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Stevie Wonder – Biography Channel

July 30, 2010

 Stevie Wonder – Biography Channel

Stevie Wonder – or Steveland Hardaway Judkins to his mother – needs no introduction. Were he on a Top Trumps card, his stats would look something like this: Top ten US hits: 30 No.1 US Hits: 10, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame: Inducted,... 

Can’t Stop the Music

June 28, 2010

 Can’t Stop the Music

For those not in the know, The Village People are a concept disco collective, formed in America. The brains of the outfit, Jacques Morali, was responsible for penning the tunes and formed the band after placing an ad in a music magazine which read ‘must... 

Che: Criterion Collection

January 14, 2010

 Che: Criterion Collection

Che (2008) began as a personal project for actor Benicio del Toro around the time he was making Traffic (2000) with Steven Soderbergh. Originally, he planned on making the film about iconic revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara with Terrence Malick... 

Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

July 7, 2009

 Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

With the events of the last couple of weeks it seems the world has once again fallen in love with Michael Jackson. It’s just a shame that it took something so drastic for this to happen, but often genius isn’t always recognised until someone passes... 

Notorious: Unrated Director’s Cut

April 30, 2009

 Notorious: Unrated Director’s Cut

Christopher Wallace aka the Notorious B.I.G. was a larger-than-life rapper who worked his way up from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most popular rappers in the 1990s until his tragic death in 1997. His brief but colourful life was certainly... 

Chaplin: 15th Anniversary Edition

October 17, 2008

 Chaplin: 15th Anniversary Edition

Adapted from My Autobiography by Charles Chaplin and Chaplin: His Life and Art by David Robinson, Chaplin (1992) was a prestigious, big budget biopic about the life of legendary English comedian Charles Chaplin. While the film was criticized for taking... 

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters: Criterion Collection

July 14, 2008

 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters: Criterion Collection

Initially, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) seems like the odd man out in writer/director Paul Schrader’s filmography. It takes a complex look at the life of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima who ended his own life by committing the ritual act of... 

Control

June 2, 2008

 Control

Ever since Ian Curtis, lead singer of the British band Joy Division, died in 1980, he has achieved the iconic status of an emerging artist showing signs of brilliance before meeting an early, tragic end. In Curtis’ case, he committed suicide on the... 

I’m Not There: Two-Disc Collector’s Edition

May 2, 2008

 I’m Not There: Two-Disc Collector’s Edition

If you want to do a decent biopic on a musician it helps to have their approval (or that of their estate) so that you have access to their catalogue of music. This has gotten harder with the debacle that was Oliver Stone’s take on The Doors (1991).... 

The Fall of the Roman Empire: Limited Collector’s Edition

April 24, 2008

 The Fall of the Roman Empire: Limited Collector’s Edition

It’s a cliché to say but they really don’t make films like The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) anymore. Anthony Mann’s magnum opus is part of a grand tradition of big budget historical epics like Ben-Hur (1959), Spartacus (1960), and El Cid (1961).... 

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