AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

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The complex and revolutionary music and lyrics of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, the glam rock powerhouse behind "Bang a Gong (Get it On)" and other iconic songs. Featuring archival performances and interviews with Elton John, Ringo Starr, and David Bowie, plus filmed musical interpretations by artists such as Nick Cave, John Cameron Mitchell, Joan Jett, Macy Gray, U2, and Father John Misty.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Bolan’s prolificness and eclectic spirit beg for a documentary as daring as his look and sound, but... reminds us why the rocker-poet’s influence still reverberates.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 10, 2025

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

The director, Ethan Silverman, gives you a sense of the singer’s bloody-mindedness, with Billy Idol recalling how he turned a hostile festival crowd from booing to a standing ovation.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 25, 2023

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Philip De Semlyen

Time Out

Angelheaded Hipster wants to rescue Bolan's rep from that glam ghetto and to celebrate his songwriting chops and dotty charm.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 21, 2023

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Chelsea Alexandra

MovieJawn

Angelheaded Hipster is a loving tribute to the glam rockstar. It reminds us how Bolan’s influences are all around us. Even all these decades later, Bolan was ahead of his time and his legacy continues to shimmer on.

Aug 9, 2025

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

While “Angelheaded Hipster” may be in the same vein as many similar films that have come before, and many more sure to follow, it deserves credit for thinking more about its subject legacy that many others are seemingly concerned to explore.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 8, 2025

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

It wants to highlight the life, career, and songwriting talent of Marc Bolan ... but it also wants, to put it bluntly, to sell an album in which other musicians cover ... [his] songs.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 8, 2025

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Stephen C

Real footage in 1 hour and 39 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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The complex and revolutionary music and lyrics of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, the glam rock powerhouse behind "Bang a Gong (Get it On)" and other iconic songs. Featuring archival performances and interviews with Elton John, Ringo Starr, and David Bowie, plus filmed musical interpretations by artists such as Nick Cave, John Cameron Mitchell, Joan Jett, Macy Gray, U2, and Father John Misty.

Director: Ethan Silverman
Producer: Bill Curbishley, Ethan Silverman, Isaac Hoff
Screenwriter: Ethan Silverman
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: BMG Rights Management
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 8, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 5, 2025
Runtime: 1h 39m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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