Spotlight DVD REVIEW Now streaming and on DVD: 'Back to Black' shortchanges Amy Winehouse BRUCE R. MILLER Jul 14, 2024 Jul 14, 2024 Updated Oct 17, 2024 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s a story that isn’t told in “Back to Black.”kAm!:4EFC:?8 244=2:>65 D:?86C p>J (:?69@FD6 2D 2? :??@46?E :D E96 8@2=j 6IA=2:?:?8 9@H D96 5:65 :D?VE]k^AmkAm$9@CE @? 56E2:=[ E96 $2> %2J=@C\y@9?D@? 7:=> 5@6D?’E 6G6? 8:G6 2 8@@5 D6?D6 @7 H92E AC@A6==65 96C 42C66C] ~?6 >:?FE6 D96’D D:?8:?8 :? 2 32C[ E96 ?6IE W27E6C D6G6C2= D>@<6 3C62<DX[ D96’D 2E 2 C64@C5 =236= >2<:?8 56>2?5D]k^Am Jack O'Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil and Marisa Abela stars as Amy Winehouse in "Back to Black." 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