Review of Velvet Goldmine (1998) by Amelia W — 27 Mar 2008

Great movie AMAZING music. I love this movie about bisexual boys and glam rock. And the dialog was poetry with Oscar Wilde quotes everywhere.

This review of Velvet Goldmine (1998) was written by Amelia W on 27 Mar 2008.

Velvet Goldmine has generally received positive reviews.

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Director Todd Haynes' (Safe) much-anticipated look at the glam rock scene of two decades ago, is like a jigsaw puzzle with half of the pieces missing…

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El auge y caida de un rockstar sirve aunque no del todo brillante como una imagen radiografica de uno de los generos definitivos de la musica…

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This film makes me want to wear glitter again…

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