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WATCH: Jones, Lansbury Still A Hit On Broadway In Their 80s

Posted 05.25.2012

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The show must go on: even if you're well into your eighties. A few hit Broadway shows have octogenarian lead actors lighting up the stage, NBC reports...

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The Coolest 2012 Commencement Speakers

Posted 04.13.2012

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We gave you round one, now here's round two of some of the 2012 commencement speakers we're excited about. Being journalists and admitted nerds, Hu...

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The Best Man: Gore Vidal's Patriot Act

Regina Weinreich | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: The Best Man, Kerry Butler, James Earl Jones, Gore Vidal, Michael McKean, Ann Roth, Jefferson Mays, Michael Wilson, John Larroquette, Angela Landsbury, Eric McCormack, Candice Bergen, The Best Man Broadway, Culture News
Regina Weinreich

Sadly as Americans sort out the values of the real candidates, The Best Man is a reminder that the worst man will have a chance to triumph, and the best may only be a shadow of our highest ideals.

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Phaedra Parks Gives Ayden A Hollywood-Inspired Dedication On 'RHOA'

Posted 05.25.2012

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If fans thought twelve cakes was a bit of overkill for a one-year birthday party last week on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on Bra...

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Gore Vidal's The Best Man: Redux

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: The Best Man, Angela Lansbury, Kerry Butler, James Earl Jones, Gerald Schoenfeld Theater, Gore Vidal, John Larroquette, Eric McCormack, Candice Bergen, Entertainment News
Rochelle Jewel Shapiro

Will Russell, who believes that personal smears shouldn't be used in politics, resort to his opponent's tactics in order to win? There's a chance that most of you already know the answer because The Best Man was also a 1964 movie starring Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, and Lee Tracy.

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Bipartisanship on Broadway

Rob Taub | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Angela Lansbury, Richard Nixon, James Earl Jones, Harry Truman, Broadway, Congress, Michael McKean, Gore Vidal, Bipartisanship, Presidential Debates, John Larroquette, Jfk, Candice Bergen, Culture News
Rob Taub

This was a time when politicians were smart, oozed tons of charm and weren't shy about drinking bourbon & branch water. The words politics and entertainment are seldom found in the same sentence, but The Best Man is loaded with both.

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James Earl Jones: 'I Can Live In The Shoes Of Racists'

bbc.co.uk | Posted 12.08.2011

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James Earl Jones opened up about the "most racist person" he has ever known: his grandmother. During an interview with BBC News, the actor and fam...

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WATCH: Learn Your ABCs With James Earl Jones

Posted 12.05.2011

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As our friends at Dangerous Minds put it, "In other words, 'Darth Vader recites the alphabet on Sesame Street.'" While hearing the voice of Luke's ...

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Oprah & James Earl Jones Get Emotional While Receiving Oscars

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 01.13.2012

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LOS ANGELES — After a tumultuous week that saw the departure and replacement of the Oscar show's host and producer, the film academy enjoyed a n...

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Getting Religion: The Ten Best Films on Faith

John Farr | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Denys Arcand, Fred Zinnemann, Orson Welles, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Robert Bresson, Best Movies on DVD, Deborah Kerr, Best Movies by Farr, Best Movies, Rod Steiger, Olivia Hussey, Audrey Hepburn, Religion, Robert Shaw, Peter Finch, Paul Scofield, Franco Zeffirelli, James Earl Jones, Michael Powell, Philip Groning, Christianity, Michael York, Faith, Spirituality, Entertainment News
John Farr

In the final analysis, religion is what we humans have made of it, good and bad. Perhaps that's what makes it such a fascinating subject for film. Here then are my candidates for the top ten films dealing with faith and spirituality.

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WATCH: James Earl Jones Counts To Ten On Sesame Street

Posted 11.03.2011

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In the video below, James Earl Jones counts to ten on Sesame Street. It sounds simple enough, but this is no ordinary counting lesson. For each nu...

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Charlie's Angels: Seven Charlie Voices to Consider

Greg Archer | Posted 10.09.2011

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Greg Archer

Now that Robert Wagner is out as the voice of Charlie on ABC's much-anticipated Angels reboot, all eyes -- make that ears -- are on who will mouth the iconic boss.

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Should Oprah Get an Honorary Oscar? Yes!

Jay Weston | Posted 10.05.2011

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Jay Weston

There is a fierce controversy racking Hollywood over the announcement this week that Oprah Winfrey had been selected by the Academy to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

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Oprah, James Earl Jones: Special Oscar Winners!

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 10.02.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Film academy president Tom Sherak is coming to Oprah Winfrey's defense. Sherak says Winfrey is "one of the most philanthropic per...

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Dissing Miss Daisy

Gwen Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Theater, Driving Miss Daisy, God, Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones, Play, Alfred Uhry, Freud, Pulitzer Prize, Vanessa Redgrave, New York News
Gwen Davis

The play into film that so captured hearts with Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman was for me, at least, completely unmoving, due to the affectedly mannered Ms. Redgrave.

