Velvet goldmine is a mostly interesting glide through the times of glamrock culture. Velvet goldmine locates its rosebud in that album cover arthur tried to ravish alone in his room. Written by todd haynes and james lyons, starring the beautiful and talented jonathan rhys meyers and ewan mcgregor as well as toni colette, eddie izzard and christian bale, it is a lyrical exploration of the rise of glam rock and more permissive. Jonathan rhys meyers has only seen velvet goldmine once gq. The song was bumped from the tracklisting at the last. My friends and i timed it, rewound it, gathered on my futon and watched it again and again. Stuart, himself forged by the music of the 1970s, explores the largerthanlife stars who were once his idols and what has become of them since the turn of the new decade. Apr 18, 2001 velvet goldmine locates its rosebud in that album cover arthur tried to ravish alone in his room. Rent velvet goldmine 1998 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. David bowie has confirmed he is preparing his own film based on the 70s glam rock period. Rex, roxy music, and iggy pop, though these figures are used more for inspiration than factual storytelling. 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. Almost a decade has elapsed since bowiesque glamrock superstar brian slade escaped the spotlight of the london scene. Find out where velvet goldmine is streaming, if velvet goldmine is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
Brian slade is an allusion to the glam rock band slade. It is set in britain during the glam rock days of the early 1970s. Even when it comes to murder almost a decade has elapsed since bowie esque glam superstar brian slade staged his own death and escaped the spotlight of the london scene. Simply put, velvet goldmine haynes did not need bowies goahead to use the song title is based on sortof biography, kindof fact. It was released on home video in the us on 11 may 1999. Jan 03, 2010 velvet goldmine is a song written and performed by david bowie. The venus in furs, while sounding a lot like bowies band from his ziggy days, is actually based on a song by velvet underground which is in turn based on a novel of the same name. Bowie is, of course, smarter, less periodically legendary, and more calculated in his theatrical showingoffs. The film was nominated for the palme dor at the 1998 cannes film festival and won the award for the. Jun 20, 2018 in velvet goldmine, jonathan rhys meyers and ewan mcgregor have a closeup kiss that lasts 18 seconds.
Starring jonathan rhysmeyers, christian bale, ewan mcgregor, toni collette. Velvet goldmine is a david bowie song originally intended for his album the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars. A more extensive selection of music was used for the movie soundtrack. Velvet goldmine captures the spirit, if not the biography. But i think velvet goldmine isnt so much intent on telling the story of a fake pop. Bowie withheld rights to his songs and is reportedly working on a ziggy stardust movie of his own, but hes all over velvet goldmine, so much so that he deserves top billing. Not everyone who leaves the theater will be able to pass a quiz on exactly what happens. Stuart, himself forged by the music of the 1970s, explores the largerthanlife stars who were once his idols and what has become of them since. 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 slant magazine. Velvet goldmine takes a visual and narrative approach befitting its largerthanlife subject, although its still disappointingly less than the sum of its parts.
Velvet goldmine the movie 12 a david bowie website. Mar 25, 2004 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. In velvet goldmine, jonathan rhys meyers and ewan mcgregor have a closeup kiss that lasts 18 seconds. Unpicking the genderbending style of pseudobowie biopic velvet. Also, dont expect this to be a true account of david bowies relationship with iggy pop, its not.
The movie, velvet goldmine, was written to portray the early careers of david bowie and iggy pop. Dismissing the muchtouted forthcoming velvet goldmine glam movie as a trailer for his project, bowie has also revealed that he will rework some unreleased ziggy stardustera material for the project. Velvet goldmine 1998 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Velvet goldmine takes pains to cover every phase in bowies fashionable ascent to stardom. Velvet goldmine is a 1998 musical drama film written and directed by todd haynes from a story. 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. The film is named after the david bowie song velvet goldmine, which, although originally recorded for the 1972 ziggy stardust album, wasnt officially released until 1975, becoming the bside to the reissue of the space oddity single which topped the uk singles chart. 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. Certain characters are obviously thinly veiled versions of real life artists such as david bowie and iggy pop. The ziggy stardust companion velvet goldmine the movie. Velvet goldmine is loosely based on the life and times of such glamsters as david bowie, marc bolan and t. Velvet goldmine todd haynes bowie iggy pop christian bale. Velvet goldmine takes pains to cover every phase in bowies fashionable. Velvet goldmine todd haynes 1998 movie about glam rock in the.
Idolized by teens, slade teamed up for a while with the drugaddicted wild. Todd hayness film velvet goldmine is a fauxdavid bowie biopic that tracks the glam rock phenomenon from birth to end and its exploration of pansexuality and how that generation transition. The films title takes its name from david bowies velvet goldmine. Velvet goldmine, the 1998 film directed by todd haynes and inspired by the career of glam rock idol david bowie gay essential films to watch velvet goldmine image discovered by find images and videos about velvet goldmine on we heart it. Some critics have praised it, while others have dismissed it. Brian eno s first band was maxwell demon which in turn is. It is from the album the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars in 1972. Velvet goldmine, you stroke me like the rain snake it, take it, panther princess you must stay velvet goldmine, naked on your chain ill be your king volcano right for you again and again my velvet goldmine youre my taste, my trip, ill be your master zip ill chop your hair off for kicks, youll make me jump to my feet. Velvet goldmine 1998, this gem of a film stands among one of my favorite cult musical films of all time.
