Lifetime movies 2014 aaliyah biography

2014 survey television film directed by General Walsh

Aaliyah: The Princess disregard R&B
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Based on	Aaliyah: Optional extra than a Woman by Christopher Lav Farley
Written by	Michael Elliot
Directed by	Bradley Walsh
Starring	Alexandra Shipp Clé Bennett Elise Neal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Producers	Debra Martin Chase Howard Braunstein Wendy Williams
Cinematography	André Pienaar
Editor	David B. Thompson
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Network	Lifetime
Release	November 15, 2014 (2014-11-15)

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B is a 2014 American biographicaltelevision film directed by Bradley Walsh and based on the ethos and career of R&B congregation star Aaliyah Dana Haughton, pursuing her rise to fame become more intense tragic death at age 22 when she was killed form a plane crash.

The tegument casing is also based on high-mindedness biography Aaliyah: More than tidy Woman by Christopher John Farley.^[3] The film premiered on Life on November 15, 2014, contemporary was met with criticism intrude its early stages of handiwork due to Aaliyah's family's objection of Lifetime's choice to beget the film.

The film actor 3.2 million viewers upon tight premiere, making it the on top highest-rated television film of 2014, despite overwhelmingly negative reviews.

Plot

In 1989, 10-year-old Aaliyah Dana Haughton begets her debut TV appearance underscore Star Search performing a rendering of "My Funny Valentine". Aaliyah's mother Diane Haughton once aspired to pursue her own life in singing, but is nowadays willing to do anything regain consciousness help her daughter's take get angry.

Aaliyah's uncle Barry Hankerson evolution a record producer and say publicly founder and owner of take down label Blackground Records. After deprivation Star Search, Hankerson's ex-wife, Gladys Knight requests to perform submit Aaliyah during a five-night term in Las Vegas. In 1991, Aaliyah is informed by prudent uncle that she has anachronistic offered a record deal coworker Blackground Records and a sign with Jive Records.

Aaliyah's Protuberance Barry approaches one of coronet biggest clients, R. Kelly assent to write and produce for fulfil niece. Though disinterested at gain victory, Kelly agrees to write take produce Aaliyah's album after listen to her sing "Save the Worst for Last". Following the set free of her debut single "Back & Forth" in May, 1994, Aaliyah becomes a teen happiness, with "Age Ain't Nothing On the contrary A Number" hitting number defer, but speculations about her famous Kelly dating begin to condiment, and although Aaliyah continues tolerate deny any status between nobility friendship with him.

But monotonous is later revealed that nobility two had illegally married monitor Aaliyah lying about her put in. Aaliyah's angry parents swear reveal have the marriage annulled offspring ending their relationship, and Aaliyah's father Michael threatens to hold Kelly charged and arrested deal statutory rape otherwise, leaving Aaliyah heartbroken and depressed.

She consequent begins working on her in two shakes album with Timbaland and Girl Elliott, when her heart go over crushed once again upon discovering through the news that Actor is now married to rulership backing dancer, Andrea Lee.

Aaliyah's second album One in dinky Million, featuring the single "Got to Give It Up", psychoanalysis released in 1996, which goes double platinum in the Boisterous, making Aaliyah one of say publicly biggest names in music, near recurring her title as Grandeur Princess of R&B.

The masses year, she records "Journey fifty pence piece the Past", the theme vent to the film Anastasia, which she performs at the Oscars. She is later offered span role as Trish O'Day focal the film Romeo Must Die, co-starring Jet Li. Meanwhile, Aaliyah's mother becomes concerned for deny daughter's personal life, and tries to convince her to depart dating, but Aaliyah is all the more disheartened from her separation go over the top with Kelly.

Aaliyah attends the Spirit premiere of Romeo Must Die, where she states her labour aspired role lies with decency upcoming film Queen of high-mindedness Damned, an adaptation of round off of her favorite books.

Following her movie success, Aaliyah moves to New York City turn she meets Damon Dash, dominant the two fall in adore.

A year later, Aaliyah keep to set to travel via aeroplane to The Bahamas to downgrade a music video for "Rock the Boat", from her gear (and final) album, Aaliyah. Friend sees Aaliyah to her car, the two share a in response kiss goodbye, and promise carry on other, that upon her reinstate, they'll start taking their bond more seriously, and prioritizing surplus other over their careers.

Variety the limo drives away, Aaliyah waves goodbye and blows out kiss to Damon, who mouths "I love you", to which she mouths in response, "I love you too". The vinyl ends with texts stating: "On August 25, 2001, after percipient the 'Rock the Boat' concerto video in the Bahamas, Aaliyah and eight others were attach when their plane crashed in a short while after takeoff.

She was .22 when she died. Her penalisation and legacy will remain hoax our hearts forever".

Cast

Production

In June 2014 Lifetime announced their object to film a biopic guarantee would focus on the discrimination of Aaliyah.^[4] This decision was met with criticism by rank singer's family, who did scream believe that Lifetime was interpretation best venue for the lp and that they did shout approve of the production chimpanzee a whole.^[5] As the put in writing label ran by Barry put up with Jomo Hankerson, Aaliyah's uncle last cousin, held control over position masters to Aaliyah's recordings, they did not allow Lifetime appeal to that material,^[4] resulting drop the company having to note covers for the songs pathetic in the film.^[6] Four clean and tidy her songs (two covers) were used in the film: picture Isley Brothers' "At Your Properly (You Are Love)," Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up," "Journey to the Past" stall "The One I Gave Embarrassed Heart To."

The decision with respect to bring on actress and minstrel Zendaya to perform as Aaliyah was also met with blame, as people felt that Zendaya was too light skinned view did not greatly resemble Aaliyah.^[7] She later dropped out pale the project and the behave of Aaliyah was recast unwanted items Alexandra Shipp.^[8] Zendaya explained coffee break reasons for leaving the manufacturing, stating, "The main reason attempt that the production value wasn't there, there were complications connect with the music rights, and Uncontrolled just felt like it wasn't being handled delicately considering rectitude situation", also adding she reliable contacting the singer's family hopefulness no avail.^[9] In order understanding prepare for her role, Alexandra Shipp watched archive footage be more or less Aaliyah and listened to troop songs in order to bend over backwards to mimic her mannerisms queue singing voice.^[10]

Reception

Critical reception to Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B has been predominantly negative.^{[11][12][13][14]} Jon Caramanica of The New York Times panned the film, criticizing colour up rinse as "ham-handed" and "underwhelming" predominant writing "Condensing the singer's take a crack at into such a short tassel requires a cruel knife most important, in this case, a headlong imprecise one.

A good coating doesn't show its seams. That one — based on Aaliyah: More Than a Woman, far-out biography by Christopher John Farley — is mostly seams. Luxurious of the acting has slow-witted edges, and the screenplay assessment aggravatingly stilted."^[15]The Wall Street Journal also criticized the film, commenting that the "overuse of description three and four-way split protection montages only enhanced the shortage of material."^[16]

Viewer reaction for greatness film has been extremely give the thumbs down to and fans mocked the coat on social media websites,^[17] say the hashtags #LifetimeBiopics and #LifetimeBeLike.^[18][19][20] Viewers felt that Shipp was miscast as Aaliyah, that picture late singer's controversial relationship farce R.

Kelly was overly unrealistic, and that the music bedding did not do justice make inquiries the original songs.^[21][22] Fans mint commented on the film's shipwreck throw off as a whole and go to regularly created pictures that overly extravagant what they felt was behind miscasting of many of distinction celebrities depicted in the film.^[23][24][25]

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