Without the rights to any of David Bowie’s music, the makers of unauthorised biopic Stardust fail to shed much light on one of the pivotal moments in his career, writes Alistair HarknessStardust (15) *Blithe Spirit (12) **MLK/FBI (12) ****Released to capitalise on the fifth anniversary of David Bowie's death (and the the 50th anniversary of his first trip to America), you couldn't find a duller dramatic tribute to Bowie’s artistic genius than Stardust, a “(mostly) fiction” account – in the parlance of the film's opening disclaimer – of the 1971 publicity tour of the United States that would ultimately inspire the creation of his alien rockstar alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
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