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1. Why to watch

   • 'Back to Black' brings Amy Winehouse's story to the big screen
   • When: Back to Black is in theaters May 17.
   • What to know: The drama looks at Winehouse's early rise to fame, all the way through the making of her Grammy-winning album Back to Black.
   • Director Sam Taylor-Johnson told Yahoo Entertainment that she felt “a huge responsibility” in staying true to the singer’s story on film.
   • "Whatever our judgments are of situations she was in or people that she loved, it was irrelevant to the story I was telling because we were sort of in her creative soul as she created one of the best albums of our time," she explained.
   • Why I'll be watching: Actress Marisa Abela's transformation into Winehouse looks remarkable and she does her own singing in the movie.
   • — Taryn Ryder, entertainment reporter
   • May 15, 2024

   

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     Time on MSN.com

     'Back to Black': True Story of Amy and Blake's Relationship

     It’s a task that’s not as simple as it might sound, when you consider the significance of Amy Winehouse’s musical legacy—and, for better or worse, her tragic demise—in pop-culture history. After the success of her 2006 album Back to Black,

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     Bounding Into Comics

     ‘Back To Black’ Review – A Biopic That Misses The Mark With Fans And Casuals

     Arguably releasing about 10 years too late, Back to Black is a film that's about as dreadful as the final years of Amy Winehouse's life.

     2 weeks ago

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     Digital Spy

     Back to Black is now available to watch at home

     Back to Black is available to buy or rent right now from Prime Video, iTunes and other digital retailers in the UK. The biopic has only recently come out in US cinemas, so it doesn't yet have a digital release date. However, you can pre-order it from Prime Video and iTunes in the US to be able to watch it as soon as it's available.

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     Deadline.com on MSN.com

     ‘Back To Black’ Filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson On Why Blake Fielder-Civil Deserves Sympathy In Amy Winehouse Biopic – Crew Call Podcast

     For filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, whose directing career blasted to a whole other state of euphoria with the feature take of bestselling novel Fifty Shades of Grey (near $570M worldwide), her intent was to see Winehouse’s life through the singer’s eyes.

     2 weeks ago

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     The Hollywood Reporter on MSN.com

     Amy Winehouse Biopic ‘Back to Black’ Cast and Their Real-Life Inspirations

     By Cameron K McEwan Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) and written by Matt Greenhalgh (Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool), both BAFTA nominated Brits, Back to Black has been in and out of production for over a decade with various teams working on the Amy Winehouse biopic.

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   Apr 12, 2024 · 12 April 2024. By Nick Levine,Features correspondent. Courtesy of Dean Rogers/Focus Features. Sam Taylor-Johnson's new Amy Winehouse biopic has garnered incredibly mixed responses from critics. But...

4. people.com › amy-winehouse-back-to-black-video-1Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' Video Hits 1 Billion Views on ...

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   Oct 5, 2023 · This week, the late Grammy-winning singer's music video for the 2007 hit single "Back to Black" surpassed a billion views on YouTube, making her part of an elite group of musicians to achieve...

5. www.cnn.com › 2024/01/11 › entertainmentAmy Winehouse ‘Back to Black’ biopic movie trailer debuts

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   Dan Kitwood/Getty Images. CNN — A first look at the Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” is here. The movie stars “Industry” actor Marisa Abela as Winehouse, and it’s directed by Sam...

6. www.cnn.com › 2024/05/16 › entertainmentIn ‘Back to Black,’ Marisa Abela’s Amy Winehouse ... - CNN

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   May 16, 2024 · CNN — The tragic arc of Amy Winehouse’s brief life and nova-like career creates built-in problems for a biography of the singer, which doesn’t dampen the knockout performance by Marisa Abela in...

7. www.nytimes.com › 2024/05/10 › movies‘Back to Black,’ and the Challenges of Dramatizing Amy ...

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   May 10, 2024 · By Simran Hans. Reporting from London. Published May 10, 2024 Updated May 15, 2024. In another life, Sam Taylor-Johnson might have crossed paths with Amy Winehouse. The filmmaker and the singer had...

8. www.usatoday.com › story › entertainmentAmy Winehouse 'Back to Black' movie casts actress Marisa ...

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   May 16, 2024 · Marco della Cava. USA TODAY. 0:00. 2:02. Filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson was eager to cast British actress Marisa Abela as ill-fated singer Amy Winehouse in her biopic “Back to Black” (in...

9. variety.com › 2024 › filmInside Marisa Abela’s ‘Back to Black’ Transformation: How ...

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   Apr 12, 2024 · How Marisa Abela Transformed Into Amy Winehouse in 'Back to Black' Home. Film. Global. Apr 12, 2024 4:00am PT. Inside Marisa Abela’s ‘Back to Black’ Transformation: How Movement Coach...