and never lets them go, holding their interest until the final frame is through.
The film is told through the eyes of reporter Arthur Stuart who is asked to investigate the life of Brian Slade years after his disappearance. Brian Slade was a famous glam-rocker who staged his own murder to gain publicity. Arthur attempts to contact those who were closest to Slade, namely his wife Mandy and countless other acquaintances, including the fearless fellow rocker Curt Wild. Through these interviews Arthur learns more about the man he had once idolized and had desired to be so much like.
Todd Haynes is a fantastic director, always able to bring ... Read More
Rating: - Glitterati
I admit it: I'm a little OCD-like concerning Jonathan Rhys Meyers. I've been backtracking to many of his older films, and the more I see, the more I've come to respect his obvious talent, charisma and overall joie de'vivre with every role he tackles.
That being said, the first time I viewed VELVET GOLDMINE I felt as though I smoked peyote and dropped acid at the same time. It was just an acid washed trip down memory land (a memory lane that I wasn't familiar with, seeing as though I was a product of the 80s-90s Michael Jackson/Prince/Madonna phenomena). I really had to take several deep, cleansing breaths after finishing and question my sanity in purchasing the movie.
I decided to give it another shot a few days later (once the peyote/acid remnants *imagined* had worn off). 2nd time around, I fared much better, and really started to peel back the layers that Todd Haynes was trying to convey. ... Read More
Rating: - thanks!
ordered this one with another and they both arrived very quickly- excellent condition- great service Thanks! :)
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