Recreating Amy Winehouse’s Look Onscreen

Recreating Amy Winehouse’s Look Onscreen

Few looks are as distinctive as Amy Winehouse’s was. The singer’s sweeping eyeliner, tottering heels and disheveled beehive are still instantly recognizable, 13 years after her death. In the new biopic “Back to Black,” Marisa Abela plays the star from the beginning of her music career until her final days. She wears mini skirts with … Read more

Amy Winehouse’s friends reveal what her time in NYC was really like

Amy Winehouse’s friends reveal what her time in NYC was really like

On May 12, a scripted movie about Amy Winehouse’s life, “Back to Black” — starring Marisa Abela as the doomed singer — opens in the US, after earning eyebrow-raising reviews in the UK. A critic for the Evening Standard called it “so bad it made me gasp in horror” and wrote that it “does not paint … Read more

Amy Winehouse’s pal reveals last conversation with late singer ahead of 13th anniversary of her death

Amy Winehouse’s pal reveals last conversation with late singer ahead of 13th anniversary of her death

Amy Winehouse’s longtime pal has revealed Wednesday his emotional final conversation with the iconic singer ahead of the 13th anniversary of her tragic death. The “Back to Black” hitmaker died of alcohol poisoning at her London townhouse in July 2011. She was 27. Now musician Dale Davis, 57, is opening up about meeting the late … Read more

Amy Winehouse’s dad Mitch defends biopic after film set photos spark backlash

Amy Winehouse’s dad Mitch defends biopic after film set photos spark backlash

Amy Winehouse’s father, Mitch Winehouse, has thrown his support behind the controversial casting in the upcoming biopic “Back to Black.” Starring Marisa Abela as the late seven-time Grammy winner, the biopic has come under fire after fans pointed out that the actress doesn’t resemble the late singer in the slightest. But the “Tears Dry On … Read more