Over their 12 years as recording artists, OutKast has defied hip-hop’s conventions with brilliant ease. André 3000 and Big Boi debuted as two ingénues from the uncool recesses of the South, then ...

Given that the Atlanta duo Outkast is one of the most creative forces hip-hop has witnessed, it’s ironic that the biggest problem with its first feature film is that the music is so mediocre – a ...

If you’re a fan of both the movie Moulin Rouge and the rap duo OutKast, you’ll probably love Idlewild (HBO Films), the new musical starring Antwan A. Patton and André Benjamin (aka Big Boi and André ...

THE air around OutKast’s “Idlewild” is humid and thick as gravy, and I’m not talking about the summer haze enveloping the fictional Southern town where the film takes place. The movie starring hip-hop ...

The hip-hop duo OutKast go Hollywood in their new movie Idlewild, which opens today. Nothing remarkable about that, of course — lots of hip-hop stars have made the transition to film. But OutKast is ...

"Idlewild," the most ridiculous period film since rappers took on the Old West in "Posse," is Barber's attempt to reimagine "Cotton Comes to Harlem" as "Moulin Rouge." Patton plays Rooster, manager of ...

Brothers and sisters, can I get a witness? Can I get a “Hey Ya!”? All right. Welcome to Church, the speakeasy in the often vivacious, sometimes silly, musical “Idlewild.” A sanctuary of flesh, cussing ...

2006: Both Big Boi and André 3000 appeared on the big screen before their leading roles in Idlewild, however the musical drama was the first major motion picture that saw the legendary MCs in their ...

Bravely sporting its anachronisms as a badge of honor, OutKast’s “Idlewild” dares to transport hip-hop song and dance to a three-ring-circus of a speakeasy in 1930s Georgia. For long stretches, it can ...