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There’s no point asking Marisa Abela to sing Amy Winehouse songs at karaoke

Set designers Katie Spencer and Sarah Greenwood went from Barbie to the darker world of the Winehouse biopic. They explain how even a Smeg fridge evokes the singer’s dreams

The film "Back to Black" has been described as a never-seen-before glimpse into Amy Winehouse's rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking album of the same name, which won five Grammys and sold 16 million copies. The pop star, who died in 2011, is played by Marisa Abela,…

In Back To Black, the singer's tragic rise and fall is reduced to a massive cliche.

They're not convinced

Sam Taylor-Johnson’s best film to date is more interested in romance and creativity than demons or blame

Back to Black review: "A competent but occasionally clunky Amy Winehouse biopic"

Musical biopics should convincingly depict their stars’ lives – if you just want to hear the hits, put on an album

The director’s new biopic about the troubled singer tells the story of a relationship scrutinised by the tabloids – something she knows all about. She talks about facing cancer, falling for a younger man and why she’ll always be drawn to ‘intense, deep subjects’