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MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU – Review

(from left) Kevin, Gru (Steve Carell) and Stuart in Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, directed by Kyle Balda.

As we enter the “middle Month” of Summer, moviegoers will finally get to see another “franchise flick” that’s been sitting on the shelf for well over two years now, much akin to the high-flying pilots that have dominated the box office. In fact a major fast-food chain offered toys based on the title characters back in June of 2020, though I’m betting those meals were still pretty happy. As you guessed this is an animated feature looking to fill the screens as that Space Ranger blasts away to a streaming service. And this is a most unusual movie for a “tent-pole” picture as it is both a prequel and a sequel…of a spin-off. Yes, it’s another look at the beginning of everybody’s favorite super-villain “wannabe” and the aides that assist him (when they’re not causing chaos) in MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU.

The story does take us back, waaay back to the golden days of 1976, when a major metropolis was under seige by the criminal genius gang known as the “Vicious Six” As the story begins we’re watching the getaway of member Belle Bottom (voice Of Taraji P. Henson), who’s just grabbed a rare map, and is helped by the other members of her team (Jean-Clawed, Stronghold, etc.). Safe at their lair, the leader of the Six, Wild Knuckles (Alan Arkin) lays out the journey to a remote tropical jungle where they will acquire a magical device known as the “Zodiac Stone”. Ah, but the mission doesn’t go as planned. Belle double- crosses Knuckles, snatching away the stone, and dropping him into the murky nearby waters. Meanwhile, pre-teen Gru (Steve Carell) endures grade school so he can get back home and hatch new plots in his secret headquarters under the suburban home he shares with his distracted Mum (Julie Andrews). Oh, that’s where his army of minions also live supervised by the main trio of Kevin, Stuart, and Bob (all voiced by Pierre Coffin). Checking the mailbox, Gru is ecstatic to get a reply letter from the Six (maybe he’ll replace Knuckles). Ah, but upon his arrival, Belle calls him a child and dismisses him, though not before he leaves with the Z Stone. And later he’s kidnapped along with his prize, as his main minions look on in horror. Just who has taken young Gru and the stone? Can the minions catch up to him for a rescue, or will the still fuming Six (now Five, really) get to him first?

I suppose we can consider this fifth flick (2nd Minions after 3 DESPICABLE ME entries) a twelve-year celebration of the series that really put Illumination Studios on the map (and partnered them with Universal). And despite most of the work being “farmed -out” to their European branch, the quality is consistent with their other efforts. Carell is still an engaging riff on the “Cold War” spy flick masterminds and the minions still engage in lots of slapstick coupled with their “baby-talk gibberish”. But it’s starting to wear more than a bit “thin”. Too many “passing gas” gags (!) and bare yellow bottoms, though the very-youngest viewers can’t get enough (for the post-school crowd, we’re filled to the brim). The new voices are a welcome addition with many classic film “baddies” and even action heroes getting brief bits (Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo). Especially welcome is Arkin who appears to be doing a parody of his WAIT UNTIL DARK killer creeper. Henson’s has lots of funky fury,, though the character isn’t given much to do. Parents may appreciate the 70s pop songs and that era’s fads and fashions (flared hair, pet rocks), which are re-created in pastel candy colors. But the entire end product proves that three isn’t always a “magic number” as a trio of directors and writers have the story moving in sluggish spurts with odd detours ( a long subplot of the minions learning martial arts skills from a Michelle Yeoh acupuncturist seems “tacked on” for the overseas Asian markets). Plus it feels as though the producers were “beaten to the punch” as the recent animated caper THE BAD GUYS explored similar themes more vividly while this flick languished on “the shelf”. And it’s odd that one of this film’s biggest laughs comes from the use of a rotary phone ( a red one, not THE BLACK PHONE). And. like many recent animated features, the action set-pieces slow down long enough for the characters to give out a long scream into the audience’s face as their eyes “bug-out’ in fear. The constant use of this “technique’ is exhausting. The “pre-K’ set may still have “giggle-fits” at this yellow “pill-shape” destructive demons, but most animation afficianados will hope that MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU will end its ascent. Of course, another DESPICABLE ME is in the works for 2024, so…

One and a Half Out of Four

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU is now playing in theatres everywhere

They’re Back! Watch The New MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU Trailer And See It In IMAX On July 1

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU

This summer, from the biggest global animated franchise in history, comes the origin story of how the world’s greatest supervillain first met his iconic Minions, forged cinema’s most despicable crew and faced off against the most unstoppable criminal force ever assembled in MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU.

