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At least we get to see Hot Magneto (Michael Fassbender) one last time. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azvR__GRQic\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Last Black Man in San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 7): \u003c/strong>Gorgeously shot and arresting from its opening moments, this offbeat dramedy about gentrification stars Jimmie Fails as a man whose childhood memories have brought him back to the historically black Fillmore district. Camping out in his best friend's place, he dreams of reclaiming the house where he grew up—a two-story Victorian mansion built by his grandfather. A Sundance Film Festival sensation, the film won first-timer Joe Talbot the festival's directing prize. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0FnJDhY9-0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Late Night\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 7): \u003c/strong>Mindy Kaling wrote this story of a woman (whom Kaling plays) brought on as the \"diversity hire\" at a late-night show hosted by another woman (Emma Thompson) who's getting hints that she might be past her prime. Reviews out of the Sundance Film Festival were solid if not quite ecstatic, but the number of comedies this year that will engage race at all, let alone racism in writers' rooms, is bound to be tiny. Kaling and Thompson alone make this a strong candidate for a trip to enjoy some popcorn and air conditioning with a friend, and every summer season needs an upbeat comedy with a killer cast. \u003cem>— Linda Holmes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxefiCjQirw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Pavarotti\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 7): \u003c/strong>An adoring documentary in which director Ron Howard (did we know he was an opera buff?) sings the praises of Luciano Pavarotti, the most broadly popular operatic tenor of his era. There's the requisite footage of the budding star making good, the surprising assertion that he suffered from stage fright, an explanation for that handkerchief he always held in his left hand when singing concerts and lots of adulation about the philanthropic work that led him to partner with stars from Bono to Stevie Wonder. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnPPrjwyLW8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Dead Don't Die\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 14): \u003c/strong>Historically, Jim Jarmusch has been a director of anti-spectacle. He has busted no blocks in his time and has seemed blissfully happy to turn out small, charming, shaggily plotted, character-driven films about the kind of people the wider world ignores. That he's about to dive headfirst into the turbid waters of genre filmmaking with a zombie comedy seems puzzling, at first—but then you remember he has done a Western and a vampire film already, and then you see the cast list. Jarmusch regulars Tom Waits, Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray join Jarmusch newbies like RZA and Selena Gomez (and many, many more) in what promises to be a pleasantly shambling story about shambling ghouls. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs5ZOcU6Bnw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Men In Black: International\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 14): \u003c/strong>There's no reason to believe that the only thing \u003cem>Men In Black: International \u003c/em>will have going for it is the sizzling Chris Hemsworth-Tessa Thompson chemistry that they've already shown off in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (For one thing, it will also have the fact that they both look unreasonably great in suits.) The film also has a blockbuster legacy. Years after the Will Smith-Tommy Lee Jones movies that set up the Men In Black organization and its regulation of alien life on Earth, Hemsworth and Thompson are the new agents on the job, and they're still wearing shades, fighting beasties and getting things done. \u003cem>— Linda Holmes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-WEb2oxLk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Paris Is Burning\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 14): \u003c/strong>This iconic 1991 documentary sashayed so \u003cem>RuPaul's Drag Race\u003c/em> could chantay. It werked so \u003cem>Pose\u003c/em> could ... pose. Director Jennie Livingston got inside the black and Latinx ball culture of 1980s Manhattan, letting trans women and drag queens speak their unglamorous truth to her camera—and reveal their arrant fabulousness on the ballroom floor. Livingston has supervised a digital restoration of the film, which demands to be seen on a big screen in all its gorgeous black-and-white glory. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Toy Story 4\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 21): \u003c/strong>Bonnie's favorite toy, Forky, a spork she decorated herself, has run away, and Woody and Buzz have to ... oh, you don't really need to know anything else, do you? After that bleary-eyed ending to \u003cem>TS3,\u003c/em> we're all on board with whatever Pixar wants to do this time, right? All the same voices return, plus some new ones, including Tony Hale (\u003cem>Veep\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Arrested Development\u003c/em>) as Forky. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl9JS8-gnWQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Yesterday\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 28): \u003c/strong>Imagine there's no Beatles. No \u003cem>White Album,\u003c/em> no \u003cem>Sgt. Pepper's,\u003c/em> no \"I Want to Hold Your Hand.\" That's the world in which a wannabe songwriter played by Himesh Patel (\u003cem>EastEnders\u003c/em>) wakes up one day, following a gigantic electrical storm that leaves him the only human who remembers the Fab Four. (You probably shouldn't ask too many technical questions.) Now, imagine he remembers their songs and lyrics because he has been singing cover versions in pubs, trying to catch a break. And imagine such a premise helmed by writer Richard Curtis (\u003cem>Notting Hill\u003c/em>) and director Danny Boyle (\u003cem>Slumdog Millionaire\u003c/em>)—with a little help from their friends. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uqvgPm8U4c\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Spider-Man: Far From Home\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 2): \u003c/strong>Marvel has given mixed signals about whether this film starts a new \"phase\" for the Marvel Cinematic Universe or if it belongs to the previous one, but who cares? It's led by the preternaturally charming Tom Holland as Peter Parker, who, having helped save the world (spoiler!) in \u003cem>Avengers: Endgame,\u003c/em> is now looking to take a European vacation. Said plans get interrupted by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio, who—in the comics at least—is Spidey's most goofy, most outré, most over-the-top, most wears-a-fishbowl-on-his-dang-head supervillain. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt9L1jCKGnE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Midsommar\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 3): \u003c/strong>Last year's \u003cem>Hereditary\u003c/em> left viewers shaken—and reevaluating their familial bonds. Now writer-director Ari Aster follows up that dark and moodily \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/06/11/618975688/director-ari-aster-says-hereditary-is-a-family-drama-at-its-core\">terrifying tale\u003c/a> with a bright, sunlit film that promises to get even creepier. A group of Americans visits a remote and bucolic Swedish village just in time for its midsummer festival, an event involving bizarre rituals in brilliant meadows. Think \u003cem>The Wicker Man,\u003c/em> but replace tweed and salt spray with crisp white robes and wildflowers. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vnghdsjmd0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Art of Self-Defense\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 12): \u003c/strong>In what struck SXSW audiences as a darkly sinister comedy about toxic masculinity and social conditioning, Jesse Eisenberg plays a painfully shy accountant who is maybe the least macho man who has ever signed up for karate classes. He is afraid of the dark, his own shadow, his clients and especially other men. They intimidate him. \"I want to be what intimidates me,\" he tells the \u003cem>sensei\u003c/em>. But as he gains skills and confidence, he starts to realize something strange is going on at the dojo. Might be the summer's cult comedy. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td0oBCWO_I4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Farewell\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 12): \u003c/strong>Awkwafina had scene-stealing comic turns in \u003cem>Ocean's 8\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Crazy Rich Asians,\u003c/em> but nothing she did there will prepare you for the fierce, soulful sensitivity she brings to the central role in Lulu Wang's bittersweet charmer (based on a \u003cem>This American Life\u003c/em> story) about a Chinese family that decides not to tell their beloved grandmother, Nai Nai, that she's dying of lung cancer. In Beijing this is viewed as a kindness—a taking-on of the weight of the illness—but to Awkwafina's increasingly indignant Billi, it just feels like lying. Terrific ensemble dramedy. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RofpAjqwMa8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Sword of Trust\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 12): \u003c/strong>Lynn Shelton's loose, loopy and mostly unscripted comedy centers on the titular relic—grandpa's bequest of a sword he thought was proof that the Confederacy won the Civil War. At the town pawnshop, his granddaughter discovers gramps wasn't alone in his delusion; and upon the arrival of a passel of conspiracy theorists, high jinks and general madness ensue. The cast is comprised of improv-savvy comics—Marc Maron, Jon Bass, Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins and Dan Bakkedahl—and they sure know how to sell a shaggy-dog story. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Stuber\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 12): \u003c/strong>Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) is an Uber driver and Vic (Dave Bautista) his passenger, a detective who's hot on the trail of brutal drug dealers, in what looks like an uber-violent action comedy. Stu's been on the receiving end of too many racist, one-star reviews to say \"no\" to anything, but Vic's just had Lasik surgery and can barely see. The producers seem to be thinking \u003cem>48 Hours\u003c/em> meets \u003cem>Mr. Magoo\u003c/em> and stressed at their SXSW screening that the film was a work-in-progress. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtYEiBR1sCk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Lion King\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 19): \u003c/strong>From the footage that has been released, \u003cem>The Lion King \u003c/em>looks like a nearly shot-for-shot remake of the animated favorite, this time with super-realistic computer animation. The voice cast—including Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner and one Beyoncé Knowles—has generated a lot of excitement. But as Disney continues churning out live-action (or here, live-action-ish) remakes of its successful animated musicals, it's bound to run out of luck at some point. Beyoncé makes it seem less likely it will happen here, but the appetite for this is probably not unlimited. Nevertheless, the original \u003cem>The Lion King \u003c/em>is quite beloved, and they've still got James Earl Jones on board. \u003cem>— Linda Holmes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TavVZMewpY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong> (July 26):\u003c/strong> Quentin Tarantino's period piece stars Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio as a TV actor and his stuntman making the rounds in a rapidly changing Hollywood. As the sun sets on the town's golden age, the film re-creates the meticulous details of the era, rebuilding the facades of Hollywood Boulevard circa 1969 down to the mailbox, and featuring a cast of characters that includes Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate, Dakota Fanning as Squeaky Fromme and Mike Moh as Bruce Lee. — \u003cem>Nina Gregory\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IilE3l2GeiQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Brian Banks\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (Aug. 9): \u003c/strong>The true story of an All-American high school football star (played by Aldis Hodge) who committed to USC, then got railroaded into a decade in prison/on probation for a crime he didn't commit. After his release, with the help of the California Innocence Project, he made a bid to reclaim his life—and to play in the NFL. A definite change of pace for director Tom Shadyac (\u003cem>Liar Liar, The Nutty Professor\u003c/em>). \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9-PqY5pEeo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Kitchen\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (Aug. 9): \u003c/strong>Based on a pleasantly pulpy comic-book series, \u003cem>The Kitchen\u003c/em> is a gritty mafia tale set in midtown Manhattan at the height of its 1970s steaminess. A can't-miss cast—Melissa McCarthy, Elisabeth Moss and Tiffany Haddish—plays women who take over their husbands' mob duties when the men get sent to prison. The twist is that the women are way better at it: more ruthless, more deadly, more efficient. The comic is tough-minded and tightly plotted; here's hoping the film captures its essence. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Blinded by the Light\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (Aug. 14): \u003c/strong>An obsession with Bruce Springsteen did little to make a high school-age Sarfraz Manzoor cool in Margaret Thatcher's England. But when he later wrote a memoir about it, and \u003cem>Bend It Like Beckham\u003c/em> director Gurinder Chadha pitched a movie treatment, and The Boss said \"yes\" to using his music ... well, the adult Manzoor was pretty ecstatic. British critics and audiences have been as well. