36 June 20 • 2019
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arts&life

AT THE MOVIES
The animated film Toy Story 4 opens 
June 21. Tom Hanks again voices 
Woody, the cowboy toy 
who is the star and hero 
of the whole series. Woody 
has many new adventures. 
They include going with 
the whole toy gang on 
a long family road trip. 
There’
s also a sweet side-
story about Woody meeting 
up with his long-lost friend 
Bo Peep (a porcelain 
figurine). Rashida Jones, 
43, is billed above all but 
one of the movie’
s eight 
credited writers. That 
indicates she had a big 
hand in writing this film. 
Randy Newman, 75, 
wrote the musical score 
and songs. He has written 
the music for all four Toy 
Story movies and he won 
an Oscar in 2011 for a Toy 
Story 3 song. 
The large voice cast 
includes these Jewish 
thespians: Wallace 
Shawn, 75, as the voice 
of Rex, a dinosaur. Shawn 
now has a regular role 
on Young Sheldon as Dr. 
Sturgis; Estelle Harris, 
91, as Mrs. Potato Head’
s 
voice. She’
s best known as 
Mrs. Costanza in Seinfeld; 
The late Don Rickles 
voices Mr. Potato Head. In 
his memoir, Rickles said 
that his grandchildren, 
Ethan and Harrison Mann, 
were more impressed 
by his role as Mr. Potato 
Head than by anything 
else he ever did. The 
screen credits of Toy Story 
4 dedicate the film to 
Rickles. Mel Brooks, 92, 
is the voice of Melephant 
Brooks; Carl Reiner, 
97, is the voice of Carl 
Reineroceros; and Jeff 

Garlin, 57, is the voice of Buttercup, 
a unicorn. I can’
t think of another 
film, animated or not, in which three 
Jewish actors over 90 
appear. 

HBO AND NETFLIX 
CATCH-UP
The second season of the 
mega-hit HBO series Big 
Little Lies started June 9. 
The show centers on five 
Monterey, Calif., women 
whose children all attend 
the same school (played 
by Nicole Kidman, Reese 
Witherspoon, Laura Dern, 
Shailene Woodley and 
Zoe Kravitz, 30.) Robin 
Weigert, 49, returns to 
the show in a recurring 
role as Dr. Reisman, a 
therapist. You can also 
see her playing Calamity 
Jane in the recent HBO 
Deadwood movie. 
In the first season, it 
was gradually revealed 
that a murder or killing 
happened that involved 
the five women (I won’
t 
say more if you plan to 
soon binge watch the first 
season). In the second 
season, the mother of 
the murder victim, played 
by Meryl Streep, arrives 
determined to find out 
how her child really died. 
The original Netflix film 
Murder Mystery began 
streaming June 14. 
Adam Sandler, 54, plays 
a police officer who takes 
his wife (Jennifer Aniston) 
on a European vacation. 
A chance meeting with 
a stranger leads to them 
getting invited to a family 
gathering on the yacht of 
a billionaire. The rich guy 
gets murdered and the 
couple become the prime 
suspects. ■

Jeff Garlin

Mel Brooks

Carl Reiner

Rashida Jones

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