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Aug 3, 2014 · “Get On Up,” the bio-pic devoted to Brown’s life and music, is surprisingly candid. The movie insists that “the godfather of soul” could be soulless—at least in his personal relationships.
Get On Up is a 2014 American biographical musical film about the life of singer James Brown and is directed by Tate Taylor and written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth.
Aug 1, 2014 · Get On Up. The opening scene of the James Brown biopic “Get On Up” plays like a bad Dave Chappelle skit. Please beg my indulgence as I describe it. A woman is shown sitting on the toilet, her biological activities intercut with a drugged-out James Brown driving to an office building he owns.
Get on Up: Directed by Tate Taylor. With Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis. A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Tate Taylor
- 2014-08-01
Jul 31, 2014 · At 2 hours and 18 minutes, the James Brown biopic “Get On Up” runs exactly two hours longer than the knockout YouTube clip of the real Mr. Dynamite performing up a storm in 1964’s “The T.A ...
On route to the stage, singer James Brown recalls a life with a turbulent childhood where music was his only constructive release for his passions. A chance demonstration of that in prison led to a new friend who helped get him out and into a musical career.
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Jul 31, 2014 · Get On Up. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Tate Taylor. Biography, Drama, Music. PG-13. 2h 19m. By Stephen Holden. July 31, 2014. If musical genius is a gift randomly bestowed, it requires...
