Tag: Biopic

  • Ferrari Trailer is in to Win

    Ferrari Trailer is in to Win

    Another racing movie is speeding towards movie screens as Neon has released the first trailer for Michael Mann’s Ferrari. Based on the book Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine about the life of Enzo Ferrari, the man behind the Ferrari car manufacturer, Ferrari is a passion project for Mann, who directs from a script…

  • REVIEW: Oppenheimer (2023)

    REVIEW: Oppenheimer (2023)

    Oppenheimer is a masterpiece. Usually, I don’t like to throw words like that around so soon after seeing a movie, but when this one ends, you’ve got to exhale. This a three-hour-long film about people discussing theoretical physics that’s more exhilarating than many thrillers, filled with basic humanity and grandiose moral quandaries, examinations of the…

  • REVIEW: Chevalier (2023)

    REVIEW: Chevalier (2023)

    This weekend saw the release of Chevalier, the latest musician biopic. This time, the gimmick is that it’s a period piece telling the lost life story of a black classical musician and composer. I didn’t know anything about Chevalier; when I first heard the title, I assumed it referred to Maurice Chevalier. But the trailer…

  • Michael Jackson’s Nephew Will Play Him in Biopic

    Michael Jackson’s Nephew Will Play Him in Biopic

    The King of Pop will be resurrected by a family member. Deadline exclusively reports that the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic directed by Antoine Fuqua will star Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, as the music icon. Jaafar Jackson is the son of Michael Jackson’s brother Jermaine Jackson, one of the other members of The Jackson 5. Jaafar…

  • REVIEW: Blonde (2022)

    REVIEW: Blonde (2022)

    Netflix’s Blonde has been the center of controversy ever since the announcement that this Marilyn Monroe biopic would be rated NC-17. Now, the film is here, and the truth behind the speculation is revealed. Many early reviews from mainstream and access media sites have rated Blonde low, criticizing it for being overly artsy and highly…

  • Oppenheimer Teaser Goes Nuclear

    Oppenheimer Teaser Goes Nuclear

    Universal Pictures dropped the bomb today as they released a teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming movie Oppenheimer. Nolan’s first film after his split with Warner Bros., Oppenheimer depicts the creation of the atomic bomb by J. Robert Oppenheimer and his colleagues in what became known as the Manhattan Project. Cillian Murphy stars as Oppenheimer,…