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Finding What Drives Us Through Driving Miss Daisy

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carol Smaldino, Driving Miss Daisy, James Earl Jones, Alfred Uhry, Golden Theatre, Racism, Racism in America, Vanessa Redgrave, New York Times Theater Review, Driving Miss Daisy Review, Broadway Review, Driving Miss Daisy Broadway, Driving Miss Daisy Broadway Show, Arts News
Carol Smaldino

Without surprise, James Earl Jones cannot help but impress anyone present by how much he loves his character "Hoke." Certainly Jones knows the racial issues contained in the play, as he knows his own from his real past.

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Talking Stage Royalty and Southern Roots With Driving Miss Daisy's Boyd Gaines

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jon Chattman

Boyd Gaines has won four Tony Awards, but he's still a bit modest about it. "It's not the kind of thing I think a lot about it," he said.

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Gents-Who Lunch: Nigel Cole and Alfred Uhry

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jessica Tandy, Made in Dagenham, Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones, Sharon Stone, Rosamund Pike. Helen Mirren, Nigel Cole, Sally Hawkins, Christopher Walken, Boyd Gaines, Miranda Richardson, Dana Ivey, Vanessa Redgrave, Entertainment News
Regina Weinreich

The subject of equal pay for skilled workers is of course a serious subject, but in "Made in Dagenham," a little known but true story about a strike a...

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Stage Door: Driving Miss Daisy and The Music of Billy Strayhorn

Fern Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Entertainment, Billy Strayhorn, James Earl Jones, Music, Alfred Uhry, Vanesa Redgrave, Jazz, Theater, Broadway, Off-Broadway, New York News
Fern Siegel

A minimalist meditation on race relations and unlikely friendships, playwright Alfred Uhry transformed childhood memories into a global success.

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Theater: "Driving Miss Daisy" Sputters, "Wings" Doesn't Soar

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wings, Driving Miss Daisy, Morgan Freeman, Play, James Earl Jones, Jan Maxwell, Alfred Uhry, Second Stage Theatre, Broadway, Boyd Gaines, Arthur Kopit, Vanessa Redgrave, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Enough cliches in that headline for you? Here are my impressions of two revivals: one Broadway and one Off. DRIVING MISS DAISY ** out of **** Golde...

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Justin Halpern Talks $#*! My Dad Says, Life at Home and Farting on Celebrities (VIDEOS)

Samantha Zalaznick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Samantha Zalaznick

A true example of the present-day American Dream in our world of social media, Justin Halpern went from tweeter, to book writer, to co-creator, co-executive producer and writer for his very own TV show in less than a year.

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Top Winter Sports Movies: A Sampling

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hoop Dreams, Kurt Russell, Paul Newman, Best Movies on DVD, Dennis Hopper, Basketball, Best Movies by Farr, Don Cheadle, Gene Hackman, Sports Movies, Mount Everest, Skiing, Hockey, Sports, James Earl Jones, Winter Sports, Sports Documentaries, Robert Redford, Wilt Chamberlain, Criterion Collection, Entertainment News
John Farr

The riveting documentary The Man Who Skied Down Everest trails champion skier Yuichiro Miura and his team as they ascend the world's highest peak, hoping to descend on skis: a virtual suicide mission.

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Thoughts on Haiti, And the Spirit of Activism in Film

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Travolta, Burt Lancaster, Barbara Kopple, John Sayles, Best Movies on DVD, Cher, Kurt Russell, John Lithgow, Best Movies by Farr, Sally Field, Thirteen/WNET, Chris Cooper, Social Activism, Robert Duvall, Haiti Earthquake, Mike Nichols, Jim Lehrer, Activism, James Earl Jones, David Brooks, Meryl Streep, Haiti, The News Hour With Jim Lehrer, Wnet, Adrien Brody, Sidney Poitier, Entertainment News
John Farr

Great activist movies portray the ongoing struggle between the welfare of working people and larger societal forces, seemingly beyond their control, that threaten their integrity, livelihood, and often, their very survival.

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A Holiday Focus on Inspirational Musician Tim Janis

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yvonne R. Davis

Janis' music has been widely reported by many throughout the world to have healing qualities. Played in dozens of hospitals with the children and adults in cancer wards, patients and families swear to witnessing various miracles.

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How I Grabbed the Best Bedroom in the Guest House

Wendy Braitman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abraham, Odysseus, James Earl Jones, Golden Gate Bridge, July 4th, Field of Dreams, Jeffrey Toobin, Old Testament, Advice for Singles, Stinson Beach, Barney Frank, Style News
Wendy Braitman

As we head into July 4th, this might be a good time to remind people in pairs that singles often greet summer holiday weekends not with anticipation, but with dread.

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