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DVD : Velvet Goldmine
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Velvet Goldmine starring: Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Christian Bale, Toni Collette, Eddie Izzard directed by: Todd Haynes List Price: $14.99 CD-Charts Price: $10.49 You Save: $4.50 (30%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780788815744 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0788815741 Label: Miramax Manufacturer: Miramax Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Letterbox Publisher: Miramax Region Code: 1 Release Date: May 18, 1999 Running Time: 119 minutes Studio: Miramax Theatrical Release Date: November 06, 1998 Sales Rank: 2267 MPN: D17096D Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Description: 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! 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 Customer Reviews
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 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 ... Read More: Rating: - GlitteratiI 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 ... Read More: Rating: - thanks! ordered this one with another and they both arrived very quickly- excellent condition- great service Thanks! :) Rating: - you stroke me like the rainOk so. Bowie threatened to sue. And this film isn't exactly the most faithful representation of glam rock. And, yes, the Iggy and Bowie characters are exaggerated a great deal. BUT. It's still a good film. Flaws to be sure. On first viewing one will find it quite incoherent. But on repeat viewing, most glam fans will dig it. Don't take this as a representation of how it actually was though... think of it as a highly dramaticized biopic of a composite Iggy Pop/David Bowie/Lou Reed/Brian Eno type guy. There's a lot of dudes makin out with other dudes. But I mean i guess the whole bi thing was a big part of the scene. Good film. Rating: - Worth The $$Wow - I love this movie. It's one that I had always wanted to own, because I would catch it on cable or whatever every time I could. Totally worth the money! :) |
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