Kids' Movies Stand Out This Summer
In a summer with not so great films, features columnist Kristen Page-Kirby with The Washington Post's Express says the standouts have all been movies for kids.
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Kenny Baker, Actor Who Played R2-D2, Dies At 81
Kenny Baker, the actor who played R2-D2 in Star Wars, has died after a long illness at the age of 81. We look back at the 3' 8" actor and the role that made him famous.
'Star Wars' Actor Kenny Baker, Who Played R2-D2, Has Died
Best known for playing R2-D2 in six Star Wars films, a role where he was unseen, the actor was found Saturday morning by his nephew.
Meryl Streep's Singer Has Delusions Of Adequacy In 'Florence Foster Jenkins'
In her latest role, Streep plays a real-life laughingstock who fancied herself an opera singer.
Robbers And Rangers Collide In 'Hell Or High Water'
Two masked robbers clean out small branches of a Texas bank in David Mackenzie's new neo-Western. Critic David Edelstein calls Hell or High Water a work of "broad scale and deep feeling."
A Is For August And Animation. 3 Animated Movies Debut This Month
Renee Montagne talks to Crystal Bell of MTV News, who walks us through this month's animated films: Pete's Dragon, Kubo and the Two Strings and a more adult animated film, Sausage Party.
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This Food Is Tasteless, But Never Bland: 'Sausage Party' Is Gleefully Profane
Ain't no party like a Sausage Party 'cause a Sausage Party don't stop ... being blithely offensive. But this animated film for adult audiences is made with true passion and technical skill.
Aria Woman Makes Good: In 'Florence Foster Jenkins,' A Weak Voice, A Strong Heart
Meryl Streep stars in a new biopic about a much-mocked (but well-financed) amateur opera singer whose love of music sustains her — and the film.
Warmly Emotional 'Pete's Dragon' Soars In A Summer Of Darkness And Despair
David Lowery's remake of a minor 1977 Disney feature improves on the original by dialing down the slapstick and dialing up the humanity — and the tears.