Respect shows a cross-section of Aretha Franklin’s life from her childhood up through the first several of her many successes (1972 album Amazing Grace). It makes good use of flashbacks to fill out the early stories, showing the kind of background from which Aretha came and the strong influence of her father throughout her life. His influence even extends […]
Disney’s third live-action re-make continues its quest to update the beloved cartoons for modern audiences. Oscar winner Bill Condon (“Chicago,” “The Twilight Saga”) returns to the world of the musical, introducing new songs in the fairy tale and more information on the characters. Chocked full of award-winning actors with whom Condon has worked in the
Director Jonathan Demme is as unpredictable as when his film “Silence of the Lambs” took best picture at the Oscars by surprise in 1992. Sparse has been the films he has made since then, hits like “Rachel Getting Married”, and misses like “The Manchurian Candidate” remake (also with Streep).