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

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Patrick McDonald HollywoodChicago.com This is a spectacularly structured rock doc, by dir Ethan Silverman, allowing room for Marc Bolan’s incredibly intensive music to shine through the tributes while telling his fascinating story. He was glam before glam, dance before disco, punk before punk Rated: 4.5/5 Sep 17, 2025 Full Review Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review But the best parts of AngelHeaded Hipster are the prolonged music numbers where the filmmaker simply allows either T. Rex, Bolan solo, or another artist perform these great, innovative songs (mostly) uninterrupted. Rated: 3/4 Sep 5, 2025 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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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