Drawing its title from a David Bowie song, writer-director Todd Haynes’ feverish mash-up of glam rock and CITIZEN KANE follows a journalist (Christian Bale) on the trail of an enigmatic U.K. musician (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and the American performer who influenced him (Ewan McGregor). With a soundtrack packed with vintage and new recordings and Sandy Powell’s Oscar-nominated costume design, this cult favorite is a feast for the senses. (AC)

“Brilliantly reimagines the glam rock ‘70s as a brave new world of electrifying theatricality and sexual possibility … VELVET GOLDMINE tells a story the way operas do: blazing with exquisite yet abstract passions, and with quite a lot to look at on the side.” – Janet Maslin, New York Times