Tag: Biopic
‘Oppenheimer’ Trailer: Christopher Nolan’s Bomb Biopic
Christopher Nolan’s latest movie is definitely not your typical summer blockbuster. This one is more of a blockbuster in the way that term was originally conceived: A massive bomb dropped from the sky that could destroy a large portion of a city (literally a block buster). His Oppenheimer is a biopic about scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, one…
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Taking Care of Business Teaser Reveals First Look at Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Biopic
If there is anyone qualified to bring the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley’s colorful story to life on screen, then Baz Luhrmann has got to be high up on the list, and we have had our first peek at just what the director with a flair for the spectacular has done with Elvis,…
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A Biopic With Real Sole
One specific moment in Ben Affleck’s Air won me over for good. A down-on-his-luck Nike recruiter named Sonny Vaccaro has bet his career, and the careers of many of his colleagues, on the longest of long shots: That he can sign the #3 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, Michael Jordan, to an endorsement deal. At the time, Nike…
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Jonah Hill Is Jerry Garcia in Martin Scorsese’s Grateful Dead Biopic
The story of The Grateful Dead, one of rock music’s all-time greatest bands, will be told in an upcoming untitled biopic, courtesy of Apple. The company has lined up esteemed filmmaker Martin Scorsese to direct a movie based on the psychedelic rock band with Jonah Hill on board to play late frontman Jerry Garcia. American…
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