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A profound depiction': Michael Jackson fans support divisive biopic as film smashes records

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What "Michael" Tries to Show-or Hide

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A false narrative around a paedophile': Michael Jackson biopic criticised by Leaving Neverland director

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin? Criticize the Michael Jackson Biopic.

Cultural assessment of Michael Jackson's legacy and the impact of recent media portrayals.

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'Michael' Is The Most Cynical Attempt At Biopic Myth-Making Yet | Defector

Michael is a poorly crafted biopic that prioritizes profit over storytelling, failing to provide a meaningful history of Michael Jackson.

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Michael Jackson's biopic and what it leaves out

A new biopic on Michael Jackson highlights his rise to fame but omits significant scandals and aspects of his identity and politics.

A profound depiction': Michael Jackson fans support divisive biopic as film smashes records

The biopic about Michael Jackson has achieved record box office success despite mixed critical reviews.

What "Michael" Tries to Show-or Hide

The film 'Michael' celebrates Michael Jackson's rise while omitting serious allegations against him, reflecting complex views on stardom and legacy.

A false narrative around a paedophile': Michael Jackson biopic criticised by Leaving Neverland director

The biopic 'Michael' has been criticized for misrepresenting Michael Jackson's relationships and failing to address allegations of child sexual abuse.

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin? Criticize the Michael Jackson Biopic.

Cultural assessment of Michael Jackson's legacy and the impact of recent media portrayals.

3 days ago

'Michael' Is The Most Cynical Attempt At Biopic Myth-Making Yet | Defector

Michael is a poorly crafted biopic that prioritizes profit over storytelling, failing to provide a meaningful history of Michael Jackson.

"Let's see what happens": Did Leonard Bernstein hook up with his mentor? Newly revealed letters raise questions - Queerty

Maestro portrays Leonard Bernstein's complex life, including his queerness and relationships, revealing a sensitive and beautiful narrative of his legacy.

4 days ago

Michael Review: Bad

Twelve-year-old Juliano Krue Valdi, who stars as young Michael Jackson, not only enhances the movie but inverts the script's intended meaning, capturing the corruption of childhood dreams.

Independent films

fromThe Independent

Kat Graham reveals why she was cut out of Michael Jackson biopic

Kat Graham was cut from the Michael Jackson biopic due to legal considerations affecting her filmed scenes.

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Independent films

The Director Behind the Michael Jackson Bio-Pic

Independent films

Michael Director Antoine Fuqua Isn't Convinced by the Allegations Against Michael Jackson

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The Director Behind the Michael Jackson Bio-Pic

Antoine Fuqua is a successful director known for action films, now exploring a different genre with the Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael.'

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Michael Director Antoine Fuqua Isn't Convinced by the Allegations Against Michael Jackson

Antoine Fuqua expresses skepticism about Michael Jackson's child molestation allegations and highlights potential double standards for Black artists.

Michael Stipe Says Billie Eilish Would Be His Choice to Play Him in R.E.M. Biopic

Michael Stipe and Stephen Colbert humorously discussed casting for a hypothetical R.E.M. biopic during Stipe's Late Show appearance.

London music

Please Please Me at the Kiln Theatre

Beatlemania is revived through new works, focusing on Brian Epstein's life rather than the band itself.

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Ranking Every Line From the Hershey Biopic Trailer

The Hershey movie trailer presents a biopic of Milton Hershey with a conservative, values-based narrative and questionable dialogue quality.

Television

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Madonna to Play Herself as The Studio Season 2 Zooms In on Shelved Biopic

The Studio's second season features Madonna playing herself in a two-part episode inspired by her biopic efforts.

Kim Novak says Sydney Sweeney is totally wrong to play me' in biopic

Kim Novak disapproves of Sydney Sweeney's casting in a biopic about her relationship with Sammy Davis Jr.

Paris food

fromThe Local France

French films with English subtitles to watch in April 2026

Lost in Frenchlation offers a diverse lineup of French films with English subtitles for April 2026, catering to cinema enthusiasts and language learners.

fromSherdog

Hollywood treatment: Biopic to chronicle story of UFC legend Georges St. Pierre

"We have been considering telling my story for a moment now, and when we found this team it was clear to us that we wanted this to be told in a new creative way."

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Django

Lizzo Meets Her Past Self in Video for New Song

Lizzo released a new song titled 'Don't Make Me Love U' in 2026, accompanied by a music video.

7 Unmissable Movies to Catch This Spring

Pixar's latest film features technology allowing human minds to inhabit animal robots, with a teen beaver leading animals to protect their habitat.

Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning to Star in Cass Elliot Biopic

Jessica Gunning will portray Cass Elliot in My Mama Cass, a biopic adapted from Owen Elliot-Kugell's memoir.

Austin Butler to Play Lance Armstrong in Conclave Director's New Biopic

Austin Butler has been attached to portray Lance Armstrong in a new biopic directed by Edward Berger, written by Zach Baylin.

Austin Butler to play Lance Armstrong in big-screen biopic

Austin Butler will portray disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong in a new biopic directed by Edward Berger, with Armstrong involved but not credited as a producer.

