Most movies about poets are . . . not great. Writing is a famously difficult pursuit to capture on screen, and artists in general—but poets in particular—are too often subject to a tender, teary cu…
From 'Backbeat' to 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', here are the best Beatles biopics, ranked from awful to actually quite good
Welcome to French Film Friday! Escape the stresses of the work week and immerse yourself in French films. France is a country known for its appreciation of the arts. This of course extends to the realm of music. This week, peel back the façade
Throat punches, wolf fights, sexy nuns, and more! It's ridiculous that these women don't have movies made about them yet.
We are a house divided wen it comes to biopics. We love the idea of seeing a movie about our favorite musicians, historical figures, and, in some cases, criminals. But we are many times disappointed because these films inevitably leave things out or flat out get things wrong about the lives of real people, since…
This past Sunday Lindsay Lohan gave everybody (and Twitter!) an early Christmas gift with her completely campy, TV-movie biopic, Liz & Dick.Here are 10 not-so-memorable biopics also made for television.
From Margot Robbie's turn in I, Tonya to Richard Attenborough's brilliant Gandhi
Not enough roles for black women in Hollywood? Let's make some!
Love the film 'Into the Wild'? These 18 adventure travel movies like Into the Wild explore similar themes of self-discovery, isolation & escapism.
What does it tell the generations of women and people of color who have watched hundreds of movies about true to life straight white men become geniuses in the span of 120 minutes, but no one who looks like them?
Shortly after the announcement of The Power of Love, a second Celine Dion biopic called Céline Before Celine has been announced.
Making a biopic is not an easy task. You have to choose a period of a celebrity’s life to be reflected in the movie, cast actors who will play the starring roles, make sure they get into character, and most importantly get permission from the celebrity or their family to make a movie about them. But even if you’ve ticked all the boxes, the result can be unpredictable.
Michael Fassbender is a good actor (and a gorgeous human) BUT another Steve Jobs movie?! Steve Jobs is an innovator we respect and certainly look up to (we woul
There's a common misconception that because biopics are centered around the life of a real person, the details included within the story must be true. #truthseeker #truths #TruthSeekers…
History is full of unrecognized women. That's not the most startling observation in the world; scribes throughout history have begrudged women any space in their important records of Kings And Emperors Doing Things, because ladies were just there to…
There are quite a few talented stars and groups with a legacy—and complicated history—ready for the Hollywood treatment.
Some were really good!
A History of Artist Biopics, Part IV: The obsession with bringing Vincent van Gogh to life in the late 1980s and early '90s.
So you know how movies aren't real? The same goes for biopics. Nobody's perfect, and if all biopics presented totally accurate portrayals of their ...
I don't know about you, but when I hear the phrase "orgy of destruction," I start to perk up a bit. Sure, I've often conjured it to mind upon watching patrons at my local coffee shop subtly try not to sprint for the last raspberry scone — but in…
