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Only saw the movie "RAY" for the first time about a month ago and I felt that it was a great movie with a great job done by Jamie Foxx playing Ray Charles.
Was interested to find out that the movie was actually made independently, which would explain why things regarding Charles' life weren't glossed over.
What do others think of this movie and others relating to the title of this topic?

Walk The Line- Johny Cash story with Joequilin Pheonix and Legally Blonde star (?). Both sang songs themselves which I thought made movie better

Does "The Rose" fall into this category?

Saw both "Ray" and "Walk the Line" and thought they were really well done. Particularly the way they dealt with some of the uglier sides of these guys careers. Most bio pics on artists don't do this and just end up being PR fluff pieces.

Sid & Nancy (Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen)

What's Love Got to Do With It? (Tina Turner)

The Jacksons (TV mini-series)

Bird (Charlie Parker)

Krush Groove (Run DMC, very loosely based on their rise to fame)

Apparently a new Diana Ross biopic starring Beyonce is coming out. Diva Ross has ripped into Beyonce in the media.

I enjoyed watching Ray.

Doors.

Watched the movie La Bamba for the first time in a long time recently and enjoyed it and probably understood it a bit better this time around after having read the book "The day the music died".
Hard to imagine that Buddy Holly was only 22 as even today if you said his name most people would know he was.
As I'm sure most people know, the song "American Pie" by Don McLean is actually about the deaths of Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and J.P. Richardson.

ORDoubleBlues wrote:Watched the movie La Bamba for the first time in a long time recently and enjoyed it and probably understood it a bit better this time around after having read the book "The day the music died".
Hard to imagine that Buddy Holly was only 22 as even today if you said his name most people would know he was.
As I'm sure most people know, the song "American Pie" by Don McLean is actually about the deaths of Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and J.P. Richardson.

Waylon Jennings - The only guy in the world to lose a coin toss but win.

Do Rockumentaries or Mockumentaries count?
if so...
1.) SEX PISTOLS- The Filth & the Fury
2.) METALLICA- Some Kind of Monster
3.) This is SPINAL TAP
4.) HELLACOPTERS- Goodnight Cleveland
5.) FRANK ZAPPA- 200 Motels
6.) FRANK ZAPPA- Baby Snakes
7.) TURBONEGRO- Turbonegro:The Movie
8.) TURBONEGRO- The ResErection
9.) THE RAMONES- Rock n' Roll High School
10.) End of the Century: The Story of the RAMONES
11.) Don't Blame Me: Tales of OZZY OSBOURNE
12.) S.O.D- Kill Yourself: The Movie
13.) THE MONKEES- Head
14.) KISS meets the Phantom of the Park (craptacularly awful! )
Also not to forget a plethora of BEATLES movies!

Hanging out (pardon the pun) for 'Control', the movie about Ian Curtis & Joy Division directed by Anton Corbijn. Out in March in the UK.
Should be a nice companion to '24 Hour Party People'.

wasn't the first talking picture a story of al jolson 'the jazz singer' ??

Can't Stop the Music rocked, if you slow down the YMCA part and look real close you can see Valerie Perrine's nipple!

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bayman wrote:wasn't the first talking picture a story of al jolson 'the jazz singer' ??

There were a few shorts with dialogue, but THE JAZZ SINGER is the first feature 'talkie.'

The immortal first line:

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet."

Leaping Lindner wrote:
Waylon Jennings - The only guy in the world to lose a coin toss but win.

Micheal Vaughan - Second test Ashes series. Lost the toss and sent in on a road when Ausrtralia had just lost Glen McGrath. Oops, wrong board!

regards,

REB

Wedgie wrote:Can't Stop the Music rocked, if you slow down the YMCA part and look real close you can see Valerie Perrine's nipple!

Dear oh dear!! LOL

regards,

REB

I recently enjoyed Beyond the Sea, Kevin Spacey's biopic of Bobby Darin. It has a great look and feel, and who knew Spacey could sing?