Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new biopic "Respect" runs through two decades of Aretha Franklin's life in 2½ hours, starting at age 9 and culminating with ...

'Respect' screenwriter Tracey Scott Wilson speaks with Showbiz Cheat Sheet about writing the Aretha Franklin biopic. Scott Wilson addressed how she chose which songs to include in the movie, and even ...

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 ...

"I had to create and imagine, and really understand why someone would hit a woman they love." I don’t know Marlon Wayans personally but judging from his long-standing career and seemingly jovial ...

Movies that tell the life story of a famous person have an inherent distraction factor: How closely does the actor resemble and simulate the celebrity, or provide an acceptable substitute? (The ...

The average musical biopic — and most of them are pretty average — follows a predictable arc: the troubled childhood marked by flashes of genius; the record deals and hit album montages; the marriages ...

Earnest to a fault, “Respect” spells out a handsome tribute to Aretha Franklin, with Jennifer Hudson and her peerless singing pipes as its formidable anchor. Yet this biography never fully sparks to ...

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LOS ANGELES – Jennifer Hudson was one of the last people on Earth to speak with Aretha Franklin. The final of many conversations between Franklin and the actress hand-picked to portray her onscreen ...

The new biopic “Respect” runs through two decades of Aretha Franklin’s life in 2½ hours, starting at age 9 and culminating with her back-to-the-roots gospel project “Amazing Grace.” The film, starring ...