David Edelstein's movie picks for July 4th week
With summer here, our film critic checks out the pictures big and small for thrills, scares, and an uplifting breather from reality
Movies
See Kristen Wiig as Barbara Minerva in "Wonder Woman 1984"
Director Patty Jenkins dropped the first look at Kristen Wiig as Barbara Minerva, better known as the villain Cheetah
Han Solo blaster sells for $550,000 at auction
The film prop was bought at a Las Vegas auction Saturday by Ripley's Believe It or Not
Todd Fisher on life with Carrie & Debbie
The son of one Hollywood legend and the brother of another talks about his memoir, "My Girls," and a lifetime in the orbit of two irrepressible stars
DuVernay makes history after "A Wrinkle in Time" crosses $100M
Ava DuVernay was the first black woman to direct a film nominated for a best picture Oscar
Why Donald Sutherland? Why now?
60 Minutes correspondent Anderson Cooper and producer Michael Gavshon explain what inspired them to do this week's profile on the 82-year-old actor
The superpowers of Paul Rudd
The star of "Ant-Man and the Wasp" may play a miniature superhero in the Marvel actioner, but in real-life his charitable heroics are giant-size
The musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein: Some of our favorite things
The songwriting team created such classic Broadway shows as "Oklahoma!," "South Pacific" and "The Sound of Music"
Jim Parsons on his latest role: Film producer
The "Big Bang Theory" star worked behind the camera as well as in front in the new movie "A Kid Like Jake"
First Bond Girl Eunice Gayson dies at 90
Actress featured in both "Dr. No" and "From Russia With Love" also appeared in TV spy adventures
Queen's honors for Emma Thompson, Tom Hardy, Keira Knightley
Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro also among those receiving honors
Toni Collette on the terrifying ambiguity of "Hereditary"
Toni Collette knows her new film "Hereditary" will feel "intense and heavy and confronting and cathartic" for viewers
Jim Parsons on being a first-time film producer with "A Kid Like Jake"
Preview: "Big Bang Theory" star now stars behind the camera
Reese Witherspoon announces "Legally Blonde 3"
Harvard Law's blondest graduate is coming back to the big screen
"Solo" may do the impossible: Lose money for Disney
Latest installment in the lucrative science-fiction franchise may shatter Disney's "can't-miss" mystique
Judge sides with Melissa McCarthy film over "Sesame Street"
A judge has denied a request by the children's show for a temporary restraining order to halt ads for Melissa McCarthy's new film, "The Happytime Murders"
Shailene Woodley on "Adrift," the true-life story of survival at sea
The Golden Globe-nominated actress performed her own stunts in the harrowing adventure, shot mostly in the open waters of the Pacific
The films that made Harvey Weinstein famous
Here are the movies that shaped Weinstein's career, including some whose stars later accused him of sexual misconduct
"Solo: A Star Wars Story" falls short with $83.3M at box office
The Star Wars spinoff opened well-below expectations with a franchise-low $83.3 million in ticket sales
The future as depicted in "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Stanley Kubrick's monumental science fiction opus rewrote the rules of filmmaking
Charlize Theron to play Megyn Kelly in new movie
Charlize Theron is set to play "Today" show host and former Fox News star Megyn Kelly in a film about the downfall of Roger Ailes
Review: "Mary Shelley," the mother of Frankenstein
Elle Fanning stars as the writer who gave birth to an immortal monster tale
Review: "Summer 1993," an orphan's memory of loss and renewal
Set in Catalonia, Carla Simón's autobiographical film is a delicate and sweet story of a child finding her place in a new family
Jake Gyllenhaal to join "Spider-Man: Homecoming" sequel
Jake Gyllenhaal has landed his first comic book movie, but the actor won't be wearing a superhero suit
Diana Rigg 1938-2020
The Shakespearean-trained actress gained international fame as sexy superspy Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series "The Avengers"
Entertainment
Frankie Muniz released from hospital after crashing race car
Stacy Keach, star of "Mike Hammer" TV series and stage, dies at 85
DOC NYC documentary film festival returns. Check out this year's lineup.
With "Thrasher," Brandon Flowers returns home
Judi Dench on an actor's life
"The Altruists" actor Julia Garner on surprising herself
Book excerpt: "Is It Too Late to Make a Run For It?" by Judi Dench with Brendan O'Hea
Case pitting "ER" against "The Pitt" can proceed, appeals court says
First on CBS
Judge dismisses Dolly Parton's estate's lawsuit against her nephew
Rob Sand's runway modeling past resurfaces after Iowa gubernatorial win
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team
Filmmaker Michael Mann suffers "superficial injury" at gun range
A new Georgia O'Keeffe exhibit opens a window to unfamiliar works
