No, Biopics Don’t Always Suck (Ft. Val Kilmer)

from History Harpies: Pop Culture, Past and Present

Lauren and Christine ask why biopics and biographies of musicians and other celebrities are so hard to do well, what we really want when we want to “know” a celebrity through a film or book, and why everyone is staring so adoringly at Bob Dylan all the time. Check out our book recommendations!Lauren Sklaroff, Red Hot Mamahttps://a.co/d/hVAmXZUHarvey Cohen, Duke Ellington's Americahttps://a.co/d/8Dcgv1ONick Tosches, Hellfirehttps://a.co/d/1DgSXz3

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