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Started by Admiral Yi, October 02, 2009, 06:16:34 PM

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Admiral Yi

October 02, 2009, 06:16:34 PM
(Re)saw Coalminer's Daughter last night, the Lorreta Lynn story.  There are plenty of decent, watchable entries in this genre but I can't think of any that are head and shoulders above the crowd.  Anyone have a particular favorite?

Josquius

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October 02, 2009, 06:33:19 PM
Control. 24 Hour Party People.
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CountDeMoney

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October 02, 2009, 06:39:55 PM
It would probably be Backbeat.

Admiral Yi

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October 02, 2009, 06:47:45 PM
Quote from: Tyr on October 02, 2009, 06:33:19 PM
Control. 24 Hour Party People.
What/who is Control about?  24 Hour Party People is about a club/recording label owner so that doesn't count.

Barrister

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October 02, 2009, 06:51:25 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on October 02, 2009, 06:47:45 PM
Quote from: Tyr on October 02, 2009, 06:33:19 PM
Control. 24 Hour Party People.
What/who is Control about? 

Ian Curtis/Joy Division.

I haven't seen it myself, but as a bit of a fan of the band I've heard of it.

I think I'm with you that I can't think of a real standout in the genre.  I keep coming back to the JOhnny Cash biopic but even that I didn't think was all that great.
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MadImmortalMan

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October 02, 2009, 07:10:31 PM
Walk Hard.
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Eddie Teach

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October 02, 2009, 09:58:53 PM
Amadeus
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DontSayBanana

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October 02, 2009, 10:09:51 PM
Experience bij!

PRC

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October 02, 2009, 10:21:33 PM
Yeah, Amadeus.

Barrister

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October 02, 2009, 11:24:43 PM
That is a good call.
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Richard Hakluyt

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October 03, 2009, 02:21:35 AM
I like that one with Jimmy Stewart in it, The Glenn Miller Story.

Sophie Scholl

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October 03, 2009, 03:27:26 AM
Yankee Doodle Dandy.  I haven't seen many others. :blush:
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October 03, 2009, 03:35:34 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 02, 2009, 09:58:53 PM
Amadeus

Gotta agree with that one.

The Falco one wasn't too bad, but I don't think that it would score extra-Austrian interest.
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Martinus

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October 03, 2009, 03:44:57 AM
Yeah, thought about "Amadeus", too, before seeing people's responses.

"Velvet Goldmine" if you meant "biopic" in the broadest possible sense. ;)

Viking

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October 03, 2009, 04:41:36 AM
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