Weekend Movies An Absolutely Fabulous Reunion
Weekend Movies: An 'Absolutely Fabulous' Reunion Movies for Grownups
latest, the story of a young New York man (Jesse Eisenberg) trying to remake himself in 1930s , starts out as a love letter to the Golden Age of Hollywood, then morphs into a meditation on life choices and regrets. is blustery at first, then appealingly melancholy as the hero’s talent-agent uncle. Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley return for a big-screen sequel to their long-running British sitcom, starring as a pair of hard-drinking, bad-mannered publicists. On the run after apparently killing Kate Moss (it was an accident!), they encounter dozens of star cameos — mostly of Brit celebs little-known to us colonists, but including the likes of Joan Collins, Jon Hamm, Jerry Hall, Perez Hilton and…wait for it…the singer Lulu who, 49 years after , is still beloved in Britain. You’d think by now they would have run out of places “where no man has gone before,” but in the 13th big-screen adaptation of the , Captain Kirk (Chris Pine), Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto) and company find themselves stranded on an unknown planet. There are, of course, bad guys hiding up there in the rocks. New at Home * Designates a Movies for Grownups Editors’ Choice * Michael Shannon is ; Kevin Spacey is . Both are pitch perfect in this delightful fly-on-the-wall look at Elvis’ impromptu 1970 Oval Office visit. Producer-director-writer-star ’s heartfelt bio of follows the drug-addled trumpeter through a night-long quest to recover a stolen session tape. It’s a jumble out there, but Cheadle is brilliant. The first two hours are spent setting up the unique conditions under which superhuman Superman and mere mortal Batman can fight on equal terms. By that time, they (and we) have forgotten what they were mad about. An intense performance by nearly saves this convoluted drama about a man oddly unaffected by his wife’s sudden death. — Receive access to exclusive information, benefits and discounts Still Out There * Designates a Movies for Grownups Editors’ Choice * Oscar winner Mark Rylance () brings a ton of heart to the titular character, a Big Friendly Giant. expertly balances his appetite for sentiment with author Roald Dahl’s rascally sense of delightful danger. Viggo Mortensen is splendid as a latter-day Thoreau who raises six children in a Pacific Northwest forest, hectoring them about the superiority of their lifestyle compared with us space-age softies. After a while, though, the backwoods boasting starts to chafe like wood chips in your hiking boots.
* Ellen DeGeneres leads an A-list of veteran stars — including Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, and Eugene Levy — giving voice to the endearing aquatic characters in Pixar’s latest animated masterpiece. There are laughs aplenty, but also — as in every Pixar epic — moments of poignance and beauty. * Paul Feig () remakes the of supernatural comedies, this time with an all-female cast of ghost hunters: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. Look for appearances by Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson. * disappears into yet another character — this time a U.S. customs official who goes undercover in 1980s Miami to trap Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. costars as his streetwise partner. This live-action version of the 1967 Disney cartoon is about as close to Kipling’s literary classic as Angry Birds is to Audubon’s Birds of America. Still, the computer animation is jaw-dropping, and Bill Murray enjoys himself as the voice of Baloo the Bear. After 98 years of movie Tarzans, they’re still coming up with new stories for the original swinger. Alexander Skarsgård plays Tarzan this time, returning from his adopted home of London to set things right in his old jungle digs. Christoph Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson costar. * This slam-bang buddy-cop flick harks back to the best of them (think or 48 Hrs.). In 1977 L.A., and Ryan Gosling are mismatched detectives searching for an MIA porn star. The jokes are just one form of the rapid-fire killers here. No, silly, it’s not about America’s current presidential campaign — it’s a horror movie. Albert Brooks, Laraine Newman, Louis C.K. and Dana Carvey are among the familiar voices in this animated tale of how the critters will play when the master’s away. Featured AARP Member Benefits See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > Cancel You are leaving AARP.org and going to the website of our trusted provider. The provider’s terms, conditions and policies apply. Please return to AARP.org to learn more about other benefits. Your email address is now confirmed. You'll start receiving the latest news, benefits, events, and programs related to AARP's mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. You can also by updating your account at anytime. You will be asked to register or log in. Cancel Offer Details Disclosures
Weekend Movies An Absolutely Fabulous Reunion
Plus Jesse Eisenberg Channels Woody Allen in Café Society
Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg () perfectly channels Woody Allen in the comedy Café Society, the director’s newest — and 47th! — film. We asked Eisenberg if it’s difficult not to do that when you’re reading Woody’s words and following Woody’s direction. His reply: It’s not difficult — it’s merely impossible! David Appleby Jennifer Saunders as Edina and Joanna Lumley as Patsy in the film "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie" Can a cult British TV series that’s been off the air for four years become a smash hit stateside? We don’t understand it either, but from the instant in late April when we posted the trailer for Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie on the page, it’s been getting thousands of views each week. So … what’s the appeal of two appallingly self-centered middle-aged London party girls? Of her character, the chain-smoking, vodka-swigging Patsy, 70-year-old Joanna Lumley told , “Patsy doesn’t care about anything. Sometimes you think, What a relief that would be!” New in Theaters * Designates a Movies for Grownups Editors’ Choice *latest, the story of a young New York man (Jesse Eisenberg) trying to remake himself in 1930s , starts out as a love letter to the Golden Age of Hollywood, then morphs into a meditation on life choices and regrets. is blustery at first, then appealingly melancholy as the hero’s talent-agent uncle. Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley return for a big-screen sequel to their long-running British sitcom, starring as a pair of hard-drinking, bad-mannered publicists. On the run after apparently killing Kate Moss (it was an accident!), they encounter dozens of star cameos — mostly of Brit celebs little-known to us colonists, but including the likes of Joan Collins, Jon Hamm, Jerry Hall, Perez Hilton and…wait for it…the singer Lulu who, 49 years after , is still beloved in Britain. You’d think by now they would have run out of places “where no man has gone before,” but in the 13th big-screen adaptation of the , Captain Kirk (Chris Pine), Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto) and company find themselves stranded on an unknown planet. There are, of course, bad guys hiding up there in the rocks. New at Home * Designates a Movies for Grownups Editors’ Choice * Michael Shannon is ; Kevin Spacey is . Both are pitch perfect in this delightful fly-on-the-wall look at Elvis’ impromptu 1970 Oval Office visit. Producer-director-writer-star ’s heartfelt bio of follows the drug-addled trumpeter through a night-long quest to recover a stolen session tape. It’s a jumble out there, but Cheadle is brilliant. The first two hours are spent setting up the unique conditions under which superhuman Superman and mere mortal Batman can fight on equal terms. By that time, they (and we) have forgotten what they were mad about. An intense performance by nearly saves this convoluted drama about a man oddly unaffected by his wife’s sudden death. — Receive access to exclusive information, benefits and discounts Still Out There * Designates a Movies for Grownups Editors’ Choice * Oscar winner Mark Rylance () brings a ton of heart to the titular character, a Big Friendly Giant. expertly balances his appetite for sentiment with author Roald Dahl’s rascally sense of delightful danger. Viggo Mortensen is splendid as a latter-day Thoreau who raises six children in a Pacific Northwest forest, hectoring them about the superiority of their lifestyle compared with us space-age softies. After a while, though, the backwoods boasting starts to chafe like wood chips in your hiking boots.
* Ellen DeGeneres leads an A-list of veteran stars — including Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, and Eugene Levy — giving voice to the endearing aquatic characters in Pixar’s latest animated masterpiece. There are laughs aplenty, but also — as in every Pixar epic — moments of poignance and beauty. * Paul Feig () remakes the of supernatural comedies, this time with an all-female cast of ghost hunters: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. Look for appearances by Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson. * disappears into yet another character — this time a U.S. customs official who goes undercover in 1980s Miami to trap Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. costars as his streetwise partner. This live-action version of the 1967 Disney cartoon is about as close to Kipling’s literary classic as Angry Birds is to Audubon’s Birds of America. Still, the computer animation is jaw-dropping, and Bill Murray enjoys himself as the voice of Baloo the Bear. After 98 years of movie Tarzans, they’re still coming up with new stories for the original swinger. Alexander Skarsgård plays Tarzan this time, returning from his adopted home of London to set things right in his old jungle digs. Christoph Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson costar. * This slam-bang buddy-cop flick harks back to the best of them (think or 48 Hrs.). In 1977 L.A., and Ryan Gosling are mismatched detectives searching for an MIA porn star. The jokes are just one form of the rapid-fire killers here. No, silly, it’s not about America’s current presidential campaign — it’s a horror movie. Albert Brooks, Laraine Newman, Louis C.K. and Dana Carvey are among the familiar voices in this animated tale of how the critters will play when the master’s away. Featured AARP Member Benefits See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > Cancel You are leaving AARP.org and going to the website of our trusted provider. The provider’s terms, conditions and policies apply. Please return to AARP.org to learn more about other benefits. Your email address is now confirmed. You'll start receiving the latest news, benefits, events, and programs related to AARP's mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. You can also by updating your account at anytime. You will be asked to register or log in. Cancel Offer Details Disclosures