Opening on July 1, check out the brand new trailer and see it in IMAX https://www.imax.com/movies/minions-rise-gru

Long before he becomes the master of evil, Gru (Oscar® nominee Steve Carell) is just a 12-year-old boy in 1970s suburbia, plotting to take over the world from his basement.

It’s not going particularly well. When Gru crosses paths with the Minions, including Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto—a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please—this unexpected family joins forces. Together, they build their first lair, design their first weapons, and strive to execute their first missions.

When the infamous supervillain supergroup, the Vicious 6, oust their leader—legendary martial arts fighter Wild Knuckles (Oscar® winner Alan Arkin)— Gru, their most devoted fanboy, interviews to become their newest member. The Vicious 6 is not impressed by the diminutive, wannabe villain, but then Gru outsmarts (and enrages) them, and he suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. With Gru on the run, the Minions attempt to master the art of kung fu to help save him, and Gru discovers that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.

The Vicious 6 —(from lower left) Jean Clawed (Jean-Claude Van Damme), Svengeance (Dolph Lundgren), Belle Bottom (Taraji P. Henson), Stronghold (Danny Trejo), Nunchuck (Lucy Lawless)—address the Minions (foreground, backs to camera) in Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, directed by Kyle Balda.

Featuring more spectacular action than any film in Illumination history and packed with the franchise’s signature subversive humor, Minions: The Rise of Gru stars a thrilling new cast, including, the Vicious 6: Taraji P. Henson as cool and confident leader Belle Bottom, whose chain belt doubles as a lethal disco-ball mace; Jean-Claude Van Damme as the nihilistic Jean Clawed, who’s armed (literally) with a giant robotic claw; Lucy Lawless as Nunchuck, whose traditional nun’s habit hides her deadly nun-chucks; Dolph Lundgren as Swedish roller-skate champion Svengeance, who dispenses his enemies with spin kicks from his spiked skates; and Danny Trejo as Stronghold, whose giant iron hands are both a menace to others and a burden to him.

The film also stars Russell Brand as Young Dr. Nefario, an aspiring mad scientist, Michelle Yeoh as Master Chow, an acupuncturist with mad kung fu skills, and Oscar® winner Julie Andrews as Gru’s maddeningly self-absorbed mom.

(from left) Kevin, Gru (Steve Carell) and Stuart in Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, directed by Kyle Balda.

Steered by the franchise’s original creators, Minions: The Rise of Gru is produced by visionary Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and his longtime collaborators Janet Healy and Chris Renaud. The film is directed by returning franchise filmmaker Kyle Balda (Despicable Me 3, Minions), co-directed by Brad Ableson (The Simpsons) and Jonathan del Val (The Secret Life of Pets films), and features the iconic voice of Pierre Coffin as the Minions and a killer ’70s soundtrack courtesy of legendary Grammy-winning music producer Jack Antonoff.

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Julie Andrews in Blake Edwards’ VICTOR VICTORIA Screening at The Wildey Theater in Edwardsville August 10th

“Oh, god… there’s nothing more inconvenient than an old queen with a head cold.”

Paris in the ’30s is the setting for Blake Edwards’ 1982 screwball sex comedy VICTOR VICTORIA. The fun comes to life on the big screen when it plays at The Wildey Theater in Edwardsville, IL ( 252 N Main St, Edwardsville, IL 62025) at 7:00pm Tuesday July 20th. $3 Tickets available starting at 3pm day of movie at Wildey Theatre ticket office. Cash or check only. (cash, credit cards accepted for concessions) Lobby opens at 6pm.

