Writer/director Todd Haynes’ 1998 glam rock odyssey “Velvet Goldmine” isn’t really about David Bowie, but it also kind of is. Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars as Brian Slade, a fictional queer pop icon whom rock historians will be able to recognize is a compilation of Bowie, Bryan Ferry from Roxy Music, Marc Bolan from T. Rex, and gay rocker Jobriath. Brian Slade also assumes a wild, bedazzled stage persona at one point in the movie, calling himself “Maxwell Demon,” which is a clear reference to Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust” persona. It certainly also helps that Brian Slade, well, just looks like David Bowie.
Meanwhile, Ewan McGregor co-stars as Curt Wild, a fictional…
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