The tag line for the latest biopic about an American icon reads: “Find out what it means.” Good luck with that. After more than two hours of the new messy Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect,” it’s not ...

The Queen of Soul says don't waste your money — or soul — on the recently released unauthorized biography about her. In a statement, Aretha Franklin called David Ritz's "Respect: The Life of Aretha ...

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 world of music is in mourning this weekend, following the passing of legendary singer Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, on Thursday at the age of 76. Tributes have been pouring in from the great ...

Despite initially being wary of playing Aretha Franklin's mother, Barbara Siggers Franklin, in Respect, there was never a moment when Audra McDonald didn't want to be part of the movie. "If they had ...

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This image released by MGM shows Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in a scene from "Respect." (Quantrell D. Colbert/MGM via AP) Credit: Quantrell D. Colbert Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning ...