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Jennifer Hudson, as Effie in the Dreamgirls film, sings And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going, and it's as if this scorched anthem of desperate love had been for her-no, as if it was pouring spontaneously out of Effie's pride and hurt. One of those rare movie movements with the spine-chilling immediacy of a sensational live performance, it's theater on film. There's loads of star power, with Eddie Murphy strutting and Jamie Foxx stalking. But it still hudson show. In her first movie she goes beyond Beyonce, acing the acting scenes and proving she's a natural actress the camera adores. Hudson is no stranger to show-biz melodrama. As a contender in American Idol's third season, she was cut, reprieved, and then made ti to te final seven. Now, at 25, she has a record deal and a batch of critics awards, and she's a cinch for an Oscar nomination. can Hollywood producers find other suitable roles for this star-is-born singer-actress? They'd better, because if talent and charisma have anything to do with it, she is not going.

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