#joni-mitchell

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Meryl Streep cast as Joni Mitchell in new biopic

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Meryl Streep to Play Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe Biopic, Confirms Clive Davis

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Meryl Streep cast as Joni Mitchell in new biopic

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Meryl Streep to Play Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe Biopic, Confirms Clive Davis

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First Images from The Beatles Biopic Released

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See Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, and More in First Look at Sam Mendes' Beatles Biopics

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Barry Keoghan Is Ready to Play Ringo Starr in Those Beatles Biopics

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First Images from The Beatles Biopic Released

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See Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, and More in First Look at Sam Mendes' Beatles Biopics

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Barry Keoghan Is Ready to Play Ringo Starr in Those Beatles Biopics

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First Look at Beatles Biopic Comes Courtesy of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, of all places, has the exclusive first look at Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan, and Joseph Quinn in character as The Beatles in Sam Mendes' upcoming four-part biopic. Postcards featuring the actors as the Fab Four were hidden around LIPA, and students were encouraged to find them and tag the school's Instagram account. If you're wondering the connection, LIPA was co-founded by Paul McCartney.

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#shakers

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Review: 'Ann Lee' is a bold look at a religious crusader

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Review: Ann Lee' is a bold look at a religious crusader

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Entrancing 'Testament of Ann Lee' Relays the Shakers' Saga in Song and Dance

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Review: 'Ann Lee' is a bold look at a religious crusader

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Review: Ann Lee' is a bold look at a religious crusader

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Entrancing 'Testament of Ann Lee' Relays the Shakers' Saga in Song and Dance

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FilmWatch Weekly: 'The Testament of Ann Lee,' Gus Van Sant's 'Dead Man's Wire,' and more * Oregon ArtsWatch

Amanda Seyfried portrays Ann Lee in a visually splendid, narratively ingenious biopic that examines Shaker celibacy, utopian faith, and rejection of materialism.

Which 'Phenomenal Actor' Is Batty Enough to Play Ozzy?

A "phenomenal" actor has been cast to portray Ozzy Osbourne in an upcoming biopic covering 1979–1999 and focusing on his relationship with Sharon.

The 50 best films of 2025 in the UK

50 Blue Moon Ethan Hawke plays with campy brilliance and criminal combover the lyricist Lorenz Hart as he spirals into vinegary jilted despair after his split from Richard Rodgers in this latest collaboration with Richard Linklater. Read the full review. 49 Happyend Dysfunctional Happyend Teen romance and paranoid surveillance collide to dysfunctional effect in Neo Sora's beguiling debut feature set in an oppressive near-future Japan. Read the full review.

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Trailer Revealed for Madden Movie Starring Nic Cage and Christian Bale

Prime Video has revealed the first trailer for Madden, the David O. Russell-directed biopic starring Nicolas Cage as legendary NFL coach-turned-NFL broadcaster John Madden and Christian Bale as Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis. Russell also wrote the film, working off an earlier screenplay drafted Cambron Clark. Along with Cage and Bale, the cast includes John Mulaney as Trip Hawkins; Kathryn Hahn as Virginia Madden; Sienna Miller as Carol Davis; Joel Murray as Pat Summerall; and Shane Gillis.

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#bruce-springsteen

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Bruce Springsteen biopic 'Deliver Me from Nowhere' lands on digital and 4K/Blu-ray

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Don't Watch 'Deliver Me From Nowhere' Unless You Want To Cry About Your Dad | Defector

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Bruce Springsteen biopic 'Deliver Me from Nowhere' lands on digital and 4K/Blu-ray

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Don't Watch 'Deliver Me From Nowhere' Unless You Want To Cry About Your Dad | Defector

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Amanda Seyfried describes her new unconventional musical biopic at the film's premiere

An unorthodox musical biopic starring Amanda Seyfried chronicles 18th-century Shaker leader Ann Lee and premieres Dec. 25.

Bret Michaels Biopic and Book Coming in 2026

UNBROKEN Then, Now and Forever - the biopic and the book officially coming 2026. If I can survive rocking out on shag mustard-colored carpet on my first guitar ('technically a ukulele' lol) and remain as excited now as I was then, and survive the highs, the lows, good people and the downright maliciousness in the business I've chosen to be in and still get to rock with my friends with a smile on my face on the stage today.

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World news

Jim Caviezel to play Jair Bolsonaro in heroic' biopic

Jim Caviezel is filming a secret biopic portraying imprisoned ex-president Jair Bolsonaro amid Bolsonaro's 27-year sentence for plotting to block Lula's return.

#sydney-sweeney

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Sydney Sweeney Didn't Make Christy for the Box Office

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Okay, Sydney Sweeney Could Get an Oscar for This

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Sydney Sweeney Gained 30 Pounds and Donned Quite a Wig to Try to Get an Oscar Nomination. Unfortunately, I've Seen the Movie.

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Sydney Sweeney Didn't Make Christy for the Box Office

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Okay, Sydney Sweeney Could Get an Oscar for This

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Sydney Sweeney Gained 30 Pounds and Donned Quite a Wig to Try to Get an Oscar Nomination. Unfortunately, I've Seen the Movie.

Sydney Sweeney Shrugs Off Christy Box Office Flop: "We Make [Art] for Impact"

Sydney Sweeney's boxing biopic Christy Martin opened to $1.3 million domestically despite Sweeney's 30-pound muscle transformation and the film's domestic-violence awareness focus.

A Super-Strong Sydney Sweeney Propels the Sports Biopic 'Christy'

Christy portrays Christy Martin's pioneering boxing career, long-term abusive relationship, milestone achievements, intense onscreen violence, strong supporting casting, and a major late surprise.