Indie 90s: Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Director: Todd Haynes Run Time: 123 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1998
Starring: Christian Bale, Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Toni Collette
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English, French
Indie 90s: The Revolution That Changed Cinema
The ’90s didn’t just give us great movies, it changed what movies could be. Independent filmmakers that were breaking the rules, finding new voices, and reshaping American cinema.
Indie 90s features twenty-two films in all — all independent, all revolutionary.
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About the film:
Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.
About the filmmaker:
Todd Haynes is an influential director, screenwriter, and producer with one of the most distinctive voices in American cinema. He is a major filmmaker in the New Queer Cinema movement. With his longtime producer Christine Vachon, he has crafted provocative stories of artists and performers, including controversial short film Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987), 70s glam rock tribute Velvet Goldmine (1998) inspired by Iggy Pop and David Bowie, and I’m Not There (2007) with six different actors playing personas inspired by Bob Dylan.
His other work includes his feature directorial debut Poison (1991), Safe (1995), Far From Heaven (2002), the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011), Carol (2015), Wonderstruck (2017), Dark Waters (2019) and his first documentary The Velvet Underground (2021). Among other accolades, his films have won top prizes at major festivals around the world, including Cannes, Venice, Sundance, and Berlin. May December (2023), his sixth film with lead Julianne Moore, competed for the Palme d’Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
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