chaya bat woof woof Posted July 15 I don't know what people consider biopics. Battle of the Sexes was about both Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King. I didn't buy Emma Stone as BJK but thought Steve C. did a good job. Harriet, which I'll be able to watch on HBO, is about Harriet Tubman I think there may have been a film about Edith Piaf. There was also a biopic about Elton John that came out this past year. Warren Beatty played Howard Hughes, but only as an ancillary character (and thought he did a better job than Leo, probably not as good as Jason Robards Jr. in Melvin and Howard). If you went back several more years, I thought Robert Downey Jr. made an excellent Chaplin. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 15 12 minutes ago, chaya bat woof woof said: I think there may have been a film about Edith Piaf. Yeah, it's called LA VIE EN ROSE (2007). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaya bat woof woof Posted July 15 I love when they play La Vie En Rose in Sabrina (original Billy Wilder film. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted July 15 SULLY DARKEST HOUR --we can cite this movie if you do a category about "amazing makeup transformations" another movie that same year CHURCHILL SELMA (Tom Hanks' newest movie GREYHOUND is based on a real WWII event but since I haven't seen it yet I'm not sure if it's a "biopic"--anyone seen it?) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted July 15 If I may fudge the word "biopic" to include a TV miniseries, I'd like to add the incredible JOHN ADAMS miniseries: ANd speaking of the Revolution, now that it's a movie, I can include HAMILTON 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 15 I don't think we mentioned this one yet, from 2012: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 16 Such excellent examples yesterday. one thousand seven hundred seventieth category Prohibition stories WHAT! NO BEER? (1933) THE ROARING TWENTIES (1939) THE ST. VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE (1967) MILLER’S CROSSING (1990) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaya bat woof woof Posted July 16 Some Like It Hot I think Miller's Crossing was an underrated film. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted July 16 The Untouchables (1987) Once Upon a Time in America (1984) Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964) Hell's House (1932) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shutoo Posted July 16 The Wet Parade Night World (1932) before actual prohibition, but here's an interesting little Biograph short of Carrie Nation axing a saloon (1901) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GGGGerald Posted July 16 Night After Night (1932) Lucky Lady (1975) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 16 THE PUBLIC ENEMY (1931) was based on a novel called Beer and Blood and took place during Prohibition. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted July 17 BROADWAY BABIES (1929) THE RACKET (1928) FLAMING YOUTH (1923) THOSE WHO DANCE (1924) YOUTH FOR SALE (1924) THE BOOB (1926) STEPPING ALONG (1926) THE FINAL EXTRA (1927) THE ROAD TO RUIN (1928) THE PLAY GIRL (1928) THE HAWK'S NEST (1928) I think Paul Newman summed up prohibition best in THE STING: “The fix was in, **** took their end without a beef-- we had it down to a business. And it really stunk, kid. There’s no sense being a grifter if it’s the same as being a citizen.” 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 17 one thousand seven hundred seventy-first category Filmed in the Trucolor process THE LADY WANTS MINK (1953) JOHNNY GUITAR (1954) ACCUSED OF MURDER (1956) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted July 17 Montana Belle (1952) Lisbon (1956) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 18 one thousand seven hundred seventy-second category Story is about three people TURN THE KEY SOFTLY (1953) 9 TO 5 (1980) IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES (1984) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SadPanda Posted July 18 The War Lover (1962) Not With My Wife, You Don't (1966) Three (1969) The Savage Is Loose (1974) Three Amigos (1986) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted July 18 A Letter to Three Wives (1949) Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) The Last Detail (1973) Jules and Jim (1962) The Darjeeling Limited (2007) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 18 Some more-- SALLY IRENE AND MARY (1938) THE SISTERS (1938) ZIEGFELD GIRL (1941) KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY (1945) CHARLIE’S ANGELS (2000) THE HOURS (2002) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GGGGerald Posted July 18 Faster Pussycat Kill ! KilI! (1965) Valley of the Dolls (1967) Hidden Figures (2016) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shutoo Posted July 18 A Girl, A Guy and a Gob Broadway Muskateers The Moon is Blue A Streetcar Named Desire Sabrina The Talk of the Town These Three Going in Style Come Fly With Me How to Beat the High Cost of Living Diabolique' Crimes of the Heart Three For the Show Design for Living 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted July 18 ON THE TOWN THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES The post-Zeppo Marx Brothers movies: NIGHT AT THE OPERA, DAY AT THE RACES, GO WEST, LOVE HAPPY, THE BIG STORE, etc THREE MUSKETEERS (whichever version) -- even though there are actually four leads, it's still a famous trio ANIMANIACS 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
