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Black Biopics Deserve More Than the Bare Minimum

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As the biopic boom continues, it’s time for Black stories to get the prestige treatment and studio budgets they deserve.

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A photo illustration showing stills from Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Get On Up and Genuis: Aretha.
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This week, David O. Russell was announced as the director for a Linda Ronstadt biopic starring Selena Gomez as the beloved country rock singer. The viral star power of Gomez and the critical acclaim of Russell, the Oscar-nominated director of Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, seems to have automatically...

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