Biopics
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Lesley Manville Returns to ‘Phantom Thread’ Territory in Mary Harron’s ‘Dali Land’
The film will tell the story of the extraordinary partnership between Salvador Dali and his wife Gala.
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‘Mary Shelley’ Review: A Lovely But Half-Rendered Sketch
‘Mary Shelley’ fashions a lovely sketch of a bildungsroman with blushes of color, but it is short of the fully rendered and vibrant portrait its namesake deserves.
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The Curious Case of the Biopic
For a genre known for winning awards, the biopic doesn’t seem to have many fans.
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The Best Biopics of the Decade, So Far
With ‘Stronger’ in theaters this weekend, we look at the best biopics of the decade so far.
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All Eyez On the Tupac Biopic: A Box Office Hit, a Flop With the Fans
We look at the success and the backlash of ‘All Eyez on Me’ from a Tupac fan’s perspective.
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Don Cheadle Will Play Wall Street’s ‘Prince of Darkness’
Upcoming biopic looks to put Jeremiah G. Hamilton back on the map.Cheadle as Miles Davis in ‘Miles Ahead’ (2015)There are really two sorts of biopics out there:…
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A Brief History of Casting Talent Over Resemblance for Biopics
How important is resemblance, really? As we mentioned in our newsletter yesterday, Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to star as former vice president Dick…
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The History of People Starring in Their Own Biopic
In 2015, we heard the news that Ronda Rousey was going to star in a movie about her own life. If it happens, it joins these many others.
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The Morning Read: TV Masterminds, Oscar Locks and Great Docs
The best movie culture writing from around the internet-o-sphere. Just leave a tab open for us, will ya? “What The Newsroom, The Bridge and Sons of…