In 1934 Paris, trained coloratura soprano Victoria Grant (Dame Julie Andrews), a native Brit, can’t get a job as a singer and is having trouble making ends meet. She doesn’t even have enough money for the basics of food and shelter. Gay cabaret singer Carole “Toddy” Todd (Robert Preston) may befall the same fate as Victoria, as he was just fired from his singing gig at a second-rate club named “Chez Lui”. To solve their problems, Toddy comes up with what he considers to be an inspired idea: with Toddy as her manager, Victoria, pretending to be a man, get a job singing as a female impersonator. If they pull this scheme off, Toddy vows Victoria, as her male alter ego, will be the toast of Paris and as such be extremely wealthy. That alter ego they decide is Polish Count Victor Grazinski, Toddy’s ex-lover who was disowned by his family when they found out he was gay. The Count auditions for the city’s leading agent, Andre Cassell (John Rhys-Davies), who, impressed, gets him a gig performing in the city’s best nightclub. In the audience on the successful opening night is Chicago, Illinois nightclub owner and “businessman” King Marchand (James Garner), a macho male who falls in the love with the woman he sees on-stage, which doesn’t sit well with his current girlfriend, Norma Cassady (Leslie Ann Warren). King is shocked to learn that that woman is a man named Count Grazinski. While King tries to reconcile his romantic feelings for “Victoria” (in truth, King doesn’t truly believe the Count is a man), his business associates won’t tolerate his change in sexual orientation. Although feeling emancipated being treated as a man, Victoria, as herself, in turn, falls in love with King. To pursue something with him as a woman would mean giving up this lucrative career. But the career may also come to an end in a jail term if the authorities find out that Victoria and Toddy have committed fraud in this impersonation.

See THE SOUND OF MUSIC This Sunday Night at the Sky View Drive-in in Lichtfield, Illinois

THE SOUND OF MUSIC screens this Sunday night, May 12th at the Sky View Drive-in in Lichtfield, Il. (1500 Historic Old Route 66) This is part of the Sky View’s ‘Throwback Sundays’. The second Sunday of the month, they screen a classic movie. Admission is only $3 (free for kids under 5). The movie starts at dusk (8-ish). The Sky View’s site can be found HERE. Next month, June 9th, is DIRTY HARRY!

The Litchfield Sky View Drive-In is in the Route 66 Hall of Fame. It is the last originally operating drive-in on the Mother Road in Illinois. At the front of the property, accessible by travelers, is a Wayside Exhibit. This exhibit, placed by the Scenic Byway, tells some of the history as well as some of the memories of our patrons.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC, from left: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, between scenes, on set, 1965. TM Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved/courtesy Everett Collection

The hills are alive with THE SOUND OF MUSIC Sunday night at the Sky View Drive-in. Julie Andrews takes to the screen in this beloved 1965 film adaption of the original Broadway musical and gives a dazzling performance as the spirited Maria who warms our hearts and takes us away into a lovely world of song. THE SOUND OF MUSIC is set in Salzberg in Austria in the dying days of the 1930s. Rebellious trainee nun Maria (Andrews) has stepped on the toes of the Mother Abbess (Peggy Wood) one too many times and she finds herself shipped off to be the governess of one Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) and his seven children (Charmian Carr, Heather Menzies, Nicholas Hammond, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner and Kym Karath). At first, she struggles to fit in to the fabric of the family which is strict and joyless but Maria’s zest of life, love and song soon melts the heart of the Von Trapps as the gathering storm of the Nazi threat swirls at the fringes of the story.The film is full of wonderful and memorable songs like “Do-Re-Mi”, “My Favorite Things” and “Climb Every Mountain.” Any film fan should see THE SOUND OF MUSIC on the big screen outdoors and fall in love with the majestic beauty this picture presents as you journey into those hills. You’ll have your chance this Sunday night!

The Von Trapps are Back! THE SOUND OF MUSIC Returns to U.S. Cinemas Sept. 9th & 12th

“You brought music back into the house. I had forgotten.”

One of the most popular and enduring movies of all time, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music has delighted audiences for more than half a century, and on September 9 and 12, it returns to movie theaters nationwide as part of the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series from Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). In addition to the full feature presentation, TCM Primetime Host Ben Mankiewicz will offer special, brand-new commentary both before and after the film.

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in director Robert Wise’s spectacular cinematic adaptation, which features such iconic musical numbers as the title song, “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “My Favorite Things,” “The Lonely Goatherd” and “Edelweiss,” as it tells a stirring story of love, family and personal sacrifice.

Tickets for The Sound of Music can be purchased beginning Friday, July 27, at www.FathomEvents.com and participating theater box offices.

Presented by Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, The Sound of Music plays in more than 600 movie theaters nationwide on Sunday, September 9 and Wednesday, September 12at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time (both days). A complete list of theater locations will be available July 27 on the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

The first movie in Hollywood history to gross more than $100 million, The Sound of Music originally played in movie theaters for a year or more upon its initial release, and remains one of the most successful films ever made. The TCM Big Screen Classics presentation of The Sound of Music will be presented in its original widescreen “roadshow” version, including a mid-film intermission. The Sound of Music was nominated for 10 Academy Awards®, and won five Oscars®, including Best Picture (1965), Best Director, Best Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment and Best Film Editing.