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmmHvnS0IKM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Good Boys\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (Aug. 16): \u003c/strong>Seth Rogen produced what amounts to a \u003cem>Superbad\u003c/em> for sixth-graders. Three foul-mouthed, innocent (but trying not to be) 12-year-olds are intrigued by sex, drugs and alcohol—and anxious to make it through a day's worth of mortifying adventures so they can attend a party. There, they'll get a chance to score their first kiss. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-FGqfdCkOM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Where'd You Go, Bernadette\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (Aug. 16): \u003c/strong>Maria Semple's 2012 comic novel has a twisty and complicated premise: Basically, Bernadette is a wife and mother who vanishes, and her teenage daughter, Bee, tries to reconstruct what happened. Richard Linklater (\u003cem>Before Sunrise,\u003c/em> \u003cem>Boyhood\u003c/em>) might not seem like the most obvious writer-director for the adaptation, but the cast—Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer—seems exquisitely assembled. Given the hit that the novel was, it's surprising it took this long to come to the screen, but it's a hard story to wrap your head around even on paper, and it's fascinating to contemplate what it might look like on film. \u003cem>— Linda Holmes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqnroADyAqQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Patrick Jarenwattananon and Nina Gregory produced and edited this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=NPR%27s+Summer+Movie+Guide%3A+27+Films+Coming+Soon+To+Theaters&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Superhero capes and cartoons headline this year's batch of summer flicks, but there's plenty of smaller and weirder stuff, too. 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The paradox of permanence and the inevitable disruptions of our closest teenage attachments is rarely so richly understood, and great performances from both leads, as well as Billie Lourd and reliable supporting players such as Jason Sudeikis and Jessica Williams make it a standout. \u003cem>— Linda Holmes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/vmz0-sBOEgo'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/vmz0-sBOEgo'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Brightburn\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (May 24): \u003c/strong>Now that director Zack Snyder's glum take on the Superman mythos is a thing of the past, we're getting a spin on the Man of Steel that's even darker—and much, much bloodier. When the kindly rural couple played by Elizabeth Banks and David Denman find an extraterrestrial baby and raise him as their own, they discover the tyke's got powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men: check. But unlike Clark Kent, this one is less about Truth, Justice and the American Way, and more about grisly, superpowered murdering. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Z0391pRUFIY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Z0391pRUFIY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Godzilla: King of the Monsters\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (May 31): \u003c/strong>What's huge, scaly, sometimes incomprehensible and OH DANG IT'S COMING RIGHT AT ME? Why, a Godzilla movie, of course! This one stars Millie Bobby Brown of \u003cem>Stranger Things \u003c/em>in her first big post-Eleven role. She plays the daughter of a monster-hunting scientist (Vera Farmiga), and the two of them get into all kinds of scrapes as Godzilla fights some of his old pals like Mothra and King Ghidorah. You probably know whether you are a Godzilla person or not so much a Godzilla person, but there's something to be said for a summer monster movie, and this one is pretty hotly anticipated. \u003cem>— Linda Holmes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/wVDtmouV9kM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/wVDtmouV9kM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Rocketman\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (May 31): \u003c/strong>A biopic about a flamboyant queer rock icon of the '70s and '80s: What could possibly go wrong? While \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/11/01/660969118/no-bed-of-roses-no-pleasure-cruise-bohemian-rhapsody\">critics drubbed\u003c/a> last year's \u003cem>Bohemian Rhapsody\u003c/em>, it was a phenomenal international hit, fueled by a widespread cultural affection for the songs of Queen. The bones of \u003cem>Rocketman\u003c/em> seem very similar—with important, and encouraging, differences. Star Taron Egerton will be singing, not lip-syncing. The film will reportedly engage Elton John's homosexuality directly and openly. And while Egerton will wear variations of John's hilariously tall platform shoes, his teeth ... will be his own. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/S3vO8E2e6G0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/S3vO8E2e6G0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Dark Phoenix\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 7): \u003c/strong>This is among the last X-Men films produced by 20th Century Fox before the whole gang heads to Marvel/Disney, and you can't say they're not taking a big swing. \u003cem>The Dark Phoenix Saga\u003c/em>, which sees Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) play unwilling host to a destructive cosmic force, is the single most beloved X-Men tale of all time. It's one that Bryan Singer tried to tell in his original X-Men trilogy—and seriously biffed it. The trailers aren't doing this film any favors, full as they are of portentous dialogue, operatically anguished expressions and telegraphed plot beats. At least we get to see Hot Magneto (Michael Fassbender) one last time. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/azvR__GRQic'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/azvR__GRQic'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Last Black Man in San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 7): \u003c/strong>Gorgeously shot and arresting from its opening moments, this offbeat dramedy about gentrification stars Jimmie Fails as a man whose childhood memories have brought him back to the historically black Fillmore district. Camping out in his best friend's place, he dreams of reclaiming the house where he grew up—a two-story Victorian mansion built by his grandfather. A Sundance Film Festival sensation, the film won first-timer Joe Talbot the festival's directing prize. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/C0FnJDhY9-0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/C0FnJDhY9-0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Late Night\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 7): \u003c/strong>Mindy Kaling wrote this story of a woman (whom Kaling plays) brought on as the \"diversity hire\" at a late-night show hosted by another woman (Emma Thompson) who's getting hints that she might be past her prime. Reviews out of the Sundance Film Festival were solid if not quite ecstatic, but the number of comedies this year that will engage race at all, let alone racism in writers' rooms, is bound to be tiny. Kaling and Thompson alone make this a strong candidate for a trip to enjoy some popcorn and air conditioning with a friend, and every summer season needs an upbeat comedy with a killer cast. \u003cem>— Linda Holmes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/DxefiCjQirw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/DxefiCjQirw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Pavarotti\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 7): \u003c/strong>An adoring documentary in which director Ron Howard (did we know he was an opera buff?) sings the praises of Luciano Pavarotti, the most broadly popular operatic tenor of his era. There's the requisite footage of the budding star making good, the surprising assertion that he suffered from stage fright, an explanation for that handkerchief he always held in his left hand when singing concerts and lots of adulation about the philanthropic work that led him to partner with stars from Bono to Stevie Wonder. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/CnPPrjwyLW8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/CnPPrjwyLW8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Dead Don't Die\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 14): \u003c/strong>Historically, Jim Jarmusch has been a director of anti-spectacle. He has busted no blocks in his time and has seemed blissfully happy to turn out small, charming, shaggily plotted, character-driven films about the kind of people the wider world ignores. That he's about to dive headfirst into the turbid waters of genre filmmaking with a zombie comedy seems puzzling, at first—but then you remember he has done a Western and a vampire film already, and then you see the cast list. Jarmusch regulars Tom Waits, Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray join Jarmusch newbies like RZA and Selena Gomez (and many, many more) in what promises to be a pleasantly shambling story about shambling ghouls. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/bs5ZOcU6Bnw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/bs5ZOcU6Bnw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Men In Black: International\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 14): \u003c/strong>There's no reason to believe that the only thing \u003cem>Men In Black: International \u003c/em>will have going for it is the sizzling Chris Hemsworth-Tessa Thompson chemistry that they've already shown off in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (For one thing, it will also have the fact that they both look unreasonably great in suits.) The film also has a blockbuster legacy. Years after the Will Smith-Tommy Lee Jones movies that set up the Men In Black organization and its regulation of alien life on Earth, Hemsworth and Thompson are the new agents on the job, and they're still wearing shades, fighting beasties and getting things done. \u003cem>— Linda Holmes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/BV-WEb2oxLk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/BV-WEb2oxLk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Paris Is Burning\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 14): \u003c/strong>This iconic 1991 documentary sashayed so \u003cem>RuPaul's Drag Race\u003c/em> could chantay. It werked so \u003cem>Pose\u003c/em> could ... pose. Director Jennie Livingston got inside the black and Latinx ball culture of 1980s Manhattan, letting trans women and drag queens speak their unglamorous truth to her camera—and reveal their arrant fabulousness on the ballroom floor. Livingston has supervised a digital restoration of the film, which demands to be seen on a big screen in all its gorgeous black-and-white glory. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Toy Story 4\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 21): \u003c/strong>Bonnie's favorite toy, Forky, a spork she decorated herself, has run away, and Woody and Buzz have to ... oh, you don't really need to know anything else, do you? After that bleary-eyed ending to \u003cem>TS3,\u003c/em> we're all on board with whatever Pixar wants to do this time, right? All the same voices return, plus some new ones, including Tony Hale (\u003cem>Veep\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Arrested Development\u003c/em>) as Forky. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Pl9JS8-gnWQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Pl9JS8-gnWQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Yesterday\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (June 28): \u003c/strong>Imagine there's no Beatles. No \u003cem>White Album,\u003c/em> no \u003cem>Sgt. Pepper's,\u003c/em> no \"I Want to Hold Your Hand.\" That's the world in which a wannabe songwriter played by Himesh Patel (\u003cem>EastEnders\u003c/em>) wakes up one day, following a gigantic electrical storm that leaves him the only human who remembers the Fab Four. (You probably shouldn't ask too many technical questions.) Now, imagine he remembers their songs and lyrics because he has been singing cover versions in pubs, trying to catch a break. And imagine such a premise helmed by writer Richard Curtis (\u003cem>Notting Hill\u003c/em>) and director Danny Boyle (\u003cem>Slumdog Millionaire\u003c/em>)—with a little help from their friends. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/6uqvgPm8U4c'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/6uqvgPm8U4c'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Spider-Man: Far From Home\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 2): \u003c/strong>Marvel has given mixed signals about whether this film starts a new \"phase\" for the Marvel Cinematic Universe or if it belongs to the previous one, but who cares? It's led by the preternaturally charming Tom Holland as Peter Parker, who, having helped save the world (spoiler!) in \u003cem>Avengers: Endgame,\u003c/em> is now looking to take a European vacation. Said plans get interrupted by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio, who—in the comics at least—is Spidey's most goofy, most outré, most over-the-top, most wears-a-fishbowl-on-his-dang-head supervillain. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Nt9L1jCKGnE'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Nt9L1jCKGnE'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Midsommar\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 3): \u003c/strong>Last year's \u003cem>Hereditary\u003c/em> left viewers shaken—and reevaluating their familial bonds. Now writer-director Ari Aster follows up that dark and moodily \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/06/11/618975688/director-ari-aster-says-hereditary-is-a-family-drama-at-its-core\">terrifying tale\u003c/a> with a bright, sunlit film that promises to get even creepier. A group of Americans visits a remote and bucolic Swedish village just in time for its midsummer festival, an event involving bizarre rituals in brilliant meadows. Think \u003cem>The Wicker Man,\u003c/em> but replace tweed and salt spray with crisp white robes and wildflowers. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/1Vnghdsjmd0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/1Vnghdsjmd0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Art of Self-Defense\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 12): \u003c/strong>In what struck SXSW audiences as a darkly sinister comedy about toxic masculinity and social conditioning, Jesse Eisenberg plays a painfully shy accountant who is maybe the least macho man who has ever signed up for karate classes. He is afraid of the dark, his own shadow, his clients and especially other men. They intimidate him. \"I want to be what intimidates me,\" he tells the \u003cem>sensei\u003c/em>. But as he gains skills and confidence, he starts to realize something strange is going on at the dojo. Might be the summer's cult comedy. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Td0oBCWO_I4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Td0oBCWO_I4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Farewell\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 12): \u003c/strong>Awkwafina had scene-stealing comic turns in \u003cem>Ocean's 8\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Crazy Rich Asians,\u003c/em> but nothing she did there will prepare you for the fierce, soulful sensitivity she brings to the central role in Lulu Wang's bittersweet charmer (based on a \u003cem>This American Life\u003c/em> story) about a Chinese family that decides not to tell their beloved grandmother, Nai Nai, that she's dying of lung cancer. In Beijing this is viewed as a kindness—a taking-on of the weight of the illness—but to Awkwafina's increasingly indignant Billi, it just feels like lying. Terrific ensemble dramedy. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/RofpAjqwMa8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/RofpAjqwMa8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Sword of Trust\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 12): \u003c/strong>Lynn Shelton's loose, loopy and mostly unscripted comedy centers on the titular relic—grandpa's bequest of a sword he thought was proof that the Confederacy won the Civil War. At the town pawnshop, his granddaughter discovers gramps wasn't alone in his delusion; and upon the arrival of a passel of conspiracy theorists, high jinks and general madness ensue. The cast is comprised of improv-savvy comics—Marc Maron, Jon Bass, Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins and Dan Bakkedahl—and they sure know how to sell a shaggy-dog story. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Stuber\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 12): \u003c/strong>Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) is an Uber driver and Vic (Dave Bautista) his passenger, a detective who's hot on the trail of brutal drug dealers, in what looks like an uber-violent action comedy. Stu's been on the receiving end of too many racist, one-star reviews to say \"no\" to anything, but Vic's just had Lasik surgery and can barely see. The producers seem to be thinking \u003cem>48 Hours\u003c/em> meets \u003cem>Mr. Magoo\u003c/em> and stressed at their SXSW screening that the film was a work-in-progress. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/rtYEiBR1sCk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/rtYEiBR1sCk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Lion King\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (July 19): \u003c/strong>From the footage that has been released, \u003cem>The Lion King \u003c/em>looks like a nearly shot-for-shot remake of the animated favorite, this time with super-realistic computer animation. The voice cast—including Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner and one Beyoncé Knowles—has generated a lot of excitement. But as Disney continues churning out live-action (or here, live-action-ish) remakes of its successful animated musicals, it's bound to run out of luck at some point. Beyoncé makes it seem less likely it will happen here, but the appetite for this is probably not unlimited. Nevertheless, the original \u003cem>The Lion King \u003c/em>is quite beloved, and they've still got James Earl Jones on board. \u003cem>— Linda Holmes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/7TavVZMewpY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/7TavVZMewpY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong> (July 26):\u003c/strong> Quentin Tarantino's period piece stars Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio as a TV actor and his stuntman making the rounds in a rapidly changing Hollywood. 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After his release, with the help of the California Innocence Project, he made a bid to reclaim his life—and to play in the NFL. A definite change of pace for director Tom Shadyac (\u003cem>Liar Liar, The Nutty Professor\u003c/em>). \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/k9-PqY5pEeo'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/k9-PqY5pEeo'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>The Kitchen\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (Aug. 9): \u003c/strong>Based on a pleasantly pulpy comic-book series, \u003cem>The Kitchen\u003c/em> is a gritty mafia tale set in midtown Manhattan at the height of its 1970s steaminess. A can't-miss cast—Melissa McCarthy, Elisabeth Moss and Tiffany Haddish—plays women who take over their husbands' mob duties when the men get sent to prison. The twist is that the women are way better at it: more ruthless, more deadly, more efficient. The comic is tough-minded and tightly plotted; here's hoping the film captures its essence. \u003cem>— Glen Weldon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Blinded by the Light\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (Aug. 14): \u003c/strong>An obsession with Bruce Springsteen did little to make a high school-age Sarfraz Manzoor cool in Margaret Thatcher's England. But when he later wrote a memoir about it, and \u003cem>Bend It Like Beckham\u003c/em> director Gurinder Chadha pitched a movie treatment, and The Boss said \"yes\" to using his music ... well, the adult Manzoor was pretty ecstatic. British critics and audiences have been as well. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/DmmHvnS0IKM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/DmmHvnS0IKM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Good Boys\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (Aug. 16): \u003c/strong>Seth Rogen produced what amounts to a \u003cem>Superbad\u003c/em> for sixth-graders. Three foul-mouthed, innocent (but trying not to be) 12-year-olds are intrigued by sex, drugs and alcohol—and anxious to make it through a day's worth of mortifying adventures so they can attend a party. There, they'll get a chance to score their first kiss. \u003cem>— Bob Mondello\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/O-FGqfdCkOM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/O-FGqfdCkOM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Where'd You Go, Bernadette\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (Aug. 16): \u003c/strong>Maria Semple's 2012 comic novel has a twisty and complicated premise: Basically, Bernadette is a wife and mother who vanishes, and her teenage daughter, Bee, tries to reconstruct what happened. Richard Linklater (\u003cem>Before Sunrise,\u003c/em> \u003cem>Boyhood\u003c/em>) might not seem like the most obvious writer-director for the adaptation, but the cast—Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer—seems exquisitely assembled. Given the hit that the novel was, it's surprising it took this long to come to the screen, but it's a hard story to wrap your head around even on paper, and it's fascinating to contemplate what it might look like on film. \u003cem>— Linda Holmes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/pqnroADyAqQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/pqnroADyAqQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Patrick Jarenwattananon and Nina Gregory produced and edited this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2019 NPR. 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With \u003cem>In a World, \u003c/em>Bell's first feature as a triple-threat writer, director and star, she turns a lifetime of collecting different voices (a scene she hysterically portrays more than once in the film) into a tour de force exploration of the Hollywood that is heard and not seen: the voice-over industry, specifically the (mostly) men and (few) women that voice film trailers. We sat down with Bell to talk about women in the voice-over world, father daughter sexism, the difference between Cockney and South East London accents and the \"vocal trend and pandemic\" that is grown women speaking with the \"sexy baby voice.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>The first thing that I really want to know is how did you make a Hollywood comedy that is basically an indictment of patriarchy in the funniest, cleverest way by setting it in this world of voice-over trailers. The whole time I was like \"I'm so mad at the patriarchy!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>I think my key goal was not to be preachy but to send a message seemingly on accident, mainly because I just don't like to be told what to do, I don't like to be preached to. I wanted it to be like fun and oops, there's a message!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>I thought of it like the mashed potatoes you put the vitamins in: I didn't know I was getting a lesson on gender relations and the way Western civilization has made daughters subservient to fathers and issues of heirdom. It was Greek. Let's talk about how this movie is a really a Greek structured play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>Well, we can discuss that or we can discuss the myriad of... I think it starts with hubris, definitely battered hubris. The classic chip on your shoulder \"you're not the guy, you're the guy who's below the guy,\" that's Sam Soto who is not Don la Fontaine. You've got his waning relevance in the industry since the \"everyday man\" voice is bounding through the industry, Gustav Werner, as this new wunderkind and then the unexpected hero of the voice over world is a child trying to attain her father's goal in vain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>And her father's approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>Yeah, only to realize that's not what she's seeking and that she really just wanted to help people, help a generation of young women that have been cursed by a pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>I love that it keeps coming up in the story. You have the A story in the voice-over industry with the father-daughter competition and then you have the B story that keeps popping up of these baby voiced women. I'll say as a gay man it can irritate me when gay men have certain stereotypical inflections and my girlfriends say the same thing about baby-voiced women. Is it a peeve of yours?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>It's a huge peeve. I'm glad actually that you brought up that in the homosexual community you also have vocal trends and they're similar but here's what I'll say: in the homosexual community it makes utter sense because you're saying \"hey, you might not know this but this is the community that I'm a part of.\" I find it much more relevant and it actually has some substance behind it; it's a cue. Verses the sexy baby vocal virus which is you're basically saying \"I'm submissive to men and I'm 12. By being more 12-year-old like I'm being hopefully more appealing to the male sex.\" That is unfortunate, especially for very educated women who also fall prey to this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>That was one of my favorite things: that you showed that one of these characters was a lawyer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F105736104&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>It's rampant in a way that... it's like any trend, it's like skinny jeans. It's a vocal trend. I like skinny jeans and hope they don't go away but I hope the vocal trend does dissipate. In the past there have been vocal trends, I always think of Marilyn Monroe who had such a breathy kind of girly thing and then I felt like there was a myriad of young ingenues who were trying to make it in Hollywood who took that on a little bit, they tried to take on that tone., Obviously it's different, we have a media tapestry that spans and webs out into so much. A California accent that might have started out as a Valley Girl has been translated in reality shows and spanning through a nation that then it becomes an infection and becomes rampant and now an official vocal trend. Even older women, smart, older women, mothers, wives whatever it is take it on to kind of be more sexually relevant or something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>Vocal trends is an interesting term to describe the pandemic. How did you get into vocal trends?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>I've been obsessed with voice and sounds and accents and dialects and ostensibly it is a dialect; it's a combination of speech and pitch. I wonder what your real pitch is. For me I go lower, for you maybe you go up higher than what you naturally are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>You're sort of a lady Henry Higgins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>It's something that I'm sort of obsessed with. Even as a little girl I knew I wanted to be an actor but the idea of voice manipulation was like the ultimate acting job: you could be anyone. In the movie I play Segel, who's Gustav Werner's agent that's always on speaker phone. The big, fat, old Jewish man is me. I like to use those tools and these muscles to have fun and create characterizations where you're not judged by what you look like, you're judged by what you sound like so you can be anybody. I collected accents as a kid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>Like your character in the movie. Is the \"Star Wars Russian\" accent based on real life?