SILVER

“Do these look like the shoes of someone who gives a f–k about the Velvet Underground?” Former A&R exec John Niven's cult novel, about music biz excess and Machiavellian maneuvering during the UK's late-'90s Britpop craze, is translated to the screen by first-time feature director Owen Harris in all its scathing outrageousness. Nicholas Hoult is Steven Stelfox, whose ruthless ambition, lack of moral compass and appetite for excess have gotten him far. But to get to the top, he'll have to sink lower than ever before. With James Corden, Craig Roberts, Rosanna Arquette, Edward Hogg and Moritz Bleibtreu. Official Selection, 2015 Toronto Film Festival. DIR Owen Harris; SCR John Niven, from his novel; PROD Gregor Cameron. UK, 2015, color, 100 min, DCP. In English. NOT RATED

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