Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen), Woody (Tom Hanks) and Bo Peep (Annie Potts) are back for new adventures in “Toy Story 4.”
Beloved toys, a killer doll and an NC-17 male stripper documentary want to entertain you this weekend at movie theaters.
First up is “Toy Story 4,” the latest chapter in one of Pixar’s best-loved franchises (and the one that put the Emeryville animation firm on the map). Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen) and Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) return and meet up with Bo Peep (voice of Annie Potts) as the gang learns to adjust to life with a new owner.
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For mischief of the R-rated sort, there’s the killer doll reboot of 1988’s “Child’s Play.” Aubrey Plaza plays a mom who regrets ever buying her son a creepy doll. No, not that cursed Anabelle again, but Chucky. Anabelle gets her own freaky movie sequel Aug. 26. It’s hard to keep the killer doll movies straight.
Should you be a fan of “Magic Mike,” but wanted the first and the second film to reveal a bit more, check out the documentary “This One’s for the Ladies,” an NC-17 affair focusing on the Nasty Boyz male stripper troupe as they ply their trade at potluck dinners in New Jersey.
Other indie releases include:
“Being Frank”: A teen-aged son (Logan Miller) discovers his strict dad (Jim Gaffigan) leads a double life with another family in another town. The comedy-drama is the first-time feature for Miranda Bailey.
“The Quiet One”: It’s been quite the year for music documentaries already, and here’s another promising one that will appeal to Rolling Stones fans. This doc centers on bassist Bill Wyman as he talks about his decades with the band and opens up a treasure chest of archival footage.
“Funan”: This award-winning animated debut from Denis Do draws from his family’s experiences to tell a story about a mother’s relentless pursuit to find her son in 1975 Cambodia, during the savage Khmer Rouge rule.
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“Too Late to Die Young”: Dominga Sotomayor’s mood-setter observes the lives of three young people in a village in Chile, just after Pinochet’s rule.
“Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache”: Actress/filmmaker Jodie Foster narrates this eye-opening documentary by Pamela B. Green on a pioneering female filmmaker who was involved in more than 1,000 films but is relatively unknown today.
“Ghost Fleet”: This documentary follows determined activists as they strive to get enslaved fishermen in Indonesia set free.
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