How, then, to account for a film like velvet goldmine. In 1984, british journalist arthur stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar brian slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hardliving and rebellious american singer curt wild. Velvet goldmine todd haynes bowie iggy pop christian bale. Which means, of course, that haynes view of glam was based on the artier inclinations of david bowie and the sinister. Blue velvet contains scenes of such raw emotional energy that its easy to understand why some critics have hailed it as a masterpiece. At the 1998 cannes film festival, american independent director todd haynes safe received the artistic achievement award for this recreation of the uk. Remember that whole, crazy, semi abstract sequence in the movie where jerry. This is a story about brian slade, a glam rock singer in the late sixties and early seventies.
With ewan mcgregor, jonathan rhys meyers, christian bale, toni collette. The ziggy stardust companion velvet goldmine the movie 22. At the 1998 cannes film festival, american independent director todd haynes safe received the artistic achievement award for this recreation of the uk glam rock scene of the early 70s. More about velvet goldmine by rob mackie friday 23 april 1999. I wish there was more music in it, but i like it and think it gets better on subsequent viewings. If anything, velvet goldmine most closely resembles david.
Financial analysis of velvet goldmine 1998 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Rent velvet goldmine 1998 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Mar 14, 20 the story follows a british journalist, arthur stuart, who has to search his own past when writing an article about the mysterious disappearance of a former glamrock star, brian slade, for an. Velvet goldmine captures the spirit, if not the biography, of. Velvet goldmine captures the spirit, if not the biography. Howard hawks famously said a great movie was three great scenes and no bad ones. Can someone explain the movie velvet goldmine to me. While i did really enjoy, i thought it was brilliant, i just could not get my head around it, please explain. Velvet goldmine is a 1998 musical drama film written and directed by todd haynes from a story by haynes and james lyons.
It has its bad scenes, but far more good ones, and even some great ones. Witness the pert, nipplebaring birds who flock about the flamingly alternative leading man of director todd hayness velvet goldmine 1998. Ok, so i just got done watching velvet goldmine and i really had a hard time understanding it. It wants to be a movie in search of a truth, but its more like a movie in search of itself. The significance of oscar wilde and the green stone pin. Now, investigative journalist arthur stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth of the enigmatic slades rise and fall.
Unpicking the genderbending style of pseudobowie biopic velvet. Trying to break slade in america, manager devine enlists beautiful freaks to simulate the trappings of bigtime, cryptohollywoodstyle celebrity. Velvet goldmine music from the original motion picture label. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Glam rock star brian slade jonathan rhys meyers, who does a character named maxwell demon, predicts his own death onstage.
May 07, 2010 ok, so i just got done watching velvet goldmine and i really had a hard time understanding it. One thing does still confuse me, what was mandy doing with curt at that goodbye to glitter concert, i had thought mandy didnt like curt cause he was the only other person brain loved besides her. Velvet goldmine nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. Pulp, suede, and placebo, who all appear in the movie and surreal. Velvet goldmine is a love letter to that feeling of belonging that music creates in all of us.
Ewan mcgregor and jonathan rhys meyers are spectacular as the rock gods of the glitter glam and pre punk age. Velvet goldmine takes pains to cover every phase in bowies fashionable ascent to stardom. Velvet goldmine locates its rosebud in that album cover arthur tried to ravish alone in his room. In a way i owe velvet goldmine for that, because i would never have been so inspired if i hadnt had the evidence in front of me of the tremendous disservice this concept had been done before. Brian eno s first band was maxwell demon which in turn is. In recreating an era as a gorgeous carnal dream, haynes celebrates the art of the possible. Velvet goldmine velvet goldmine bluray trailer facebook.
Our privacy notice has been updated to explain how we use cookies, which you. As per his prediction, this happens, but when the killing is. Its true that velvet goldmine was originally intended to be something biopiclike in the. Velvet goldmine 1998 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The film was nominated for the palme dor at the 1998 cannes film festival and won the award for the.
And yet those very scenes of stark sexual despair are the tipoff to whats wrong with the movie. Eddie izzard steals every scene as a canny manager with the temerity of a young oliver reed. Set in the 1970s, its the story of the life, death and resurrection of a glamrock idol named brian. Recorded on 11 november 1971, the song did not make it onto the album despite being chalked up on the original master tapes running order. Trying to break slade in america, manager devine enlists beautiful freaks to simulate the.
