A list of articles videos, etc. for my latest video. You can watch the video itself here:
Now for the sources!
Articles quoted:
“Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ Is ‘Not Really a Biopic’ but an Ode to the ‘Original Superhero’ Presley” https://www.indiewire.com/2022/04/baz-luhrmanns-elvis-not-biopic-original-superhero-1234719986/
“What Is A Biographical Movie Film?” https://www.musicgateway.com/blog/film-industry/filmmaking/biographical-movie
“The Freddie Mercury Biopic Was Sacha Baron Cohen’s Idea, Plus More Details On The Project” https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Freddie-Mercury-Biopic-Was-Sacha-Baron-Cohen-Idea-Plus-More-Details-Project-21119.html
“Sacha Baron Cohen Exits Freddie Mercury Biopic Over Creative Differences With Queen” https://deadline.com/2013/07/sacha-baron-cohen-exits-freddie-mercury-biopic-546717/
“The Dalbeattie Apology” https://williammurdoch.net/articles_03_dalbeattie_apology.html
“The Richard Jewell Controversy—And the Complicated Truth About Kathy Scruggs“ https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/richard-jewell-movie-kathy-scruggs
“‘Richard Jewell’ Scribe Billy Ray Accuses Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editor Of Using Disputed Scene To Cloak Its Role In Ruining Hero’s Life” https://deadline.com/2019/12/richard-jewell-movie-controversy-reporter-kathy-scruggs-clint-eastwood-billy-ray-atlanta-journal-constitution-1202806453/
“‘Richard Jewell’ Controversy: Olivia Wilde Calls Out Double Standard Of Sexism” https://deadline.com/2019/12/olivia-wilde-responds-to-richard-jewell-kathy-scruggs-controversy-1202799205/
“Elton John: ‘They wanted to tone down the sex and drugs. But I haven’t led a PG-13 life’” https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/may/26/elton-john-in-my-own-words-exclusive-my-life-and-making-rocketman
“Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler on Elvis and honouring the ‘original superhero’ while exposing the dark heart of the American dream” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-27/elvis-movie-baz-luhrmann-and-austin-butler-interview/101167066
John Carpenter 1979 TV interview about Elvis https://youtu.be/W5Tp02Ot2ik
“Baz Luhrmann teases Elvis as a ‘3-act pop-cultural opera’” https://ew.com/movies/baz-luhrmann-elvis-interview-summer-preview/
Other sources:
Wiki article on biopics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_film
“Bohemian Rhapsody: How the Oscar-nominated Queen biopic almost never happened” https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bohemian-rhapsody-movie-queen-biopic-film-freddie-mercury-rami-malek-a8591431.html
“Roger Taylor admits that Queen’s cultural boycott-breaking trip to apartheid-era South Africa was ‘a mistake’” https://www.loudersound.com/news/roger-taylor-admits-that-queens-cultural-boycott-breaking-trip-to-apartheid-era-south-africa-was-a-mistake
Sasha Baron Cohen on What Happened With the Freddie Mercury Biopic https://youtu.be/xq-M4JA3fIU
Bohemian Rhapsody Pitch Meeting: https://youtu.be/1RajlWbY7uQ
mina le’s tweet: https://twitter.com/gremlita/status/1552668910834647040
My tweet at mina le’s tweet: https://twitter.com/FilmCriticMaybe/status/1552958565958275073
“Family of Belfast man Prenter who was Freddie Mercury’s PA claim movie’s portrayal destroys his name” https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/family-of-belfast-man-prenter-who-was-freddie-mercurys-pa-claim-movies-portrayal-destroys-his-name-37920667.html
May’s IG post mentioning Prenter: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1F3nu3h-oX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
“Gucci Family Issues Fuming Statement Over Their Portrayal in Ridley Scott’s ‘House of Gucci’” https://variety.com/2021/film/news/gucci-family-statement-house-of-gucci-ridley-scott-1235121226/
“Requiem for a Reporter: Kathy Scruggs” https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/requiem-for-a-reporter-kathy-scruggs/
“Elton John and ex-wife Renate Blauel settle legal dispute” https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/14/elton-john-and-ex-wife-renate-blauel-settle-legal-dispute
Duncan Jones’ tweet about Stardust https://twitter.com/ManMadeMoon/status/1091065215842570240
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