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James Earl Jones in the Broadway revival of "Gore Vidal’s The Best Man” at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater in New York in March 2012. Jones, once a stuttering farm child who became a voice of rolling thunder as one of America’s most versatile actors in a stage, film and television career that plumbed race relations, Shakespeare’s rhapsodic tragedies and the faceless menace of Darth Vader, died on Monday at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 93.

CULTURE / Film

Sep 10, 2024

James Earl Jones, actor whose voice could menace or melt, dies at 93

By Robert D. McFadden

He gave life to characters like Darth Vader in “Star Wars” and Mufasa in “The Lion King,” and went on to collect Tonys, Golden Globes, Emmys and an honorary Oscar.

Director Pedro Almodovar poses with his Golden Lion Award during the 81st Venice Film Festival on Saturday.

CULTURE / Film

Sep 8, 2024

Almodovar wins top Venice prize for end-of-life film

By Alexandria SAGE

The winners were among 21 contenders vying for the top prize in a festival that swarmed with top Hollywood talent, from Angelina Jolie to George Clooney.

India's Kerala-based Mollywood film industry is known for critically acclaimed movies with strong and progressive themes.

CULTURE / Film

Sep 5, 2024

India's 'Mollywood' cinema convulsing in response to #MeToo abuse claims

By Aishwarya KUMAR

An explosive government report has opened discussion on chronic violence against women in India.

A young woman visiting a rural backwater from Tokyo (An Ogawa) finds an unlikely playmate in Tatsunari Ota’s “There Is a Stone.”

CULTURE / Film

Sep 5, 2024

‘There Is a Stone’ finds beauty in the inconsequential

By James Hadfield

While very little happens, Tatsunari Ota’s slow-moving debut feature offers stirring moments of simplicity.

A cold and self-centered 21-year-old (Yuumi Kawai) drifts through life in Yoko Yamanaka's “Desert of Namibia.”

CULTURE / Film

Sep 5, 2024

'Desert of Namibia' makes its difficult protagonist hard to hate

By Mark Schilling

Yoko Yamanaka's enigmatically titled drama is true to the messy complexity of human beings and their relationships in its own quirky and sharply observant way.

Hayao Miyazaki at an award ceremony in Los Angeles in November 2014

CULTURE / Film

Aug 31, 2024

Hayao Miyazaki wins prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award

The award, often called Asia's Nobel Prize, is given to people and groups who have made major contributions to the region.

Hiroshi Sunairi’s documentary “From Okinawa with Love” follows the unwavering Okinawan photographer Mao Ishikawa, who made her name documenting the relationships between Japanese bar girls and African American servicemen.

CULTURE / Film

Aug 30, 2024

‘From Okinawa with Love’: A revealing documentary about a true original

By Mark Schilling

Hiroshi Sunairi takes a fly-on-the-wall approach to explore the life of Mao Ishikawa, who photographed Okinawans and the effects of the U.S. military.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

A store clerk tries to cool things down in front of their shop by spraying a hose.

Is extreme weather changing the way Japan shops?

By Alex K.T. Martin

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