Word: biopics
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...These are the words of which famous cinematic mobster: (1) Vito Corleone (2) Frank Costello or (3) Frank Lucas?Wait, Frank Lucas who? That seems to be the question of most members of the New York City Police Department in Ridley Scott’s new big-budget biopic, “American Gangster.” Starring audience and Academy darlings Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, the film follows the rise of Harlem gangster Frank Lucas (Washington), who became one of the most successful drug lords of the late ’60s early...
...that sense his move to movies couldn't be more natural. Corbijn sees Control not as a typical rock biopic or music film, but as "a tragic love story with great music." Based on the book Touching From a Distance by Curtis' wife, Debbie (played by the Oscar-nominated British actress Samantha Morton), it's a familiar tale: Debbie and Curtis, brought movingly back to life by newcomer Sam Riley, meet and marry as teenagers; Curtis joins the band and, while on tour, begins an affair with an exotic Belgian, leaving Debbie at home to take care of their baby...
...they became investors in the Halston company, along with private-equity firm Hilco Consumer Capital, the majority shareholder. Although Mellon has promoted TV and movie product placement for Jimmy Choo with considerable enthusiasm, there's a chance to go further with Halston: she hopes Weinstein will supply the biopic. "A movie turns a brand into a household name. Fashion magazines reach a million, but this is how you reach 100 million," Mellon says...
...London stage actor Ben Whishaw. Blanchett plays prime-time Bob, the electrified folk-rock star who's getting annoyed by fame. The '70s, counterfeit-cowboy Dylan is Richard Gere. The movie leaps further into fancy by inventing Jake Rollins (Christian Bale), the Dylan character in a Hollywoodish '60s biopic called Grain of Sand, and Robbie Clarke (Heath Ledger), the actor who plays Jack. Is everyone confused...
...ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE Nine years ago, Cate Blanchett brought her biopic of England's legendary Tudor queen to Toronto; this smart, stately film garnered seven Oscar nominations. Blanchett re-teams with director Shekhar Kapur for the sequel, about Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen...