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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer except in Hollywood. These days, the first summer blockbusters arrive in April. Still, with schools getting out, things are about to get busier at your movie theater. Here is NPR critic Bob Mondello to tell us what's in store in his annual summer movie preview.

BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE2: Hollywood had one of its biggest summers ever in 2015. And a look at the top attractions tells you why. There was an "Avengers" flick3, a "Mission Impossible" sequel, Marvel4's "Ant-Man" and that year's biggest smash, "Jurassic World." Well, guess what? It's three years later. The latest "Avengers" movie, "Infinity5 War," is already open and, coming soon, another "Mission Impossible" sequel, another "Ant-Man" movie and a return to the planet's most disaster-prone amusement park.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM")

BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD: (As Claire Dearing) Something's coming.

JUSTICE SMITH: (As Franklin) It's the T. rex. It's the T. rex.

HOWARD: (As Claire Dearing) Stop. It's not a T. rex.

MONDELLO: They built Jurassic World on a volcanic6 island.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM")

MONDELLO: And the volcano erupts in "Fallen Kingdom," prompting a question that will occur to quite a few of the heroes in this summer's blockbuster.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM")

SMITH: (As Franklin) Am I dead?

CHRIS PRATT: (As Owen Grady) Not yet, kid.

MONDELLO: Also not dead yet - Tom Cruise taking on impossible mission "Fallout."

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT")

REBECCA FERGUSON: (As Ilsa Faust) What the hell is he doing?

SIMON PEGG: (As Benji Dunn) I find it best not to look.

MONDELLO: What he's doing is surviving his own bosses trying to kill him, something Paul Rudd can probably empathize with in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He's put at a bit of a disadvantage in "Ant-Man And The Wasp7."

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "ANT-MAN AND THE WASP")

PAUL RUDD: (As Ant-Man) Hold on. You gave her wings?

MICHAEL DOUGLAS: (As Dr. Hank Pym) And blasters.

RUDD: (As Ant-Man) So I take it you didn't have that tech available for me.

DOUGLAS: (As Dr. Hank Pym) No, I did.

MONDELLO: Ant-Man wasn't with the rest of the Marvel team in "Infinity War." Maybe we'll find out why. The reason the Incredibles haven't been around is that in the Pixar universe...

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "INCREDIBLES 2")

HOLLY1 HUNTER: (As Helen Parr) Superheroes are illegal.

HUCK MILNER: (As Dashiell Parr) We want to fight bad guys.

ELI FUCILE: (As Jack-Jack Parr, unintelligible).

MILNER: (As Dashiell Parr) It defines who I am.

CRAIG T NELSON: (As Bob Parr) We're not saying you have - what?

MILNER: (As Dashiell Parr) Someone on TV said it.

MONDELLO: In "Incredibles 2," mom gets an offer.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "INCREDIBLES 2")

BOB ODENKIRK: (As Winston Deavor) We need Elastigirl.

HUNTER: (As Helen Parr) Bye, sweetie.

MONDELLO: And Dad...

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "INCREDIBLES 2")

NELSON: (As Bob Parr) I'll watch the kids, no problem.

MONDELLO: Trickier8 when the kids all have superpowers. And they're not the only animated9 kids being unleashed10 on the movies.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES")

SCOTT MENVILLE: (As Robin) The Teen Titans.

GREG CIPES: (As Beast Boy) No one wants to see us, fool.

MONDELLO: Also a more-than-hundred-year-old kid named Dracula whose daughter decides he needs a vacation from running the Hotel Transylvania.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION")

ADAM SANDLER: (As Dracula) Where are we going? A cruise?

SELENA GOMEZ: (As Mavis) Surprise.

SANDLER: (As Dracula) Oh, no, no, no, no.

MONDELLO: That last line is popular with dads who could use a vacation.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "SKYSCRAPER11")

DWAYNE JOHNSON: (As Will Sawyer) No, no, no, no, no.

MONDELLO: This one's Dwayne Johnson, who in "Skyscraper" is providing security to the tallest building in the world while trying to save his daughter, who is of course in that building. John Cho, meanwhile, is trying to save his daughter in "Searching."

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "SEARCHING")

MICHELLE LA: (As Margot) Hey, Dad.

JOHN CHO: (As David Kim) Hey, sweetheart. Where are you?

LA: (As Margot) Study group. It's going to go all night.

