Nina Simone biopic trailer revives criticism of casting choice

Actor Joseph Fiennes has reportedly been cast to play late superstar Michael Jackson in a British made-for-TV movie about a road trip Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando took after the September 11 attacks. Some Jackson fans are dismayed that a 

Movies about Amy Winehouse and Nina Simone are among five films vying for the best documentary feature Oscar at this Sunday's Academy Award ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Nominees for the accolade gathered earlier this week to 

The first trailer for Zoe Saldana's “Nina” was released just one day after the film's official release date was announced, and it gives audiences a glimpse into Nina Simone's troubled life. In the trailer, Zoe Saldana befriends David Oyelowo's Clifton

Actor Joseph Fiennes has reportedly been cast to play late superstar Michael Jackson in a British made-for-TV movie about a road trip Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando took after the September 11 attacks. Some Jackson fans are dismayed that a 

How Eunice Waymon, an aspiring classical pianist, transformed herself into Nina Simone (the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary this year) is part hardluck story, part fairy tale, and like so many things in her life, the good and the bad were