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>No, that was just one I thought was fun. My brother and I do love that quote (\"these are not the droids you are looking for\") and for the movie I thought it would be funny to do the Russian accent. I love Russian accents and South East London accents and became obsessed with all the women who served meals (in restaurants in London).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>South East London? Like a Cockney accent?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>When I first went to England I thought of it as Cockney but since I lived there for four years it's like saying \"southern accent\" whilst there's a Alabama accent, there's a Texas accent. Southern is broad and Cockney is very broad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>So a South East London accent is exactly what it is as opposed to a Manchester Cockney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>I was always really into it. The version of it in America was the sexy baby thing which I get so bristled at when I hear it and part it is: \"They've got it! Oh, don't get too near, I don't want to catch it.\" It is what it is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>So it was your love of voices and accents that led you to set the movie in this world?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>Absolutely. There are so many egos at play in the industry. When I first came here I thought I was going to conquer the industry and I thought I was really one of the greats but it's impossible to infiltrate. It's a real clique: people are very good at it but there was definitely a hierarchical system. \"That's the guy who does this,\" and \"That's the girl who does that.\" There's a handful of guys, a few who do the epics, a few who do the \"everyday man\" sarcastic wink in the eye kind of guys. You know: \"Meet Jack: he's got one foot in the door\" you know, that kind of guy. And then there's the women who do the award ceremonies. There's only a handful of them. It's very tiny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>So Lake, I guess the biggest question for me is are women finally starting to make a place for themselves in the voice-over world? Is it still a work in progress?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F105745194&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>The truth is that women work a lot in voice-over, in commercials, in selling product, in things like that. Whether it's like \"these tampons are the best\" or you know, or the Emmys or whatever it is. Movie trailer voice-over, there's one, there's one movie trailer ever that ever was sounded by a woman, that's \u003cem>Gone in Sixty Seconds.\u003c/em> Melissa Disney did it and I know her now because of this movie. What I will say is the next conversation I think that we should have is when you, and again, it doesn't necessarily need to change but it's worth conversing, is that when there's a car commercial and there's a voice-over for it and one car commercial might have a male voice-over and the male voice-over will say \"this car is the best and it's rated this and that\" and the tone of it and the message is \"if you buy this car you will be me--you will get to be me and have my life.\" And when a woman sells the same car or a car similar she's saying \"all these things are part of this car and if you buy it you will get me.\" You know, so, that message in itself and the competing messages of those two I think are really interesting because it's \"you get to have me\" verses \"you get to be me\" and that's a really interesting observation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>In A World \u003c/em>opens in theaters Friday, August 16\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/NuxApRnekWc\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Tony Bravo talks to Lake Bell about her new movie, In a World, and discovers, among other things, the scourge that is sexy baby voice. 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With \u003cem>In a World, \u003c/em>Bell's first feature as a triple-threat writer, director and star, she turns a lifetime of collecting different voices (a scene she hysterically portrays more than once in the film) into a tour de force exploration of the Hollywood that is heard and not seen: the voice-over industry, specifically the (mostly) men and (few) women that voice film trailers. We sat down with Bell to talk about women in the voice-over world, father daughter sexism, the difference between Cockney and South East London accents and the \"vocal trend and pandemic\" that is grown women speaking with the \"sexy baby voice.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>The first thing that I really want to know is how did you make a Hollywood comedy that is basically an indictment of patriarchy in the funniest, cleverest way by setting it in this world of voice-over trailers. The whole time I was like \"I'm so mad at the patriarchy!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>I think my key goal was not to be preachy but to send a message seemingly on accident, mainly because I just don't like to be told what to do, I don't like to be preached to. I wanted it to be like fun and oops, there's a message!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>I thought of it like the mashed potatoes you put the vitamins in: I didn't know I was getting a lesson on gender relations and the way Western civilization has made daughters subservient to fathers and issues of heirdom. It was Greek. Let's talk about how this movie is a really a Greek structured play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>Well, we can discuss that or we can discuss the myriad of... I think it starts with hubris, definitely battered hubris. The classic chip on your shoulder \"you're not the guy, you're the guy who's below the guy,\" that's Sam Soto who is not Don la Fontaine. You've got his waning relevance in the industry since the \"everyday man\" voice is bounding through the industry, Gustav Werner, as this new wunderkind and then the unexpected hero of the voice over world is a child trying to attain her father's goal in vain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>And her father's approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>Yeah, only to realize that's not what she's seeking and that she really just wanted to help people, help a generation of young women that have been cursed by a pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>I love that it keeps coming up in the story. You have the A story in the voice-over industry with the father-daughter competition and then you have the B story that keeps popping up of these baby voiced women. I'll say as a gay man it can irritate me when gay men have certain stereotypical inflections and my girlfriends say the same thing about baby-voiced women. Is it a peeve of yours?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>It's a huge peeve. I'm glad actually that you brought up that in the homosexual community you also have vocal trends and they're similar but here's what I'll say: in the homosexual community it makes utter sense because you're saying \"hey, you might not know this but this is the community that I'm a part of.\" I find it much more relevant and it actually has some substance behind it; it's a cue. Verses the sexy baby vocal virus which is you're basically saying \"I'm submissive to men and I'm 12. By being more 12-year-old like I'm being hopefully more appealing to the male sex.\" That is unfortunate, especially for very educated women who also fall prey to this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>That was one of my favorite things: that you showed that one of these characters was a lawyer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F105736104&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>It's rampant in a way that... it's like any trend, it's like skinny jeans. It's a vocal trend. I like skinny jeans and hope they don't go away but I hope the vocal trend does dissipate. In the past there have been vocal trends, I always think of Marilyn Monroe who had such a breathy kind of girly thing and then I felt like there was a myriad of young ingenues who were trying to make it in Hollywood who took that on a little bit, they tried to take on that tone., Obviously it's different, we have a media tapestry that spans and webs out into so much. A California accent that might have started out as a Valley Girl has been translated in reality shows and spanning through a nation that then it becomes an infection and becomes rampant and now an official vocal trend. Even older women, smart, older women, mothers, wives whatever it is take it on to kind of be more sexually relevant or something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>Vocal trends is an interesting term to describe the pandemic. How did you get into vocal trends?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>I've been obsessed with voice and sounds and accents and dialects and ostensibly it is a dialect; it's a combination of speech and pitch. I wonder what your real pitch is. For me I go lower, for you maybe you go up higher than what you naturally are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>You're sort of a lady Henry Higgins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>It's something that I'm sort of obsessed with. Even as a little girl I knew I wanted to be an actor but the idea of voice manipulation was like the ultimate acting job: you could be anyone. In the movie I play Segel, who's Gustav Werner's agent that's always on speaker phone. The big, fat, old Jewish man is me. I like to use those tools and these muscles to have fun and create characterizations where you're not judged by what you look like, you're judged by what you sound like so you can be anybody. I collected accents as a kid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>Like your character in the movie. Is the \"Star Wars Russian\" accent based on real life?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>No, that was just one I thought was fun. My brother and I do love that quote (\"these are not the droids you are looking for\") and for the movie I thought it would be funny to do the Russian accent. I love Russian accents and South East London accents and became obsessed with all the women who served meals (in restaurants in London).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>South East London? Like a Cockney accent?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>When I first went to England I thought of it as Cockney but since I lived there for four years it's like saying \"southern accent\" whilst there's a Alabama accent, there's a Texas accent. Southern is broad and Cockney is very broad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>So a South East London accent is exactly what it is as opposed to a Manchester Cockney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>I was always really into it. The version of it in America was the sexy baby thing which I get so bristled at when I hear it and part it is: \"They've got it! Oh, don't get too near, I don't want to catch it.\" It is what it is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>So it was your love of voices and accents that led you to set the movie in this world?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>Absolutely. There are so many egos at play in the industry. When I first came here I thought I was going to conquer the industry and I thought I was really one of the greats but it's impossible to infiltrate. It's a real clique: people are very good at it but there was definitely a hierarchical system. \"That's the guy who does this,\" and \"That's the girl who does that.\" There's a handful of guys, a few who do the epics, a few who do the \"everyday man\" sarcastic wink in the eye kind of guys. You know: \"Meet Jack: he's got one foot in the door\" you know, that kind of guy. And then there's the women who do the award ceremonies. There's only a handful of them. It's very tiny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: \u003c/strong>So Lake, I guess the biggest question for me is are women finally starting to make a place for themselves in the voice-over world? Is it still a work in progress?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F105745194&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bell: \u003c/strong>The truth is that women work a lot in voice-over, in commercials, in selling product, in things like that. Whether it's like \"these tampons are the best\" or you know, or the Emmys or whatever it is. Movie trailer voice-over, there's one, there's one movie trailer ever that ever was sounded by a woman, that's \u003cem>Gone in Sixty Seconds.\u003c/em> Melissa Disney did it and I know her now because of this movie. What I will say is the next conversation I think that we should have is when you, and again, it doesn't necessarily need to change but it's worth conversing, is that when there's a car commercial and there's a voice-over for it and one car commercial might have a male voice-over and the male voice-over will say \"this car is the best and it's rated this and that\" and the tone of it and the message is \"if you buy this car you will be me--you will get to be me and have my life.\" And when a woman sells the same car or a car similar she's saying \"all these things are part of this car and if you buy it you will get me.