CHO: (As David Kim) Oh, one more thing. I wanted to...

LA: (As Margot) Bye, Dad.

MONDELLO: "Searching" is a thriller12 with a gimmick13 - every shot onscreen is of a screen.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "SEARCHING")

DEBRA MESSING: (As Detective Rosemary Vick) We'll handle the ground investigation14.

MONDELLO: Other thrillers15 include "Sicario: Day Of The Soldado" with Benicio Del Toro kidnapping a drug lord's daughter. "Ant-Man's" Paul Rudd plays a real-life baseball player turned assassin in "The Catcher Was A Spy." And an entire generation is endangered...

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE DARKEST MINDS")

AMANDLA STENBERG: (As Ruby16) Soon there wouldn't be any kids anywhere.

MONDELLO: ...In "The Darkest Minds."

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE DARKEST MINDS")

STENBERG: (As Ruby) The government wasn't afraid of what happened to the ones that didn't make it. They were afraid of us because the ones that survived changed.

MONDELLO: Sound a little dark? Well, there'll be plenty of laughs this summer, too. The comedy "Tag," for instance, features adults who have not put away childish things.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "TAG")

ED HELMS: (As Hoagie) Our group of friends has been playing the same game of tag for 30 years.

Synchronize17 your watches.

JON HAMM: (As Callahan) I don't know how to do that.

JAKE JOHNSON: (As Randy) I don't wear a watch.

HANNIBAL BURESS: (As Sable) Time is a construct.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) So who's it?

MONDELLO: Detective Melissa McCarthy is investigating puppet homicides in the R-rated "Happytime Murders," which is being sued for its advertising18 slogan no Sesame, all street.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS")

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As Puppet Prostitute #1) Hey, handsome.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As Puppet Prostitute #2) You looking for some rotten cotton?

MELISSA MCCARTHY: (As Connie Edwards) I'm a woman.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As Puppet Prostitute #1) That's OK.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As Puppet Prostitute #2) Yeah, that's even better.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As Puppet Prostitute #1) We've got a good time for you.

MONDELLO: In "The Spy Who Dumped Me," friends cope with the aftermath of a romantic breakup.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME")

MILA KUNIS: (As Audrey) But he dumped me.

SAM HEUGHAN: (As Sebastian) Drew is CIA.

KUNIS: (As Audrey) I'm sorry, what?

JUSTIN THEROUX: (As Drew Thayer) Some bad people are after me. Now they're after you.

MONDELLO: And a Chinese-American professor discovers that her fiance is Singapore's most eligible19 bachelor in "Crazy Rich Asians."

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "CRAZY RICH ASIANS")

CONSTANCE WU: (As Rachel Chu) You know, you really should have told me that you're like the Prince William of Asia.

HENRY GOLDING: (As Nick Young) That's ridiculous. Much more of a Harry20.

WU: (As Rachel Chu, laughter).

MONDELLO: Comedies making a satirical point include the Sundance hit "Sorry To Bother You" in which an African-American telemarketer hits pay dirt when a co-worker gives him a bit of advice.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "SORRY TO BOTHER YOU")

DANNY GLOVER: (As Langston) You want to make some money here? Use your white voice.

LAKEITH STANFIELD: (As Cassius Green) My white voice?

(SOUNDBITE OF DIAL TONE)

DAVID CROSS: (As Cassius Green) As always, we'll be getting that out to you right away.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As character) You're doing so good with the voice thing.

CROSS: (As Cassius Green) Holla (ph), holla, holla, holla, holla.

MONDELLO: Spike21 Lee tells a true story that's more serious but has a similar starting point. In the 1970s, African-American detective Ron Stallworth made a series of phone calls from the Colorado Springs Police Department. Before long, he'd become a black Klansman.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "BLACKKKLANSMAN")

TOPHER GRACE: (As David Duke) This is David Duke.

JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON: (As Ron Stallworth) Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan - that David Duke?

GRACE: (As David Duke) Last time I checked. What can I do for?

WASHINGTON: (As Ron Stallworth) Well, since you asked, I hate blacks. I hate Jews, Mexicans and Irish.

MONDELLO: "BlacKkKlansman" won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Fest, and it's one of the summer's many true-life stories. Others include "Gotti," in which John Travolta plays mob boss John Gotti, "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot" with Joaquin Phoenix22 playing quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan and the celebrity23 documentary "Whitney" about singer Whitney Houston.

(SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, "WHITNEY")

WHITNEY HOUSTON: (Singing) Show me how.

People think it's so damn easy.

MONDELLO: Another documentary called "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" is about the man who said that neighborly phrase for years on TV.

(SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, "WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?")

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Mr. Rogers?

FRED ROGERS: (As Mr. Rogers) Yes?

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: I want to tell you something.

ROGERS: (As Mr. Rogers) What would you like to tell me?

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: I like you.

ROGERS: (As Mr. Rogers) And I like you, my dear. Thank you very much for telling me that.

MONDELLO: Kids feature in a very different way in another documentary "Far From The Tree," a fascinating look at how families cope when children are not what their parents expect, which is the very situation Jim Parsons and Claire Danes face in a fictional24 context in "A Kid Like Jake" when they realize their 4-year-old may not have a traditional gender25 identity.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "A KID LIKE JAKE")

JIM PARSONS: (As Greg Wheeler) He asked why boys can't wear skirts.

CLAIRE DANES: (As Alex Wheeler) I don't want to send him off to kindergarten labeled. What if he starts thinking there's something wrong with him?

MONDELLO: "A Kid Like Jake" kicks off a virtual festival of LGBT films this summer, including the high school coming-out comedy "Alex Strangelove," the conversion26 therapy drama "The Miseducation Of Cameron Post" and the music dramedy "Hearts Beat Loud" about a dad who wants to form a band with his lesbian daughter.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "HEARTS BEAT LOUD")

NICK OFFERMAN: (As Frank Fisher) When jam sesh (ph) time arrives, we have to put aside childish things like homework and med school.

KIERSEY CLEMONS: (As Sam Fisher) Please don't...

MONDELLO: In two films that have been popular at film fests, straight daughters also have dad troubles suburban-style in "Eighth Grade"...

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "EIGHTH GRADE")

JOSH HAMILTON: (As Mark) I think you're so cool. Maybe you just need to put yourself out there a little.

ELSIE FISHER: (As Kayla) I'm going to stop eating with you if you keep...

MONDELLO: ...And survivalist-style in "Leave No Trace."

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "LEAVE NO TRACE")

DANA MILLICAN: (As Jean Bauer) Do you feel safe living with your dad?

THOMASIN MCKENZIE: (As Tom) We didn't need to be rescued.

MONDELLO: And if those pictures seem less escapist than you had in mind, rest assured that summer wouldn't be summer without sequels and remakes you had no idea you wanted to see, among them "Equalizer 2" with Denzel Washington in a lethal27 mood.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE EQUALIZER 2")

DENZEL WASHINGTON: (As Robert McCall) So I'm going to kill each and every one of them. And the only disappointment is that I only get to do it once.

MONDELLO: A rethink of the '70s blaxploitation flick "Superfly" about drug dealers28 moves the action from Harlem to Atlanta.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "SUPERFLY")

TREVOR JACKSON: (As Youngblood Priest) I gave people jobs when there were no jobs. Now I got operations all over the city. Isn't that what the American dream's all about?

MONDELLO: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Mindy Kaling have a different American dream - to give the heist film a gender makeover in "Ocean's 8."

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "OCEAN'S 8")

SANDRA BULLOCK: (As Debbie Ocean) In 3 1/2 weeks, the Met will be hosting its annual ball, and we are going to rob it.

MINDY KALING: (As Amita) Can't we just go to this? Do we have to steal stuff?

UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS #1: (As characters) Yes.

MONDELLO: And stealing focus will be Cher's job when she joins the ABBA crowd for the season's almost inevitable29 musical "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again."

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN")

AMANDA SEYFRIED: (As Sophie) Grandma, you weren't invited.

CHER: (As Ruby Sheridan) That's the best kind of party, little girl.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS #2: (As characters, singing) Whoa, mama mia.

PANOS MOUZOURAKIS: (As Lazaros) You're about to become a great-grandmother.

CHER: (As Ruby Sheridan) Great-grandmother. I'm leaving that out of the bio.

MONDELLO: Blockbuster season, here we go again. I'm Bob Mondello.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN")

UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS #2: (As characters, singing) How can I resist you? Mama mia, does it show again?


