Aretha Franklin

  • Movie News

How Respect Director Liesl Tommy Captured Aretha Franklin’s Coming of Age Story

Liesl Tommy had a very clear vision from that start of how she wanted to direct her new Aretha Franklin…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

What Cinema Is For; Malice at the Palace; Titane Comes to NYC

Dissecting the legendary "Malice at the Palace" brawl; the eye-popping Cannes winner Titane steers its way to New York; some…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Here’s Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin Singing ‘Think’ (Video)

If you're wondering if the music will be good in the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson as the…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Spielberg Goes Streaming; Becoming the Queen of Soul; the Deepfake Girlfriend Experience

Steven Spielberg strikes a deal with Netflix; an early look at the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect; how The Girlfriend Experience…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Respect: Aretha Franklin Always Wanted Jennifer Hudson to Play Her (Video)

Aretha Franklin had already given Jennifer Hudson the stamp of approval to play her in a biopic before she passed…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Musicals Will Save Us; Bernie Mac Biopic; She-Hulk’s New Enemy

A few of the big musicals that may define our year; Bernie Mac is getting a biopic; She-Hulk has a…

3 years ago
  • Oct Rundown

Movie News: Jim Cummings Q&A on Breaking In; NXIVM Leader Gets PRSIVN; Robert Forster Movie Recommendations

In today's Movie News Rundown: Indie champion Jim Cummings tells you how to stop making excuses and be your own…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin; 4 Little Girls Killer Dies; Kaepernick: The Teen Years

In today's Movie News Roundup: Your first look at Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in a biopic you can definitely…

4 years ago
  • Interviews

Was Lost, But Now It’s Found: Alan Elliott on Completing the 1972 Aretha Franklin Music Doc Amazing Grace

Among the many disparate and overlapping interested parties—lovers of soul, lovers of concert documentaries, Sydney Pollack fans, Christians—the news of…

5 years ago