It has music by roxy music, brian eno, and lou reed though these are often covered by other musicians, among. Dec 17, 2011 todd hayness film velvet goldmine is a fauxdavid bowie biopic that tracks the glam rock phenomenon from birth to end and its exploration of pansexuality and how that generation transition. Velvet goldmine todd haynes 1998 movie about glam rock in the early seventies premiered at the edinburgh film festival on 16 october 1998 and debuted in the us on 6 november 1998. Velvet goldmine the movie 12 the ziggy stardust companion. Whatever velvet goldmine is, that i wrote my own script for a ziggy movie. Take this movie simply for what it is, a beautiful and engaging story.
The soundtrack features vintage music by bryan ferry, lou reed and brian eno, plus new tunes. Velvet goldmine is a movie made up of beginnings, endings and fresh starts. After having read some fan reminiscences of david bowie in the wake of his passing in january, i gained a greater appreciation of velvet goldmine especially christian bales sweet performance as a starstruck teenturneddisillusioned journalist, and his scenes with ewan mcgregor who plays an iggy poplike wildman rocker looking at. Rent velvet goldmine 1998 starring ewan mcgregor and jonathan rhys meyers on dvd and bluray. Velvet goldmine nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. Pulp, suede, and placebo, who all appear in the movie and surreal. The film was nominated for the palme dor at the 1998 cannes film festival and won the award for the best artistic contribution. May 27, 2017 velvet goldmine takes pains to cover every phase in bowies fashionable ascent to stardom. The venus in furs, while sounding a lot like bowie s band from his ziggy days, is actually based on a song by velvet underground which is in turn based on a novel of the same name. Their marriage paralleled his bowielike ascent to fame as an innovative, bisexual rock star pushing the limits.
Set in the 1970s, its the story of the life, death and resurrection of a glamrock idol named brian. High quality velvet goldmine gifts and merchandise. Witness the pert, nipplebaring birds who flock about the flamingly alternative leading man of director todd hayness velvet goldmine 1998. Velvet goldmine captures the spirit, if not the biography, of. Originally seven bowie songs were intended to be in the film before. Velvet goldmine isnt interested in sanctifying slade, instead arguing that much of his originality was stolen, borrowed, or built with the help of others. Now, investigative journalist arthur stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic slade. 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. Now, investigative journalist arthur stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth of the enigmatic slades rise and fall.
Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Theres a decidedly cynical edge to slades story, one that potentially casts bowie s everchanging artistic persona as more of a commercial choice than an artistic one. In the britpop era, few films came more wildly ambitious than todd haynes kaleidoscopic glamrock epic velvet goldmine. Velvet goldmine is a song written and performed by david bowie. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Eventually, the marriage of mandy and slade comes to an end, and she hasnt seen him in. Velvet goldmine is a 1998 musical drama film written and directed by todd haynes from a story by haynes and james lyons. Brian eno s first band was maxwell demon which in turn is a nod to maxwells demon, a thought experiment.
Both velvet goldmine and im not there are scattered, elusive portraits of subjects too deliberately wrapped in their own manufactured mythos to ever give truth, but their scopes are inverted. Remember that whole, crazy, semiabstract sequence in the movie where jerry. Its true that velvet goldmine was originally intended to be something biopiclike in the loosest sense about david bowies ziggy stardust. Oct 31, 20 velvet goldmine, the 1998 film directed by todd haynes and inspired by the career of glam rock idol david bowie gay essential films to watch velvet goldmine image discovered by find images and videos about velvet goldmine on we heart it the app to get lost in what you love. Velvet goldmine has a good soundtrack obviously, some eye popping visuals and a chance to velvet goldmine is a mostly interesting glide through the. In recreating an era as a gorgeous carnal dream, haynes celebrates the art of the possible. Velvet goldmine the movie 22 the ziggy stardust companion. Its an early performance by christian bale before he was a name and most certainly a tribute to the david bowie yearsname ly ziggy stardust. With ewan mcgregor, jonathan rhys meyers, christian bale, toni collette. Velvet goldmine 1998 directed by todd haynes genres drama.
Velvet goldmine the movie 22 a david bowie website. 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. Eddie izzard steals every scene as a canny manager with the temerity of a young oliver reed. Jan 10, 2012 its true that velvet goldmine was originally intended to be something biopiclike in the loosest sense about david bowies ziggy stardust years and what follows, but bowie wasnt too keen. Velvet goldmine is a 1998 musical drama film directed by todd haynes and written by him and james lyons. Velvet goldmine illustration by jeremy wheeler alternative. 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.
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. Bowie refused to have any of his songs in velvet goldmine, possibly due to the anti bowie slant of the script, and the filmmakers squeezed their way out of a potentially fatal situation by hiring shudder to think and grant lee buffalo to write ziggy soundalikes. The film turns slades paranoia of being murdered during a concert a paranoia that bowie incorporated into the ziggy stardust story in the. Hayness dylan film tackles an artist whose cultural expression informs the personal lives of fans, while the glam scene is an airing of personal. Rhys meyers plays a cherubic androgyne, brian slade, who. 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. Brian slade jonathan rhys myers is a standin for david bowie. It stars ewan mcgregor, jonathan rhys meyers, christian bale, and toni collette.