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‘Her demons were probably worse’: does Back to Black reveal the real Amy Winehouse?

Tortured genius, chaotic addict or frustrated homemaker? As Sam Taylor-Johnson’s biopic hits cinemas, we look at how its depiction compares with previous accounts of the singer’s life

The Guardian - UK

Amy Winehouse's life in looks: her 42 most memorable outfits from Koko Camden to Glastonbury

From Karen Millen tropical minis to ballet pumps and Fred Perry polos — these are Amy Winehouse’s most memorable looks

Evening Standard

OPINION - Amy Winehouse deserved better than this — stop selling her legacy

There is something arresting about seeing the musical icons of your own era memorialised. I was too young to have really understood what Kurt Cobain’s death meant when the news came on the radio, but I remember bursting into tears in my Hoxton flat when I heard about Amy Winehouse,…

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Eddie Marsan: ‘Mitch Winehouse was a loving father whose daughter was an addict’

The actor on playing Amy Winehouse’s dad, leaving school at 15, and why he loves going back to London’s East End

The Guardian - UK

Trailer drops for new Amy Winehouse biopic starring Marisa Abela

The movie promises to be 'a celebration of the most iconic – and much missed – homegrown star of the 21st century"

Evening Standard

The first trailer for the Amy Winehouse biopic has landed - and it's dividing fans

The Back to Black movie is already proving to be controversial

Marie Claire

Amy Winehouse's estate suing two of her friends for £730,000 for selling her belongings

Two of the late singer’s friends are facing a High Court claim over allegations they benefited from selling her belongings

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Marisa Abela pictured as Amy Winehouse in new image from controversial biopic

New still from Sam Taylor-Johnson’s controversial Back to Black Amy Winehouse biopic shows ‘Industry’ star bearing a striking resemblance to the late singer

The Independent UK

Amy Winehouse: In Her Words review – poignant vignettes of a fledgling superstar

A scrapbook of the late singer’s diary entries, notes, photos, teen poetry and lyrics leans heavily on her early life but offers a vivid snapshot of her personality

The Guardian - UK

Amy Winehouse’s journal entries to be published in new book

Family-approved book will also feature handwritten lyrics and personal photos and will be published two weeks before the singer would have turned 40

The Guardian - UK

Amy Winehouse biopic star swigs vodka on streets of Camden in gut-wrenching scenes

Set photos from the upcoming Amy Winehouse movie show actress Marisa Abela, who portrays the talented and troubled singer, drinking from a vodka bottle close to her former home

Daily Mirror

Amy Winehouse's dad jokes that he wanted George Clooney to play him in new biopic

Amy Winehouse's father, Mitch Winehouse, has claimed he wanted Hollywood star George Clooney to play him instead of Eddie Marsan in new biopic Back To Black, which focuses on the singer's life

Daily Mirror

Whatever happened to Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil?

The singer’s so-called soulmate claims that the pair were planning to reconcile before her death

Evening Standard

The media exploited Amy Winehouse’s life. A new biopic looks set to do the same with her death

The first look at a new biopic has prompted anger for depicting the late singer as a cartoonish mess. Is it possible to make a film about an abused artist without repeating history?

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HMM: Amy Winehouse’s Dad Has Defended The Casting Of His Daughter In *That* Biopic

Interesting.

Daily Mirror

Amy Winehouse's biopic sees 'Blake' arrested in scenes filmed outside her old flat

Filming has begun on the upcoming biopic Back to Black, which will explore the life and career of Amy Winehouse - with actor Marisa Abela having been seen on set recently portraying the late singer

Daily Mirror

Amy Winehouse's dad says family 'excited' about new film that will 'relive her genius'

Late music icon Amy Winehouse is having her life played out in a new biopic, namely, Back To Black, and her father Mitch Winehouse has given actress Marisa Abela his blessing as she takes on the role of his late daughter

Daily Mirror

Amy Winehouse star seen on set for first time alongside on-screen dad playing Mitch

Filming has begun for the eagerly awaited Back to Black biopic starring Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse and Eddie Marsan as the late singer's father, Mitch

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Actor Marisa Abela to Portray Amy Winehouse in New Biopic

British actress Marisa Abela will portray Amy Winehouse in a biopic about the late singer, with filming due to begin in London on Monday, production and distribution company Studiocanal has said. Called "Back to Black" and directed by British filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, the movie will focus on Winehouse’s "vibrant years…

Daily Mirror

Amy Winehouse's troubled life turned into drama on musical genius, drink and drugs battle

The eight-part series is based on the best-selling book Saving Amy by author and film-maker Daphne Barak, who told her story from 40 hours of footage, photographs and interviews of the star

Daily Mirror

Amy Winehouse biopic could star Lady Gaga as 50 Shades of Grey director confirms project

Sam-Taylor Johnson has confirmed she will be directing the new Amy Winehouse flick, Back to Black, telling fans it was a "dream" to be leading the project

Evening Standard

Sam Taylor-Johnson is set to direct a major forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic

The film has been in the works since 2015

The Guardian - US

Sam Taylor-Johnson to direct authorised Amy Winehouse biopic

The film, Back to Black, will tell the singer’s story with the Fifty Shades of Grey director at the helm

Daily Mirror

Amy Winehouse family outraged after Grammy Museum 'damages' her award

Mitch Winehouse has blasted the American museum for sending back the late singer's awards in a 'damaged' state after he lent the awards to an exhibition last year

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