Bidding has ended on this item. The seller has relisted this item or one like this.
Item:VELVET GOLDMINE DVD NEW EWAN MCGREGOR CHRISTIAN BALE

VELVET GOLDMINE DVD NEW EWAN MCGREGOR CHRISTIAN BALE

Item condition:Never Viewed
Ended11 Nov, 200913:41:57 AEDST
Bid history:0 bids
Starting bid:AU $20.00

or
Price:AU $25.00
Postage:AU $5.00RegularSee more services 

Country:
Postcode:
Service and other details:
Service
Estimated delivery*
Price
Regular
varies
AU $5.00
*The estimated delivery time is based on the seller's handling time, the shipping service selected, and the payment method selected. Sellers are not responsible for postage service transit times. Transit times may vary, particularly during peak periods.

 See discounts 

 |  See all details
Estimated delivery time varies. This service delivers within 1-6 days after seller sends item
Payments:
PayPal, Money order/Bank cheque, Personal cheque, Bank Deposit | See details

A reserve price is the minimum price the seller will accept. This price is hidden from bidders. To win, a bidder must have the highest bid and have met or exceeded the reserve price.

 
Seller info
99.6% Positive feedback
Other item info
Item number:350272934599
Item location:East Gippsland, VIC, Australia
Posts to:Worldwide
Item specifics - DVDs
Region: Region 1: US, CADisplay Format: Widescreen
Genre: Music & ConcertsCondition: Never Viewed
 Pop & RockBoxed Set: --

You are bidding on a BRAND NEW, FACTORY SEALED original release of the region 1 DVD

"VELVET GOLDMINE"

ONE OF THE MOST EXPLICIT MOVIES ABOUT SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK ‘N’ ROLL

 

 

 

STARRING CHRISTIAN BALE (BATMAN RETURNS, AMERICAN PHSYCO)

EDDIE IZZARD

AND

 EWAN MCGREGOR (STAR WARS) IN A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE WHERE HE IS ALMOST CHANNELING THE SPIRIT OF KURT COBAIN (NIRVANA)!! THIS COULD BE BECAUSE THE MOVIE WAS PRODUCED BY A CLOSE FRIEND OF KURTS, AND SINGER OF ROCK BAND R.E.M, MICHAEL STIPE

 


DESCRIPTION

Loosely based on the experiences and personalities of David Bowie and Iggy Pop, VELVET GOLDMINE is a wild, glitter-laced trip through the 1970s era of Glam rock. Fictional characters Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) and Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor) are personifications of Glam rock's ideals, with the mysterious and androgynous Slade balanced by the intense, raucous Wild. When Slade disappears, the era itself seems to melt away, swallowed up by the slick 1980s. But Slade's story, and the story of Glam rock, is retold when journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) is assigned to discover what really happened to Slade. Through his own memories of this time, Arthur faces his childhood fears and fantasies. With a nod to Oscar Wilde, a CITIZEN KANE-like structure, and an overall sumptuous atmosphere, VELVET GOLDMINE is director Todd Haynes's unique look at homosexuality, indulgence, and, most importantly, rock & roll.


Credits


Producer:

Betsy Beers, David Gale, Van Toffler

Cast:

Angela Featherstone, Ben Affleck, Brian McCardie, Casey Affleck, Christina Ricci, Courtney Love, Dave Chappelle, Gaby Hoffmann, Guillermo Diaz, Janeane Garofalo, Jay Mohr, Kate Hudson, Martha Plimpton, Nicole Parker, Paul Rudd

DVD Features:


Region 1 Encoding

Theatrical release: November 6, 1998

Filmed in London and Manchester, England.

The film's title comes from "Velvet Goldmine," a rare David Bowie song which has appeared as a bonus track on certain pressings of his landmark album, THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS. Director Todd Haynes hoped to use original Bowie songs on the film's soundtrack, but Bowie opted not to give him permission.

