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 ...

Aretha Franklin has been getting a lot of attention lately, not only for the critically praised big-screen biopic Respect, in which Jennifer Hudson plays the Queen of Soul to great effect, but also in ...

The new Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” shows the Queen of Soul grappling with fame, fortune, finding the right note at the start of her career and everything that followed. But it offers little ...

With hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” she defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ultimately indomitable. By Jon Pareles Listen to how Tina Turner, Al Green, ...

I’m here for it. The trailer is promising. Even if the film turns out mediocre, J.Hud could very well secure a nomination….and possibly a win. Especially if RESPECT goes Comesy/Musical at the Globes.

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 ...