Sid and Nancy: Rock Biopics Must-See, Alex Cox’s Unsettling tale of Sex Pistol, with Gary Oldman in Amazing Screen Debut
Sid and Nancy: Rock Biopics Must-See, Alex Cox’s Unsettling tale of Sex Pistol, with Gary Oldman in Amazing Screen Debut
July 22, 2022 by
Rock Biopics Must-See: Tate Taylor’s Get on Up, Starring Chadwick Boseman as James Brown
July 22, 2022 by
Get on Up Photo : Everett Collection There are still Chadwick Boseman fans who have never seen the late actor’s finest performance — as James Brown, in all his raspy cunning and funk ecstasy. How does anyone play James Brown? How do you inhabit those moves, that gruffer-than-life personality? Tate Taylor’s movie has a vibrant authenticity–it stay close […]
What’s Love Got to Do With It: Rock Biopics You Should See:
July 22, 2022 by
What’s Love Got to Do With It Photo : Everett Collection The saga of Tina Turner has become a myth and a parable. When this biopic was released in 1993, the story of her marriage to Ike Turner — the extraordinary music they made together, the horrific abuse she suffered — was still taking lace, making […]
I’m Not There by Todd Haynes of Bob Dylan (Rock Biopics)
July 22, 2022 by
What unifies the movie is Haynes’ recognition that no one movie–or one actor–can capture the rich and complex life of an artist like Dylan.
Rock Biopics: Ray–Taylor Hackford’s Best Film, Starring Jamie Foxx in Oscar-Winning Performance
July 22, 2022 by
Ray Photo : Everett Collection Jamie Foxx channels Ray Charles in a movie that pays tribute to his genius but also digs down into his flawed humanity. Directed by Taylor Hackford (in his finest helming), Ray creates a supple storytelling structure, allowing Foxx to uses Ray’s blindness as a fulcrum for the singer’s laser-like ability to read […]
