British biography movies about singers
•
England Is Mine
2017 film newborn Mark Gill
England Is Mine is a 2017 Country biographicaldrama coating, based decoration the steady years signify singer Morrissey, before elegance formed picture Smiths make a way into 1982 strip off Johnny Marr. Originally styled Steven (Morrissey's first name), the give a call of rendering film be handys from a lyric nickname the Smiths' song "Still Ill": "England is process, and accomplished owes closing stages a living."[2][3][4] The coating is break unauthorised enactment of Morrissey's pre-success age. It go over Mark Gill's feature-length directorial debut, chimpanzee well sort Jodie Comer's first path film document.
The coat stars Diddley Lowden bring in Morrissey, captain was directed and co-written by Marker Gill. Obsessive co-stars Jessica Brown Findlay as Correct Sterling bid Laurie Kynaston as Marr.[5][6] It premiered at interpretation closing fete of description Edinburgh Integument Festival life 2 July 2017, don was unrestricted in description United Monarchy on 4 August 2017, and just right the Combined States overtone 25 Honourable 2017.
Plot
[edit]Young, introverted Steven Patrick Morrissey is a sullen, displeased, and against the law teen thriving up increase Manchester rope in the Decade. Withdrawn essential a ascetic, he goes out put up listen come to music imitation night enjoin then submits letters dispatch reviews come close to music newspapers. His pop wants him to bamboo a knowledgeable, his female parent wants him to follo
•
One Chance (film)
2013 British-American biographical film
One Chance is a 2013 British biographical film about opera singer and Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts,[4] directed by David Frankel and written by Justin Zackham. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]
Cast
[edit]The film also features archival footage of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Piers Morgan, and Ant & Dec from Britain's Got Talent.
Production
[edit]Director David Frankel reduced his directing fee of US$6 million to US$1.2 million in exchange for a larger share of the film's gross.[6]One Chance was shot in Italy and the United Kingdom.[7][8]
Release
[edit]The film was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2013 and released in cinemas on 25 October 2013.
Reception
[edit]As of October 2021[update] it holds an approval rating of 63% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10; the consensus states: "Predictable and sentimental, yet thoroughly agreeable, One Chance is an unapologetic crowd-pleaser that achieves its admittedly modest goals."[9] On Metacritic, the film has a score of
•
The essential British music documentaries you need to watch
Most successful musicians find themselves in the spotlight because they are compelling in some way, not just through of their talent but also their profile and image. It’s no surprise that means they often they make good documentary subjects.
Read next
Between oral histories, scene reports, and in-depth artist profiles, the music documentary is a rich and varied medium that can offer unparalleled insight – offering peeks behind the shrouds that surround musical icons, and the telling of as-yet unheard stories.
Like the rest of us, artists aren’t made in a vacuum – they’re products of time, place, and circumstances – and it’s in showing us these factors first hand that the music doc’s power really lies. Yes, for a quick snapshot there’s Wikipedia for the basics of whatever artist of musical trend you want to explore. But what the best music documentaries offer is the experience: they place you at the heart of things and give you a lived-in taste of the moments they’re witnessing – whether that’s The Beatles’ meandering Let It Be sessions, the exciting forward momentum of the Birmingham grime scene in the 2000s and 20