Tag: biopic

Redmond Bacon - 30-06-2019

Virginia Woolf has never been this dull and joyless before, in awful British biopic featuring a miscast Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki - now available on VoD [Read More...]

- 02-02-2019

The story of Rudolf Nureyev's defection to the West becomes a British film directed by Ralph Fiennes, and it examines the ballet dancer's unapologetic "outsiderness" - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Ben Flanagan - 01-02-2019

Willem Dafoe makes for a perfect Vincent Van Gogh in a new biopic of the artist directed by painter and filmmaker Julian Schnabel - in cinemas and Curzon Home Cinema on Friday, March 29th [Read More...]

- 08-01-2019

Biopic of French writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette starring a stunning Keira Knightley details her struggle to overcome strict societal constraints of the Belle Époque and to become an artist in her own right - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Redmond Bacon - 27-02-2018

Read our exclusive interview with Aleksei German Jr., the director of Sergei Dovlatov's biopic, whom he describes as "the Elvis Presley of Russian literature" [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 17-02-2018

Biopic of Russian writer offers insight into a Soviet Union suffocated by censorship, plus it has plenty of anecdotes and bite-size treats for literature lovers and a convincing photography by Polish DOP Luykasz Zal (of Ida) - from the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

Petra von Kant - 08-02-2018

A tale of two dragons: Bruce Lee's epic battle against Wong Jack Man, which catapulted the young fighter to fame, is the subject of George Nolfi's film, starring Philip Ng - in cinemas February 23rd [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 07-11-2017

Biopic of Italo-Egyptian chanteuse is filled with passionate music, untimely deaths and unfathomable pain, much like the tragic life of the singer - from French Film Festival and soon on VoD [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 31-07-2017

A dirty life in pictures: Tom of Finland's eagerly awaited biopic is finally out; the result is an accomplished and elegant movie, however with one BIG AND HARD shortcoming - on all major VoD platforms [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 24-05-2017

Biopic of the French sculptor Auguster Rodin lacks movement, energy and vigour - unlike the vibrant pieces by the artist - live from Cannes [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 11-02-2017

How do you paint the portrait of an American brute and degenerate? Alberto Giacometti has the answer ... or maybe not - in cinemas this week [Read More...]

Victor Fraga - 16-10-2016

Redreaming the dreamer: biopic of the Chilean poet and politician Pablo Neruda is as imaginative and colourful as the man it portrays, and a fitting tribute to one of the most important voices of literature and communism in the 20th century - now on Blu-ray, DVD, and iTunes [Read More...]