Velvet Goldmine

Interesting is the only word I can think of if I was to describe this movie in one word. I cannot even go on to describe in detail everyhting that happens cause it is WAY to much. I was suprised by... Full review

This storyline is loosely based on The Thin White Duke himself, David Bowie. Although, Bowie refused to have any of his music used in the film; a compromise was made with Todd Haynes to at least use "Velvet Goldmine" (Ziggy Stardust... Full review

This reminded me of a very long music video for David Bowie. There isn't much of a story to this film, and what little story it had was overshadowed by glam and and bad lighting. I didn't care a thing about... Full review

It is quite an extraordinary experience to sit through this film years after its controversial outing back in the distant 1998. Like many of the great pieces of art, or wine for that matter, time gives it that extra something... Full review

There is something about this movie that entrances people. Its about the death of Glam Rock, and even though this is a weird premise the stories of how one person changed the lives of many beautiful people without even being... Full review

My husband and I actually decided to buy the DVD because I can't quite get enough of this one. We also own the soundtrack and it's the same thing. It's one of those movies I like to watch every now and... Full review

One of the best movies ever. The story is great the acting is great and the visual of the story is fantastic. All in all the movie is one of the best ones ever. Plus you get to see Ewan mcgregor... Full review

velvet goldmine is a new twist on an old style it shows the darker side of the music world and social ignorance of sexuality, i think this movie shows what happens when a star gets to top and gets everything he... Full review

I have to admit, the only reason I rented this movie was because of my current Ewan McGregor fixation--but I really hit a good one renting Velvet Goldmine. Being too young to have experienced the glam rock scene of the... Full review

i love this movie, the music the storyline.. it is trully one of the greatest movies ive seen in a long time..... Full review

Jonathan Rhys Meyers has his moments, and shows off his pout to great advantage, but his character seems far from complete, and his relationships unconvincing. Yet, Todd Haynes seems to be carried away by his own aspirations here, ending up with a film which is painfully long and whose script is murky and confused. ... Full Review

In re-creating an era as a gorgeous carnal dream, Haynes celebrates the art of the possible. The moment is erotic, squalid, suffused with longing and totally appropriate. The plot only slows a film that works best as a feast of sight and sound. ... Full Review

After some thinking and talking i must say it's actually a brilliant film. I must say that I thought Velvet Goldmine was a brilliant film classically revealing the underbelly of glam rock. The whole movie was great at all times. it was a good movie ... Full Review

Velvet Goldmine" is best at spotlighting Haynes' showy visual sense, his gorgeous flair for simply playing around with film. Not everything about this film, however, is impressive. the music is energizing and practically wall to wall ... Full Review

He's a wonderful actor, but he can't save ``Velvet Goldmine'' from being the emotionally chilly experience it is. Haynes' technique is distancing and convoluted, but whenever McGregor gets a chance, he demonstrates a stage presence so fierce and energetic that he might want to think about splitting his time between movies and music. ... Full Review

"One day, the whole stinking world would be theirs." - Velvet Goldmine To me, the key scene in Todd Haynes' experimental musical Velvet Goldmine -not the thesis, necessarily, but the reason why it was made-takes place in the early '70s,... ... Full Article

McCarren Park Pool 's film series rocks out to Todd Haynes 's Velvet Goldmine , an investigative journey into the rise and fall of more or less fictional 1970s glitter rocker Brian Slade ( Jonathan Rhys-Meyers ), who no doubt... ... Full Article

There are scenes in the film which copy Citizen Kane almost directly, such as the journalist visiting his subject's worn down, chain-smoking ex-wife in a club for an interview. ... Full Article

The trend of musical biopics continues to add to its alumni with writer-director Todd Haynes announcing an impressive cast for his Bob Dylan flick, I'm Not There. ... Full Article

Velvet Goldmine , a British journalist (Christian Bale) in Orwellian New York City (it's no coincidence the film is set in 1984) backtracks his way through history while trying to research the whereabouts of a glam-rock icon, Brian Slade (Jonathan... ... Full Article

Here's my faves of the year. I rate my top picks by how high the possibility of OBSESSIVE REPEAT VIEWING in the future might be, not necessarily by how technically well made they are. ... Full Article