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  • ‘The Harder They Fall,’ ‘King Richard,’ ‘Respect’ Lead African American Film Critics’ Top 10

    Top choices “speak to history’s importance in informing who we are,” says AAFCA president and co-founder Gil Robertson

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    Diane Haithman
    December 8, 2021 @ 11:18 AM
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    ‘The Harder They Fall,’ ‘King Richard,’ ‘Respect’ Lead African American Film Critics’ Top 10
  • How ‘Respect’ Director Shot Scene Where Jennifer Hudson’s Aretha Franklin Writes Her Biggest Hit | Wrap Video

    TheWrap’s “How I Did It” series profiles how director Liesl Tommy showed the “creative genius” in the biopic

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    Brian Welk
    December 3, 2021 @ 11:00 AM
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    How ‘Respect’ Director Shot Scene Where Jennifer Hudson’s Aretha Franklin Writes Her Biggest Hit | Wrap Video
  • Jennifer Hudson Embodied Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’ – Now She Wants to Direct (Video)

    TheWrap Screening Series: “I will take baby steps, learn as I go, and then one day, I will love to direct something,” actress says

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    Brian Welk
    November 19, 2021 @ 4:59 PM
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    Jennifer Hudson Embodied Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’ – Now She Wants to Direct (Video)
  • ‘Respect’ Fact Check: How Did Aretha Franklin Get Pregnant as a Preteen?

    The MGM film chronicles the late singer’s career but offers little clarity about her early pregnancies  

    By

    Aarohi Sheth and Brian Welk
    August 13, 2021 @ 11:22 AM
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    ‘Respect’ Fact Check: How Did Aretha Franklin Get Pregnant as a Preteen?
  • ‘Free Guy’ Levels Up With $2.2 Million at Thursday Box Office

    Horror sequel “Don’t Breathe 2” and the Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” open opposite the Ryan Reynolds action-comedy

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 13, 2021 @ 7:40 AM
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    ‘Free Guy’ Levels Up With $2.2 Million at Thursday Box Office
  • ‘Respect’ Fact Check: Did Dinah Washington Really Lose It During an Aretha Franklin Concert?

    In “Respect,” Washington overturns a table when Franklin starts to sing one of Washington’s songs

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    August 12, 2021 @ 5:09 PM
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    5:09 PM
    ‘Respect’ Fact Check: Did Dinah Washington Really Lose It During an Aretha Franklin Concert?
  • Will Disney’s ‘Free Guy’ See Box Office Boost From Exclusive Theater Debut?

    MGM’s “Respect” and Sony’s “Don’t Breathe 2” will also be released only in theaters

    By

    Jeremy Fuster
    August 12, 2021 @ 6:00 AM

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    Will Disney’s ‘Free Guy’ See Box Office Boost From Exclusive Theater Debut?

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  • ‘Respect’: Jennifer Hudson’s Aretha Franklin Finds Her Voice in New Trailer (Video)

    New film follows Aretha from childhood to eventual stardom

    By

    Andi Ortiz
    May 19, 2021 @ 8:34 AM
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    8:34 AM
    ‘Respect’: Jennifer Hudson’s Aretha Franklin Finds Her Voice in New Trailer (Video)
  • Aretha Franklin Biopic ‘Respect’ Pushed 7 Months, ‘Tomb Raider 2’ Now Unset

    “Respect” was supposed to hit theaters on Jan. 15

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    October 27, 2020 @ 5:00 PM
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    Aretha Franklin Biopic ‘Respect’ Pushed 7 Months, ‘Tomb Raider 2’ Now Unset
  • Watch Jennifer Hudson Channel Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’ Teaser Trailer (Video)

    Oscar winner plays the Grammy-winning legend in new biopic

    By

    Thom Geier
    June 28, 2020 @ 6:54 PM
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    6:54 PM
    Watch Jennifer Hudson Channel Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’ Teaser Trailer (Video)
  • Jennifer Hudson Belts Out ‘Respect’ in First Teaser for Aretha Franklin Biopic (Video)

    Film directed by Liesl Tommy opens in theaters Oct. 9, 2020

    By

    Brian Welk
    December 20, 2019 @ 7:51 AM
    Movies
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    Jennifer Hudson Belts Out ‘Respect’ in First Teaser for Aretha Franklin Biopic (Video)
  • Forest Whitaker, Mary J Blige, Marlon Wayans Join Aretha Franklin Biopic ‘Respect’

    Audra McDonald, Tituss Burgess, Tate Donovan and Marc Maron also joining cast with Jennifer Hudson playing title role

    By

    Brian Welk
    October 18, 2019 @ 12:09 PM
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    12:09 PM
    Forest Whitaker, Mary J Blige, Marlon Wayans Join Aretha Franklin Biopic ‘Respect’
  • Aretha Franklin’s 10 Best Live Performances, From ‘Respect’ to ‘Rolling in the Deep’ (Videos)

    The Queen of Soul’s legacy was undeniable

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 16, 2018 @ 7:22 AM
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    7:22 AM
    Aretha Franklin’s 10 Best Live Performances, From ‘Respect’ to ‘Rolling in the Deep’ (Videos)

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