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Sam Taylor-Johnson says paparazzi snuck onto set and posed as actors hounding Marisa Abela in "Back to Black"

There's no curiosity about Amy Winehouse at all in Sam Taylor-Johnson's 'Back to Black,' just a condescending presentation of a girl with a great voice and a bad boyfriend.

"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.

Attempting a biopic that can capture the unique soul and intensity of Amy Winehouse is challenging, to say the least. The soulful, tragic blues singer burned hot and flamed out young, leaving behind a string of memorable, anthemic hits.…

In the early 2000’s, Amy Winehouse was a powerhouse of a new voice in music. Her impressive vocals and songs...

The biopic is best when star Marisa Abela is performing the singer's hits.

The movie chronicles Amy Winehouse's upbringing in a Jewish family, her career, romances, and the addiction that would lead to her death

To play the British soul singer, a relative unknown was cast, Marisa Abela, who committed herself to capturing the full complexity of a talented, tragic life.

For as much as has been said about director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black—it’s exploitative, it’s too tame, the on-set photos captured during filming were already disgracing its subject’s legacy—there is…

The Barbie star, 27, portrayed the role of the iconic late singer, Amy Winehouse , in Sam Taylor-Johnson's latest biopic - which has been slammed by critics as a 'poor piece of filmmaking.'

Bradley Cooper headed out to show his support for director Sam Taylor-Johnson and her new Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black.

The actress spoke with ET from the NYC premiere of 'Back to Black' on Tuesday.

Marisa Abela, who stars as Amy Winehouse in 'Back to Black,' chats with ET at the NYC premiere of the biopic, in theaters on May 17.

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, according to star Abela.

'' Back to Black '' as a movie is a tame and mediocre affair. A conventionally told biopic about a talented artist who became famous, struggled with drugs, depression and bulimia, and died early. There are nice performances from gifted…

Marisa Abela plays the late Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson's “Back to Black,” a jukebox musical dramatization of her life

The late, acclaimed singer gets the big screen treatment tackling the highs and lows of her short life. Rick Damigella reports.

It’s hard not to feel jaded by yet another musical biopic. “Ray.” “Rocketman.” “Bohemian Rhapsody.” “Bob Marley: One Love.” “Judy.” “Respect.” That’s a partial list, of course. What we really need is “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 2.”…

Sam Taylor-Johnson’s look back at the life and music of one of the 21st century’s major singers reduces her life to one half of a bad romance. No, no, no!

Some viewers seem to want Abela’s voice to be a carbon copy of Winehouse’s. But the art of vocal impersonation isn’t about perfect replication.