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- 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' takes too simplistic a view of the singer's life'Simone'聽tries to canonize her as a sacrificial feminist icon crucified on the altar of America鈥檚 racism, which doesn't quite work, but the film does have mesmerizing clips of the singer performing.
- 'Infinitely Polar Bear' never comes to terms with the story's dangersIt would have been interesting to see what actor Mark Ruffalo could have done with his part of a man with bipolar disorder if he hadn't been encouraged to be puppyish and sweet.
- 'Inside Out': There's verve in the animation and wit in the byplayThe film about the emotions living inside an 11-year-old girl is one of Pixar's weirder entries.
- 'The Wolfpack' is a fascinating documentary about an unusual familyThe film's director Crystal Moselle certainly chose a good subject, but too much of what Moselle shows us looks tenderized.聽
- 'Inside Out' star Amy Poehler: 'Pixar does a great job in not condescending to their audience'Amy Poehler stars in 'Inside Out' as the voice of 'Joy,' an emotion living inside an 11-year-old girl named Riley. The film also stars Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling, and Lewis Black.
- 'Jurassic World': Chris Pratt wants to make movies that don't just 'aim for the middle'Chris Pratt had already starred in box office hits 'The Lego Movie' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy' before 'Jurassic World.' 'I'm now on a short list to have access to amazing filmmakers and material,' the actor said of his success.
- Jurassic World review: Why it falls short of Spielberg's originalJurassic World review: The latest incarnation of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park is聽an 'ugly, over-saturated movie,' says the AP film critic.
- 'Madame Bovary' may just be an unfilmable bookMajor directors have all tried to film Gustave Flaubert's novel and the latest misfire stars a wan Mia Wasikowska as the protagonist.聽
- 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl': The teenager story rings more true than false'Earl' tells the story of a high school senior who gets to know a fellow student diagnosed with leukemia. The film's聽self-conscious, self-deprecating tone is in sync with how gawky, geeky teenagers try to have it both ways.
- 'Jurassic World' looks like low-to-mid-range Spielberg'Jurassic World,' starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, offers mid-grade thrills from first-class dinosaurs.
- 'Oliver!' actor Ron Moody diesMoody portrayed the character of Fagin in the 1968 movie 'Oliver!' and was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for the role. He also appeared on the BBC soap opera 'EastEnders' and such TV series as 'The Avengers.'
- 'Spy' is far from a laugh riot'Spy' stars Melissa McCarthy as a CIA office worker who becomes an agent. Writer-director Paul Feig piles on the clobber comedy and gross-outs.
- Steve Martin: Here's what he said when accepting the AFI Lifetime Achievement AwardStars that paid tribute to the actor included Tina Fey, Carl Reiner, and Sarah Silverman, among others. Martin said he was 'humbled, honored, and thrilled' to receive the award.聽
- 'Testament of Youth': Star Alicia Vikander is a ferociously intuitive performerYou can't take your eyes off Vikander in this World War I tale and she's surrounded by an excellent supporting cast, including Taran Egerton and Kit Harington.
- 'Love & Mercy' is one of the oddest biopics ever made'Love & Mercy' stars Paul Dano and John Cusack as the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and the choice is a good one, eliminating the need for old-age makeup, though neither looks like Wilson.
- 'Entourage' lacks heart and a headThere are some occasionally funny real-life cameos in the movie, but the film is nothing so much as an advertisement for itself.
- 'Entourage': Here's how much of the story is realThe movie adaptation of the HBO series, starring Adrian Grenier and Jeremy Piven, will be released on June 3. Director and series creator Doug Ellin said none of his friends have asked him not to use a story in the show or movie. 'I think now that the whole world has gone to reality TV, nobody wants to hide anything anymore,' he said.
- 'San San Andreas' actor Dwayne Johnson: 'I always found [quakes] fascinating'Dwayne Johnson stars as a rescue pilot in the new movie 'San Andreas,' which topped the box office over this past weekend. The actor also starred in the recent box office hit 'Furious 7.'
- 'San Andreas' has remarkable CGI effectsThe movie has cornball disaster-brings-families-together underpinnings, but 'San Andreas' is a respectable entry in the disaster movie genre.
- 'Sunshine Superman' shows appeal of cliff-jumping'Superman' centers on聽legendary engineer-turned-cliff-jumper Carl Boenish, who dove off mountains and high-rise buildings before聽losing his life in the mountains of Norway in 1984.