James Earl Jones
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3 out of 5 stars.
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week The Lion King review – deepfake copycat ain't so grrreat
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The shadow of possible Academy prejudice has loomed large over this year’s awards. So which black actors were unjustly snubbed? Whose great performance went unrewarded? The Guardian’s chief film critic on the ones that got away
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China Doll, starring Al Pacino, will open two weeks later than scheduled, with some suggesting that the actor is relying on an earpiece to feed him his lines – and he wouldn’t be the only star to need technical assistance
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Clive Owen does Pinter’s Old Times, Sam Rockwell does Shepard’s Fool for Love and Arthur Miller’s centenary is celebrated with the arrival of Ivo van Hove’s sensational View from the Bridge. Plus: Lupita Nyong’o, James Earl Jones and Keira Knightley are treading the boardsGallery
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5 out of 5 stars.Alexis Soloski: Scott Ellis’s revival of the 1936 play, starring James Earl Jones, will melt the hardest hearts with its strange central family
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Travel may be tough to stage, but whether its the car in Driving Miss Daisy, the bus in Circles or the barge in Bring up the Bodies, vehicles are theatre's most potent props, writes Mark Lawson
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Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones give it their all, but it's not clear why cinema had to make a second stomaching of this material, writes Mike McCahill
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Angela Lansbury: 'I'm too old to play a 72-year-old in the movies. But on stage with makeup, I can'
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From Robert Stephens and Maggie Smith to Simon Russell Beale and Zoë Wanamaker, countless duos have sparred as Benedick and Beatrice. What's your favourite version of the play?
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A long time ago, in a land far away... there were no space movies. Luckily, we have lots and the Guardian and Observer's critics have picked the 10 best
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Mark Lawson: Actors playing multiple parts is not only an economic necessity – it's huge fun for the audience
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Mark Rylance's Much Ado About Nothing positively creaks, while Rory Kinnear makes a promising debut as a playwright, writes Susannah Clapp
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1 out of 5 stars.Michael Billington: one of the most senseless Shakespearean productions I have seen in a long time
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His role as Rooster Byron in Jerusalem won him unprecedented acclaim, but there is so much more to Mark Rylance. Artistic director, writer, performer – he talks about it all to Rachel Cooke
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Lyn Gardner: Vanessa Redgrave, 75, and James Earl Jones, 81, are to play the sharp-tongued lovers in an Old Vic production of Shakespeare's comedy. Do their ages matter?
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Pair who combined for Driving Miss Daisy to appear as Shakespeare's sparring sweethearts, directed by Mark Rylance
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Joe Queenan: From Darth Vader to Judge Dredd, a mask can make a man – and it could prolong the careers of Hollywood's heartthrobs
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David Cote: James Corden's comedy versus Philip Seymour Hoffman's tragedy, Seminar and Alan Rickman left out, but Spider-Man and James Earl Jones left in. Has Tony got it right?
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Matt Trueman: James Corden also nominated for Broadway's biggest theatre gongs for his role in One Man, Two Guvnors – as is Tracie Bennett, for her turn as Judy Garland
Mark Kermode's film of the week The Lion King review – resplendent but pointless
3 out of 5 stars.