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Tag Archives: James Earl Jones
Review: Gimme Shelter (2014)
No, it’s not about the Rolling Stones. Why you would name your film Gimme Shelter, then, is incomprehensible to me. The film has some problems, it’s too obvious, it’s too episodic, the soundtrack is so on the nose you can’t … Continue reading
Moments in Field of Dreams
Moments I treasure. — When James Earl Jones first sees the field with the ballgame going on. He just stares. He states, “Un … believable.” Shoeless Joe walks over: “Hey, Ray!!” He shakes hands with Ray. But watch James Earl … Continue reading
James Earl Jones in On Golden Pond
The review of On Golden Pond (currently on Broadway, starring James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams) gives me chills. What power. What grace. And again: I would like to put this review in my ever-growing file of Why Ben Brantley … Continue reading