The 91st Academy Awards Were Packed with Powerful Moments
Wow, 2018 gave an incredible class of movies. It was a year that moved, inspired, thrilled and challenged us in innovative ways. We have been celebrating these filmmakers each day, but last night’s Oscars ceremony shone a light on the astonishing diversity and power in storytelling over the past year. BlacKkKlansman, The Favourite, A Star ...
Rami Malek on his Transformation into Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody
Music reviewers ridiculed Queen’s ostentatious and bombastic song “Bohemian Rhapsody” in the 70s, yet the song went on to become one of the most iconic (and unusual) rock anthems of all time. Now, in Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek’s interpretation of Freddie Mercury is intoxicating, thanks to a huge amount of research, a movement coach, and Malek’s ...
Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Production Designer on Re-Constructing the World of Queen
As Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, actor Rami Malek is incredible, an on-stage writhing echo of the groundbreaking rocker’s performances with the band Queen. Surrounding Malek in this uplifting rock biopic are exacting recreations of the bands’ 1970s and 80s-era haunts, from stadium concerts to a youthful Freddie’s London flat with his girlfriend Mary Austin ...
How Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Cinematographer Recreated Queen’s Most Iconic Performances
Queen’s 1985 Live Aid performance was the rock event of the century that almost didn’t happen. It was an iconic display of untethered talent and vitality in the darkest days of the AIDS crisis. An estimated 1.5 billion people watched the unforgettable performance all around the world. Freddie Mercury left a lasting impression as a ...
Malek Becomes Mercury Thanks to Bohemian Rhapsody Movement Coach
It took a village to transform Rami Malek from hoodie-clad Mr. Robot hacker introvert into Freddie Mercury, the flamboyant Queen frontman he portrays with astonishing verisimilitude in Bohemian Rhapsody. Hair and makeup designer Jan Sewell. outfitted Malek with prosthetic “buck teeth.” Dialect coach William Conacher re-shaped the actor’s inflections into a smooth British accent. Music ...
Rami Malek Captures the Cosmic Energy of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody
If the average music biopic positions a microscope on a single character, Bohemian Rhapsody calls for a telescope. ‘Queen’ frontman Freddie Mercury is deserving of his chosen moniker. He’s a celestial body that looms large in the lives of every character on screen with an irrefutable gravitational pull. He’s bold, daring, brilliant, poised, and within ...
Meet the Man Behind the Mustache in the New Bohemian Rhapsody Trailer
If you enjoy getting goosebumps, the new Bohemian Rhapsody trailer will deliver a delicious dose. If you don’t, watch it anyway, because a story this special is worth the suffering. The second, more “official” look at the Freddie Mercury and Queen biodrama digs deeper than the first. It allows glimpses of the bisexual singer’s private ...
Behold Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in First Bohemian Rhapsody Trailer
At long last, our first good look at Bohemian Rhapsody is here. 20th Century Fox has just dropped the first trailer for Dexter Fletcher’s biopic, which follows the rise of the iconic British rock band Queen, starring Rami Malek as the legendary frontman Freddie Mercury. Bohemian Rhapsody tracks Queen’s staggering ascent into the stratosphere of fame and fortune as ...
First Look at Mr. Robot‘s Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury
Rami Malek dazzles in the lead role of Mr. Robot, but taking on the legendary Queen front man is another challenge entirely. Malek is set to play the greatest voice in the history of rock, Freddie Mercury, in upcoming biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. Entertainment Weekly has released the first image of Malek in character and the results ...
