Movie Review: Robbie Williams has always lived to entertain. In ‘Better Man,’ he’s still doing it
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Movie Review: Robbie Williams has always lived to entertain. In ‘Better Man,’ he’s still doing it

Hindustan Times  

“I came out of the womb with jazz hands,” pop star Robbie Williams recounts in “Better Man,” his new biopic. “Which was very painful for my mum.” Movie Review: Robbie Williams has always lived to entertain. Director Gracey, who helmed “The Greatest Showman,” is quite the showman himself, never more obviously than in a terrific musical sequence that chronicles the band’s journey to success. Filmed to Williams’ hit “Rock DJ” on London’s Regent Street and featuring some 500 extras, the number starts with the boys hardly noticed by passersby, representing the start of their career.

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He’s the one: Robbie Williams matches Beatles record with 15th No 1 album
2 months ago

He’s the one: Robbie Williams matches Beatles record with 15th No 1 album

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Better Man depicts how Williams – who shot to …

Robbie Williams’ "Better Man" swaps insight for spectacle—Complete with a CGI monkey
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Robbie Williams’ "Better Man" swaps insight for spectacle—Complete with a CGI monkey

Salon  

“Better Man,” a biopic of Robbie Williams — the famed bad-boy boyband member turned successful solo artist — is a bit of a risky undertaking. “Better Man” charts Williams’ childhood in Stoke-on-Trent, and he claims, “I came out of the womb with jazz hands, which hurt my mother,” hoping to get a laugh. For the uninitiated, the band first performed …

Movie Review: Robbie Williams has always lived to entertain. In ‘Better Man,’ he’s still doing it
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Movie Review: Robbie Williams has always lived to entertain. In ‘Better Man,’ he’s still doing it

Associated Press  

“I came out of the womb with jazz hands,” pop star Robbie Williams recounts in “Better Man,” his new biopic. There’s a clue, though, in one of Williams’ opening lines: “I want to show you how I really see myself.” Gracey based his film on many hours of taped interviews he did with Williams. Director Gracey, who helmed “The Greatest …

Robbie Williams cuts a casual figure in a red tracksuit as he arrives in Australia ahead of New Year's Eve performance at Sydney Opera House
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Robbie Williams cuts a casual figure in a red tracksuit as he arrives in Australia ahead of New Year's Eve performance at Sydney Opera House

Daily Mail  

Robbie Williams looked cool as a cucumber when he greeted fans at Sydney Airport ahead of his New Year's Eve performance. Pictured The Let Me Entertain You hitmaker, 50, is set to take to the stage in front of the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday to ring in the New Year Robbie cut a youthful figure as he touched down …

Review: Giddy, imaginative ‘Better Man’ is the next evolution of the music biopic
3 months ago

Review: Giddy, imaginative ‘Better Man’ is the next evolution of the music biopic

LA Times  

The pop star Robbie Williams is leagues more famous in his homeland of England than here in the States, American tastemakers having capriciously chosen to ignore his chart-topping ’90s boy band Take That and megawatt solo career. He’s a proper theater actor who came to renown playing Alex in an onstage production of “A Clockwork Orange.” There’s a rousing musical …

How new Robbie Williams biopic Better Man lays bare the terror of fame – by making its hero a CGI chimp
3 months ago

How new Robbie Williams biopic Better Man lays bare the terror of fame – by making its hero a CGI chimp

BBC  

How new Robbie Williams biopic Better Man lays bare the terror of fame – by making its hero a CGI chimp Paramount Pictures A new film about the tumultuous career of UK boy-band sensation turned solo star Robbie Williams depicts him as an ape. Paramount Pictures Robbie Williams is one of the UK's biggest pop stars – having started out …

Robbie Williams: ‘I’ve been a cheeky monkey all my life’
3 months ago

Robbie Williams: ‘I’ve been a cheeky monkey all my life’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It was after one particularly emotional premiere of the new biopic about his life that Robbie Williams resolved he couldn’t be “the crying guy” at every screening. “Or if it doesn’t, I’ll do something else.” What both a conversation with Williams and “Better Man” have in common is a frankness about the experience of fame. Share Share …

Better Man review: The Robbie Williams monkey biopic works far better than you might think
3 months ago

Better Man review: The Robbie Williams monkey biopic works far better than you might think

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy If Superman made us believe a man …

Robbie Williams, 50, puts on a cheeky display at the Italian premiere of his new film Better Man as he flashes his bottom on the red carpet
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Robbie Williams, 50, puts on a cheeky display at the Italian premiere of his new film Better Man as he flashes his bottom on the red carpet

Daily Mail  

He released a single titled Let Me Entertain You 17 years ago and on Friday night, Robbie Williams made sure he continued to do just that. Robbie Williams continued to steal the spotlight as he put on a very animated display at the premiere of his new movie Better Man in Rome, Italy The singer looked dapper in a double …

Robbie Williams hopes 'Better Man' film will help viewers heal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Robbie Williams hopes 'Better Man' film will help viewers heal

Hindustan Times  

By Hanna Rantala Robbie Williams hopes 'Better Man' film will help viewers heal LONDON, - British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams' turbulent life story served as inspiration for the musical movie "Better Man", in which the pop star is portrayed as a CGI monkey. "Better Man" sees a teenage Williams joining the 90s boy band Take That, his substance abuse and differing …

Robbie Williams smiles through the pain as he attends Better Man premiere alongside wife Ayda Field, ex-girlfriend Nicole Appleton and Holly Willoughby after revealing his beloved mother's dementia di
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Robbie Williams smiles through the pain as he attends Better Man premiere alongside wife Ayda Field, ex-girlfriend Nicole Appleton and Holly Willoughby after revealing his beloved mother's dementia di

Daily Mail  

Robbie Williams smiled through the pain as he attended the premiere of his biopic Better Man on Wedneday after revealing his beloved mother Janet's dementia diagnosis. Robbie Williams smiled through the pain as he attended the premiere of his biopic Better Man on Wedneday after revealing his beloved mother Janet's dementia diagnosis Robbie was also supported at the Leicester Square …

Better Man is a Robbie Williams biopic starring a CGI monkey. Yes, really
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Better Man is a Robbie Williams biopic starring a CGI monkey. Yes, really

ABC  

First it was Pharrell Williams telling his life story in a Lego movie, and now it's a Robbie Williams biopic starring a CGI monkey. The British pop superstar is getting his own big screen biopic, titled Better Man, and fans are getting their first bizarre taste with the release of a teaser trailer today that's, frankly, bananas. Australian Michael Gracey …

Production begins on Robbie Williams' big budget biopic Better Man in Melbourne
2 years, 10 months ago

Production begins on Robbie Williams' big budget biopic Better Man in Melbourne

Daily Mail  

He is one of the entertainment world's biggest selling artists of all time. And now Robbie Williams, 48, will star as himself in a new movie called Better Man which covers his incredible rise to fame from boy band heart-throb to stadium superstar. Hit Maker: Robbie Williams, 48, will star as himself in a new movie called Better Man which …

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