It’s So Easy and Other Lies (movie 2016) review: Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan is the subject of the biographical documentary geared to fans.
Biopics
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Trumbo (Movie 2015): Flawless Bryan Cranston
10 minutes readTrumbo (movie 2015) review: Bryan Cranston delivers a phenomenal performance as the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.
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Steve Jobs (Movie 2015): Fantastic Michael Fassbender
9 minutes readSteve Jobs (movie 2015) review: Michael Fassbender is outstanding in Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin’s vigorous biopic. Kate Winslet costars.
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Cate Blanchett as Lucille Ball: Oscar Winner Aaron Sorkin to Write Screenplay. Good idea? Blanchett won Oscar for playing Katharine Hepburn.
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Howard Hughes Movies: From Leonardo DiCaprio to (almost) Jim Carrey plus Hell’s Angels, Katharine Hepburn and wrecking RKO.
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Sal Mineo Biopic Star Val Lauren + Rachel Weisz & Johnny Depp in The Thin Man Remake?
4 minutes readSal Mineo biopic actor Val Lauren. James Franco has cast Val Lauren in Sal, Franco’s planned biopic of two-time Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee Sal Mineo, according to The Hollywood …
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The Runaways Reviews: Kristen Stewart Surprises
4 minutes readThe Runaways with Dakota Fanning. The Runaways reviews: Dakota Fanning & Kristen Stewart mostly well received Twilight Saga star Kristen Stewart’s role in The Runaways is actually subordinate to that …
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Ray (movie 2004) review: Featuring Jamie Foxx in a showy but skin-deep characterization, Taylor Hackford’s uninspired Ray Charles biopic aims for the big bucks.
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The Aviator (2004): Bloated Howard Hughes Biopic
11 minutes readThe Aviator (2004) review: As billionaire Howard Hughes, Leonardo DiCaprio Is both excellent and miscast in Martin Scorsese’s overblown biopic.
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Alfred Kinsey Movie: Aseptic Narrative vs. Messy Reality
9 minutes readThe Alfred Kinsey scale of facts vs fiction: Comparing the life of the revolutionary American sex researcher to Bill Condon’s sanitized 2004 movie.
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Lenny (1974): Sensational Valerie Perrine But Haphazard Biopic
11 minutes readLenny (1974) review: An excellent Valerie Perrine overshadows an inadequate Dustin Hoffman in Bob Fosse’s underwhelming biopic.
Amy (Movie 2015): Exceptional Winehouse Documentary
Amy (movie 2015) review: Asif Kapadia’s remarkable Amy Winehouse documentary chronicles the rise and fall of the tragic singer.
Gérard Depardieu as Alexandre Dumas (top); the real “black” Alexandre Dumas (bottom). Gérard Depardieu, one of the greatest icons of French cinema, has dismissed claims that he has been miscast …
Kinsey (2004): Emasculated Sex Researcher’s Biopic
Kinsey (2004) review: Liam Neeson stars as the polemical sex researcher Alfred Kinsey in Bill Condon’s well-made but much too reticent biopic.