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-5 posts tagged "biopic"
Andy Ottone | Friday, November 11, 2022
Before I watched “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” I knew very little about “Weird Al” Yankovic. What I knew was that he wrote song parodies and that he played the accordion. That’s it. However, the movie is so full of extremely specific aspects of his life that I have no reason to doubt Weird Al.
Ayden Kowalski | Friday, August 26, 2022
The world of Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” is, curiously, often painted with dimmed colors. Yes, when the King of Rock inevitably enters Vegas, there is the expected bombast, but most of this world is gray, such as Elvis’ large concert completing the first two stages of his career, where the show appears smokey and the lights
Anna Falk | Tuesday, September 28, 2021
After receiving average ratings from critics and less-than-satisfying box office sales, it’s clear why “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (2021) fails to reach its audience’s expectations. Directed by Michael Showalter (“The Big Sick,” “The Baxter”), this movie focuses on the rise and fall of televangelist Tammy Faye (Jessica Chastain) and her preacher husband Jim Bakker
Colleen Fischer | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
I figured it was fitting to close the semester the same way I opened it: with Bob Dylan. Since the Timothée Chalamet biopic about the singer’s shift from folk to rock music— aptly titled “Going Electric” — is delayed indefinitely, here are some movies about Dylan to fill your endless days. Dylan’s elusive personality forces
Miko Malabute, Kathy Minko, Adam Ramos and Matthew Munhall | Thursday, August 27, 2015
With N.W.A.’s biopic, “Straight Outta Compton,” still fresh on moviegoers’ minds, the Scene staff brainstormed: Which music group deserves the next biopic? Which artist has a story so interesting and wildly unbelievable on their way to the top that the only way to believe it is to, well, see it. And see it on the