Biopics -

[Trombonista]

I decided to start this thread because I just found out that my once-favorite member of Destiny's Child is playing Dionne Warwick in a biopic: http://www.usmagazine.com/entertain...letoya-luckett-to-play-dionne-warwick-w206490

So let's discuss biopics here.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

Theory of Everything was great

 

[XYZpdq]

Ed Wood is fun even if it has very little to do with the real Ed Wood.

 

[ZepFloyd94]

Some of my faves:
Ed Wood
Chaplin
Steve Jobs (2015)
The Walk (About Phillipe Petit's tightrope walk across the Twin Towers)
Lincoln (Spielberg movie)
Amadeus
The Right Stuff (About Chuck Yeager and the original American astronauts)

 

[Gordon Cole]

I'm Not There is probably the most unique biopic I've ever seen.

 

[pickleniggo]

Can we also discuss biopics that have yet to be made?
Because one that I hate is Muppet Man - a really poorly written script about Jim Henson's life that literally involves Muppets as like, hallucinations of Jim's? It was being taken seriously back in 2008-ish. Fuck that script so much.

On topic, Love and Mercy is a really great account of Brian Wilson's troubled years and the fact that he gave it his blessing means so much to any genuine fan of his.

 

[Scarlett Johansson]

@Trombonista I'm reviving this for you. Xoxo

Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield are starring in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Garfield is Jim Bakker
Chastain is Tammy Faye Bakker

I seriously hope they include Tammy Faye's air conditioned dog house, Sweigart going down the water slide and Jim hiding under his desk before getting sent to jail,

 

[Syaoran Li]

If we're counting it, Amadeus is one of my favorite movies of all time.

Walk The Line was another great one, featuring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash.

Goodfellas is technically a biopic of Henry Hill, just with the surnames changed for legal reasons.

Lords of Chaos was completely inaccurate in its portrayal of the second-wave black metal scene but it was a decent movie in its own right, and I liked the guys who played Euronymous and Varg.

I think it was a form of karmic justice having Varg Vikernes be played by a talented Jewish actor

Personally, I'd like to see a biopic about George A. Romero

 

[Someone in a Tree]

I’m going to echo the praise for Ed Wood. The filmmakers obviously took liberties with the material but took the base details of Wood and his work and transformed it into a loving tribute to creativity, even when its aim far exceeds its grasp.

Lincoln did a great job of combining some pretty dense historical facts with compelling storytelling. I think it’s one of Spielberg’s best films. His two Kushner collaborations (Lincoln and Munich) are his best post-Private Ryan films, and I think they are actually better than that one, too.