Back to Black
Interview
"I think we forget somebody has lost a daughter," Marsan told IndieWire of the filmic ode to late Grammy winner Amy Winehouse.
Filmmaker Interview
From meeting the love of her life to recreating her Grammy triumph, filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson breaks down a handful of key scenes with IndieWire.
Interview
"The job of an actor is to have empathy for a character and not judge that person while you're playing them," Abela told IndieWire.
Interview
The all-female production team behind Sam Taylor-Johnson's "Back to Black" biopic was the only way to "honor" the late singer without sexist judgment, star Abela tells IndieWire.
Interview
"I knew how hard she was working," Marsan told IndieWire of Abela, "and I just thought to [naysayers], 'You haven't even seen the film.'"
Across the Pond
As the "Back to Black" filmmaker readies to bring her Winehouse biopic to America after a successful start in the UK, she tells IndieWire about how the audiences (and press) feel different.
From classics like 'Coal Miner's Daughter' to recent successes like 'Elvis,' there's a rich history of stars showing off their real voice to play real characters.
Film Review
Marisa Abela gives a fine impression of the late singer, but the film's tawdry instincts and misguided sense of responsibility let Winehouse's memory down.
"The only villains in our story are addiction and the relentless paparazzi."
The biopic is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.
First trailer
The "Industry" breakout leads the first narrative feature about the British singer-songwriter who died at age 27.
First Look
Hear "Industry" breakout Abela's rendition of Winehouse's iconic ballads in the first footage of the film, which opens May 10.
