So you find a way to cope without it.
However, fame brings its own demons, including drug addiction and toxic relationships.
So it can’t land on nothing.
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“Elvisisa whirlwind ridethrough the life and career ofthe King.
Austin Butleris transformative in the part, Presley’s signature voice, moves, and charisma.
The filmmaker’s affection and reverence for Elvis is also very much on display.
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Fortunately, Luhrmann and Butler leaven the flashiness with some genuine emotion.
“Love & Mercyfocuses onBrian Wilson, the troubled genius behind The Beach Boys.
Eugene Landy(Paul Giamatti).
Can we create strange chord shifts in the cinematic structure of this movie?”
“Coal Miner’s DaughterfeaturesSissy SpacekasLoretta Lynn, one of country musics most renowned voices.
She won an Oscar for her efforts.
(Lynn herself reportedly chose Spacek to play her.)
Their melancholy, atmospheric sound would shape post-punk music.
Foxx’s work is uncanny, capturing the artist’s mannerisms and voice with astonishing accuracy.
The pair of them have crackling chemistry.
DirectorJames Mangoldcommands the material well, even if his storytelling style isn’t particularly inventive or flashy.
Rather, he creates a sturdy framework for the actors and the music to do their work.
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It’s for this reason thatWalk the Linerises above hagiography to be a stirring, engaging character study.
Amadeusplays fast and loose with the facts, changing details to get to better amplify its themes.
The kinetic storytelling and heightened drama transform the distant past into something vividly immediate.
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A Complete Unknown: Set in the vibrant New York music scene of the early 1960s, the film follows the journey of 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan. It captures his rapid ascent from a budding folk singer to a prominent figure in concert halls and on the charts, highlighting his impact on the music world.
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The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporary composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart’s talent and claimed to have murdered him.
