Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "music biopic"

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The Fabulous Dorseys ** (1947, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Janet Blair, Paul Whiteman, William Lundigan, Sara Allgood, Arthur Shields) – Classic Movie Review 13,292

Big band brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey plus Paul Whiteman play themselves in the 1947 American musical biopic film The Fabulous Dorseys that shows them spending most of their off-stage time fighting.  Director Alfred E […]

Dec, 10

The Buddy Holly Story **** (1978, Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, William Jordan, Maria Richwine) – Classic Movie Review 11,376

Director Steve Rash’s 1978 The Buddy Holly Story stars Gary Busey, who was Oscar nominated as Best Actor in a Leading Role for his riveting portrayal of the bespectacled Fifties rock ‘n’ roll star Buddy […]

Jul, 09

The Glenn Miller Story **** (1954, James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake, Frances Langford, Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, George Tobias, Barton MacLane, Sig Ruman) – Classic Movie Review 7876

Director Anthony Mann’s 1954 musical biopic The Glenn Miller Story stars James Stewart, who is ideal casting both as actor and as a Glenn Miller lookalike. Stewart conducts himself on screen with his customary easy-going charm and […]

Dec, 03

Coal Miner’s Daughter **** (1980, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm, Jennifer Beasley, Jessica Beasley, Phyllis Boyens, Beverly D’Angelo) – Classic Movie Review 5180

Director Michael Apted’s sterling 1980 biopic Coal Miner’s Daughter stars Sissy Spacek, who won the 1981 Best Actress Oscar and the Golden Globe for her role as backwoods girl Loretta Lynn, who becomes a legendary […]

Mar, 20

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