NEW YORK — Angelina Jolie never expected to hit all the notes. But finding the breath of Maria Callas was enough to bring things out of Jolie that she didn’t even know were in her. “All of us, we ...

Chilean director Pablo Larraín has carved out a niche for himself creating portraits of iconic women on the edge of a nervous breakdown at significant moments in their lives. First there was Jackie ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: If you’re going to play legendary opera singer Maria Callas in a movie, you’re going to have to know how to sing—or be very, very good at faking it. For Angelina Jolie in ...

Angelina Jolie portrays late singer Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín's new film "Maria." She spent seven months taking singing, voice, and Italian classes for the role. Jolie is really singing in the ...

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What happens when a star dazzles in a lead role? Audiences might be blinded to the film's other achievements — but these are worth a closer look. In Pablo Larraín’s biographical drama “Maria,” opera ...

Opera singer Maria Callas' real-life relationships are depicted in the new Netflix biopic "Maria." Callas had a longtime affair with Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. They continued seeing each ...

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