| | | The rise of a star...the fall of a legend!
Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1)
Starring Ewan McGregor (Star Wars: Episode 1, 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 the 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!
"Dazzling!" Los Angeles Times
"A feast of sight and sound!" Rolling Stone
"Electrifying!" The New York Times
Editor's Note
Loosely based on the experiences and personalities of David Bowie and Iggy Pop, VELVET GOLDMINE is a wild, glitter-laced trip through the 1970s era of Glam rock. Fictional characters Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) and Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor) are personifications of Glam rock's ideals, with the mysterious and androgynous Slade balanced by the intense, raucous Wild. When Slade disappears, the era itself seems to melt away, swallowed up by the slick 1980s. But Slade's story, and the story of Glam rock, is retold when journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) is assigned to discover what really happened to Slade. Through his own memories of this time, Arthur faces his childhood fears and fantasies. With a nod to Oscar Wilde, a CITIZEN KANE-like structure, and an overall sumptuous atmosphere, VELVET GOLDMINE is director Todd Haynes's unique look at homosexuality, indulgence, and, most importantly, rock & roll.
Plot Summary
In the 1970s, when glam rock was all the rage in London and New York, the fictional Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) was the poster boy for its music. In an unprecedented publicity stunt, Slade disappears forever. Or does he? More than a decade later, it's up to journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) to find out what really happened to Slade. In doing so, he faces his own demons of that era, and recalls his love for glam rock, for Slade, and for Slade's much-publicized partner and lover Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor). With music from the era, and amazing costumes by acclaimed designer Sandy Powell, VELVET GOLDMINE is a glittery cinematic experience.
| Features | English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | | Interactive Menus | | Theatrical Trailer |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 3/1/2005 |
| Running Time: 119 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1998 | | Catalog ID: 17096 | | UPC: 00717951002105 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1999) | | | Sandy Powell, Nominee, Best Costume Design |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...In re-creating an era as a gorgeous carnal dream, Haynes celebrates the art of the possible..." 11/26/1998 p.132Sight and Sound
"...Haynes' film brilliantly exposes the ideals of youth culture..." 11/01/1998 p.63-4 Entertainment Weekly
"...[Haynes is] brilliantly audacious....An eccentric hybrid of pop opera and surreal essay....A ravishing rock dream..." -- Rating: B 11/13/1998 p.52 New York Times
"...Dazzlingly surreal....Blazing with exquisite yet abstract passions, and with quite a lot to look at on the side....Ewan McGregor makes a fabulously charismatic rock star..." 11/06/1998 p.E15 Box Office
"...A fascinating reflection on the mythical power of music idols and the nature of memory, identity and nostalgia..." 07/01/1998 p.125 Premiere
"...Fascinating....GOLDMINE dives headfirst into the era's overhyped perversity, and luxuriates in the pouty lips, taut bodies, and fabulous frippery of the glam demigods..." 12/01/1998 p.32-3 Los Angeles Times
"...VELVET GOLDMINE is a feverish dream of a movie, a riot of color and attitude that is all pop decadence, all night long..." 11/06/1998 p.C8 Sight and Sound
"[I]t revels in artifice, is touched by pretension, and dazzles with brilliance." 08/01/2005 p.33 The New York Times 8 of 10
The astounding Hayne...brilliantly re-imagines the glam-rock '70s as a brave new world of electrifying theatricality and sexual possibility... Velvet Goldmine tells a story the way operas do: blazing with exquisite yet abstract passions, and with quite a lot to look at on the side... - Janet Maslin
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