The Miles Davis Documentary Will Be Here – Soon
For a time Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele were the screenwriters on the Untitled Miles Davis Biopic. Now it’s Steve Baigelman given the tall order of writing the script about the jazz legend. I know nothing, but obviously the project has a new writer because the previous writing duo (“Ali,” “Nixon”) weren’t on the [...]
The Miles Davis Movie – In Four Frames
I really like this blog — Movies In Frames. It’s basically a presentation of various films chiseled down into four frames. There are loads of great examples, covering a wide variety of movies. The three versions for “Alien” are quite good. I also like Every Which Way But Loose and the trio created for Memento. [...]
Miles Davis Biopic Adds Kevin Navayne To Cast
I was under the impression there had not been any casting for the Miles Davis Biopic, aside from Don Cheadle playing the lead role. After a random search for anything new on the project, I discovered that relative newcomer Kevin Navayne is listed as the actor who will play Marcus Miller, the bassist/producer who worked [...]
The Miles Davis Movie: Let’s Check The Virtual Stock Market
Having spent an enjoyable 2+ years at HSX.com way back in the halcyon days of the tech boom, I know my way around a virtual trading floor. So I ventured over to the Hollywood Stock Exchange to see how the stock for the Miles Davis Biopic has been performing – even if we are a [...]
Miles Davis Biopic Rolls On, Likely Headed For An Art House Theatre Near You
I hate to sound like I’m raining on the creative parade, but what is so darn wrong about a Miles Davis Biopic just ‘being about Miles?’ Don Cheadle recently spoke with Vibe.com about the project: “Biopics are concerned with cradle to the grave depictions of a subject and character. This movie is much more expressive. [...]
Sad Things: Justin Bieber Biopic To Arrive Before Miles Davis Biopic
It’s really quite sad, this Top 10 Artists That Deserve To Have A Biopic Before Bieber post I caught over at BuzzFeed. My neighbor deserves to have a biopic before the Bieber, for heaven’s sake!
The Miles Davis Movie: Which Way Are We Going?
Interesting article in the NY Times Sunday about biopics. The Miles Davis Biopic was not mentioned, obviously(!), but the points made by Dennis Lim about the delicate craft of producing a successful biopic can be easily connected to the Miles Davis Movie – and the many hurdles it faces as the project remains in an [...]
Hey, What’s Don Cheadle Doing?*
Matt Damon and Don Cheadle enjoyed Martorano’s restaurant at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Saturday, July 3rd following the celebrity poker tournament, Ante up for Africa. Joined by a handful of their closest friends, Damon and Cheadle reminisced about their movie roles including Rounders and Ocean’s 13, while Martorano’s played clips of the films [...]
Hey, What’s Don Cheadle Doing?*
Don Cheadle, an internationally respected actor, humanitarian, environmentalist – and the man with the awesome responsibility of portraying jazz legend Miles Davis in the biopic that might be released in 2013 – was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme on June 5, World Environment Day. The designation was announced in Volcanoes National [...]
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* seriously. nothing.
