La extraordinary life and legacy left by several musicians and groups has been a reason to carry out large film productions.
If you still don't have a plan this weekend, we recommend you look for the one that beats you the most on the various streaming platforms so that you have a pleasant time.
Elvis
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Main actors: Tom HanksAustin ButlerOlivia DeJonge
History: In the poorest parts of Mississippi, USA, Elvis Aaron Presley (Austin Butler) spent his childhood reading comics and listening to Afro-American music, a hobby that would later become a unique artist. This film is told from the perspective of the former manager of the King of Rock and Roll, Colonel Tom Parker, who is played by Tom Hanks.
Curious fact: Actors such as Miles Teller and Aaron Taylor-Johnson auditioned for the role of Elvis; as well as the singer Harry Styles, whom the director rejected because he already considered him to be an icon and wanted the public to really see Elvis.
Platform where it is: HBO Max
Respect: The Aretha Franklin Story
Director: Liesl tommy
Main actors: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron
History: This film recounts the life of the singer, composer and pianist Aretha Franklin from his beginnings in the church choir, through his abusive relationships, the birth of his children, to being a superstar.
Curious fact: Aretha herself was the one who chose Jennifer Hudson to play her and it turns out that she was convinced when she saw her act in the movie Dreamgirls and in the musical The Color Purple. The sad thing was that she could not see the final result, since she died in 2018 and the film was released until 2021 due to the pandemic.
Platform where it is: Amazon Prime Video
Sid and Nancy (Sex Pistols)
Director: Alex Cox
Main actors: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman
History: Gary Olman is Sid Vicius, the bassist of the Sex Pistols, in this film that portrays the stormy sentimental relationship he had with an American groupie, Nancy Spungen (Chloe Webb), who was found dead in a hotel in NY.
Curious fact: John Lydon, lead singer of the Sex Pistols, said he disagreed with the film, claiming that no one from the production bothered to ask him, or anyone in the band, what Sid or Nancy had been like.
Platform where it is: Amazon Prime Video
Control (Joy Division)
Director: Anton Corbyn
Main actors: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson and Joe Anderson
History: At 18, Ian Curtis married Debbie Woodruff, a couple of years later, he formed the group Joy Division; however, at the height of the band's success, Ian faced various problems that led him to commit suicide at the age of 23. This is an adaptation of Curtis's widow's autobiography.
Curious fact: Photographer Anton Corbijn, who directs the film, began his career as a photographer for Joy Division; so he was ideal to do this adaptation.
Platform where it is: Unfortunately it is only available on Blu Ray and DVD on Amazon.
Love & Mercy (story by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys)
Director: Bill pohlad
Main actors: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks
History: The life of the musician, composer and producer Brian Wilson, of The Beach Boys, is told in two timelines: in the 1960s while he was recording his album Pet Sounds, and was about to achieve success; and in 1980, when due to mental health problems he finds himself under the protection of a legal guardian who practically decides his whole life.
Curious fact: The most complicated stage in the life of this musician due to drug addiction, which took place in 1970, was not reflected in the film. In an interview, Wilson said that he would have liked Philip Seymour Hoffman to play him at the time.
Platform where it is: Tubes
