At a gathering in the Broadway theater renamed to honor the star, speakers including Denzel Washington and Phylicia Rashad described Jones as an inspiration.
Category: Actors and Actresses
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‘The Interview’: Bill Murray Says He’s Not the Man He Used to Be
The actor talks about his new film “The Friend,” his jerky past and what he doesn’t get about himself.
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The Stars Come Out for George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Opening
As a play with parallels to today’s political climate had its official Broadway premiere, famous friends celebrated its star, George Clooney. He brushed aside talk of a political future.
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Val Kilmer Brought a Wonderfully Weird Sensibility to Every Role
Even his choice of parts could be eccentric. In the end, he’s best thought of as a character actor trapped in a leading man’s body.
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Val Kilmer in ‘Batman Forever’ Was a True 1990s Moment
The actor took only one turn in the famous batsuit. That film, “Batman Forever,” couldn’t be a more representative artifact of its era.
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Val Kilmer: Three Memorable Movies to Stream
Kilmer’s film career ranged from slapstick comedy to some of the most memorable films of the 1980s and ’90s.
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Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65
A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.
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A Concept Album About Dennis Hopper? The Waterboys Made One.
The latest addition to Mike Scott’s eclectic catalog features Fiona Apple, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle and more exploring the life of the actor and director.
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The Actress Candy Clark Captured Some of the Most Famous Faces. Then She Put Them in a Drawer.
The actress Candy Clark documented her unlikely journey through 1970s Hollywood in a series of Polaroids, now published in a memoir.
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Scott Rudin, Producer Exiled for Bad Behavior, Plans Return to Broadway
Rudin stepped away from show business four years ago amid reports that he had bullied assistants. He says he has “a lot more self-control” now.
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Clive Revill, Original Voice of Emperor Palpatine in ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 94
His voice can be heard for only a minute in “The Empire Strikes Back,” but it provided the first draft of a character that would be a mainstay of the franchise for decades.
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Why ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Derailed Maria Schneider’s Life
“Being Maria” uses the actress’s own words to show how the star’s frank discussion of the experience was an early salvo in the #MeToo movement.