Some have even said that “Like a Rolling Stone” might even be about Dylan himself, and his uneasy relationship with fame (on “Idiot Wind”, on 1975’s Blood on the Tracks LP, he sings, “You’ll find out when you reach the top,
"[It was strange] in an intellectual way," Mangold tells Entertainment Weekly of revisiting Johnny Cash. "But not at all in a real way. I found myself watching Boyd sing a song th
A Complete Unknown director James Mangold tells IndieWire about recording songs live, working with Timothee Chalament, more for his Bob Dylan biopic.
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The new Bob Dylan biopic, “A Complete Unknown,” hits movie theaters on Christmas Day. It’s already considered a leading contender to land Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Actor, with Timothée Chalamet winning raves for his performance as a young Bob Dylan.
"A Complete Unknown" tells the story of a particular time in history for acclaimed singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
Big shoes (and tight pants) to fill. Val Kilmer dutifully performed as Morrison in director Oliver Stone’s account of the singer’s tragic arc, from the sandy beaches of Venice, Calif., to his death in a Paris apartment at the age of 27.
Dylan, a Nobel Prize winning poet, songwriter and performer, also ranks among the most enigmatic. Mangold chronicles Dylan’s Greenwich Village roots, performing in basement coffee houses, recording, forming a romantic and professional partnership with folk singer activist Joan Baez.
To become Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown,” Timothée Chalamet spent years practicing guitar and was even outfitted with cheek plumpers and nostril expanders.
A Complete Unknown is James Mangold’s second music biopic after the Joaquin Phoenix-starring Walk the Line, which spanned decades to unravel the myth of Johnny Cash. This time, the director takes a more intimate approach,
"A Complete Unknown" follows Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in the early '60s. Here's how the cast compares to the real-life people involved.