*The new MGM film “Respect,” starring Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, follows the rise of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. The story shows Franklin on a quest for stardom and independence ...
As a child, Aretha "Re" Franklin (Skye Dakota Turner) lives with her domineering father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin (Forest Whitaker), in Detroit, along with her siblings and their grandmother, Mama ...
It has not been an easy year for theater lovers, who have mostly made do with well-filmed performances of shows like “Hamilton” and “David Byrne’s American Utopia.” In contrast to those projects, ...
"Respect" chronicles the ascension of Aretha Franklin from church soloist to chart topper. The film manages to document the abuse Franklin faced in her life without leaning on violence. Director Liesl ...
The Aretha Franklin movie “Respect” opened at No. 4 over the weekend according to the North American box office receipts, earning an estimated $8.8 million, which was on track with the pre-release box ...
There may be two Aretha Franklin biopics coming out this year, but only one so far is getting an endorsement from members of the Queen of Soul’s immediate family. “As the immediate family, we feel ...
The 'Dreamgirls' star looks and sounds great in the role, but this overly respectful biopic steers clear of revealing the traumas that shaped the soul legend. Pandemic delays pushed “Respect” from the ...
Star Jennifer Hudson hits a few high notes in a film beset by the usual biopic tropes and shortcuts, few of which allow for a deep enough look at the Queen of Soul. When Liesl Tommy’s Aretha Franklin ...
Ahead of the release of Respect, which hits theaters on August 13, Hudson sat down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss the film and what it was like starring as Franklin. During their conversation, the ...
A few years after she divorced her first husband in 1969, Franklin met actor Glynn Turman backstage at a show in California. According to the actor, he was there with his friend/ high school classmate ...
DENVER – Aretha Franklin is expressing her relief after a federal judge blocked The Telluride Film Festival screening of a documentary about a 1972 concert without the singer's consent. Franklin says ...
It has not been an easy year for theater lovers, who have mostly made do with well-filmed performances of shows like “Hamilton” and “David Byrne’s American Utopia.” In contrast to those projects, ...
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