Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers?

2010-02-21 Thread Toochis Morin
Yes! Coal Miner's Daughter is awesome!! From: Dave Rosen hah...@sympatico.ca To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 1:39:21 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? Coal Miner's Daughter, Ray

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2010-02-21 Thread Phillip W. Ayling
biographies of popular singers? Coal Miner's Daughter, Ray and...Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. ;-) Dave - Original Message - From: Doug Taylor To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film

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2010-02-21 Thread Susan Heim
I think Buddy Holly Story was a great one also. I thought La Bamba was pretty good also. Sue Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:27:58 -0800 From: mro...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Yankee Doodle

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2010-02-21 Thread Dave Rosen
Mozart was a singer? Dave - Original Message - From: Phillip W. Ayling To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Doors, Walk the Line

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2010-02-21 Thread Tom Martin
, 2010 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Doors, Walk the Line and Amadeus were all popular during their time - Original Message - From: Toochis Morin mailto:fly

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2010-02-21 Thread Phillip W. Ayling
: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? You see what you can learn on MoPo? On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Dave Rosen hah...@sympatico.ca wrote: Mozart was a singer? Dave - Original Message - From: Phillip W. Ayling

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2010-02-21 Thread chris quarles
1. The Buddy Holly Story 2. Coal Miner's Daughter 3. Sweet Dreams: The Life and Times of Patsy Cline, Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing

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2010-02-21 Thread Bruce Hershenson
much now and I will stop for the day. - Original Message - *From:* Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU *Sent:* Sunday, February 21, 2010 8:58 AM *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? You see what you can

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2010-02-21 Thread Tom Martin
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 8:58 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? You see what you can learn on MoPo? On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Dave Rosen hah

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2010-02-21 Thread Jeff Potokar
Did Amadeus do side gigs as a pop singer, back in his day? ;) jeff On Feb 21, 2010, at 8:27 AM, Phillip W. Ayling wrote: Amadeus were all popular during their time Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com

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2010-02-21 Thread MotionPictureArt.com
Didn't he do that song Rock me Amadeus ;-) Ron - Original Message - From: Jeff Potokar To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? Did Amadeus do side gigs as a pop

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2010-02-21 Thread Joseph Bonelli
--- On Sun, 2/21/10, Jeff Potokar jpotok...@ca.rr.com wrote: From: Jeff Potokar jpotok...@ca.rr.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 1:12 PM Did Amadeus do side gigs as a pop singer

[MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers?

2010-02-20 Thread Bruce Hershenson
All this talk about a Sinatra movie biography got me wondering if there is really a need for more biographies of great pop singers. What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? Bruce Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com

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2010-02-20 Thread Joseph Bonelli
/10, Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com wrote: From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com Subject: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010, 12:01 PM All this talk about a Sinatra movie

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2010-02-20 Thread Jeff Potokar
A few that come to mind, right off the bat-- LADY SINGS THE BLUES, with Diana Ross THE JOLSON STORY, with Larry Parks LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME, with Doris Day Jeff On Feb 20, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: All this talk about a Sinatra movie biography got me wondering if there

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2010-02-20 Thread Tom Martin
would Guess Jazz singer Jolson/Diamond versions.. and many that eluded to the Music genre like the Motown one recent this is elvid... also the beatle films that where just opportunity to exploit the fame.. all the concert films like woodstock, Concert for bangledesh, all the music -

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2010-02-20 Thread Toochis Morin
jpotok...@ca.rr.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 10:14:55 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? A few that come to mind, right off the bat-- LADY SINGS THE BLUES, with Diana Ross THE JOLSON STORY, with Larry Parks LOVE ME

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2010-02-20 Thread Richard Del Belso
) with Ann Sheridan. PIAF gets my vote as the best...with LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME and FUNNY GIRL as runner-ups. Richard Del Belso Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:31:29 -0800 From: fly...@pacbell.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? To: MoPo-L

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2010-02-20 Thread Doug Taylor
: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? FUNNY GIRL with Barbara Streisand DORTHY DANDRIDGE with Holly Berry WALK THE LINE with Joaquin Phoenix LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME with Doris Day HANK WILLIAMS with George Hamilton (kind of kitchy though) ELVIS PRESLEY with Kurt Russell

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2010-02-20 Thread Toochis Morin
From:Jeff Potokar jpotok...@ca.rr.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 10:14:55 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? A few that come to mind, right off the bat-- LADY SINGS THE BLUES, with Diana Ross

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2010-02-20 Thread William A Brent
One of my favorites for pop music content (Jolson Story is still my over-all) seemed to go out of its way to get not one single fact right - but no film captured the feel for the early rock and roll music scene than did American Hot Wax. Having Chuck Berry, Sreamin' Jay Hawkins, Jerry Lee

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2010-02-20 Thread Dave Rosen
Coal Miner's Daughter, Ray and...Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. ;-) Dave - Original Message - From: Doug Taylor To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers

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2010-02-20 Thread Jeff Potokar
And who would they ever cast to play Michael Jackson-- for certain, at some point, that film will be made, too (aside from the cheesy made for cable or TV movies that have already been done on the Jackson 5). Jeff On Feb 20, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: All this talk

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2010-02-20 Thread Doug Taylor
Prince Douglas B. Taylor Profile -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff Potokar Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:01 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers

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2010-02-20 Thread Kirby McDaniel
I saw LADY SINGS THE BLUES the other night on TCM for the first time since I saw it in the theaters. I had forgotten how laughably bad it was! Kirby McDaniel On Feb 20, 2010, at 12:14 PM, Jeff Potokar wrote: A few that come to mind, right off the bat-- LADY SINGS THE BLUES, with Diana

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2010-02-20 Thread Franc
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? All this talk about a Sinatra movie biography got me wondering if there is really a need for more biographies of great pop singers. What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? Bruce

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2010-02-20 Thread Bruce Hershenson
. -Original Message- *From:* MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] *On Behalf Of *Bruce Hershenson *Sent:* Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:01 PM *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU *Subject:* [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? All this talk about a Sinatra

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2010-02-20 Thread Phil Edwards
- From: Franc To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? Funny Girl, Love or Leave Me. The Helen Morgan Story and Jolson Story are all highly enjoyable musical films but I don't

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2010-02-20 Thread Richard Del Belso
: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:55:23 -0600 From: brucehershen...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Good points everyone! That raises another question. Should a biographical film be as factual as possible, even

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2010-02-20 Thread Jeff Potokar
[mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:01 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? All this talk about a Sinatra movie biography got me wondering

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2010-02-20 Thread Joseph Bonelli
for a more interesting Oscar show next year -- than this.     --- On Sat, 2/20/10, Franc fdav...@verizon.net wrote: From: Franc fdav...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010, 7:47 PM

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2010-02-20 Thread Joseph Bonelli
...@ca.rr.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] What WERE the best film biographies of popular singers? To: Joseph Bonelli joebom...@yahoo.com Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 12:30 AM Joe, ALL Hollywood biopics are enhanced, dramatically.. not most. the glitz, glamour, spectacle--whether it be Doris Day or Streisand