Better Man

He had a cabaret jacket during his 2013 Tour! :)

Hey Tess, are you ready? :)

Yes! We had a thread of Forbidden Road! Where it is now...☹️

Good catch on Twitter - Robbie's answer why he isn't active in USA. Seems I messed this interview a few years ago

Yes, he should go there... It's not far from LA but while he is in Europe it will not happened.

I haven't seen this variant of advert (with graphics)

Another new interview in a bed :)

Just remind you they will be the special guest this Tour :)

Thank for a good post above, Tess! With all graphics the post looks great. -- Oscars 2025: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominationsThe 97th Academy Awards are this weekend – and is it fair to say this has been a relatively tame awards season? Sure, there’s been controversy: Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón’s racist and sexist posts resurfaced on X, the ongoing discourse around Sean Baker, from not using intimacy coordinators on Anora to who he follows on social media (including an account called IDFBabes), and the fact that The Brutalist could win Best Picture despite using generative AI. But other than all that, it’s been smooth sailing, baby. Here at Dazed, when the nominations were announced, some made perfect sense – Jeremy Strong for Best Supporting Actor as Roy Cohn in The Apprentice? Hell yeah. Nickel Boys for Best Picture? Absolutely. Others, not so much. But beyond what made the cut, we were more disappointed by what didn’t. Below is our list of films, actors, and scores we believe should have been nominated for this year’s Academy Awards. BETTER MAN Now, I know Better Man has been nominated for Best Visual Effects, but it should be nominated for Best Picture. Everyone mocked Robbie Williams and director Michael Gracey for deciding to depict Williams as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee, but I applaud them for their bravery and willingness to experiment! As our senior editor Dominique Sisley wrote in her article David Lynch and the shrinking value of imagination, the film industry in its current state is defined “by its banality”. Truly imaginative work that “redefines or reimagines our ideas about life or existence” is rare. This may not have been what she had in mind, but it is exactly what Better Man offered me this year, and only the real ones appreciated it. (HJ) DazedOscars 2025: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominations

Oh... unexpectedly but that's all about Robbie and his activity in USA. Never really wanted be succesful there. Nothing new for me 😛

Yes, guys, I also can't share Instagram posts in a right way... Still something don't correct... Will try to figure out via weekend. Anyway, the starting screens in South America looks pretty well and the movie is getting very good responces again. Very good to know!

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Number 4 for me :)

Well done for Sam!

Another interview with both:

Unfortunately I don't know Spanish while there are many interviews on local medias:

A little interview with some fan

Welcome back guys!

Film of the Week: Better Man Sunday, February 23, 2025 Early on in Better Man, Michael Gracey's Robbie Williams biopic starring a CGI ape (not a monkey, as the marketing and memes claimed), a young Robbie Williams (played by the man himself) listens to his father (Steve Pemberton) discuss celebrity and what it takes to make it. "You either have "it"," explains the older Williams, a deadbeat wannabe comedian as he ruffles the young ape's hair, "-or you're nobody." While a crucial moment in the psyche of Williams, a normal biopic would've treated this moment as the obstacle for the hero to overcome, showing everyone that he's not a nobody, but Better Man makes this Williams's drive, his defining belief that (for better or worse) steers his entire career. Better Man is a story of someone desperately chasing the spotlight, doing whatever it takes to stay in it even as it completely eats him alive. Does Williams have "it", the inherent talent to succeed, or is he just desperate enough, just charming enough, to fake it and force his way there? The film largely leaves this up to you, but even when one strips away the fascinating quandary at the heart of the story, it is an undeniably entertaining experience. Better Man is fascinating in that it's a biopic that largely does away with the "inspirational great man rises from nothing" narrative that makes up so much of the genre. Williams gets lucky again and again, impressing the right person at the right time, and he's often so desperate to stay in the spotlight that he's willing to do effectively anything. "Robbie" is the character, a mask that "Robert Williams" can hide behind in his pursuit of fame and fortune. It becomes increasingly clear that Robbie is both a stage persona and a means for Robert to bury his pain, demeaning himself for a cheap audience laugh. Be it turning a pratfall on stage into a comedic spot as a child or jokingly stealing a melon to hide the suicidal rage and grief at being fired from Take That, the boy band where he got his start, "Robbie" is Williams refusing to be genuine, a chance to turn his pain into a laugh and keep up the persona of the arrogant hotshot pretty boy. It even reflects in his art, as he chooses to make throwaway, impersonal pop in hopes of drawing the largest audience, ignoring that it's only when he gets genuine that he's truly able to live up to his own potential. It's often said that musical numbers are characters singing to express the feelings that words simply could not. In Better Man, there's a similar sentiment, each song representing the moments where the "Robbie" persona melts away and he speaks how he really feels. From the jubilation of success in "Rock DJ" to the soaring love and crashing heartbreak of "She's The One", each track is a narrative unto itself, depicting the highs and lows of stardom. They're also incredibly well-directed, Gracey masterfully and creatively makes each song feel like witnessing a dream, larger than life and bursting with color and creativity. "Rock DJ" is a creative oner, cleverly playing into Take That's destructive tendencies through the people hurt and stolen from over the course of the ostensibly celebratory song, while "Let Me Entertain You" is an honest to god battle sequence, a literal slaying of demons that becomes so overwhelming and thunderous that Williams's final victory feels less like a triumph and more like just barely regaining your breath. Of course, we have to talk about the singing chimpanzee in the room. "All my life," explains Williams at the start of the film. "I've always felt less evolved than other people." The ape is, effectively, a literal representation of that inferiority, that crushing desire to be liked that overwhelms all else. In Williams mind, he's nothing more than a singing monkey, a novelty act that people will get bored of if he doesn't do whatever it takes to keep their attention. The actual effects of the ape, painstakingly brought to life by WETA, are largely seamless, acting and moving alongside regular humans in a variety of environments without the effect ever being jarring. You never quite forget he's an ape, but the large, expressive face and matted fur makes Williams struggle that much more effecting. Of course, you can also see how excited the artists are to flex their creation, showcasing the ape from a child to a fully grown "man" in a variety of outfits inspired by the various looks of Williams careers. (Particular favorites are the skinless ape, an homage to Williams's inexplicably disturbing "Rock DJ" music video and an albino ape as representation of Williams bleaching hir hair.) Better Man is a fascinating biopic, one willing to let the star confront the numerous flaws and shortcomings with an earnest honesty, never sugarcoating their mistakes. It's also easily the best musical of the year, gorgeous and ambitious in it's design. I'll doubt we'll ever see another biopic like it, but, hey, let's not worry about that. Let's just sit back and enjoy the show. https://sociallyunbalanced.blogspot.com/202...better-man.html

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Still hoping on better choice ;) Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Visual Effects This is a category that significantly favors best picture nominees. by Ed Gonzalez February 22, 2025 Out of respect for the weekend crowd, we’re keeping this shorter than Better Man’s box office run. Besides, we need not contort ourselves into resembling the Xenomorph-human hybrid creature from Alien: Romulus to say that this race is one film’s to lose. There’s sentiment around Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, as the franchise has yet to win an Oscar for its visual effects. But this is a category that significantly favors best picture nominees. We have two of those in the mix this year, and while a vote split might result in a welcome win for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, let’s not kid ourselves into pretending that Wicked’s flying monkeys hold a candle to the awe-inspiring grandeur of Dune: Part Two’s sandworms. Will Win: Dune: Part Two Could Win: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Should Win: Dune: Part Two