Biopic
Marisa Abela has heard the backlash surrounding her performance in the upcoming biopic Back to Black. Abela, 27, who stars as Amy Winehouse, faced criticism from fans over her vocals being featured in the film over those of the late singer. “She really means so much to so many people and she’s such an important […]
Amy Jade Winehouse could have been any young woman growing up in 1990s London — palling around with her mates, sneaking lagers, shagging dudes, getting into trouble, getting her nose pierced, and getting expelled from drama school for it. (That, and a few other reasons.) Until she opened her mouth, at which point she seemingly […]
The rock biopic craze arguably ended before it really even had a chance to start. “Straight Outta Compton,” the NWA rap biopic, surprised at the box office in 2015, but the Queen biopic, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture and won Rami Malek the Best Actor Oscar in 2019 […]
Focus Features’ Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black,” starring “Industry” actor Marisa Abela as the late music icon, will premiere in U.S. theaters on May 10, 2024. According to the distributor, “‘Back to Black’ is a never-before . . .
Focus Features’ Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black,” starring “Industry” actor Marisa Abela as the late music icon, will premiere in U.S. theaters on May 10, 2024. According to the distributor, “‘
Back to Black, a biographical drama on the life of late British singer Amy Winehouse, will open in US theatres on May 10, 2024. Named for a famous Winehouse song and album, the film is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and stars Marisa Abela in the leading role. According to reports, Back to Black charts Winehouse’s […]
Amy Winehouse‘s story is finally coming to the screen. The singer’s biopic, titled Back To Back, will arrive in theaters next May via Focus Features, Variety is reporting.
Focus Features’ Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black,” starring “Industry” actor Marisa Abela as the late music icon, will premiere in U.S. theaters on May 10, 2024. According to the distributor, “‘Back to Black’ is a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking studio album, ‘Back to Black.’ […]
Flannery O’Connor, the gothic short story writer born in Savannah, Georgia, was, in her own words, “an integrationist by principle and a segregationist by taste.” Born in 1925 and now regarded as one of her generation’s greatest and most pointed authors, she used the N-word freely in her correspondence. According to an article in The […]
Hollywood’s biopic treatment is usually given to historical figures that pop culture remembers well. For Joseph Bologne, it’s an entrée to remembering him, period. Chevalier, a film about Joseph Bologne that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022 and recently dropped on Hulu, is dealing with some exceptionally high stakes for a music […]