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Yahoo Picks: 4 spine-tingling celebrity readings of 'The Raven' to haunt your Halloween
With Edgar Allan Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher" all the rage on Netflix, we take a listen to famous folks reading his most famous poem.
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Barry Jenkins reveals advice Jon Favreau gave him before he decided to direct 'Mufasa: The Lion King'
Barry Jenkins also reveals his thoughts on the newly announced prequel and whether there's room for a potential Beyoncé cameo.
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Darth Vader Actor David Prowse Remembered by Mark Hamill, Edgar Wright and More: ‘Unbelievably Magical’
Tributes poured in on Sunday for David Prowse, the British bodybuilder-turned-actor best known for embodying Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” film trilogy. Prowse died at age 85, following a battle with prostate cancer.Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the franchise, paid tribute to the actor early Sunday. “So sad to hear David Prowse has passed,” Hamill tweeted. “He was a kind man & much more than Darth Vader. Actor-Husband-Father-Member of the Order of the British Empire-3 time
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James Earl Jones, Kiki Layne Among ‘Coming 2 America’ Cast Additions
James Earl Jones, who starred alongside Eddie Murphy in “Coming to America,” will return in Paramount’s upcoming sequel “Coming 2 America” along with a group of new cast members including “Saturday Night Live” star Leslie Jones. Released in 1988 and directed by John Landis, “Coming to America” followed Akeem (Murphy), the spoiled prince of a fictional African nation who protests against an arranged marriage set by his father, King Jaffe Joffer (Jones). Traveling to America, he goes undercover a
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'Field of Dreams' at 30: 5 things you never knew about the baseball classic from an 'Exorcist' connection to a lost James Earl Jones speech
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Field of Dreams," director Phil Alden Robinson shares five remarkable things fans never knew about the film.
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5 things you didn’t know about 'The Sandlot,' including casting changes, legal battles, and the story behind James Earl Jones's character
The director and cast reveal some bonkers facts about the baseball classic on its 25th anniversary.
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Denzel Washington on the 20-Year Journey 'Fences' Took to the Big Screen
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis are currently earning raves for the big screen adaptation of Fences, August Wilson’s seminal play. Watch Washington explain in the clip above. The studio intended for the film to star James Earl Jones, who would reprise his stage performance as Troy, the tough-talking Pittsburgh sanitation worker struggling to keep his family together, and the red-hot comedic actor Eddie Murphy, who was looking to cross over into drama and play Troy’s son Cory.