\" You know, so, that message in itself and the competing messages of those two I think are really interesting because it's \"you get to have me\" verses \"you get to be me\" and that's a really interesting observation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>In A World \u003c/em>opens in theaters Friday, August 16\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/NuxApRnekWc\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/7552/lake-bell-a-writer-actress-and-director-finding-her-voices","authors":["2436"],"categories":["pop_51"],"tags":["pop_197","pop_1116","pop_1117","pop_1115","pop_1119","pop_1118","pop_991","pop_1120"],"featImg":"pop_7567","label":"pop"},"pop_6865":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_6865","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"6865","score":null,"sort":[1374152409000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"10-classic-summer-movies-to-fight-the-san-francisco-july-gloom","title":"10 Classic Summer Movies to Fight the San Francisco July Gloom","publishDate":1374152409,"format":"aside","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp>The chilly wind whipping through the city tells us one thing: summer has arrived in San Francisco. As nighttime temps in the City by the Bay dip into the low 50s, citizens reach for their scarves and hoodies. July was never supposed to be this way. Keeping up with friends' summer vacation plans and Instagram photos is exhausting. They're so hot, and we're so mild. Luckily I, like many in this town, look good in a jean jacket and appreciate fall weather. I think SF's summer is A-OK. Not to mention all of the movie watching opportunities a chilly summer night offers. So if you're stuck inside on a midsummer's night here are a few of my favorite summertime flicks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. \u003cem>Camp Nowhere\u003c/em> (1994)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/fmT5jEc14IU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Rather than attending computer camp/military camp/theater camp/fat camp, Mud Himmel and his Jr. High pals hatch a plan to trick their parents into sending them to a parent-less camp paradise. It totally works! They blackmail former drama teacher/current lowlife Christopher Lloyd into acting as the responsible adult, find a rundown hippie campsite, buy a big screen TV and some super soakers, and embark on the best summer ever. It mostly just makes me wish I'd been smart enough to rig up a scheme like this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. \u003cem>My Girl\u003c/em> (1991)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/DqGv6qfHlmc\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Nothing's as darling as a young hypochondriac girl obsessed with death and her English teacher on a crusade to destroy her father's burgeoning relationship with Jamie Lee Curtis. Vada Sultenfuss is a run-of-the-mill tomboy navigating the confusing realities of getting her period and her first kiss in the same summer while trying to keep her widower father from falling in love with another woman. It's a tough job but somebody's gotta do it. Together with her BFF Thomas J (played by a super \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=hAV_ZGrtO3Cr_M&tbnid=LSU6gDLqO_gftM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.themoviescene.co.uk%2Freviews%2Fmy-girl%2Fmy-girl.html&ei=i8_mUdCDHcK6igLskIG4Bw&bvm=bv.49478099,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNF0yKzwKK0jx3UW3sTrqBL17ra7sA&ust=1374167275970688\">young and adorable Macaulay Culkin\u003c/a>), Vada learns how to handle love, loss and lipstick. It's a sugar-sweet summer classic that everyone can love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. \u003cem>Say Anything\u003c/em> (1989)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/QeUnT3f7eAA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>It's never a shock when an '80s babe falls in love with a John Cusack character, but none have done so as endearingly as class valedictorian Diane Court. Cusack plays Lloyd Dobbler, a quirky, well-traveled, aspiring kickboxer who seems to understand more about the meaning of life than most. This is basically the movie that ruined dating for all of us --just ask Chuck Klosterman who wrote about Cusack's characters destroying the modern meaning of love in his 2004 book \u003cem>Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto\u003c/em>-- because Lloyd was so thoughtful and so romantic and their love was SO mindblowing it was just impossible to replicate IRL. Nevertheless, when \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/-j379JbL-xM\" target=\"_blank\">Lloyd holds up the boombox blasting \"In Your Eyes\" outside of Diane's bedroom window\u003c/a>, your heart will explode...and you'll believe in summer love again. Bonus points for Lili Taylor's collection of \"Joe Lies\" jilted-ex-lover style songs. Also, this was Cameron Crowe's directorial debut, not too shabby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. \u003cem>Stand By Me\u003c/em> (1986)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/FUVnfaA-kpI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>This movie is perfect for any time of year but really captures that \"finding yourself\" feeling of a great summer flick. This is the heroic story of four best friends; Gordie, the bookish voice of reason who feels invisible; Chris, the youngest in a family of ruffians and drunks, who has a heart of gold; Vern, a chubby, shy, butt of the joke-type and the incomparable Teddy Duchamp, an eccentric spaz. Set in the 1950s the boys set out to find the body of missing boy in an effort to become local heroes. Along their journey they dodge trains, leeches and a gang of hoodlums all while discovering their own strength of conviction. Set against a perfect '50s soundtrack, \u003cem>Stand By Me\u003c/em> is the archetypal coming of age story. It made me feel something when I was 12. Plus it stars a young River Phoenix and that's a wonderful treat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. \u003cem>The Parent Trap\u003c/em> (1961)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/Vlr4mwtjEKY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Before \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkma7aJGjFs\">Linsday Lohan shot to stardom in the 1998 remake\u003c/a>, a young Hayley Mills portrayed the role of separated at birth twins Sharon and Susan. When the two identical twins--who never knew the other existed--meet by accident at summer camp, they decided the only logical thing to do is to switch parents. This way they'll get an opportunity to meet the parent they were taken away from and hopefully reunite their divorced parents. Their swap is discovered and Susan and their mother fly to California to switch the girls back but the twins are too smart for that noise. They dress alike to confuse everyone and work their magic to destroy their father's relationship with a young gold-digger and drive him back into the arms of their mother. This movie riveted me as a child, I even video taped it during one of the Disney Channel free preview weeks back when it was a subscription only channel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. \u003cem>One Crazy Summer\u003c/em> (1986)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/4GaWlTXISpw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Here we once again meet John Cusack this time as Hoops McCann, a recent high school grad who has recently disappointed his family by failing to get a basketball scholarship. As his backup plan, Hoops strives to attend Rhode Island School of Design but must write and illustrate a love story for his application. He decides to spend the summer with his pals George and Squid on Nantucket. On their way to the island they pick up Cassandra (played by a young Demi Moore), a singer who also happens to be being chased by a motorcycle gang. Once on the island Hoops and his pals (including Bobcat Goldwaith) help Cassandra save her grandfather's house from the covetous Beckersted Family. They do irresponsible things with boats and '80s hilarity ensues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7. \u003cem>Adventureland\u003c/em> (2009)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/N0fCB4eDq08\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Right after graduating from Oberlin College, James' summer European vacation plans fall through and he's forced to take a silly job at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kennywood.com/\">local amusement park in Pittsburgh, PA\u003c/a>. He befriends the park's hottest babe, Em and her sarcastic pal Joel. Together they eat pot-brownies on the job, outsmart game cheaters, and listen to The Velvet Underground. It's a summer of screwed-up romances, disappointing parents, and James finally losing his V-card. It has just the right amount of post-college nostalgia and hopefulness to feel realistic and it's all set to a perfect '80s new-wave/punk soundtrack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8. \u003cem>The Sandlot\u003c/em> (1993)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/-QDq-e1GbjE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>This is the kind of movie that makes you yearn for those adventure-filled childhood summers. Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood and wants to learn to play baseball. Neighborhood baseball hot-shot Benny \"the Jet\" takes Smalls under his wing and before long he joins the motley crew of baseball boys. Together they navigate a summer full of baseball, tree-house sleepovers, the traveling fair and a gorgeous lifeguard at the local pool. Perhaps their biggest challenge is the ball-eating dog that resides just over the wall from their sand lot. \"The Beast,\" as he's called, is a legendary force to be reckoned with but after the boys accidentally hit a Babe Ruth autographed ball into his yard, Benny has no choice but to swallow his fear retrieve it. This movie also contains one of the most quotable lines ever, \"You're killin' me, Smalls.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9. \u003cem>Wet Hot American Summer\u003c/em> (2001)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/RByrRpURS5s\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>This ridiculous knee-slapper comes to us from the warped, precious minds of The State cast members Michael Showalter and David Wain. It's the last day of camp in 1981 and Camp Firewood counselors and staff have just a few hours to score with their summer conquests. While Susie and Ben work to organize the big end of summer talent show, Coop strives to win the affections of fellow counselor Katie. Since Coop can't hold a candle to her super hot yet totally unfaithful boyfriend Andy, he enlists the help of shell-shocked Vietnam vet camp cook Gene who shows him how to harness his awesome. Meanwhile, a bunch of goth kids and Niles from \u003cem>Fraiser\u003c/em> stop a huge chuck of NASA's sky lab from colliding with the camp. Also, they do heroin and abandon some children on a river. It's a true American classic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10. \u003cem>Dirty Dancing\u003c/em> (1987)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/HFK_i5r1WJk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>The this is the quintessential summer escape. When Baby's family vacations in the Catskills in the summer of 1963, she develops a righteous crush on the resort's dance instructor Johnny Castle (played by the one and only Patrick Swayze). When Johnny's dance partner Penny gets knocked up by womanizing waiter and general d-bag Robbie, Baby steps in, securing the money for Penny's abortion and taking over for her on the dance floor. Tensions rise on and off the dance floor as Baby falls hard for Johnny. When Johnny is eventually accused of stealing a resort guest's wallet and can't provide an alibi, Baby confesses that she and Johnny were in his cabin doing adult things that night. Johnny gets canned but still makes an appearance at the resorts final talent competition with Baby by his side. Featuring a glorious soundtrack (complete with Swayze hit \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU9p1WRfA9w\">She's Like The Wind\u003c/a>\") and the infamous quip \"Nobody puts Baby in a corner,\" Dirty Dancing is just the best. Accept no imitations (that means \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338096/\">don't bother with the remake\u003c/a>, because nothing will be better than the original).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This list could go on forever; \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085995/?ref_=sr_1\">Vacation\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114011/?ref_=sr_1\">Now and Then\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117737/?ref_=sr_1\">Stealing Beauty\u003c/a>; it's hard to feature all of the greats. Which films would you include on this list?\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"As the SF summer shiver sets in, these movies let you bring the sun home.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1382053604,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":24,"wordCount":1658},"headData":{"title":"10 Classic Summer Movies to Fight the San Francisco July Gloom | KQED","description":"As the SF summer shiver sets in, these movies let you bring the sun home.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"10 Classic Summer Movies to Fight the San Francisco July Gloom","datePublished":"2013-07-18T13:00:09.000Z","dateModified":"2013-10-17T23:46:44.