Sparkle, a glitzy remake of the 1976 music-heavy film, is about three sisters, one a sex kitten called Sister, the second a tough cookie, the last a shy-boots with the uncommon name of Sparkle ...

Whitney Houston in Talks to Star in Music-Themed Drama ‘Sparkle’ (Exclusive) "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks and Mike Epps are set to join the remake of the 1976 film loosely based on the ...

“Sparkle,” a remake of a forgettable 1976 film about a singing group, is more melodrama than music. Set in 1960s Detroit, it purports to be “loosely” based on The Supremes, even though ...

During a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jordin Sparks, who plays Sparkle, and Salim Akil, who directed the remake of the 1976 musical, revealed details of what fans can expect from ...

Curtis Mayfield and Aretha Franklin’s union for the soundtrack of the 1976 musical drama “Sparkle” made for an instant soul classic, so the 2012 remake already has a lot to live up to. The ...

Aretha Franklin has been part of major film soundtracks, such as Waiting To Exhale. But Franklin led the 1976 soundtrack for 'Sparkle.' ...

"Sparkle," a remake of the 1976 movie of the same name, stars Houston as the mother of three girls who form a singing group and struggle with fame and drug addiction. On Sunday, Sparks performed a ...

Separated by 36 years and profound changes in black culture, the two films known as "Sparkle" open a window into the history of soul music past and present. The original, released in 1976 and the ...

Whitney Houston may be gone, but fans can still look forward to her final big-screen performance. A full trailer for Sparkle —a remake of the 1976 movie of the same name in which the music ...

Whitney Houston ‘s final film performance in the upcoming feature Sparkle “would have been a big, big comeback, she is so brilliant in it,” Howard Rosenman, an executive producer on the film ...

The Michigan Film Office today announced incentives for "Sparkle," a remake of the 1976 blaxpoitation film, to be filmed in Metro Detroit.