I've learned the best lesson there is to learn in any undertaking, and that's how much there is to learn no matter where you are on the journey, and just how exciting that can be. Amadeus and Milk are my favorites and always have been, and both because of the powerful emotion. In Amadeus I loved the "character" of the music and how it intensified every element, and in Milk it was the unrelenting struggle to be oneself, no matter what or what the consequences might be. Oh, and Beautiful Mind. The sheer power of the struggle he went through, and understanding that the struggle was a daily battle. I'm a bit surprised by Nash's response to the film. In the book he goes into the spontaneous remission he had of his schizophrenia, which came from nowhere and without reason. Being a man of brilliance, I'd think he would have been as curious about that and as determined to understand how it happened.

Cyd, so what I hear you saying is there is something about these three biopics on a personal level that made them compelling to you. Makes me wonder if there is another level of resonance possible with a story about an ACTUAL person as compared to a fictional one. One irony is that a person's life may not lay out very well as a narrative, generally a sprawling set of events and incidents. Up to the writer to provide a structure to it.

Goodfellas is a pretty good biopic, notable, maybe unique because the protagonist is an anti-hero. That it happens to be one of the best gangster movies ever doesn't hurt. Similarly, I'd add Patton to this list, along with Bonnie and Clyde, and The Buddy Holly Story (Gary Busey!!)

My favorite is probably "Catch me if you can." Probably because it knows when to lean on nostalgia and when to transform. It starts as a biopic but turns into a crime film, a spy film, a comedy, coming of age film. Also, it just nails the period, the music and designs from the opening with the slightly faked game show, to the title cards. Continuing with the rant, I like that it's a biopic without triumph. Usually the cause for a biopic is that we're seeing someone extraordinary do something, something that we can't do. The end compromise is just that Frank stops and grows up, and Carl gets a partner.

How funny, I just saw the made for TV biopic last night titled Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. I still want to see Fruitvale Station about Oscar Grant. But to answer the question about my favorite Biopic I`ve seen so far, I`d have to go with Antwon Fisher. The scene when Fisher finds and confronts his biological mother towards the end of the movie is one of the most moving monologues I`ve ever seen.