“‘The Sound of Music’ is the definition of a ‘feel-good’ movie, a film that captures the hearts of audiences of all ages in the most special way,” Fathom Events Vice President of Studio Relations Tom Lucas said. “It’s one of our most frequently requested best-performing classic titles, truly one of movie lovers’ favorite things. We couldn’t be more pleased to add ‘The Sound of Music’ to this year’s TCM Big Screen Classics series.”

THE SOUND OF MUSIC Screens at Powell Hall in St. Louis January 20th

“You brought music back into the house. I had forgotten.”

THE SOUND OF MUSIC was the last motion picture shown at the St. Louis Theatre before it became Powell Hall (718 N Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103). They’re keeping with tradition and bringing back the Von Trapp family to celebrate! Come to the auditorium and see THE SOUND OF MUSIC on the big screen Saturday January 20th at 7pm. Admission is $5 and tickets can be purchased HERE. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra does not perform for this presentation.

The hills are alive with THE SOUND OF MUSIC Saturday January 20th at 7pm at Powell Hall. Julie Andrews takes to the screen in this beloved 1965 film adaption of the original Broadway musical and gives a dazzling performance as the spirited Maria who warms our hearts and takes us away into a lovely world of song. THE SOUND OF MUSIC is set in Salzberg in Austria in the dying days of the 1930s. Rebellious trainee nun Maria (Andrews) has stepped on the toes of the Mother Abbess (Peggy Wood) one too many times and she finds herself shipped off to be the governess of one Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) and his seven children (Charmian Carr, Heather Menzies, Nicholas Hammond, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner and Kym Karath). At first, she struggles to fit in to the fabric of the family which is strict and joyless but Maria’s zest of life, love and song soon melts the heart of the Von Trapps as the gathering storm of the Nazi threat swirls at the fringes of the story.The film is full of wonderful and memorable songs like “Do-Re-Mi”, “My Favorite Things” and “Climb Every Mountain.” Any film fan should see THE SOUND OF MUSIC on the big screen and fall in love with the majestic beauty this picture presents as you journey into those hills.

DESPICABLE ME 3 – Review

So the CARS crew has barely finished a third lap and now another animated franchise is about to join them (or are they in their forth lap?). In 2010 Universal Studios teamed up with a plucky young computer animation company named Illumination to ride the box office tidal wave begun by the folks at Pixar. Their first smash was DESPICABLE ME, a raucous action comedy about an infamous super-villain mellowed when he becomes the foster-father to a trio of orphaned girls. Audiences embraced the title character of Dru and went bananas (that’s what they resemble, after all) over his horde of henchman, the yellow, yammering (nobody knows what their language is) minions. A sequel, DESPICABLE ME 3, followed of course, in 2013 in which Dru got a wife (and the girls got a mom), a super secret agent for good named Lucy. Then in 2015, came a “spin-off prequel” MINIONS, all about the origins of those adorable tablet-shaped terrors. Now, after two big hits last year (THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS and SING), Illumination and Universal deliver what some of the talent are calling the final chapter of the trilogy, DESPICABLE ME 3 (only theatre ticket sales will tell…).

As the film begins, we’re introduced to a new “super mastermind”, Balthazar Bratt (voice of Trey Parker). He’s a former child actor, star of the massive 80’s TV ratings smash “Evil Bratt”. BB was living on top of the world until puberty hit him like a freight train full of tie-in merchandise (his face exploded with acne and upper-lip hair as his voice broke), and his show was canceled. Hungry for revenge, BB sets his sights on stealing a massive jewel from an ocean liner. Luckily two of the top AVL (Anti-Villain League) agents Dru (Steve Carell) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig) are on the case. During the wild fracas, the jewel is retrieved, but Bratt escapes. Later, at a big AVL meeting, new director Valerie da Vinci (Jenny Slate) fires the couple. Returning home, they try to put on a brave face for the girls, Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Nev Scharrel). The minions, however, are finally fed up with Dru’s “good guy” ways and leave their lair (one duo remains loyal) on a journey that eventually lands them in the slammer. The next morning an odd ole’ duffer delivers a message: Gru’s twin brother Dru is footing the bill for a reunion trip to Freedonia (?). After a quick visit to his mum (Julie Andrews), who admits that he has a twin, Gru, Lucy, and the girls board a private jet that takes them right to the opulent estate of pig magnate Dru (Carell again). But he’s got a scheme. Seems that BB did succeed in grabbing the big jewel. Dru wants that rock and needs Gru to share his super villain skills. Now, that he’s no longer an AVL agent, will Gru return to his old ways and jump back to the other side of the law?