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1 holly hrdzTt     
n.[植]冬青属灌木
参考例句:
  • I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
  • People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。
2 byline sSXyQ     
n.署名;v.署名
参考例句:
  • His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
  • We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。
3 flick mgZz1     
n.快速的轻打,轻打声,弹开;v.轻弹,轻轻拂去,忽然摇动
参考例句:
  • He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
  • By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下,将马头上的苍蝇驱走。
4 marvel b2xyG     
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事
参考例句:
  • The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
  • The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。
5 infinity o7QxG     
n.无限,无穷,大量
参考例句:
  • It is impossible to count up to infinity.不可能数到无穷大。
  • Theoretically,a line can extend into infinity.从理论上来说直线可以无限地延伸。
6 volcanic BLgzQ     
adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的
参考例句:
  • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
  • Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
7 wasp sMczj     
n.黄蜂,蚂蜂
参考例句:
  • A wasp stung me on the arm.黄蜂蜇了我的手臂。
  • Through the glass we can see the wasp.透过玻璃我们可以看到黄蜂。
8 trickier 8f11f8d26b8de2fe0f7a88a0d6c7708f     
adj.狡猾的( tricky的比较级 );(形势、工作等)复杂的;机警的;微妙的
参考例句:
  • This is the general rule, but some cases are trickier than others. 以上是一般规则,但某些案例会比别的案例更为棘手。 来自互联网
  • The lower the numbers go, the trickier the problems get. 武器的数量越低,问题就越复杂。 来自互联网
9 animated Cz7zMa     
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
参考例句:
  • His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
  • We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。
10 unleashed unleashed     
v.把(感情、力量等)释放出来,发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
  • The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 skyscraper vxzwd     
n.摩天大楼
参考例句:
  • The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
  • The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。
12 thriller RIhzU     
n.惊险片,恐怖片
参考例句:
  • He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
  • I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时,总带一本惊险小说看。
13 gimmick Iefzy     
n.(为引人注意而搞的)小革新,小发明
参考例句:
  • He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
  • It is just a public relations gimmick.这只不过是一种公关伎俩。
14 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查,调查研究
参考例句:
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
15 thrillers 50c5cfce6641afc98610d7ca9bb71e11     
n.紧张刺激的故事( thriller的名词复数 );戏剧;令人感到兴奋的事;(电影)惊悚片
参考例句:
  • He has written seven thrillers, and clearly enjoys intellectual pursuits. 他已经写了7本惊悚小说,显然很喜欢这样的智力活动。 来自辞典例句
  • Most Americans prefer to read fast-moving adventure stories that we call "thrillers". 大部分美国人喜欢看我们称之为"惊险小说"的情节多变的冒险故事。 来自辞典例句
16 ruby iXixS     
n.红宝石,红宝石色
参考例句:
  • She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
  • On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。
17 synchronize Lqlwy     
v.使同步 [=synchronise]
参考例句:
  • The sound on a film must synchronize with the action. 影片中的声音必须与动作配合一致。
  • You must synchronize your Inbox before selecting additional folders. 在选择其他文件夹前,您必须同步您的收件箱。
18 advertising 1zjzi3     
n.广告业;广告活动 a.广告的;广告业务的
参考例句:
  • Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
  • The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
19 eligible Cq6xL     
adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句:
  • He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
  • Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
20 harry heBxS     
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
参考例句:
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
21 spike lTNzO     
n.长钉,钉鞋;v.以大钉钉牢,使...失效
参考例句:
  • The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
  • They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。
22 phoenix 7Njxf     
n.凤凰,长生(不死)鸟;引申为重生
参考例句:
  • The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
  • The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
23 celebrity xcRyQ     
n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望
参考例句:
  • Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
  • He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
24 fictional ckEx0     
adj.小说的,虚构的
参考例句:
  • The names of the shops are entirely fictional.那些商店的名字完全是虚构的。
  • The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。
25 gender slSyD     
n.(生理上的)性,(名词、代词等的)性
参考例句:
  • French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语,所有的名词都有性。
  • Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
26 conversion UZPyI     
n.转化,转换,转变
参考例句:
  • He underwent quite a conversion.他彻底变了。
  • Waste conversion is a part of the production process.废物处理是生产过程的一个组成部分。
27 lethal D3LyB     
adj.致死的;毁灭性的
参考例句:
  • A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
  • She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。
28 dealers 95e592fc0f5dffc9b9616efd02201373     
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 );贩毒者;毒品贩子;发牌者
参考例句:
  • There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
  • The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败,与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
29 inevitable 5xcyq     
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
参考例句:
  • Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
  • The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

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