Jones, James Earl

At James Earl Jones Memorial, Denzel Washington and Whoopi Goldberg Share Stories

At a gathering in the Broadway theater renamed to honor the star, speakers including Denzel Washington and Phylicia Rashad described Jones as an inspiration.

By Derrick Bryson Taylor

Ejiofor, Chiwetel Jones, James Earl McKellen, Ian Othello (Play) Robeson, Paul Shakespeare, William Stewart, Patrick Theater Theater (Broadway) Theater (Off Broadway)

Othello and Iago, a Marriage Made in Both Heaven and Hell

Because Shakespeare gave his hero and antihero equal weight, the contest between the actors playing them has never been that easy to call.

By Ben Brantley

Burnett, Charles Jones, James Earl Movies Redgrave, Lynn The Annihilation of Fish (Movie)

A Great James Earl Jones Role That Can Finally Be Seen

A restored version of Charles Burnett’s 1999 movie “The Annihilation of Fish” opens at the Brooklyn Academy of Music after being virtually unshown for 25 years.

By Ben Kenigsberg

Burnett, Charles Jones, James Earl Kidder, Margot Movies Redgrave, Lynn The Annihilation of Fish (Movie)

‘The Annihilation of Fish’ Review: A Gem That’s Worth the Wait

The director Charles Burnett’s deeply humane, singular film from 1999, starring James Earl Jones, is finally receiving a theatrical release.

By Manohla Dargis