29 September 2006

Velvet Goldmine (1998)






































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Velvet Goldmine (1998)

Taglines:
  • The Rise Of A Star... The Fall Of A Legend!
  • Style matters. Even when it comes to murder.
  • A man's life is his image.
Directed by
Todd Haynes

Plot Summary:
1971: Glamrock explodes all over the world and challanges the seriousness within the flowerpower generation by means of glitter and brutal music. Brian Slade, a young rockstar, inspires numerous teenage boys and girls to paint their nails and explore their own sexuality. In the end Slade destroys himself. Unable to escape the role he created for himself, he plots his own murder. When his fans discovers that the murder is a fake, his star falls and he is forgotten about. 1984: Arthur, a journalist working for a New York newspaper, gets assigned the story about the fake murder of Brian Slade. When Arthur was young and grew up in Manchester, he was more than a fan of Slade. Reluctantly he accepts the assignment and starts to investigate what happened his old glamrock hero. [Summary by Jack Fairy]

Cast:

Ewan McGregor .... Curt Wild

Jonathan Rhys Meyers .... Brian Slade

Christian Bale .... Arthur Stuart

Toni Collette .... Mandy Slade

Eddie Izzard .... Jerry Devine
Emily Woof .... Shannon
Michael Feast .... Cecil

Janet McTeer .... Female Narrator (voice)
Mairead McKinley .... Wilde Housemaid (as Maraid McKinley)
Luke Morgan Oliver .... Oscar Wilde, 8
Osheen Jones .... Jack Fairy, 7
Micko Westmoreland .... Jack Fairy
Damian Suchet .... BBC Reporter
Danny Nutt .... Kissing Sailor
Wash Westmoreland .... Young Man
Don Fellows .... Lou
Ganiat Kasumu .... Mary
Ray Shell .... Murray
Alastair Cumming .... Tommy Stone
Zoe Boyce .... Girl on the Subway
Jim Whelan .... Mr. Stuart
Sylvia Grant .... Mrs. Stuart
Tim Hans .... Manchester Teacher
Ryan Pope .... Arthur's Brother
Stuart Callaghan .... Boy in Record Shop 1
James Francis .... Boy in Record Shop 2
Callum Hamilton .... Brian Slade, 7
Lindsay Kemp .... Pantomime Dame
Carlos Miranda .... Pianist
Emma Handy .... Mod Girlfriend
Matthew Glamour .... Mimosa
Daniel Adams .... Curt Wild, 13
Bryan Torfeh .... Bartender (as Brian Torfeh)
Joe Beattie .... Cooper
Sarah Cawood .... Angel
David Hoyle .... Freddi
Winston Austin .... Micky
Ivan Cartwright .... Cecil's Friend 1
Peter King .... Cecil's Friend 2
Justin Salinger .... Rodney
Roger Alborough .... Middle Age Man
Peter Bradley Jr. .... 30's Style Singer
Jonathan Cullen .... Reporter 1
William Key .... Reporter 2
Vincent Marzello .... US Reporter 1
Corey Skaggs .... US Reporter 2
Nathan Osgood .... US Reporter 3
Nadia Williams .... Teenage Girl
Brian Molko .... Malcolm (Flaming Creatures)
Antony Langdon .... Ray (Flaming Creatures)
Xavior .... Pearl (Flaming Creatures)
Steve Hewitt .... Billy (Flaming Creatures)
Guy Leverton .... Trevor (The Venus in Furs)
Vinney Reck .... Reg (The Venus in Furs)
Keith-Lee Castle .... Harley (The Venus in Furs)
Alan Fordham .... Bass Guitar (The Wild Ratz)
Jono McGrath .... Lead Guitar (The Wild Ratz)
Perry Clayton .... Drummer (The Wild Ratz)
Donna Matthews .... Polly Small (Polly Small's Band)
Ritz .... Lead Guitar (Polly Small's Band)
Stefan Olsdal .... Bass Guitar (Polly Small's Band)
Trevor Sharpe .... Drummer (Polly Smalls band)