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Bold Face: Movie Men

Bold Face explores the cult of celebrity and the styles, trends and brands that stars show off in movies, at events and living their daily lives.

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Mick Jagger compares Jay Z to James Brown

Speaking about the upcoming James Brown biopic Get On Up , on which he is acting as producer, Jagger discussed artists he thought were influenced by Brown's work ethic and business-minded approach to...

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Hundreds see James Brown film premiere in Augusta

Filmmakers and stars of the new James Brown movie have given the soul singer's hometown a first look at their finished work.

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A Week In Movies: Guardians Holds Two Premieres, Plus First Glimpses...

Guardians of the Galaxy buzz grows with L.A. and London premieres, while new trailers, features and photos tease audiences waiting for Fifty Shades, Lucy, biopics of James Brown and Alan Turing, and...

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'Purple Rain' turns 30: How 1984 made Prince a superstar

His sales began to match his notoriety with his fifth album, "1999." The single "Little Red Corvette" joined .

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'Get On Up' Star Tika Sumpter Looking Glamorous At The NY Premiere - Part 4

The cast and crew were spotted among the many arrivals on the red carpet at the New York premiere for James Brown biopic 'Get On Up'; among them included stars Tika Sumpter and Brandon Mychal Smith,...

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Mick Jagger Spotted Among 'Get On Up' Production Crew At The NY Premiere -...

Rolling Stones star Mick Jagger was seen posing alongside Victoria Pearman, with whom he worked on the production of James Brown biopic 'Get On Up', and director Tate Taylor at the movie's New York...

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Coming Sunday: The Godfather of Soul's Macon connection

Singer James Brown performs with his band of musicians and dancers during a seaside concert in Beirut Sunday night, January 2, 2000.

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Rolling Stones celebrate Mick Jagger's birthday with video retrospective

Mick Jagger celebrated his 71st birthday on July 26, enjoying a breather from The Stones' hugely successful 14 On Fire Tour and from promoting his James Brown biopic "Get on Up."

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Midstate residents who knew James Brown hope new movie gets it right

Fred Daviss poses in his home in Perry in 2006 with a picture of James Brown and himself meeting the pope.

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The music is the magic behind the beat of 'Get on Up'

It took producer Brian Grazer more than a dozen years – and an assist from Mick Jagger – to finally get on the good foot and make a biopic out of the turbulent, triumphant life of...

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book review - Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!' is a book with a beat

Bob Dylan's legacy is practically a subgenre, mingling alongside books about the origins of classic albums, the Beatles versus the Rolling Stones, the life and times of Johnny Cash and James Brown, the...

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Mick Jagger: James Brown 'gave his best in every show'

Mick Jagger, producer of biopic 'Get On Up,' copped plenty of dance moves from James Brown, and the similarities don't end there.

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Get On Up premiere in Madison

Big stars, and big crowds in Madison today for the premiere of the James Brown biopic -- shot entirely in Mississippi.

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New and Noteworthy: Movies

Get On Up Chadwick Boseman, having played baseball legend Jackie Robinson in 42 , tries on a different kind of legend: the Godfather of Soul.

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A Double-Header of Biopics for Chadwick Boseman

To become James Brown for the film "Get on Up," Boseman needed to rely on an entirely different skill set.

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Actor Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd in the anticipated new film, Get on Up James...

The one and only James Brown- proclaimed "Godfather of Soul" who forever changed the landscape of rhythm, blues, funk and dance around the world-was a composite of influences, mostly negative, as the...

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Drummer Gene Dunlap is serious about setting the 'groove'

Growing up in Detroit, Dunlap says he was a major James Brown fan, with mad love for the drummers in the godfather of soul's band.

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1 Way Kerry Barden Maintained Authenticity in 'Get On Up'

Director Tate Taylor's "Get on Up," a biopic of the late soul singer James Brown, features a powerful cast of actors recreating Brown's life, from his humble beginnings to his huge, worldwide success.

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Daryl Brown Talks 'Inside the Godfather of Soul'

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