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TeaKay Posted Jul 13, 2003
It's a fantastic film! I bought the soundtrack the other day- it's soooooooo good.
"At the height of the 1970s Glam Rock era, Brian Slade takes the charts by storm. Unable to cope with the fame and fortune, he plans a fake death. When his fans find out, he is finished. Years later a journalist is asked to investigate the Brian Slade phenomenon... "
It stars Jonathon Rhys Meyers, Ewan McGregor, Toni colette and Eddie Izzard.
It's all about glam rock, free love and stuff like that 
he music is fantastic:
"Amazon.co.uk Review
Somewhat misleadingly described by many as a mock-biopic based on the life of David Bowie, Velvet Goldmine is so much more than that. Journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) who sets out to discover whatever happened to Ziggy Stardust-like Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), the famous bisexual glam star who crashed and burned spectacularly, but in the process helped Arthur awaken his own sexuality. It's an insane homage to 1970s glam rock in the UK as only American, who knew the movement from a distance, would make; it's a tribute to film director Nicolas Roeg's best work, particularly Performance and the Bowie-vehicle The Man Who Fell to Earth; it's a sci-fi movie about an alternative reality (the film's "present" is a 1984 that never existed and frustratingly never clearly explained); it's a queer Citizen Kane with lashings of eye-glitter, a complete mess, an absolute delight and a chance to see Ewan McGregor naked in case you didn't catch him in The Pillow Book as the Iggy Pop-like Curt Wild, Slade's lover/protégé.
Director Todd Haynes, who made the incredibly spare Safe and a biopic about Karen Carpenter with Barbie dolls, crams in everything--including the kitchen sink, all the washing-up and half the larder--as if terrified he'll never get another chance to shoot even a commercial again. The pacing drags like catwalk-queen's glittery taffeta train at times, but then glorious swooping musical numbers and clever bits of allusive business arrive that will brighten the day of many a pop-fan and film-buff. Never anything less than ruthlessly inventive and demanding of patience and an open mind, it's one for connoisseurs. Viewers who prefer easy-viewing eye candy are well advised to stick with fluff like Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. --Leslie Felperin --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition."
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TeaKay Posted Jul 13, 2003
It really is a fantastic film. No question about it. It's a british film topo, which is a good thing- home grown
TK
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Existential Elevator Posted Jul 13, 2003
I'll keep a sharp eye out for it....
I like to support home grown stuff.
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TeaKay Posted Jul 13, 2003
Do that, it's ell worth seeing... sex, drugs and rock and roll... not that I condone the second of the three, but it seems to epitomise the 70's
Have you seen Withnail & I?
TK
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Existential Elevator Posted Jul 13, 2003
No..... 
I really *am* deprived! 
I never seem to see that many films..
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TeaKay Posted Jul 13, 2003
Withnail & I is a really good film... not a glammy one, but it's british and set in 1969, with Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann playing two out of work actors who 'go on holiday by mistake'. It's really funny, and a very studenty film
TK
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TeaKay Posted Jul 13, 2003
If I think of any more I'll let you know
I've added you to my friends list, BTW, hope you don't mind.
And take a look here: A644618
TK
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Existential Elevator Posted Jul 13, 2003
'Tis always nice to make new friends
Great article!
Have you seen A931790 <?>
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TeaKay Posted Jul 13, 2003
Yeah, 'tis, and my list isn't exactly bulging . Just goes to show I don't add just anyone
I thought it was pretty god- sums up the film nicely.
Yes, I've seen that article It's really good.
TK
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Existential Elevator Posted Jul 13, 2003
I seem to have quite a few people on mine, but I think some of them don't exist on h2g2 anymore! 
I'm particularly proud, because it has the first ever proper article I wrote for h2g2 linked to it The handy french phrases one
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TeaKay Posted Jul 13, 2003
That's yours? Cool
I have my first two proper articles somewhere in the process of being put into the guide... they've been through peer review, not sure where they are now
TK
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Existential Elevator Posted Jul 13, 2003
That's really groovy... Most of the stuff I've written for the guide isn't really suitable for the EG
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TeaKay Posted Jul 13, 2003
2 of the things I intend to have in the EG are essays I had to write in my first year at uni. The other one was submitted by Pin, not me. It's called Survival in Britain - Clipboard Avoidance techniques.
TK
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Existential Elevator Posted Jul 13, 2003
I posted up one of my pre-GCSE RS essays...
I just found the clipboard one....Very funny! I can see that having it's own spot on 'have you missed'
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Existential Elevator Posted Jul 13, 2003
Abosolutely perfect Keep me updated on how it does...although I'm sure I'll see it on the front page soon
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