Michael Is the First Biopic to Make $1 Billion
Michael, the critically reviled film about Michael Jackson’s life, has become the first biopic to make over $1…
Wait, Who’s Writing the Britney Spears Biopic?
Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect/Getty Images The Britney Spears biopic is chugging along, and now we know who might take…
Mick Jagger Wants a Specific Rolling Stones Biopic
Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images From his tongue and lips to God’s ears, Mick Jagger told GQ in a…
Amanda Seyfried’s Joni Mitchell Biopic Isn’t Happening
Photo: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon via YouTube Those of us who saw Mona Fastvold’s fabulous The…
Michael Jackson Biopic Opens With $97 Million, Shattering Records
Topline The Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” grossed $97 million at the domestic box office over its opening weekend,…
Which ‘Phenomenal Actor’ Will Play Ozzy Osbourne?
Photo: Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images While we continue to delude ourselves into believing the Keith Moon film will…
Blue Moon shows Ethan Hawke unlike you’ve ever seen him before.
The built-in paradox of the artist biopic is that, with rare exceptions, any film that tries to represent…
In defense of a much-maligned movie genre.
This article is part of Portrait Mode, a Slate pop-up series about biopics. What if I told you…
“The Smashing Machine” Pulls Its Punches
Only two kinds of actors are bad: those who can’t be themselves and those who you wish wouldn’t…