The two comedy kingpins at the center of this franchise are in fine, funny voice once more. Carell has perfected this odd “where is he from, Eastern Europe?” accent, giving Dru the same, slightly less confident lilt, and knows when to go in for the “kill”, delivering a scathing put-down or a painful “burn”. But he’s also capable of great warmth and tenderness, particularly when dealing with his “gurrls” and connecting with his wife. Wiig is all perky efficiency as the focused lady agent, but fumbles and stumbles as she tries to switch gears into nurturing parent mode. The best new addition is toon voice vet Parker as the sneering Bratt, as obsessed with his perfect 80’s high-top hair style as he is with his plans for world destruction (“Tinseltown” goes down first, of course). Andrews is very funny in her quick cameos and the kids are still endearing, with Cosgrove adept as the “mature beyond her years” voice of reason. Unfortunately the incredibly talented Ms. Slate is given little to do as the one-note, high-heeled shrew that sets the plot’s wheels in motion.

Yes, the plot, well the entire script, is truly the downfall of this installment. Perhaps it was thought that separating Gru from nearly all of the minions (whose “baby-talk” gibberish is starting to wear thin) would simplify the story, but their escapades seems too close to their last solo flick, though a TV talent show rendition of a Gilbert and Sullivan standard injects some much-needed energy to the flick (shame it’s just a couple of minutes). Bratt is a fun bad guy (a vast improvement over El Macho in number 2) with lots of wacky nods to campy fads of the 1980’s, but he leaves the film for almost 30 minutes (like a host at the Oscars). While the double dose of Gru and Dru elicits a few laughs (mostly concerning Dru’s lush, “TV shampoo ad” hair), the other subplots go nowhere (Lucy desperately trying to bond with the kids, Margo’s determined young local suitor, and the unicorn quest led by Agnes). And really, how can you set part of it in Freedonia and not have a couple of winks to that 30’s classic (a statue of Rufus T Firefly in the town square, or at least a “soup of the day” diner gag)? The colors pop, the character design is still engaging (would love an actual “Evil Bratt” figure) and the animation is slick and smooth (the high-tech jump-suits are a blast). It’s a real shame that the pacing is so off, making the film feel much longer than 90 minutes. Perhaps more slapstick and fewer attempts at pathos would have helped. Either way, for DESPICABLE ME 3, the third time’s not the charm. Now shoo, Gru!

2 Out of 5

Win A Family Four Pack Of Passes To The Advance Screening Of DESPICABLE ME 3 In St. Louis

Illumination and Universal Pictures’ DESPICABLE ME 3 opens in theaters nationwide on June 30, 2017.

Illumination, who brought moviegoers Despicable Me and the biggest animated hits of 2013 and 2015, Despicable Me 2 and Minions, continues the story of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters—Margo, Edith and Agnes—and the Minions in Despicable Me 3. After he is fired from the Anti-Villain League for failing to take down the latest bad guy to threaten humanity, Gru finds himself in the midst of a major identity crisis. But when a mysterious stranger shows up to inform Gru that he has a long-lost twin brother—a brother who desperately wishes to follow in his twin’s despicable footsteps—one former super-villain will rediscover just how good it feels to be bad.

STEVE CARELL (The Big Short, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) not only reprises his role as Gru, but also takes on a second part—that of Dru, Gru’s long-lost twin. KRISTEN WIIG (Bridesmaids, The Martian) returns as super-spy Lucy, while Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winner TREY PARKER (South Park, The Book of Mormon) voices new villain Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who has become obsessed with the evil TV character he played in the ’80s. Gru’s most formidable and comedic nemesis to date, Bratt is out to take down Hollywood…and anyone who stands in his way.

