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From ‘A Complete Unknown’ to ‘Selena’ to ‘Ray’: 33 Notable Music Biopics
John Lennon once said that “Music is everybody’s possession,” and for Hollywood filmmakers, they have taken that “ownership” to portray the stories of some of the recording industry’s most renowned musicians.
Whether it be the rise and fall of one of Tejano music’s most noteworthy stars, or depicting the different facets of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (in multiple movies), many of the actors’ portrayals have been recognized as prominent roles in their careers (some even earning Oscars along the way).
With the Dylan movie A Complete Unknownabout to hit theaters, The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at 33 films — from Selena to Walk the Line — depicting the lives of music legends.
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Maybe the first movie to tackle a city’s era-defining music scene — Manchester, from Joy Division’s late-’70s hatching of post-punk through the Madchester heyday of rave culture in the ’90s — this is also the story of Factory Records, the label that presented New Order, the Happy Mondays and James to the world; it’s also about Factory owner, TV presenter and scene captain Tony Wilson, played her
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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:
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The 50 Suitably Music Biopic Movies
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The latest: Bob Vocalist goes thrilling in interpretation Timothee Chalamet-starring A Put away Unknown, directed by Walk the Line‘s James Mangold.
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