Tag Archives: Biopic

Review: Foxcatcher (2014)

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Sam S-P

Director Bennett Miller’s movies tend to take a sideways view on real life. Everything about his filmmaking style is restrained, but the stories he chooses to tell (or re-tell) are so odd and remarkable you really couldn’t make them up. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Bennett Miller, Biopic, Channing Tatum, Dave Schultz, Drama, Film, Foxcatcher, John du Pont, Mark Ruffalo, Mark Schultz, Movies, Sport, Steve Carell, The Silence of the Lambs, Vanessa Redgrave | 1 Comment

Review: The Theory of Everything (2014)

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Sam S-P

How do you sum up the life of such an extraordinary human being? Director James Marsh, writer Anthony McCarten and principle actors Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones prove that you have to start from a place of emotion, and THE … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Anthony McCarten, Biopic, Charlie Cox, David Thewlis, Drama, Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Film, Harry Lloyd, James Marsh, Jane Hawking, Maxine Peake, Movies, Stephen Hawking, The Theory of Everything | 1 Comment

Review: Tracks (2013)

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Sam S-P

TRACKS opens with a warning of cultural sensitivity for Aboriginal viewers that the film “may contain images and voices of deceased persons”. This statement sets the precedent for the whole story, that it’ll be dealing with real people and doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Adam Driver, Adventure, Biopic, Film, Julia Robertss, Mia Wasikowska, Movies, Robyn Davidson, Roly Mintuma, Tracks | Leave a comment

Review: Philomena (2013)

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Sam S-P

Some stories don’t need much embellishment when adapting them for drama. Martin Sixsmith’s human interest article which forms the basis for PHILOMENA is one such story, remarkable and moving, and Steve Coogan who writes and stars does a fine job … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alan Partridge, Barbara Jefford, Biopic, Chronicles of Riddick, Drama, Film, Judi Dench, Martin Sixsmith, Movies, Philomena, Philomena Lee, Rob Brydon, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Stephen Frears, Steve Coogan, The Trip | Leave a comment

Biopics: 3 of The Weirdest and Most Wonderful

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Sam S-P

Biopics have understandably remained popular throughout cinema’s history. Take a famous figure who lead an interesting life, cast a (usually) big star to play them, and half the battle is already over for any half-decent filmmaker. There are a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Amadeus, Andy Kaufman, Biopic, Brendan Fraser, Drama, Emily Watson, Film, Geoffrey Rush, Gods and Monsters, Ian McKellen, James Whale, Jim Carrey, Lynn Redgrave, Man on the Moon, Milos Forman, Miriam Margolyes, Movies, Mozart, Paul Giamatti, Peter Sellers, Peter Vaughan, Sophia Loren, Stanley Kubrick, Stanley Tucci, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, The People vs. Larry Flint, Universal, Universal Horror | Leave a comment

Review: Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Sam S-P

SAVING MR. BANKS isn’t like many other biopics, and it’s like next to no films about filmmaking. Movies that retell notoriously troubled productions have a tendency to exaggerate and oversimplify for the sake of smooth storytelling, yet often turn out to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Annie Rose Buckley, B.J. Novak, Bambi, Biopic, Bradley Whitford, Colin Farrell, Comedy, Dick Van Dyke, Disney, Drama, Emma Thompson, Film, Hitchcock, Jason Schwatzman, John Lee Hancock, Kelly Marcel, Mary Poppins, Movies, Musical, Paul Giamatti, Saving Mr. Banks, Tom Hanks | Leave a comment

Review: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Sam S-P

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET is a joyous, mostly unashamed feast of sin, and a pleasingly brazen, amusing and different Oscar-contender in comparison to all the more supposedly “fitting” contenders it’s up against this year. Based on Jordan Belfort’s memoir, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Biopic, Black Comedy, Film, Jonah Hill, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Martin Scorsese, Movies, Oscars, The Wolf of Wall Street | 4 Comments

Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Sam S-P

12 YEARS A SLAVE is a beautifully crafted film about an abhorrent subject. It’s quite an endurance test all-in-all, and I’m not sure whether I’ll ever be able to put myself through it again; not because of the quality of the film, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged 12 Years a Slave, Benedict Cumberbatch, Biopic, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Film, Gravity, Hans Zimmer, Historical Drama, Inception, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbender, Movies, Oscars, Steve McQueen, Terrence Malick | 1 Comment

Beyond the Valley of the Casting

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Sam S-P

It’s been announced that various independent film companies have banded together to make yet another film about making a film titled RUSS & ROGER GO BEYOND. Set to tell the story of the collaboration between trash auteur Russ Meyer and … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Biopic, Christopher Cluess, Film, Hitchcock, Movies, Roger Ebert, Russ & Roger Go Beyond, Russ Meyer | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Biopic

Review: Foxcatcher (2014)

Review: The Theory of Everything (2014)

Review: Tracks (2013)

Review: Philomena (2013)

Biopics: 3 of The Weirdest and Most Wonderful

Review: Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Review: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)

Beyond the Valley of the Casting

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