Thursday, April 24, 2008

glam rock has never been my thing

I came across Velvet Goldmine again. The glorious 1998 movie by Todd Haynes [the director of I'm Not Here]. Well, not a perfect film if you ask me, the plot is at times confused or predictable, some scenes remain a bit unclear and some characters a bit too shallow. But it's great in its dreamlike atmosphere, and I love the idea it creates these fictional rockstars and music scene using actual songs and quotes of real concerts, bands and singers. Apparently in his films the director always likes to play around with situations, people and imaginaries we are familiar with, blurring them into a fictional history and stories and using all too believable actors.
But maybe each and every film is precisely about this...
So.. uhm... well, the soundtrack of
Velvet Goldmine is also an added bonus of the film... uhm.. but probably, at the end of the day, I liked the film only 'cos of the guys with make-up, androgynous bodies and tight trousers. e.g:

3 comments:

Myszka said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zV4pJ8MwM

seriously.

Myszka said...

oh and....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAXR9GCsMAQ

Myszka said...

and...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxtbJf5E9i4&feature=related