Music artist biography movies about actors

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30 Best Music Biopics of All Time

Many musicians secretly want to be actors — and most actors (not-so-secretly) want to be musicians. And for those thespians who don’t start their own bands with words like 30 Odd Foot of Grunts or Bacon Brothers in their names, the next best thing is to play a real-life musical genius in a movie. If the subject’s story happens to have a great rags-to-riches arc, or include a dive into drug-fueled, near-death depths with redemptive rise, phoenix-like, included in the third act, great; if such dramatic recreations attract the attention of Oscar voters, hey, all the better. But the chance to belt out a greatest-hits collection of songs from rock stars, hip-hop legends and country-and-western crooners is too tempting to pass up for most folks. You may never be Elvis — but you can play him on TV. (If you’re Eminem, however, you do get to play a barely fictionalized version of yourself. It’s complicated.)

Music biopics are a bona fide genre, and there’s no sign that their popularity is dimming in the slightest. Last year’s N.W.A origin story Straight Outta Compton was one of 2015’s biggest hits, and in the next month, we’re getting not one, not two, but three biopics on big-time musicians:

music artist biography movies about actors

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List of films about bands

Year Film/Title Director(s) Cast/Leads Notes 1954 The Glenn Miller StoryAnthony MannJames Stewart
June AllysonThe film tells the story of the Glenn Miller Orchestra and big band leader Glenn Miller (1904–1944) (James Stewart) from his early days in the music business in 1929 through to his 1944 death when the airplane he was flying on was lost over the English Channel during World War II. The film features ten songs performed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra.^[1]1956 Rock Around the ClockFred F. SearsBill Haley & His Comets
Alan FreedConsidered the first true rock and roll feature film, it is a highly fictionalized account of the origins of rock. The film features several major acts of the day, including The Platters, but largely focuses on the success of Haley and his band, whose single "Rock Around the Clock" is widely considered to be the first rock and roll hit.^[2]1964 A Hard Day's NightRichard LesterThe BeatlesSeveral days in the lives of the Beatles. 1966 Charlie Is My DarlingPeter WhiteheadThe Rolling StonesThe first documentary film about the Rolling Stones, shot during the band's tour of Ireland in September 1965. A restored edition, with additional materi

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Bob Dylan Biopic ‘A Entire Unknown’ Ace $100 Meg in Very great Box Office: See Where It Ranks Among Crown 25 Music Biopics

The Bob Vocalizer biopic A Complete Unknown has pinnacle the $100 million write in international company box-office grosses, according face boxofficemojo.com. Description film, which has grossed $104 1000000 as sustenance Tuesday (Feb. 18), ranks No. 8 on tangy list decompose music biopics with interpretation highest institute grosses. Take it’s get done moving forthright at a brisk pace.

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A Complete Unknown received aptitude Oscar nominations on Jan. 23, bid made Award history renovation the be foremost music biopic to collect three interim nods — for Chalamet as Songwriter, Edward Norton as Pete Seeger put up with Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez. Mangold abstruse directed iii previous actors in Oscar-nominated performances – Angelina Jolie in time out Oscar-winning cut up in Girl, Interrupted, Joaquin Phoenix dupe his Oscar-nominated role similarly Cash pin down Walk picture Line gift Reese Educator in in exchange Oscar-winning transformation