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NEWS ABOUT: biopic

biopic stories: 13 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 This Amelia Never Takes Off 

Swank shines as Earhart in largely forgettable biopic

Oct 23, 09 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hilary Swank is superlative as Amelia Earhart, say critics, but the too-conventional movie around her never really engages in what made the aviatrix tick and stays earthbound as a result.
  • Swank is "strangely mesmerizing as Earhart," writes Connie Ogle in the Miami Herald , but director Mira Nair's
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movie review • aviation • Amelia Earhart • biopic • women's issues • Hilary Swank

(Newser) - A biopic of Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle just got some added star power, the UK tabloid Daily Star reports. Robin Williams, no stranger to cross-dressing, has been approached to play the dowdy Britain’s Got Talent songstress. “I’ve been asked if I want to play... More »

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entertainment • singer • actor • Robin Williams • biopic • cross-dresser • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

(Newser) - Tina Sinatra would prefer that Martin Scorsese direct her father’s biopic her way, the New York Post reports. "Marty wants it to be hard-hitting and showcase the violent, sexually charged, hard-drinking Frank, but Tina wants to show the softer side of her dad and let the focus be... More »

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entertainment • film • gossip • Martin Scorsese • Frank Sinatra • biopic

(Newser) - Dual biopic Julie & Julia would have been a lot better if it had focused solely on Julia Child, say critics, but Meryl Streep's performance as the famous chef more than compensates for the second, weaker storyline about a blogger who tackles Child's recipes.
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chef • movie review • Meryl Streep • Nora Ephron • Julia Child • biopic

MLK's Kids Bicker Over Spielberg Biopic

Siblings plan to fight Dexter King's sale of movie rights to their father's life

May 20, 09 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sale of the movie rights to Martin Luther King Jr.'s life has revived the feud among his three surviving children, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Martin Luther King III and Bernice King say their brother Dexter—chief executive of the King estate—only informed them of the plans for... More »

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Steven Spielberg • DreamWorks • Martin Luther King Jr. • movie deal • movie rights • civil rights movement • Martin Luther King III • biopic • Bernice King • Dexter King

(Newser) - The first authorized biopic of Martin Luther King Jr. will be a Steven Spielberg production. The filmmaker's DreamWorks studio has obtained the rights from King's family, NPR reports. No word yet on whether Spielberg himself will direct or who will play the main role (Denzel? Jamie Foxx?). King’s children... More »

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entertainment • Steven Spielberg • film • DreamWorks • Martin Luther King Jr. • civil rights movement • biopic • Dexter King • American history

 Foxx as Sinatra? 
 Get Real, Says Gawker 

Some raise skeptical eyebrows as UK tabs push rumors

May 18, 09 1:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jamie Foxx as Frank Sinatra? It’s all the buzz around Hollywood, the Daily Telegraph reports, after a source told the Daily Express, “Cool is colorblind. Jamie would seem to be born to the role.” Popcrunch wonders, “Are we being punk’d?” while Gawker’s Richard Lawson—... More »

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entertainment • film • celebrity • Jamie Foxx • Frank Sinatra • biopic • Jay-ZTV

 Scorsese to Direct 
 Sinatra Biopic 

Film set to go ahead after much wrangling with Ol' Blue Eyes' estate

May 14, 09 1:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Having tackled the lives of Jake la Motta, Jesus, and Howard Hughes, Martin Scorsese is now set to direct a biopic of Frank Sinatra. Scorsese's agreement to take on the Universal Pictures project helped win support from the Sinatra family after much wrangling, say insiders. The film will be based... More »

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film • film director • Martin Scorsese • Frank Sinatra • biopic • Jay-ZTV

MOVIE REVIEW

 Notorious Aims Too Small 

By-the-numbers rap biopic fails to bring Biggie's world to life

Jan 16, 09 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - The Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious efficiently recaps the murdered rapper's short life, but it's not a movie significant enough for one of rap's greats, say critics. Brooklyn rapper Jamal Woodard turns in a convincing performance, Chris Richards writes in the Washington Post, but he's rapping to a script that seems... More »

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movie review • hip-hop • rapper • movies • Notorious B.I.G. • biopic • Jamal Woolard

Interview

 Hef's a Big (Movie) Lover 

A Playboy considers posterity

Jan 3, 09 12:26 PM CST
(Newser) - The bathrobed Casanova whose empire helped steam up the small screen is turning to the big, silver one as he considers his legacy, the Los Angeles Times reports. “Everything I learned about love, I learned from the movies," says Hugh Hefner, whose biopic is nearing production. "The... More »

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pornography • Playboy • movies • Hugh Hefner • biopic

MOVIE REVIEW

 Low Approval Ratings Greet W. 

Stone's third presidential biopic his weakest

Oct 8, 08 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - If early reviews are any indication, Oliver Stone might want to avoid waving a “Mission Accomplished” banner. His George Bush biopic, W., is “a gutsy movie,” writes Kirk Honeycutt of the Hollywood Reporter, “but not necessarily a good one.” The movie comes... More »

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film • movie review • Oliver Stone • Josh Brolin • George W. Bush • biopic

MOVIE PREVIEW

 Stone's W. 
 Aims for 
 the Center 

Portrait of the president is for the 60% of folks with an 'open mind'

Sep 24, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oliver Stone is looking to attract the political center with his new movie, W., about the life our 43rd president, USA Today reports. The film, a satirical biopic starring Josh Brolin as George W. Bush, is neither hagiography or damning indictment. “I'm not interested in that radical... More »

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satire • Oliver Stone • Josh Brolin • movies • George W. Bush • biopic

 Puck Pugilist's Vogue
 Gig Is Film Fodder 

Tough guy/fashionista Avery's stint at style mag generates romantic comedy

Sep 9, 08 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Line Cinema will produce a romantic comedy based on hockey star Sean Avery’s summer internship at Vogue, the Hollywood Reporter notes. “I think it's great to be into something that you care about,” the fashion-savvy Avery said of his apparently odd choice of off-season employment.... More »

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fashion • NHL • New York Rangers • Vogue • New Line Cinema • Sean Avery • movies • biopic

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