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'The Life of Chuck' wins the Toronto Film Festival's People's Choice Award

Sep. 15, 2024 12:24 PM EDT

The Toronto International Film Festival's People's Choice Award went to “The Life of Chuck,” handing Mike Flanagan's Stephen King adaptation one of the most-watched prizes of the fall film festival circuit. The award for “The Life of Chuck” was announced Sunday as North...

James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader voice lives on through AI. Voice actors see promise and peril in that

Sep. 11, 2024 01:06 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Over the course of an acting career that spanned more than six decades, James Earl Jones' voice became an indelible piece of his work as a performer. On screen, Jones, who died Monday at 93, brought to life a reclusive writer coaxed back into the spotlight in...

James Earl Jones mourned by 'Star Wars' icons, Denzel Washington and others

Sep. 10, 2024 15:23 PM EDT

Famous fans and collaborators are paying tribute to James Earl Jones, the award-winning actor and commanding voice of Darth Vader, who died Monday at 93. “James was an incredible actor, a most unique voice both in art and spirit. For nearly half a century he was Darth Vader, but...

'White Dudes for Harris' is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president

Jul. 29, 2024 23:19 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — On a “White Dudes for Harris” virtual call, it was probably fitting that “The Dude” dropped in. Actor Jeff Bridges addressed a fundraising event geared toward white men supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and sang her praises on Monday night, before...

Bob Newhart mourned by Carol Burnett, Kaley Cuoco, Judd Apatow, Al Franken and more

Jul. 18, 2024 20:24 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former co-stars and famous fans paid tribute to comedian and actor Bob Newhart, known for his deadpan humor and the sitcoms he starred in bearing his name, after his death Thursday at age 94. “I had the great pleasure of working with Bob and being his friend....