The film Ray was released in 2004, shortly after the death of its subject, Ray Charles. Directed by Taylor Hackford, the movie was a fifteen-year labor of love that hinged, according to Hackford, on ...

Going to see a biopic about a recently deceased and beloved personality is always a risk. For filmmakers, the trap of elevating the celebrity to mythic status at the expense of realism is ever a ...

Two decades since its debut, Ray continues to be celebrated as one of the most powerful biopics in cinema. Directed by Taylor Hackford, the 2004 film chronicles Ray Charles’s journey from his early ...

Released in 2004, the movie Ray received widespread critical acclaim and emotional success. Despite being an independent movie that was released and co-written by a relatively unknown director, the ...

James Marsden is open to playing Frank Sinatra in a biopic, like Timothée Chalamet’s portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown or Jamie Foxx’s portrayal of Ray Charles in 2004’s Ray. In a new ...