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"6865 http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/?p=6865","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/07/18/10-classic-summer-movies-to-fight-the-san-francisco-july-gloom/","disqusTitle":"10 Classic Summer Movies to Fight the San Francisco July Gloom","path":"/pop/6865/10-classic-summer-movies-to-fight-the-san-francisco-july-gloom","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The chilly wind whipping through the city tells us one thing: summer has arrived in San Francisco. As nighttime temps in the City by the Bay dip into the low 50s, citizens reach for their scarves and hoodies. July was never supposed to be this way. Keeping up with friends' summer vacation plans and Instagram photos is exhausting. They're so hot, and we're so mild. Luckily I, like many in this town, look good in a jean jacket and appreciate fall weather. I think SF's summer is A-OK. Not to mention all of the movie watching opportunities a chilly summer night offers. So if you're stuck inside on a midsummer's night here are a few of my favorite summertime flicks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. \u003cem>Camp Nowhere\u003c/em> (1994)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/fmT5jEc14IU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Rather than attending computer camp/military camp/theater camp/fat camp, Mud Himmel and his Jr. High pals hatch a plan to trick their parents into sending them to a parent-less camp paradise. It totally works! They blackmail former drama teacher/current lowlife Christopher Lloyd into acting as the responsible adult, find a rundown hippie campsite, buy a big screen TV and some super soakers, and embark on the best summer ever. It mostly just makes me wish I'd been smart enough to rig up a scheme like this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. \u003cem>My Girl\u003c/em> (1991)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/DqGv6qfHlmc\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Nothing's as darling as a young hypochondriac girl obsessed with death and her English teacher on a crusade to destroy her father's burgeoning relationship with Jamie Lee Curtis. Vada Sultenfuss is a run-of-the-mill tomboy navigating the confusing realities of getting her period and her first kiss in the same summer while trying to keep her widower father from falling in love with another woman. It's a tough job but somebody's gotta do it. Together with her BFF Thomas J (played by a super \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=hAV_ZGrtO3Cr_M&tbnid=LSU6gDLqO_gftM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.themoviescene.co.uk%2Freviews%2Fmy-girl%2Fmy-girl.html&ei=i8_mUdCDHcK6igLskIG4Bw&bvm=bv.49478099,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNF0yKzwKK0jx3UW3sTrqBL17ra7sA&ust=1374167275970688\">young and adorable Macaulay Culkin\u003c/a>), Vada learns how to handle love, loss and lipstick. It's a sugar-sweet summer classic that everyone can love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. \u003cem>Say Anything\u003c/em> (1989)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/QeUnT3f7eAA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>It's never a shock when an '80s babe falls in love with a John Cusack character, but none have done so as endearingly as class valedictorian Diane Court. Cusack plays Lloyd Dobbler, a quirky, well-traveled, aspiring kickboxer who seems to understand more about the meaning of life than most. This is basically the movie that ruined dating for all of us --just ask Chuck Klosterman who wrote about Cusack's characters destroying the modern meaning of love in his 2004 book \u003cem>Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto\u003c/em>-- because Lloyd was so thoughtful and so romantic and their love was SO mindblowing it was just impossible to replicate IRL. Nevertheless, when \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/-j379JbL-xM\" target=\"_blank\">Lloyd holds up the boombox blasting \"In Your Eyes\" outside of Diane's bedroom window\u003c/a>, your heart will explode...and you'll believe in summer love again. Bonus points for Lili Taylor's collection of \"Joe Lies\" jilted-ex-lover style songs. Also, this was Cameron Crowe's directorial debut, not too shabby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. \u003cem>Stand By Me\u003c/em> (1986)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/FUVnfaA-kpI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>This movie is perfect for any time of year but really captures that \"finding yourself\" feeling of a great summer flick. This is the heroic story of four best friends; Gordie, the bookish voice of reason who feels invisible; Chris, the youngest in a family of ruffians and drunks, who has a heart of gold; Vern, a chubby, shy, butt of the joke-type and the incomparable Teddy Duchamp, an eccentric spaz. Set in the 1950s the boys set out to find the body of missing boy in an effort to become local heroes. Along their journey they dodge trains, leeches and a gang of hoodlums all while discovering their own strength of conviction. Set against a perfect '50s soundtrack, \u003cem>Stand By Me\u003c/em> is the archetypal coming of age story. It made me feel something when I was 12. Plus it stars a young River Phoenix and that's a wonderful treat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. \u003cem>The Parent Trap\u003c/em> (1961)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/Vlr4mwtjEKY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Before \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkma7aJGjFs\">Linsday Lohan shot to stardom in the 1998 remake\u003c/a>, a young Hayley Mills portrayed the role of separated at birth twins Sharon and Susan. When the two identical twins--who never knew the other existed--meet by accident at summer camp, they decided the only logical thing to do is to switch parents. This way they'll get an opportunity to meet the parent they were taken away from and hopefully reunite their divorced parents. Their swap is discovered and Susan and their mother fly to California to switch the girls back but the twins are too smart for that noise. They dress alike to confuse everyone and work their magic to destroy their father's relationship with a young gold-digger and drive him back into the arms of their mother. This movie riveted me as a child, I even video taped it during one of the Disney Channel free preview weeks back when it was a subscription only channel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. \u003cem>One Crazy Summer\u003c/em> (1986)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/4GaWlTXISpw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Here we once again meet John Cusack this time as Hoops McCann, a recent high school grad who has recently disappointed his family by failing to get a basketball scholarship. As his backup plan, Hoops strives to attend Rhode Island School of Design but must write and illustrate a love story for his application. He decides to spend the summer with his pals George and Squid on Nantucket. On their way to the island they pick up Cassandra (played by a young Demi Moore), a singer who also happens to be being chased by a motorcycle gang. Once on the island Hoops and his pals (including Bobcat Goldwaith) help Cassandra save her grandfather's house from the covetous Beckersted Family. They do irresponsible things with boats and '80s hilarity ensues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7. \u003cem>Adventureland\u003c/em> (2009)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/N0fCB4eDq08\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Right after graduating from Oberlin College, James' summer European vacation plans fall through and he's forced to take a silly job at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kennywood.com/\">local amusement park in Pittsburgh, PA\u003c/a>. He befriends the park's hottest babe, Em and her sarcastic pal Joel. Together they eat pot-brownies on the job, outsmart game cheaters, and listen to The Velvet Underground. It's a summer of screwed-up romances, disappointing parents, and James finally losing his V-card. It has just the right amount of post-college nostalgia and hopefulness to feel realistic and it's all set to a perfect '80s new-wave/punk soundtrack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8. \u003cem>The Sandlot\u003c/em> (1993)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/-QDq-e1GbjE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>This is the kind of movie that makes you yearn for those adventure-filled childhood summers. Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood and wants to learn to play baseball. Neighborhood baseball hot-shot Benny \"the Jet\" takes Smalls under his wing and before long he joins the motley crew of baseball boys. Together they navigate a summer full of baseball, tree-house sleepovers, the traveling fair and a gorgeous lifeguard at the local pool. Perhaps their biggest challenge is the ball-eating dog that resides just over the wall from their sand lot. \"The Beast,\" as he's called, is a legendary force to be reckoned with but after the boys accidentally hit a Babe Ruth autographed ball into his yard, Benny has no choice but to swallow his fear retrieve it. This movie also contains one of the most quotable lines ever, \"You're killin' me, Smalls.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9. \u003cem>Wet Hot American Summer\u003c/em> (2001)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/RByrRpURS5s\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>This ridiculous knee-slapper comes to us from the warped, precious minds of The State cast members Michael Showalter and David Wain. It's the last day of camp in 1981 and Camp Firewood counselors and staff have just a few hours to score with their summer conquests. While Susie and Ben work to organize the big end of summer talent show, Coop strives to win the affections of fellow counselor Katie. Since Coop can't hold a candle to her super hot yet totally unfaithful boyfriend Andy, he enlists the help of shell-shocked Vietnam vet camp cook Gene who shows him how to harness his awesome. Meanwhile, a bunch of goth kids and Niles from \u003cem>Fraiser\u003c/em> stop a huge chuck of NASA's sky lab from colliding with the camp. Also, they do heroin and abandon some children on a river. It's a true American classic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10. \u003cem>Dirty Dancing\u003c/em> (1987)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/HFK_i5r1WJk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>The this is the quintessential summer escape. When Baby's family vacations in the Catskills in the summer of 1963, she develops a righteous crush on the resort's dance instructor Johnny Castle (played by the one and only Patrick Swayze). When Johnny's dance partner Penny gets knocked up by womanizing waiter and general d-bag Robbie, Baby steps in, securing the money for Penny's abortion and taking over for her on the dance floor. Tensions rise on and off the dance floor as Baby falls hard for Johnny. When Johnny is eventually accused of stealing a resort guest's wallet and can't provide an alibi, Baby confesses that she and Johnny were in his cabin doing adult things that night. Johnny gets canned but still makes an appearance at the resorts final talent competition with Baby by his side. Featuring a glorious soundtrack (complete with Swayze hit \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU9p1WRfA9w\">She's Like The Wind\u003c/a>\") and the infamous quip \"Nobody puts Baby in a corner,\" Dirty Dancing is just the best. Accept no imitations (that means \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338096/\">don't bother with the remake\u003c/a>, because nothing will be better than the original).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This list could go on forever; \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085995/?ref_=sr_1\">Vacation\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114011/?ref_=sr_1\">Now and Then\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117737/?ref_=sr_1\">Stealing Beauty\u003c/a>; it's hard to feature all of the greats. Which films would you include on this list?\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/6865/10-classic-summer-movies-to-fight-the-san-francisco-july-gloom","authors":["2438"],"categories":["pop_1057","pop_51"],"tags":["pop_696","pop_991","pop_949"],"featImg":"pop_6876","label":"pop"},"pop_6472":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_6472","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"6472","score":null,"sort":[1372942840000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"jim-rash-and-nat-faxon-on-the-way-way-back","title":"Jim Rash and Nat Faxon on The Way, Way Back","publishDate":1372942840,"format":"aside","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_6499\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/07/04/jim-rash-and-nat-faxon-on-the-way-way-back/waywayback_bloomberg_02-1024x682/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6499\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-6499\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/WayWayBack_Bloomberg_02-1024x6821.jpg\" alt=\"WayWayBack_Bloomberg_02-1024x682\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/WayWayBack_Bloomberg_02-1024x6821.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/WayWayBack_Bloomberg_02-1024x6821-400x256.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nat Faxon (L) and Jim Rash (R) wrote and directed the new film, The Way, Way Back/ Photo: Sara Bloomberg\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Summer is the season of nostalgia and coming of age stories (think \u003cem>Dirty Dancing\u003c/em>, \u003cem>The Sandlot\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Stand By Me\u003c/em>,\u003cem> Adventureland\u003c/em>) and the new film\u003cem> The Way, Way Back\u003c/em> is a true summertime coming of age story. It's longtime writing partners Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (Academy Award winners for \u003cem>The Descendants!\u003c/em>) feature-film directing debut and the cast is phenomenal. Fourteen-year-old Duncan (\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416699/?ref_=sr_1\">Liam James\u003c/a>), is on a summer vacation with his mother, Pam (\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001057/\">Toni Collette\u003c/a>), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0136797/?ref_=sr_1\">Steve Carell\u003c/a>), and his daughter, Steph (\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4534201/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\">Zoe Levin\u003c/a>). Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen (\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005377/?ref_=sr_1\">Sam Rockwell\u003c/a>), the gregarious manager of the Water Wizz Water Park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up to and begins to finally find his place in the world all during a summer he will never forget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_6500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/07/04/jim-rash-and-nat-faxon-on-the-way-way-back/web_size-1-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6500\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-6500\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size-11.jpg\" alt=\"web_size-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size-11.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size-11-400x223.