Angelina Jolie has entered the awards conversation with her towering performance as Maria Callas in Maria, currently playing in select theaters before hitting Netflix on December 11, 2024. Jolie's revelatory performance has been hailed for her superb portrayal of the world-famous soprano and the authentic singing she does in the film.

Imaginative but seemingly true to its subject, "Maria" is the latest exquisitely filmed portrait from the maker of "Jackie" and the Diana study "Spencer."

Following "Jackie" and "Spencer," director Pablo Larraín’s film is the third chapter of his trilogy about famous 20th-century women held captive by their celebrity. WBUR critic Sean Burns writes, "It’s finally a role that’s the right size for its star,

Finding the breath of Maria Callas was enough to bring things out of Jolie that she didn’t even know were in her.

The Metropolitan Opera House was awash in pearls and tuxedos on a recent gala evening. Socialites traded political gossip by the bar, and bankers discussed coming vacations in the Maldives. Then a golden elevator door slid open and a glamorous figure slipped out.

Angelina Jolie is currently promoting her new movie, Maria, a biopic of opera singer Maria Callas who died in 1977. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Jolie reflected on the difficult conversations she was able to have with her sons while making the film.

Angelina Jolie isn’t worried about age impacting her acting career, as her turn as Maria Callas continues to garner rave reviews. The Maria star told The Sunday Times newspaper, “I've got better work as I've got older,