A "biographical picture." A film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. Differs from films “based on a true story” or “historic films” in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their lives.
The Peoplevs. Larry Flynt, Blow and Monster are biopics with dubious historical figures.
Addiction to Biz (Business). This is a positive attitude, someone addicted to business will succeed in generating cash, since his motivation / drive is very strong in order to succeed
He is a bizoholic, no wonder he can make hundred thousand dollars in justsix months
Bioprene (noun): (a) An abundant layer of hypodermis or subcutaneous tissue, that is mainly used for fat storage and which comes with age or inactivity. (b) A purposefully added layer of fat used as a natural means to help tolerate cold water by channel swimmers.
Origin: bio + neoprene or polychloroprene, a synthetic rubber that is used for wetsuits. Neoprene is the DuPont trade name for its brand of polychloroprene.
I am not getting fat, I am just wearing bioprene.
The marathon swimmer ate a box of donuts every morning in order to add to his layer of bioprene.
A subgenre of science fiction, closely related to and often overlapping with cyberpunk. It is usually set in a futuristic environment.
Biopunk media usually encompasses themes such as genetic manipulation, fictional diseases, cell experimentation and other forms of biotechnology. Common characters include mad scientists and mutants.
- The Xenogenesis trilogy by Octavia E. Butler
- The video game BioShock
- The Jurassic Park series
- The Parasite Eve series
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, as well as the anime Ergo Proxy, contain some biopunk elements