Tag Archives: movies about music

a softer Amy Winehouse (film: Back to Black – Sam Taylor-Johnson, 2024)

Posted on April 16, 2024 by admin

Amy Winehouse is the latest personality in a select and tragic list that includes Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones. They were all extraordinarily talented musicians. They all led intense lives marked by phenomenal creativity but … Continue reading →

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Lenny would have liked ‘Maestro’ (film: Maestro – Bradley Cooper, 2023)

Posted on January 5, 2024 by admin

I believe that Lenny Bernstein would have liked ‘Maestro‘ (2023) and especially the controversies caused by this film. His immense pride would of course have been flattered by the fact that the film dedicated to him is produced by Martin … Continue reading →

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blood and music (Film: The Red Violin – Francois Girard, 1998)

Posted on June 23, 2013 by admin

This ambitious project realized 15 years ago and directed by Francois Girard uses a not completely new pretext for its story line retracing 300 years of history of a superb violin manufactured at the end of the 17th century, a … Continue reading →

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