You’d think the fact that Aretha Franklin personally handpicked Jennifer Hudson to play her in a movie surely gave the former American Idol star turned Dreamgirls Oscar winner a boost of confidence ...

Welcome to Look Back At It, a column where some of the most iconic Black actresses in Hollywood reminisce and reflect on the roles that made them stars. In this installment, Academy Award winner ...

MGM’s Respect earned $1.05 million (-71%) on Friday for a likely $3.29 million (-63%) weekend and $15.26 million ten-day cume. That’s a brutal drop for a film that cost way too much ($55 million).

Jennifer Hudson is earning everyone’s respect as Aretha Franklin in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic about the Queen ...

She’s an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award winner, she played the role of the iconic queen of soul Aretha Franklin in the movie “RESPECT”, and now Jennifer Hudson has a brand-new season of her show ...

This movie was The Effie White Story (Hudson playing Effie as Aretha). Ask yourself this. Would Aretha Franklin have been happy with a biopic where HER voice was only featured at the end? Yes, she ...