Directed by PIERRE COFFIN (Despicable Me series, Minions) and KYLE BALDA (Minions, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax), Despicable Me 3 is co-directed by ERIC GUILLON (production designer and character designer of Minions and Despicable Me series), executive produced by CHRIS RENAUD (Despicable Me series, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, The Secret Life of Pets) and written by CINCO PAUL & KEN DAURIO (Despicable Me series, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax).

Returning to join their fellow stars are MIRANDA COSGROVE (TV’s iCarly, Crowded) as Margo, Gru and Lucy’s eldest daughter; DANA GAIER (The Ice Cream Truck) as Edith, their middle child; STEVE COOGAN (Philomena, The Secret Life of Pets), who voices Silas Ramsbottom, their former boss, as well as Fritz, Dru’s butler; and Academy Award® winner JULIE ANDREWS (Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music) as Gru’s always disappointed Mom. They are joined by newcomer NEV SCHARREL, who steps into the role of youngest daughter Agnes, and JENNY SLATE (Obvious Child, The Secret Life of Pets) as Valerie Da Vinci, Silas’ ambitious new replacement.

The music is from composer HEITOR PEREIRA (interview) and 11-time Grammy Award winner PHARRELL WILLIAMS, who once again brings his signature original songs and themes to the series.

WAMG invites you to enter for the chance to win FOUR (4) seats to the advance screening of DESPICABLE ME 3 on JUNE 27 at 7PM in the St. Louis area.

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In MINIONS (which was released in 2015 but is a prequel to the Despicable Me franchise), we learned the origins of the lovable, yellow creatures and saw how Kevin, Stuart and Bob’s comedically misguided quest for an evil leader ultimately led them to team up with a young Gru. The mischievous trio will return for MINIONS 2 in July 2020.

Which Minion became King in the MINIONS film after he pulls the sword from the stone?

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New Poster And Trailer Are Here For DESPICABLE ME 3

Hitting theaters on June 30, 2017 is DESPICABLE ME 3. Check out the brand new trailer and poster below.

The team who brought you Despicable Me and the biggest animated hits of 2013 and 2015, Despicable Me 2 and Minions, returns to continue the adventures of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters—Margo, Edith and Agnes—and the Minions. Despicable Me 3, directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, co-directed by Eric Guillon, and written by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio, will be released in theaters on June 30, 2017.

The animated film is produced by Illumination’s Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, and executive produced by Chris Renaud.

Joining Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig in Despicable Me 3 is Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winner Trey Parker, co-creator of Comedy Central’s global phenomenon South Park and the Broadway smash The Book of Mormon. Parker voices the role of villain Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who’s grown up to become obsessed with the character he played in the ‘80s, and proves to be Gru’s most formidable nemesis to date.

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC Screens September 14th at The Tivoli – ‘Classics in the Loop’

“You brought music back into the house. I had forgotten.”

THE SOUND OF MUSIC screens Wednesday September 14th at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar in ‘The Loop’) as part of their new ‘Classics in the Loop’ film series. The movie starts at 7pm and admission is $7. It will be on The Tivoli’s big screen.

The hills are alive with THE SOUND OF MUSIC Wednesday night at The Tivoli. Julie Andrews takes to the screen in this beloved 1965 film adaption of the original Broadway musical and gives a dazzling performance as the spirited Maria who warms our hearts and takes us away into a lovely world of song. THE SOUND OF MUSIC is set in Salzberg in Austria in the dying days of the 1930s. Rebellious trainee nun Maria (Andrews) has stepped on the toes of the Mother Abbess (Peggy Wood) one too many times and she finds herself shipped off to be the governess of one Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) and his seven children (Charmian Carr, Heather Menzies, Nicholas Hammond, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner and Kym Karath). At first, she struggles to fit in to the fabric of the family which is strict and joyless but Maria’s zest of life, love and song soon melts the heart of the Von Trapps as the gathering storm of the Nazi threat swirls at the fringes of the story.The film is full of wonderful and memorable songs like “Do-Re-Mi”, “My Favorite Things” and “Climb Every Mountain.” Any film fan should see THE SOUND OF MUSIC on the big screen and fall in love with the majestic beauty this picture presents as you journey into those hills. You’ll have your chance this Wednesday night!

Here’s the rest of the line-up for the ‘CLASSICS IN THE LOOP’ film series:

Sept. 21 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

Sept. 28 LA DOLCE VITA

Oct. 5 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956)

Oct. 12 GONE WITH THE WIND

Oct. 19 SEVEN SAMURAI

Oct. 26 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

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