Subject: Biopics

• Oscar Nominations are announced

  And yes, I'm up prior to the crack of dawn to get them to you. The biggest surprise, if you can call it that, is the strong showing by MICHAEL CLAYTON, with six nominations. Not so surprisingly, THERE WILL BE BLOOD and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN each have eight. Via CNN, because it announced even before the official Oscar site: The nominees for best picture are "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood," "Atonement," "Juno" and "Michael Clayton." JUNO? Really? Just goes to show there's a ri

  January 22, 2008

• It's a Hit

  May 29, 2008

• Do Look Back

  WEB EXCLUSIVE! Reviewing the musical-biopic bonanza of 2007

  January 10, 2008

• Hock the Line

  Sending up the biopic, Walk Hard sells cheap laughs, lame cameos and lifeless Cox

  December 20, 2007

• One of Us Must Know

  The elusive Bob Dylan, masterfully considered, in I’m Not There

  November 22, 2007

• First Person

  November 17, 2005

• Behind the Music

  Not even Michael Gambons 18th century hat head can save a wretch like Amazing Grace
  

  February 22, 2007

• Every Rose Has Its Thorn

  Marion Cotillard gives a star turn, but can’t save this Edith Piaf biopic

  June 14, 2007

• The Joy in the Bubble

  Cannes 2007 was a success, but how many of its movies will you actually get to see?

  May 31, 2007

• Same Old Story

  Sequels, prequels, and threequels headline Hollywood 2007

  January 4, 2007

• DVDish

  November 15, 2007

• Out-bitched and Out-swished

  January 26, 2006

• Back in Black

  November 17, 2005

• Dont Look Back

  July 21, 2005

• Predictably Unpredictable

  March 21, 2002

• Ring of Fire

  June 11, 2009