The soundtrack includes original 1970s songs by Brian Eno, Lou Reed, Roxy Music, and T-Rex. The album also includes songs by Pulp, Placebo, Shudder to Think, Grant Lee Buffalo and two supergroup bands that were conceived solely for the film: the Venus in Furs and the Wylde Ratttz. The Venus in Furs included Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jon Greenwood, while the Wylde Ratttz featured Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Steve Shelley, as well as Mike Watt and former Stooge Ron Asheton.

Jonathan Rhys-Myers and Ewan McGregor both sing in the film and on its soundtrack, performing songs such as Brian Eno's "Baby's on Fire" and the Stooges' "T.V. Eye," respectively.

VELVET GOLDMINE executive producer Michael Stipe is best known as the lead singer of the rock band R.E.M.

Christian Bale receiveded critical acclaim in 1987 when he starred as the young leading character in Steven Spielberg's EMPIRE OF THE SUN.

Eddie Izzard, who plays Jerry Devine, is an English comic who had a successful special on HBO in 1999.

Toni Collette, who plays Mandy Slade, was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in the supernatural thriller THE SIXTH SENSE in 1999.

Certain interview scenes in the film were patterned after Orson Welles's CITIZEN KANE.

 

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

 

"...In re-creating an era as a gorgeous carnal dream, Haynes celebrates the art of the possible..."
Rolling Stone - p.132 - Peter Travers 

"...Haynes' film brilliantly exposes the ideals of youth culture..."
Sight and Sound - p.63-4 - Xan Brooks 

"...[Haynes is] brilliantly audacious....An eccentric hybrid of pop opera and surreal essay....A ravishing rock dream..." -- Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly - p.52 - Owen Gleiberman 

"...Dazzlingly surreal....Blazing with exquisite yet abstract passions, and with quite a lot to look at on the side....Ewan McGregor makes a fabulously charismatic rock star..."
New York Times - p.E15 - Janet Maslin 

"...A fascinating reflection on the mythical power of music idols and the nature of memory, identity and nostalgia..."
Box Office - Lael Loewenstein (07/01/1998)

"...Fascinating....GOLDMINE dives headfirst into the era's overhyped perversity, and luxuriates in the pouty lips, taut bodies, and fabulous frippery of the glam demigods..."
Premiere - Christine Spines (12/01/1998)

"...VELVET GOLDMINE is a feverish dream of a movie, a riot of color and attitude that is all pop decadence, all night long..."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (11/06/1998)

"[I]t revels in artifice, is touched by pretension, and dazzles with brilliance."
Sight and Sound - Sight and Sound Critic (08/01/2005)


 

Shipping for this item is $5.00 for anywhere within Australia

Please look at my other auctions,  I am more than happy to combine the shipping, Happy bidding!!

 

BUY FROM A TRUSTED AUSTRALIAN SELLER, ALL GOODS SOLD ARE LOCATED IN AUSTRALIA, AND SHIPPED FROM AUSTRALIA... GUARANTEED!

 

 

 

 


00003
Postage and handling
Item location: East Gippsland, VIC, Australia
Posting to: Worldwide
Change country:
Postcode:
 
Postage and handling
To
Service
Estimated delivery*
AU $5.00
Australia
Regular
Varies
Delivers within 1-6 days after seller ships item
*The estimated delivery time is based on the seller's handling time, the shipping service selected, and when the seller receives cleared payment. Sellers are not responsible for postage service transit times. Transit times may vary, particularly during peak periods.
Postal insurance
Not offered
Return policy
Return policy not specified.
Read item description for any reference to return policy.
Refunds by law: In Australia, consumers have a legal right to obtain a refund from a business for goods purchased (but not at auction) if the goods are faulty, not fit for purpose or don't match description. More information at returns.
Payment details
Payment methodPreferred/AcceptedBuyer protection on eBay
Credit or debit card through PayPal
Accepted
Money order/Bank cheque
Accepted
Personal cheque
Accepted
Bank Deposit
Accepted
Not Available
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.

About eBay | Announcements | Register | Security Centre | Feedback Forum | Site Map | Policies | Help | Contact Us | Advertise
Copyright © 1995-2009 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
eBay official time