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‘Velvet Goldmine’ – A mishmash of ‘Citizen Kane’, Ziggy Stardust, Oscar Wilde and ‘The Wall’

Velvet Goldmine Directed by Todd Haynes Screenplay by James Lyons & Todd Haynes USA, 1998 A mishmash of Citizen Kane, Ziggy Stardust-era David Bowie, Oscar Wilde and with a little bit of The Wall thrown in for good measure, Velvet Goldmine is science-fiction, fantasy, biopic and time capsule wrapped into one. Taking its non-chronological structure …

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