As dull and obvious as that movie is, Simone's music represents for the heroine (whose code name is what? Nina!) longing and loss, and at the same time freedom. Simone's own "I Want a Little Sugar ...

The singer and activist's life is depicted in Nina, opening April 22 With songs like “Mississippi Goddam” and “Why (The King of Love Is Dead),” Nina Simone earned a reputation as the voice ...

What Happened, Miss Simone?!? Zoe Saldana stars as the legendary jazz singer in ‘Nina.’ Set during the last eight years of the star’s life, the movie joins her in mid-“Valley of the Dolls ...

Let’s get this out of the way: Nina, the much-discussed biopic about legendary songstress Nina Simone, is bad. Really bad. Now let me explain why. Lady Sings the Blues is my favorite movie.

David Oyelowo, who plays Simone’s gay handler Clifton Henderson, also gives a bad performance where he does nearly nothing and just looks very depressed to be in this inane movie. “Nina ...

Zoe Saldana, left, and Nina Simone. AP (2) The internet has been up in arms since the release this week of the trailer for “Nina,” the upcoming movie about Nina Simone.

“It would have been important and impactful had they made a movie about Nina Simone where the actress really looked like her. It would have changed someone’s life, I think.” Simone's ...

the movie has been written off as an unmitigated failure. Here are the reasons why critics are saying you should stay far away from "Nina." Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone was a thoughtless choice.

"That makes me ask, 'Is the name Nina Simone not big enough to get people to come to the movie?' " India.Arie told Billboard of the Nina Simone movie Lindsay Kimble is the Executive Editor ...