Magazine Sightings
New magazine sightings: October W (“Velvet Goldmine”), Minx Magazine (“VG”), October Vogue (“VG”), Jonny article), and Jonny is on the cover of UK Sight and Sound magazine with an article on “VG” inside.
Select Magazine
There’s a “Velvet Goldmine” article in the latest Select Magazine basically blasting the film’s bad buzz. Bad buzz? Winning an award at Cannes and the Edinburgh Film Festival does not sound like bad buzz now does it? Also has an interview with Todd Haynes.
Face to Watch
Jonathan is featured in the October/November 1998 Jump Magazine as one of 5 future famous faces to watch for. They spell his last name wrong but it’s still pretty cool. You can email a thank you to letters@jumponline.com. Also, September’s British Esquire has a “Velvet Goldmine” article with interviews with Jonathan and Ewan McGregor plus some new images. Jonny was also on a recent weekend edition of Entertainment Tonight where clips from VG were shown.
Off to Rome
Due to a delayed plane, Jonathan was late to the premiere of “Velvet Goldmine” at the Edinburgh Film Festival. Jonny recently did a lot of press in New York and London, so be on the look-out for interviews and features in the coming months. Right now, he is vacationing in Africa before he is off to Rome to film “Titus Andronicus”, which has been confirmed.
More Movie News
Recently learned that Jonny was in a film that was completed last April – “The Loss of Sexual Innocence”, starring Julian Sands and Saffron Burrows. Directed by the acclaimed Mike Figgis (“Leaving Las Vegas”, “One Night Stand”), the film is a non-linear collection of short stories about the phases and complexities of sexual activity. Jonny sure likes making films that deal with sex eh? The film was recently picked up by Sony Pictures Classics, who will release it here in the US. It will premiere at the upcoming Venice...
Media Spottings
There are pix of Jonny from “Velvet Goldmine” in Film Review magazine #23 and the July-August issue of Film Comment magazine. There is a small picture of Jonny with co-star Minnie Driver from “The Governess”, which looks to be released soon in a limited number of theaters, in the August issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine. All of these pix can be found in the Gallery.
Velvet Goldmine wins
“Velvet Goldmine” will be released in the US this coming November. And it won a Special Jury Prize for Artistic Contribution at Cannes. Next up is the Toronto Film Festival the first week of September. Lastly, Jonathan looks to be sporting long hair. Check out the Gallery for pix from Cannes – is it real or a wig?
Velvet Goldmine a hit at Cannes
“Velvet Goldmine” premiered at Cannes on May 22 to critical acclaim. Jonathan is over at Cannes and had this to say: “The film is about a freshness and a spring, because the 1970s was a liberal time. What I do have is a recollection of the 1990s which is also a liberal time because we’ve come through a depression and we feel fresh and young again.” The news wire Reuters had this to say about the film: “The film’s brilliant rendering of the atmosphere of those years of excess...
Velvet Goldmine pushed back
“A Man of No Importance” will be shown on April 10, on the cable channel Bravo. Check your local listings for times. Jonathan has a very small role in this film. “Velvet Goldmine” has been pushed back to be released in the fall both here in the US and in the UK. The decision to move the release date back was due to a problem with a bad negative cutter. However, the film will debut in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Articles about “Velvet Goldmine” appear in the...