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By Guy Flatley

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GABRIELLE UNION

CADILLAC RECORDS

Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Beyonce Knowles, Gabrielle Union, Cedric the Entertainer, Mos Def, Eamonn Walker, Norman Reedus, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Tammy Blanchard, Jay O. Sanders, Eric Bogosian (Written and directed by Darnell Martin; TriStar Pictures)

Chess Records, the Chicago label that first gave voice to some of the world’s top rhythm and blues greats, is paid tribute in this big-screen biopic written and directed by Darnell Martin, the woman behind various episodes of Law & Order, Grey’s Anatomy, ER and The L Word. Adrien Brody plays Leonard Chess, the company’s co-founder and the man who helped the legendary Etta James (Beyonce Knowles) kick a harrowing drug habit. Jeffrey Wright takes on the role of Muddy Waters, Moss Def is Chuck Berry and Cedric the Entertainer plays Willie Dixon. Now Playing