The Guardian Newspaper in the Uk called BACK TO BLACK, the highly anticipated biopic about singer Amy Winehouse, Sam Taylor-Johnson’s best film to date. High praise for a filmmaker whose debut feature was the 4-time BAFTA nominated NOWHERE BOY the story of John Lennon. It wasn’t just the awards that this film is remembered by but also that this was actor Aaron Johnson’s breakthrough performance . He went on to marry the director 24 years his senior, and he adopted the same surname (Taylor-Johnson).
This new movie, beautifully scripted by Matt Greenhalgh, tells the heartbreaking story of teh troubled soul singer who died of alcohol poisoning at 27 in 2011. In her first starring role Brit actress Marisa Abela uniquely captures the effect of Amy’s roller coaster life.
Look out for Queerguru favorite Jack O’Connell as a coolly charismatic and muscular presence as her no-good husband and addiction-enabler Blake Fielder-Civil. Academy Award nominated Lesley Manville taking a break from playing Princess Margaret in The Crown plays Amy’s Grandmother
The movie from Focus Features is being released in US movie theaters on Friday 17th BUT our friends WICKED QUEER, Boston's LGBTQ Film Festival have a Special Screening Wed. 5/15 - 6:30pm - Alamo Drafthouse in the Seaport RSVP HERE
PS. Lesley Manville has just finished filming Luca Guadagnino’s (Oscar nominated for Call Me by Your Name) new film QUEERS from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by William S. Burroughs. Starring Daniel Craig its expected to be released late 2024
Labels: 2024, Amy Winehouse, Back to Black, Jack O'Connell, Marisa Abela, Sam Taylor Johnson, Wicked Queer
