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Category Archives: Biopic
Is Clint Eastwood Intent On Outing J. Edgar Hoover?
That’s the rather provocative question posed by The Independent of London today as it previews Eastwood’s upcoming biopic “J.Edgar” which stars Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role. The newspaper reports that the film has prompted unease in America’s top law … Continue reading
Posted in Biopic, Film News, Our Films, Ourselves
Tagged Clint Eastwood, J. Edgar Hoover, J. Edgar movie, Judi Dench, Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, The Red Scare
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Sony Buys Rights To Steve Jobs Bio
Sony Pictures has purchased the rights to the rush-to-publication biography of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs. Starpulse has the details. “Steve Jobs” is an authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson. The book … Continue reading
Posted in Biopic, Film News, Our Films, Ourselves, roman a clef, Thinking About Movies
Tagged Apple Computers, film biography, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson
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Ed Wood, Reconsidered.
Name: Ed Wood Release Date: 1994 Writers: Rudolph Gray (book), Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (screenplay) Director: Tim Burton Cast: Johnny Depp: Ed Wood Martin Landau: Bela Lugosi Sarah Jessica Parker: Dolores Fuller Patricia Arquette: Kathy O’Hara Jeffrey Jones: Criswell … Continue reading
Posted in B-Movies, Biopic, Horror, Matinee at the Bijou, Sci-Fi, Thinking About Movies
Tagged 1950s Hollywood, B-Movies, Bride of the Monster, Ed Wood, Elvira, Exploitation Movies, George the Animal Steele, Glen or Glenda, Johnny Depp, Maila Nurni, Martin Landau, Paul Marco, Plan 9 From Outerspace, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tim Burton, Vampira
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Control (UK, 2007)
Name: Control Release Date: 2007 Director: Anton Corbjin Writers: Deborah Curtis (book), Matt Greenhalgh (screenplay) Cast: Sam Riley: Ian Curtis Samantha Morton: Debbie Curtis Alexandra Maria Lara: Annik Honore Joe Anderson: Peter Hook James Anthony Pearson: Bernard Sumner Harry Treadaway: … Continue reading
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