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THE LION KING, young Simba (voiced by JD McCrary), 2019. © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection

'The Lion King' review: Disney's new CGI animation is astonishing

July 11, 2019 | 12:05pm

As metaphors for Hollywood in 2019 go, it’s hard to beat “Circle of Life.” A thing is born, it lives (hopefully turning a nice profit for shareholders) and then it...

New 'Lion King' trailer reveals first look at Timon and Pumbaa

April 10, 2019 | 12:20pm

Hakuna Matata mania just reached full roar: Disney dropped its first full "The Lion King" trailer Wednesday. The new extended clip for the live-action update of the 1994 cartoon classic...

What we know about the new characters in 'Rogue One'

December 9, 2016 | 3:07am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xynhtKLc88E Just when we finally got a handle on Luke, Leia, Anakin, Padmé, Finn, Rey and more, in comes a whole new class of “Star Wars” characters. You’d better grab...

Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones star in the "The Gin Game."

Broadway's hottest actors are all over 70

November 6, 2015 | 6:00am

Let Hollywood worship its young: The stage is heaven for gray-haired actors — and audiences love them. James Earl Jones, 84, and Cicely Tyson, 90, command the stage for all...

Elisabeth Vincentelli

James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson are way too cute

October 15, 2015 | 3:22pm

James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson are so charming and cuddly-wuddly in the revival of “The Gin Game,” they obscure how nasty that play really is. It’s clear the audience...

Elisabeth Vincentelli

'Veep' star Anna Chlumsky joins the funniest show on Broadway

January 23, 2015 | 5:43pm

As soon as it opened back in September, “You Can’t Take It With You” became the funniest show on Broadway. The wildly talented ensemble took hold of Kaufman and Hart’s...