The 1A Movie Club Sees 'Back To Black' And Talks Biopics

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🗓️ 22 May 2024

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Has someone ever asked you what "your story" is? For some, that question is a nightmare. Where do you begin? What parts are important? And are the parts you think are important, actually that crucial?

Are you telling it the right way?

One Hollywood art form bravely tries to do that, but about other well-known figures. That's the biopic. For this edition of the 1A Movie Club, we talk about the latest, "Back to Black." The movie tries its best to illustrate the story of Amy Winehouse.

We discuss how well the biopic succeeds at telling the Winehouse's story.

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0:00.0	This message comes from NPR's sponsor, Organic Valley, the farmer-owned cooperative dedicated to providing ethically sourced food from small organic family farms.
0:09.5	Discover how you can support local organic farmers at o v. coop slash ethically sourced. Has someone ever asked you, what's your story? For some that question is
0:29.6	overwhelming. Where do you begin? What parts are important? And are the parts you think are
0:34.8	important actually that crucial? Are you telling it the right way? One
0:39.0	Hollywood art form bravely tries to answer that question for others. That's the biopic. For this
0:44.2	edition of the 1A movie club we talk about the latest biopick in theaters.
0:47.7	I want people to hear my voice and just forget their troubles for five minutes.
0:55.0	I'm not she.
0:57.0	Back to Black wants to tell us the story of British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse.
1:02.0	She's probably best known for her 2006
1:04.9	Grammy Award-winning album Back to Black as well as her spunky personality and
1:09.4	jazzy vocals. She died of alcohol poisoning in 2011 at 27 years old. How well does this
1:15.8	biopick capture her story and what pitfalls must Hollywood pass to make a good movie
1:21.4	out of a life.
1:22.8	I'm Jen White.
1:23.8	You're listening to the 1-A podcast, where we get to the heart of the story.
1:27.0	We'll be back to meet our movie club panel in just a moment.
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