Amy Winehouse

If you’ve been tracking the goings-on at the Cannes Film Festival this week, you know that one of the best reviewed films of the fest so far is Amy, a documentary on the life of the late singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse. The film, which is directed by Senna filmmaker Asif Kapadia, has gotten near-universal praise. It’s currently at 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, with lots of other positive reviews out there that haven’t been added to the site yet (like a glowing rave from former ScreenCrush critic Jordan Hoffman at Vanity Fair).

Her career was short lived and as of today, so was her life.  Pop singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment earlier today. She made music that produced many Grammy awards throughout the past 4 years, all while gaining alot of respect from other musicians around the world. Due to her excessive drinking and drug problem this may not come to a shock to most people but, the the count

Back in 2005, some of my British friends turned me onto a sultry soul singer named Amy Winehouse. There was something about her smoky voice and delivery that was just fascinating. Soon after that, she emerged as one of the hottest new singers on the U...