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The Midas Man review: ‘Epstein entrances in sympathetic biopic’

JL;DR SUMMARY "The Midas Man," a biopic on Netflix, explores the life of Brian Epstein, the Jewish manager whose tenacity and vision brought the Beatles to fame. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryBiopicMusic IndustryFilm ReviewHomosexuality1960sBrian EpsteinLiverpoolThe BeatlesJohn Lennon

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Liverpool, United Kingdom
"Today it is difficult to believe that the Beatles may never have been discovered had it not been for the son of a Jewish furniture shopkeeper in Liverpool."
New York, United States
"And when Epstein is trying to break America in New York, none other than Jay Leno pops up as the legendary TV talk-show host Ed Sullivan."

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