Where can I watch Velvet Goldmine online?
Where can I watch Velvet Goldmine online?
Watch Velvet Goldmine | Netflix.
What is Velvet Goldmine rated?
R
Velvet Goldmine/MPAA rating
What happened to Brian Slade?
Slade becomes engulfed in his own ego and ends up feeling trapped by the Maxwell Demon persona. He fakes his death because it’s the ultimate way to run away from his problems – he must kill himself, the object of his obsession.
Where is Velvet Goldmine set?
Britain
Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 musical drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes from a story by Haynes and James Lyons. It is set in Britain during the glam rock days of the early 1970s; it tells the story of a fictional pop star, Brian Slade.
What is the plot of Velvet Goldmine?
Glam rock star Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys Myers) plays a character on stage named Maxwell Demon who predicts his death on stage. Shortly after he announces his prediction, he fakes his own death and is exposed as a fraud. A decade later in 1984, a reporter and former fan, Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale), tracks down the former rocker to do an article on his life and downfall. Arthur interviews the man who discovered Slade and a peer (Ewan McGregor) to understand Slade’s motivations.
Velvet Goldmine/Film synopsis
How long is Velvet Goldmine?
2h 7m
Velvet Goldmine/Running time
Is Velvet Goldmine about David Bowie and Iggy Pop?
The film tracks the intertwining lives and loves of characters transparently based on David Bowie, his wife, Angela Bowie, and rock provocateur Iggy Pop (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Toni Collette and Ewan McGregor, respectively).
Is Curt Wild Iggy Pop?
Curt Wild = Iggy Pop and Lou Reed (and Mick Jager and Mick Ronson) The American Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor) is largely a mishmash of Lou Reed and Iggy Pop. Put them together, come up with a kickass name like Curt Wild, and you get the perfect romantic foil for gender-bending superstar Brian Slade.
Did Jonathan Rhys Meyers sing Velvet Goldmine?
Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Ewan McGregor sang their own songs in the movie. (Some of Rhys Meyers’s songs were overdubbed by Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke.)
Who wrote the music for Velvet Goldmine?
Craig Wedren
Carter Burwell
Velvet Goldmine/Music composed by
Why is Velvet Goldmine rated R?
Parents need to know that Velvet Goldmine is an intense musical drama as flamboyant as it is moving, with plenty of mature content, including full-frontal nudity, sex, strong language, and drug use. Largely set in the glam rock era of the 1970s, it celebrates gender fluidity and sexual expression.
Does Jonathan Rhys Meyers really sing in August Rush?
In August Rush, the New York set fable about a musical prodigy (Freddie Highmore) searching for his parents (Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers) he had to play guitar and sing his own songs.