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Way, Way Back/Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The movie reminded me of two of my favorite off-beat comedies: \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467406/?ref_=sr_2\">Juno\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449059/?ref_=sr_1\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Little Miss Sunshine\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. I was beyond excited to interview Rash and Faxon. I adore them. You likely know them best as Ben from \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177491/\">Ben & Kate\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and Dean Pelton from \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nbc.com/community/\">Community\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. They pop up in this film too, which they wrote, and directed. The movie opens July 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s the trailer:\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/OwNo1i3jkCo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> I really enjoyed the film. I heard people gave it a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival and I can see why. It was very heartfelt. For anyone who has not yet seen the movie, tell us a little bit about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> The movie is a coming age story about Duncan, played by Liam James. His mother Pam, played by the fantastic Toni Collette, is in the early stages of a questionable relationship with Steve Carell’s character, Trent. Duncan is confronted by Trent who wants Duncan to rate himself on a scale of 1 to 10. Trent thinks Duncan is a 3. This basically challenges Duncan to go out and discover the beach community they are going to. Subsequently, Duncan discovers this eclectic water park where he finds acceptance. Sam Rockwell plays the manager and what proceeds is this right-of-passage for Duncan as he comes into this own. Eventually, hopefully, he reconnects with his mom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Thematically, the movie is a classic coming-of-age tale and about finding yourself with the backdrop of this “blended” family. You both co-wrote this screenplay. Did you draw upon your own background?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> For sure. I think a lot of it is pulling from experiences that we connect with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Are there any autobiographical scenes in the movie?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> Absolutely. The first scene in movie literally happened to me when I was 14-years-old. My stepfather and I had the exact same conversation on our way to our summer vacation to Michigan. Our second year of going he asked me what I thought I was on a scale from 1 to 10. I went with “above average.” Nat thought I was shooting too high. (laughter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Still way too high. (laughter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> My stepfather went with a “3” like Duncan in the movie and we had that same conversation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Were you in the back of a station wagon, also?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> Oh yeah. It was in a station wagon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Same make and model?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> We might have had a 1970 Buick. This movie isn’t set in 1970. I wasn’t born yet…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Uh...(laughter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> But, one year later I was. Just calm down, Nat. (laughter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> I was gonna say…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> You are clearly best friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Best friends. Oh yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> We’ve known each other for 15 years. So, yes. I would imagine so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_6501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/07/04/jim-rash-and-nat-faxon-on-the-way-way-back/web_size-3/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6501\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-6501 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size1.jpg\" alt=\"web_size\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size1.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size1-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filmmakers Jim Rash and Nat Faxon//Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Why did you choose a water park as a central location in the movie?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> Nat and I both grew up on the East Coast on the north shore Boston area. We both had a fondness for destination vacations. We both went to Nantucket. Nat can speak more to that. But, just that idea of the same people going to a place and reconnecting every year. That sort of theme was important to the movie, as well as a lot of water parks we would go to. It was just a ripe place for comedy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Nat, did you also draw upon your own experiences as a teenager when writing the script?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Not as specifically as Jim. Certainly, going to a beach location every summer and having those experiences. Nine months out of the year you are in school. Things change, but every summer you always come back to a place where things never seem to change. I certainly experienced that. I had an older cousin that was definitely a mentor to me growing up and I remember the summer where I became less of the boyish cousin and more of the “friend” who was taken along to hang out with his friends and go on surf trips and things like that. Certainly we always try to pull from our own experiences. Even our friends and co-worker’s experiences--delving into what makes them tick and why they are they way they are and the choices they’ve made. I think those things will always influence our writing—whether it be very specifically, like what happened with Jim or just in general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_6502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/07/04/jim-rash-and-nat-faxon-on-the-way-way-back/web_size-2-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6502\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-6502\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size-21.jpg\" alt=\"web_size-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size-21.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size-21-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Rash and Nat Faxon with Liam James/Photo: Fox Searchlight\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Do you have any general examples of how your everyday life has influenced the script?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Yeah. The scene where Allison Janney is ranting about everything that has happened to her over the year is slightly based on those Christmas letters that you get that are Xeroxed copies that ramble through everything that has happened to that family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> That nobody really cares about?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Right. The job promotions and the Little League. We had a good friend who got a really negative letter that talked about all the horrible things that happened. That loosely inspired the scene with Allison. We are always looking for things that we can connect to personally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> If a young person, like the character Duncan, is out there in the audience watching this film, what do you want he or she to take away from the movie? That life gets better? Like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.itgetsbetter.org\">It Gets Better Campaign\u003c/a>, sort of thing. What can they take away from the movie? That life won’t always be as hard as adolescence?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> For sure. I think coming of age and rite of passage has this sense of hope. It’s institutionally in this tale. Most of time we look back and have a fond memory of whatever our rite of passage was, whether it’s dramatic or just an inspirational night which unleashed this personality trait that was so deeply hidden within us. I hope that young adults walk away making this connection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Pam, Duncan’s mom, also seems to be having her own life crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> Right. Toni Collette’s character is going through a rite-of-passage, too. Everyone in the movie is in transition. In a sense, they are going to that “next chapter.” That moment where they need to make a change or a move to evolve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Tell me more about young Duncan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> For someone watching Duncan, it’s the idea that there are going to be people in your life that might provide hurdles and difficult times. There are also going to be people to nurture and to help you on your way. Both of them are going to serve purposes that you may not understand right away, but you are probably going to understand in context much later down the road. The important thing is to hear loud and clear the voices that are nurturing you and hear what the people are saying that’s hard to hear, too. Just acknowledge what they are saying and then you make that choice of how that will impact you. We need to be open and understanding when someone criticizes you, but you don’t necessarily need to be around that person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> You both also co-wrote the Academy-Award winning screenplay for \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033575/?ref_=fn_al_tt_5\">The Descendents\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. So, you’ve worked with George Clooney. And, now you’ve worked with Steve Carell. Some people may wonder. George. Steve. Who is hotter in person? Who is the “sexier leading man?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat and Jim\u003c/strong>: (Laughter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> That’s exactly what goes through our brain when we first met them. I don’t know which one is hotter. That’s a difficult toss-up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> It’s kind of like the “Ginger and Mary Ann” debate. Don’t you think?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Yeah, I see that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> They are both equal. It depends on your taste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Exactly. It depends on your taste. If you want the nice, next-door neighbor type, you are probably more into Carell. If you want the dreamy, model then maybe you are into Clooney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Do you both have that same problem?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Oh yeah. A lot of people ask the same question of Jim and I. (laughter) Whose the bigger eye candy?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Who usually wins?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> I lose a lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Jim! Jim!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> Ah, well thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> You are in beautiful San Francisco. Have you been here before?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> Oh yes. Many times. Both of us love it. I have friends here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Are you going to do anything fun while visiting?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> No, we are going to be swept away to Sacramento to promote the new movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Have fun. Sacramento is not quite as charming as San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> No, no. (laughter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Thank you so much, guys. It has been a pleasure and good luck with the new movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thewaywayback/?gclid=CMv84NW9kbgCFYiDQgodUXUACg\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>The Way, Way Back \u003c/em>is in theaters starting July, 5.\u003c/a> Go see it!\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Get to know creative forces behind the coming-of-age story of the summer.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1382053465,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":58,"wordCount":1757},"headData":{"title":"Jim Rash and Nat Faxon on The Way, Way Back | KQED","description":"Get to know creative forces behind the coming-of-age story of the summer.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Jim Rash and Nat Faxon on The Way, Way Back","datePublished":"2013-07-04T13:00:40.000Z","dateModified":"2013-10-17T23:44:25.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"6472 http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/?p=6472","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/07/04/jim-rash-and-nat-faxon-on-the-way-way-back/","disqusTitle":"Jim Rash and Nat Faxon on The Way, Way Back","path":"/pop/6472/jim-rash-and-nat-faxon-on-the-way-way-back","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_6499\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/07/04/jim-rash-and-nat-faxon-on-the-way-way-back/waywayback_bloomberg_02-1024x682/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6499\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-6499\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/WayWayBack_Bloomberg_02-1024x6821.jpg\" alt=\"WayWayBack_Bloomberg_02-1024x682\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/WayWayBack_Bloomberg_02-1024x6821.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/WayWayBack_Bloomberg_02-1024x6821-400x256.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nat Faxon (L) and Jim Rash (R) wrote and directed the new film, The Way, Way Back/ Photo: Sara Bloomberg\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Summer is the season of nostalgia and coming of age stories (think \u003cem>Dirty Dancing\u003c/em>, \u003cem>The Sandlot\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Stand By Me\u003c/em>,\u003cem> Adventureland\u003c/em>) and the new film\u003cem> The Way, Way Back\u003c/em> is a true summertime coming of age story. It's longtime writing partners Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (Academy Award winners for \u003cem>The Descendants!