Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Aretha:These Roots Goes Onscreen


Aretha Franklin

In her surprisingly tame new memoir, Aretha Franklin shows the fickle men in her life a bit too much "Respect."

So you'd expect the Queen of Soul's autobiography to dish some serious dirt in a just-us-folks manner. Yet Aretha: From These Roots, written with David Ritz (biographer of Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, and B.B. King, among others), seems positively Victorian in its approach, harking back to a day when nice ladies didn't swear or dwell on sex in print.

Throughout the strangely prim book, Franklin glosses over unpleasant events, accentuating the positive to a degree that's almost risible.

A star cast Jennifer Hudson will be playing Aretha Franklin in the movie and Billy Dee Williams will be playing Her father, C.L. Franklin

2 Vain Comments:

Anonymous said...

Billy D's back on screen. I'm more excited about him than J. Hud. I'm sure she will be a great Aretha

Anonymous said...

Casting director was like: "We need a big boobed over singer. Huuum...J. Hud! Perfect!!"