The 10 Best Musician Biopics
For a biopic to be successful, it must overcome the difficult challenge of marrying the life of a real person with the structure of a captivating narrative. These 10 films accomplish this feat with some of our favorite musicians as their subjects. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 25 Best Movies of 2010
Our 25 Best Movies of 2010 range from a Facebook biopic to a Western remake, from an animated story about toys to war movie that hardly ever leaves the interior of a tank. But all are worth the $10 ticket, the $2 rental or the two hours you'll spend enjoying them. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayNowhere Boy review
John Lennon taught the world that all you need is love. What the world may not realize is that he spent his entire childhood vying for it. read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsThe Quarrymen Kick Off U.S. Tour
The Quarrymen—John Lennon’s pre-Beatles group—have invaded America to celebrate what would be their former bandmate’s 70th birthday.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsEight Films at Sundance With Musical Connections
Sundance has always been a time to experience great music. This year, music plays a particularly big role in several films, and these are just eight that I'm going to try to see... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayLatest Beatles Biopic, Lennon Naked, to Air on BBC Four
Although the Beatles have always been an intrinsic and ubiquitous part of global pop culture and 20th-century music history, their re-emergence in the past few years in various media has reached an unprecedented fever pitch. Artistic or commercial products like Beatles Rock Band, reissues and anthologies, and movie treatments of the iconic band have been piling up as of late, to say the least.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsMore details emerge on John Lennon biopic, Nowhere Boy
A few more details have been firmed up about Nowhere Boy, the John Lennon biopic that is in the works. According to Variety, The Weinstein Co. has acquired U.S., Latin American and German rights to the film, which was penned by Matt Greenhalgh, the writer behind Joy Division biopic Control. Visual artist Sam Taylor-Wood will be directing.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJohn Lennon biopic finds a cast
The John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, scheduled for release in 2010, has found its cast, according to reports. Lennon will be played by British teenager Aaron Johnson, who is perhaps a bit too handsome to play Lennon but apparently impressed producers. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJohn Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy gets the green light
Although it hardly made a dent in the box office, last year's biopic of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis was definitely an artistic success. Aside from its gorgeous visuals, one of the film's key elements was its restrained and poignant screenplay from television writer Matt Greenhalgh. Greenhalgh followed the work up by writing about another important British artist, John Lennon. But since the work was announced over a year ago without any news, word was that it had died.... read more
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