The soundtrack from the Chess Records/Etta James musical drama “Cadillac Records” totals itself in a smashup of mixed intentions. Unable to decide whether it wants to feature actors singing blues ...

In Cadillac Records, writer/director Darnell Martin’s ambitious attempt to capture Chess Records’ iconic era in American Music, the flaws present themselves almost as soon as the opening credits roll.

On Nov. 18, Beyonce released a double CD called "I Am ... Sasha Fierce." Now, she is following it up, less than a month later, with "I Am ... Etta James." Okay, that's not what this soundtrack for the ...

Robinson is a freelance writer. Fans of musical dramas may experience some deja vu while watching “Cadillac Records”; the story is remarkably similar to one told in the middle of 2006’s “Dreamgirls,” ...

From the sharecropper fields of Mississippi to the mean streets of Chicago, "Cadillac Records" tells the story of Chess Records, the groundbreaking label that crossed racial barriers and gave rise to ...

Jeffrey Wright does Muddy Waters justice, but Beyonc and Mos Def fall short. Just as Joaquin Phoenix did a marvelous job capturing the music and spirit of Johnny Cash in the film Walk the Line, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

“Cadillac Records” is a story about Chess Records. But it is not THE story of the Chicago label that helped birth both electric blues and rock ‘n’ roll. Every historically based film truncates, ...

Hilburn is a freelance writer. Just as Joaquin Phoenix did a marvelous job capturing the music and spirit of Johnny Cash in the film “Walk the Line,” Jeffrey Wright delivers a knockout portrayal of ...

Approaching the blues with the enthusiasm of an overcaffeinated brass band, helmer Darnell Martin nonetheless makes some kind of music with the percolating '50s biopic "Cadillac Records" -- mostly ...

Watching the scrappy, passionate Cadillac Records (Sony) only a week after the wondrous Milk, I found myself musing: What if we tried to be kinder to the biopic? It’s a genre that takes so much flak ...