Hollywood is mourning James Earl Jones, the actor known for voicing Darth Vader and Mufasa. Jones died on Monday at 93.
Near the end of the movie "Field of Dreams", when James Earl Jones'character explains the movement of time and history as being guarded and guided by the movements of baseball, not everyone buys it. I did, because I like the game and the movie. But to claim modern history as being ru...
“What was great aboutField of Dreamswas the smell of pig manure,” he joked. “Wow, that is strong.” James Earl Jones, Kevin Costner and Amy Madigan in ‘Field of Dreams’Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection The Emmy and Tony award–winning actor, who teamed up wi...
James Earl Jones in 'Field of Dreams'©Universal/Everett Collection WithJames Earl Jones, there was always the voice. It rumbled. It poured over you, thick as molasses. It sounded regal, even when he was playing a humble ex-ballplayer instead of a king. It was always unmistakably his...
Another cheesy monologue that Jones nailed perfectly is his explanation of “The Riddle of Steel” in 1982’s “Conan the Barbarian.” Playing Thulsa Doom, the most awesome villain to rock an UltraPerm, Jones lectures Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Conan on the power of flesh (and makes a White wo...
Jones didn’t grow up loving baseball, but Mann’s passion for the game — which is reawakened over the course of the film’s epic odyssey — has been central to fans’ misty-eyed devotion to the sport ever since. After all, it’s Jones’s monologue about baseball’s enduring ...