\u003c/em>) feature-film directing debut and the cast is phenomenal. Fourteen-year-old Duncan (\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416699/?ref_=sr_1\">Liam James\u003c/a>), is on a summer vacation with his mother, Pam (\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001057/\">Toni Collette\u003c/a>), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0136797/?ref_=sr_1\">Steve Carell\u003c/a>), and his daughter, Steph (\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4534201/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\">Zoe Levin\u003c/a>). Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen (\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005377/?ref_=sr_1\">Sam Rockwell\u003c/a>), the gregarious manager of the Water Wizz Water Park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up to and begins to finally find his place in the world all during a summer he will never forget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_6500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/07/04/jim-rash-and-nat-faxon-on-the-way-way-back/web_size-1-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6500\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-6500\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size-11.jpg\" alt=\"web_size-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size-11.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size-11-400x223.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Way, Way Back/Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The movie reminded me of two of my favorite off-beat comedies: \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467406/?ref_=sr_2\">Juno\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449059/?ref_=sr_1\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Little Miss Sunshine\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. I was beyond excited to interview Rash and Faxon. I adore them. You likely know them best as Ben from \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177491/\">Ben & Kate\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and Dean Pelton from \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nbc.com/community/\">Community\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. They pop up in this film too, which they wrote, and directed. The movie opens July 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s the trailer:\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/OwNo1i3jkCo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> I really enjoyed the film. I heard people gave it a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival and I can see why. It was very heartfelt. For anyone who has not yet seen the movie, tell us a little bit about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> The movie is a coming age story about Duncan, played by Liam James. His mother Pam, played by the fantastic Toni Collette, is in the early stages of a questionable relationship with Steve Carell’s character, Trent. Duncan is confronted by Trent who wants Duncan to rate himself on a scale of 1 to 10. Trent thinks Duncan is a 3. This basically challenges Duncan to go out and discover the beach community they are going to. Subsequently, Duncan discovers this eclectic water park where he finds acceptance. Sam Rockwell plays the manager and what proceeds is this right-of-passage for Duncan as he comes into this own. Eventually, hopefully, he reconnects with his mom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Thematically, the movie is a classic coming-of-age tale and about finding yourself with the backdrop of this “blended” family. You both co-wrote this screenplay. Did you draw upon your own background?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> For sure. I think a lot of it is pulling from experiences that we connect with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Are there any autobiographical scenes in the movie?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> Absolutely. The first scene in movie literally happened to me when I was 14-years-old. My stepfather and I had the exact same conversation on our way to our summer vacation to Michigan. Our second year of going he asked me what I thought I was on a scale from 1 to 10. I went with “above average.” Nat thought I was shooting too high. (laughter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Still way too high. (laughter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> My stepfather went with a “3” like Duncan in the movie and we had that same conversation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Were you in the back of a station wagon, also?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> Oh yeah. It was in a station wagon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Same make and model?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> We might have had a 1970 Buick. This movie isn’t set in 1970. I wasn’t born yet…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Uh...(laughter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> But, one year later I was. Just calm down, Nat. (laughter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> I was gonna say…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> You are clearly best friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Best friends. Oh yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> We’ve known each other for 15 years. So, yes. I would imagine so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_6501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/07/04/jim-rash-and-nat-faxon-on-the-way-way-back/web_size-3/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6501\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-6501 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size1.jpg\" alt=\"web_size\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size1.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size1-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filmmakers Jim Rash and Nat Faxon//Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Why did you choose a water park as a central location in the movie?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> Nat and I both grew up on the East Coast on the north shore Boston area. We both had a fondness for destination vacations. We both went to Nantucket. Nat can speak more to that. But, just that idea of the same people going to a place and reconnecting every year. That sort of theme was important to the movie, as well as a lot of water parks we would go to. It was just a ripe place for comedy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Nat, did you also draw upon your own experiences as a teenager when writing the script?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Not as specifically as Jim. Certainly, going to a beach location every summer and having those experiences. Nine months out of the year you are in school. Things change, but every summer you always come back to a place where things never seem to change. I certainly experienced that. I had an older cousin that was definitely a mentor to me growing up and I remember the summer where I became less of the boyish cousin and more of the “friend” who was taken along to hang out with his friends and go on surf trips and things like that. Certainly we always try to pull from our own experiences. Even our friends and co-worker’s experiences--delving into what makes them tick and why they are they way they are and the choices they’ve made. I think those things will always influence our writing—whether it be very specifically, like what happened with Jim or just in general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_6502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/07/04/jim-rash-and-nat-faxon-on-the-way-way-back/web_size-2-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6502\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-6502\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size-21.jpg\" alt=\"web_size-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size-21.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/07/web_size-21-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Rash and Nat Faxon with Liam James/Photo: Fox Searchlight\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Do you have any general examples of how your everyday life has influenced the script?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Yeah. The scene where Allison Janney is ranting about everything that has happened to her over the year is slightly based on those Christmas letters that you get that are Xeroxed copies that ramble through everything that has happened to that family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> That nobody really cares about?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Right. The job promotions and the Little League. We had a good friend who got a really negative letter that talked about all the horrible things that happened. That loosely inspired the scene with Allison. We are always looking for things that we can connect to personally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> If a young person, like the character Duncan, is out there in the audience watching this film, what do you want he or she to take away from the movie? That life gets better? Like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.itgetsbetter.org\">It Gets Better Campaign\u003c/a>, sort of thing. What can they take away from the movie? That life won’t always be as hard as adolescence?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> For sure. I think coming of age and rite of passage has this sense of hope. It’s institutionally in this tale. Most of time we look back and have a fond memory of whatever our rite of passage was, whether it’s dramatic or just an inspirational night which unleashed this personality trait that was so deeply hidden within us. I hope that young adults walk away making this connection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Pam, Duncan’s mom, also seems to be having her own life crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> Right. Toni Collette’s character is going through a rite-of-passage, too. Everyone in the movie is in transition. In a sense, they are going to that “next chapter.” That moment where they need to make a change or a move to evolve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Tell me more about young Duncan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> For someone watching Duncan, it’s the idea that there are going to be people in your life that might provide hurdles and difficult times. There are also going to be people to nurture and to help you on your way. Both of them are going to serve purposes that you may not understand right away, but you are probably going to understand in context much later down the road. The important thing is to hear loud and clear the voices that are nurturing you and hear what the people are saying that’s hard to hear, too. Just acknowledge what they are saying and then you make that choice of how that will impact you. We need to be open and understanding when someone criticizes you, but you don’t necessarily need to be around that person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> You both also co-wrote the Academy-Award winning screenplay for \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033575/?ref_=fn_al_tt_5\">The Descendents\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. So, you’ve worked with George Clooney. And, now you’ve worked with Steve Carell. Some people may wonder. George. Steve. Who is hotter in person? Who is the “sexier leading man?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat and Jim\u003c/strong>: (Laughter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> That’s exactly what goes through our brain when we first met them. I don’t know which one is hotter. That’s a difficult toss-up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> It’s kind of like the “Ginger and Mary Ann” debate. Don’t you think?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Yeah, I see that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> They are both equal. It depends on your taste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Exactly. It depends on your taste. If you want the nice, next-door neighbor type, you are probably more into Carell. If you want the dreamy, model then maybe you are into Clooney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Do you both have that same problem?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Oh yeah. A lot of people ask the same question of Jim and I. (laughter) Whose the bigger eye candy?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Who usually wins?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> I lose a lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nat:\u003c/strong> Jim! Jim!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> Ah, well thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> You are in beautiful San Francisco. Have you been here before?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> Oh yes. Many times. Both of us love it. I have friends here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Are you going to do anything fun while visiting?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> No, we are going to be swept away to Sacramento to promote the new movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Have fun. Sacramento is not quite as charming as San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim:\u003c/strong> No, no. (laughter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Pop:\u003c/strong> Thank you so much, guys. It has been a pleasure and good luck with the new movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thewaywayback/?gclid=CMv84NW9kbgCFYiDQgodUXUACg\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>The Way, Way Back \u003c/em>is in theaters starting July, 5.\u003c/a> Go see it!\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/6472/jim-rash-and-nat-faxon-on-the-way-way-back","authors":["2451"],"categories":["pop_51"],"tags":["pop_556","pop_29","pop_987","pop_986","pop_985","pop_991","pop_949","pop_990"],"featImg":"pop_6500","label":"pop"}},"programsReducer":{"possible":{"id":"possible","title":"Possible","info":"Possible is hosted by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman and writer Aria Finger. 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