Q+ film series: VELVET GOLDMINE

British Glam rock star Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys Myers) turned the music world on its head three times: first when he debuted his alter ego Maxwell Demon, second when he teamed up with notoriously feral Michigan punk Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor), and third when he faked his own death on stage and then disappeared. Years later, an intrepid reporter (Christian Bale) tries to find out what happened to Slade, and in the process uncovers the lasting personal and cultural impacts of glam rock’s transcendent moment. [123 min; musical, drama; English]