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Nov 6, 2023 · 25TH ANNIVERSARY. How ‘Velvet Goldmine’ Captured the Glam-Rock Era Like No Other. Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell talks how Bowie and Bolan inspired her to design the fabulous...
Oct 30, 2018 · The looks in the film won acclaimed costume designer and power suit goddess Sandy Powell a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design in 1999, and seem to have prophesied the current revival of...
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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, and tells the story of fictional bisexual pop star Brian Slade, who faked his own death.
- $9 million
Oct 23, 1998 · Velvet Goldmine: Directed by Todd Haynes. With Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Christian Bale, Toni Collette. In 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild.
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- Drama, Music
- Todd Haynes
- 1998-10-23
Dec 28, 2015 · When costume designer Sandy Powell began working on the 1998 glam rock opera Velvet Goldmine, she didn’t have to travel very far to begin her research. A pre-teen during the early-70s, she pulled many design ideas from her own memories. “The music was a kind of crucial part of my growing up,” Powell told the LA Times.
Oct 15, 2021 · How Velvet Goldmine depicted a thriving 70s glam scene. In our September 1998 issue, we marked the release of Todd Haynes’s glam-rock fantasia by tracing the history of its musical subculture, from Mods and Hammer horror origins through to punk and queer aesthetics. 15 October 2021. By Mark Sinker.
Nov 6, 2022 · Multiple Oscar winner Sandy Powell shares stories about the Gangs Of New York, Velvet Goldmine, The Favourite, and David Bowie's lasting influence
