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Edited by Israh S.
SOURCES
Star Adaptations: Queen Biopics of the 1930s by Deborah Cartmell
A companion to the historical film by Robert Rosenstone
“Whose lives are they anyway?: the biopic as contemporary film genre by Dennis Bingham
https://www.nfi.edu/biopic/
https://knight-wire.com/2019/10/17/biopic-films-gain-popularity-a-closer-look-into-why-the-films-are-becoming-so-common/
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-hollywood-is-more-hooked-on-biopics-than-ever-2018-02-12
https://www.vulture.com/2017/11/biopics-oscar-race-i-tonya-darkest-hour.html
https://www.vulture.com/2015/02/stop-making-so-many-biopics.html
https://www.vulture.com/2018/04/why-hollywood-is-suddenly-hot-for-biopics-on-living-people.html
https://variety.com/2021/film/awards/looking-at-how-oscar-proves-bullish-for-biopics-belfast-king-richard-gucci-1235139773/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/01/rocketmen-and-stardust-why-music-biopics-dominate-the-film-industry
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/26/briefing/nostalgia-oscars-mardi-gras.html
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210114-why-biopics-go-so-wrong
https://www.npr.org/2017/12/08/569387687/i-tonya-offers-a-sympathetic-second-act-to-a-disgraced-figure-skater
https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/house-of-gucci/
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/gucci-family-statement-house-of-gucci-ridley-scott-1235121226/
https://time.com/4172673/true-crime-allure/
https://www.mtv.com/news/3134857/tiktok-has-a-ted-bundy-problem/
intro - 0:00
the history of the biopic - 4:20
the appeal of the biopic - 14:10
the role of true crime - 29:02