Cinematic background from Velvet Goldmine 1998 - Almost a decade has elapsed since glam-rock superstar Brian Slade escaped the spotlight of the London scene. Now, investigative journalist Arthur Stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic Slade. Stuart, himself forged by the music of the 1970s, explores the larger-than-life stars who were once his idols and what has become of them since the turn of the new decade.
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A couple of people that are on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman looking into a mirror while a man looks on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman holding a cigarette in her hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man with long blond hair is holding a microphone and singing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – An older man with a serious look on his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people taking pictures in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman with blonde curly hair wearing a gold necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman sitting at a table with a glass in front of her; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person with a microphone in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person sitting on the ground holding a microphone; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person wearing a wig and jewelry; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people sitting on top of a red couch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – An old man sitting in a theater with other old people watching; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man in a white suit with a blonde wig; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman with white curly hair wearing a white wig; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman in a white dress with a white wig; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people that are on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person smoking a cigarette; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of men and women in tuxedos standing next to each other; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman in a white wig holding a brush in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – Two women are looking at each other through a glass window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man smoking a cigarette in front of a row of pink balls; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman are standing in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman sitting at a table with a glass in front of her face; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A painting of a person walking down a path towards the sun; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man in a green jacket singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A young boy wearing a white shirt and a red bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman with curly hair is holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person with red lipstick on their lips; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man standing on a stage in front of clouds; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man's face in red light; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man in a pink wig and a white bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on the sidewalk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person wearing a neck scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman is smoking a cigarette in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman smoking a cigarette in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of men in suits and ties clapping in front of a wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person walking down a long hallway in a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – Two men standing next to each other in front of a green curtain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people standing next to each other in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people that are playing a song; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man smoking a cigarette while sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman with blonde curly hair wearing a silver top; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man in a crowd of people is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman with blonde hair wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person sitting at a desk in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – Two women stand in front of a microphone on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of men standing next to each other in tuxedos; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man with long brown hair is surrounded by butterflies; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman are standing in the grass; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man with long blonde hair is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman dancing in front of an audience; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man is holding a pair of scissors up to his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man with long blonde hair sitting in front of a laptop computer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman in a white robe smiles for the camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman with blonde hair is looking to her left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman in a red jacket talking to a group of people in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman with blonde hair wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of men in tuxedos are posing for a picture; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man in a crowd of onlookers at a party; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – Two people sitting at a table in front of a vase of flowers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A young girl wearing a neck tie and a name tag; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman sitting at a table with a cigarette in her hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and two women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people sitting on the grass; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man with blue light shining on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people sitting on a stage with a guitar; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person wearing a hat and smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people standing in front of each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle