#jamesearljones — Public Fediverse posts

‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement
By Michael Sainato

John Sayles’s 1987 film, which dramatizes a 1920 labor conflict, shows how class solidarity can overcome prejudice

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/john-sayles-matewan-unions

#USunions #Workersrights #JamesEarlJones #Film #Culture #USnews #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato

‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/john-sayles-matewan-unions #UsUnions #WorkersRights #JamesEarlJones #Film #Culture #UsNews

Celebrating Juneteenth

Photography by Carl Van Vechten in 1950s Harlem:

1) actor James Earl Jones
2) writer James Baldwin
3) Billie Holiday
4) writer WEB DuBois

#carlvanvechten #writer #writers #photographer #zoranealehurston #joycebryant #actor #africanamericanhistory #blackhistory #jamesearljones #singer #jamesbaldwin #author #billieholiday #webdubois #harlem #1950s #1950sharlem #harlemrenaissance #photography #50sstyle #style #juneteenth

"The Annihilation of Fish," a romantic comedy starring the late James Earl Jones and Lynn Redgrave, was shot in 1999 but never distributed, thanks to a negative review from @Variety, followed by the bankruptcy of the producer. Now, a newly restored version has been released in select U.S. theaters. Variety's J. Kim Murphy (not the original reviewer) spoke to director Charles Burnett about how he feels about the movie's tortuous path to the big screen, working with Redgrave, Jones and Margot Kidder, and what he's learned about making films.

https://flip.it/gn2WSr

#Movies #Cinema #Film #JamesEarlJones #LynnRedgrave #MargotKidder #CharlesBurnett

Charles Burnett on His Soaring Romance ‘The Annihilation of Fish,’ Finally Released After 25 Years in Distribution Hell
#Variety #Features #CharlesBurnett #JamesEarlJones #LynnRedgrave #TheAnnihilationofFish

https://variety.com/2025/film/features/the-annihilation-of-fish-charles-burnett-release-1236308910/

3 things about Charles Burnett’s THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH [1999]

1. Recreating VERTIGO at Fort Point.
2. Curried goat.
3. The demon’s corpse is beginning to stink, she points out.

#3things #movies #charlesburnett #jamesearljones #lynnredgrave #cinema #vertigo

Broadway To Dim Lights For James Earl Jones
#News #Broadway #BroadwayLightsDimming #JamesEarlJones

https://deadline.com/2024/09/james-earl-jones-broadway-lights-dim-1236096935/

This week’s #SundayFunnies All-Stars are Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, Stan Shaw, Tony Burton, Rico Dawson, Sam "Birmingham" Brison, Jophery Brown, Leon Wagner, John McCurry, DeWayne Jessie and James Earl Jones
#TheBingoLongTravelingAllStarsAndMotorKings #BillyDeeWilliams #RichardPryor #StanShaw #TonyBurton #RicoDawson #SamBrison #JopheryBrown #LeonWagner #JohnMcCurry #DeWayneJessie #RIPJamesEarlyJones #JamesEarlJones