Todd haynes realized this, constructing velvet goldmine, his ode to glam, as a hallucinatory experience where the surface means as much, if not more, than the underlying meanings. Velvet goldmine music from the original motion picture cd. At the 1998 cannes film festival, american independent director todd haynes received the artistic achievement award for this recreation of the uk glam rock scene of the early 70s. Whatever velvet goldmine is, that i wrote my own script for a ziggy movie. The song velvet goldmine has nothing to do with vagina, pussy, or poontang. In 1984, british journalist arthur stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam. Velvet goldmine is a rollicking good ride, thanks to todd hayness haunting, colorful, and poetically vivid images and expressive, soulful performances from the entire cast, which includes toni collette as slades trendshifting wife. Brian slade jonathan rhys myers is a standin for david bowie. The soundtrack features vintage music by bryan ferry, lou reed and brian eno, plus new tunes.
Shortly after he announces his prediction, he fakes his own death and is exposed as a fraud. The story follows a british journalist, arthur stuart, who has to search his own past when writing an article about the mysterious disappearance of a former glamrock star, brian slade, for an. Brian slade is an allusion to the glam rock band slade. Gallery of 23 movie poster and cover images for velvet goldmine 1998. Definitions of velvet goldmine, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of velvet goldmine, analogical dictionary of velvet goldmine english. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing velvet goldmine near you. Apr 18, 2001 velvet goldmine locates its rosebud in that album cover arthur tried to ravish alone in his room. It is set in britain during the glam rock days of the early 1970s. Some nagging critics accuse haynes of being too academic a.
The ziggy stardust companion velvet goldmine the movie. Not everyone who leaves the theater will be able to pass a quiz on exactly what happens. London, 1971 flower power is on the wane and floundering hippie. And thats just the pin, so if you havent seen the movie, i guess you can see why des would be confused. An absolutely gorgeous film that captures the best of sex, drugs and rock and roll. Velvet goldmine back in the mid90s, the transgressive director explained he had a very. Find out where velvet goldmine is streaming, if velvet goldmine is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. But every time i return to it, i thrill to the visual experience and notice how much it has to say. Jonathan rhys meyers in velvet goldmine 1998 rosanna arquette at an event.
Velvet goldmine is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1998 onder regie van todd haynes. There is a deep sense of ennui embedded in velvet goldmine. Velvet goldmine is a song written by david bowie and recorded during the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars sessions. Jan 10, 2012 velvet goldmine is a love letter to that feeling of belonging that music creates in all of us. Velvet goldmine is a movie made up of beginnings, endings and fresh starts. Almost a decade has elapsed since bowiesque glamrock superstar brian slade escaped the spotlight of the london scene. Loosely based upon the rise and descent into depraved excess of glamrocker david bowie, who openly flirted throughout the 1970s with notions of his own homo leanings, goldmine is a musical melodrama. Its about a english punk rock star brian slade johnathan rhys meyers who faked his own death on stage presumably and then 10 years later a reporter is doing a story about it, he relives his past in which he was an avid fan. It really is a much more interesting movie for not being a biopic. But viewed from deep into the 21st century, velvet goldmine looks. Theres some slight mythology to the dease of it all, but the manner of the killings isnt meant to be unraveled or unpacked like some mystery box. Velvet goldmine finally comes to bluray in 2 weeks.
The glam rock era of the 1970s was a time of sexual experimentation. Rent velvet goldmine 1998 starring ewan mcgregor and jonathan rhys meyers on dvd and bluray. I like the movie, and i interpret it as intentionally not being too linear it is supposed to be psychedelic and strange. An artist should create beautiful things, but should put nothing of his own life into them. Ewan mcgregor, jonathan rhysmeyers, christian bale. Velvet goldmine has been a favorite of mine for a long time. Theres a decidedly cynical edge to slades story, one that potentially casts bowies everchanging artistic persona as more of a commercial choice than an artistic one. Glam rock star brian slade jonathan rhys myers plays a character on stage named maxwell demon who predicts his death on stage.
Which means, of course, that haynes view of glam was based on the artier inclinations of david bowie and the sinister cabaret and fullblown dementia of brian eno. If you like velvet goldmine, i recommend hedwig and the angry inch. I particularly didnt understand the significance of the children at the beginning and end. A film this painful and wounding has to be given special consideration.
Velvet goldmine is a 1998 musical drama film written and directed by todd haynes from a story. Some background on the making of velvet goldmine is documented in producer christine vachons book christine vachon avon, 1998 by vachon with vachon film critic david edelstein. The film was nominated for the palme dor at the 1998 cannes film festival and won the award for the best artistic contribution. Ewan mcgregor curt wild tv eye hd from the movie velvet goldmine. Now, investigative journalist arthur stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic slade. Brian eno s first band was maxwell demon which in turn is a nod to maxwells demon, a thought experiment. Like that movie, velvet goldmine is built of supposedly actual interviews, documentary clips, newsreels, and recollected scenes. In 1984, british newspaper reporter arthur stuart is investigating the career of 1970s glam rock star brian slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by american rock singer curt wild, whose show was quite crazy for his time.
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