The Awards Tape: Music Biopics at the Academy Awards & Michael Awards Assessment
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of music biopics on the Academy Awards, focusing on the film 'Michael' about Michael Jackson.
It's another year and you know what that means, another music biopic. This weekend saw the release of Michael, the latest of the popular trend of famous musician biographies hitting the big screen, this time focused on the early life and 80s peak of pop star Michael Jackson. The first thought for many Oscar pundits' brains was, is Michael an awards contender? Does it matter if critics dislike the film if it's so popular with the general public? And what is the history for music biopics at the...
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Host: The Rolling Tape
Topics covered
- music biopics
- Academy Awards
- Michael Jackson
- film reviews
- Oscar predictions
Keywords
- music biopic
- Academy Awards
- Michael Jackson
- film review
- Oscar contender
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Books & works: Michael
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