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An inflatable sex doll comes to life and explores the world. 27
THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE
Tuberculosis forced many Inuit to go to Canadian cities for treatment. Here, Tivii is taken to Quebec City, where he’s unable to communicate with anyone. 26
WINTER’S BONE
A teenager tries to track down her father, who put their house up for sale for his bail bond. Winner of the 2010 Sundance Grand Jury Prize. 26
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by Ann Hornaday “For every laugh, a tear must fall” was one of
Walt Disney’s most famous nostrums. The secret of Disney’s success hasn’t been lost on Pixar’s John Lasseter, who has taken those words to heart since teaming up with the studio. Last year, “Up” reduced viewers to blubbering sobs in
Old friends Jessie, Buzz Lightyear and Woody return in “Toy Story 3,” in which the toys face owner Andy’s departure for college. TOY STORY 3
Not just toying with our emotions
the first heartbreaking 20 minutes. In “Toy Story 3,” Lasseter and his team plunge the audience into a collective case of empty- nest syndrome, with a dash of mortal terror thrown in for grins. And again, they make it work. “Toy Story 3” still possesses the enchant- ment and wonder of the first movie, which when it was released in 1995 unleashed un- tapped potential in the forces of Baby Boomer
nostalgia, mythic storytelling and the aes- thetic and expressive depth of computer ani- mation. “Toy Story 3” builds on that tradition, presenting “Toy Story” rep players Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen), Jes- sie (Joan Cusack) as familiar, if gently used, old friends. (Their now-grown owner, Andy, is
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JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK
A close-up look that doesn’t get below the surface
by Michael O’Sullivan
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“Piece of Work” doesn’t fully explore Joan Rivers’s almost pathological work ethic.
There’s a shot of filing cabinets in “Joan Riv- ers: A Piece of Work,” a documentary about the groundbreaking comedian. It’s where Rivers or- ganizes her jokes: alphabetically, and by subject matter. One drawer is labeled “Pets,” and then, as if by afterthought, “Politically Incorrect.”
You might wonder, after watching the film,
why she even bothers with the second category. There are no jokes about pets in the movie, which begins with the celebration of Rivers’s 75th birthday in 2008 and follows her over the course of a year, looking back at her career. There are, however, plenty of politically in- correct ones. A particularly egregious one, which makes fun of first lady Michelle Obama’s reputation for glamour by referring to her as “Blackie O,” is shot down by a chorus of groans from members of Rivers’s inner circle, which in- cludes two assistants, a manager, an agent and numerous other staffers. Both the filing cabinets and the sprawling
staff lend justification to the film’s title, with plays on the comic’s propensity for outrageous- ness along with her formidable work ethic. “She’s an industry,” says one of her employees,
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THE WASHINGTON POST • FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2010
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