Calendar of summer movie releases
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A week-by-week calendar of summer's other significant releases. (All dates are subject to change.)
May 16
How the Garcia Sisters Spent Their Summer Ugly Betty's America Ferrera is one of the stars of this comedy about three generations of Mexican-American women.
Short Order This Irish import offers a heaping helping of romantic quirk set in a struggling restaurant in a neglected cul-de-sac.
My Brother Is an Only Child Two brothers come of age in a small Italian town in the '60s and '70s.
May 23
Standard Operating Procedure Documentarian Errol Morris investigates the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison.
Constantine's Sword Oscar-nominated documentarian Oren Jacoby explores the life and work of author and former priest James Carroll.
Bra Boys The title refers to a gang of Aussie surfers in this doc about their changing beachside suburb.
Mister Lonely Kids writer Harmony Korine directs this unusual story centered on a group of celebrity impersonators living in a Scottish commune.
Postal Uwe Boll, one of the most hated directors in Hollywood, leads this sure-to-offend comedy about a down-on-his-luck loser who teams with his cult-leader uncle (Dave Foley) to rob an amusement park, only to learn that the Taliban has the same idea.
May 30
The Strangers Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman are menaced by masked invaders in a remote vacation home in this horror thriller.
Savage Grace Tom Kalin (Swoon) directs this true-crime thriller about the 1972 murder of socialite Barbara Daly Baekeland (Julianne Moore).
June 6
Kung Fu Panda Jack Black plays an animated panda bear, which sounds even more annoying than Jack Black playing a real person.
You Don't Mess With Zohan A Mossad agent (Adam Sandler) fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hairstylist. Hey, it could happen.
The Foot Fist Way This Will Ferrell-backed tae kwon do comedy stars Danny McBride.
The Children of Huang Shi Jonathan Rhys Meyers is a British journalist who helps save children orphaned during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
Stuck Stuart Gordon directs this thriller (loosely based on a Fort Worth incident) in which a retirement-home caregiver (Mena Suvari) hits a man (Stephen Rhea) with her car and leaves him stuck in her windshield.
June 13
The Happening More spooky business from director M. Night Shyamalan with Mark Wahlberg, John Leguizamo and Zooey Deschanel.
June 20
When Did You Last See Your Father? Colin Firth struggles to make peace with his terminally ill father (Jim Broadbent) during the last days of his life.
Religulous Comedian Bill Maher takes a decidedly cynical look at the current state of world religion.
June 27
Wanted James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman star in this effects-laden actioner about super assassins.
July 2
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl This drama starring Abigail Breslin as a girl growing up during the Great Depression is the first feature film based on the American Girl line of dolls.
July 4
Brick Lane A Bangladeshi woman leaves her family behind for a new life (and an arranged marriage) in London.
July 11
Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3-D The Jules Verne classic comes to life again in three dimensions with star Brendan Fraser dueling dinos 'neath the Earth's crust.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) directs the sequel to his comic book-based action film about a wisecracking, kitten-loving hell spawn who's called upon to save the world.
Meet Dave This Eddie Murphy comedy is about a crew of miniature aliens driving a human-shaped spaceship (Murphy) and trying to save their world. They hit a snag when their ship falls for Tyra Banks.
Encounters at the End of the World Werner Herzog's latest documentary is about the unusual inhabitants of a town in Antarctica.
July 18
Mamma Mia One of the greatest pieces of musical fluff in Broadway history comes to the big screen with Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan. Just one look and we can hear a death knell ring.
Space Chimps Andy Samberg monkeys around as one of the simian leads in this computer-animated feature about chimp astronauts trying to defeat an evil alien (voiced by Jeff Daniels).
July 25
American Teen This critically acclaimed documentary follows four Indiana students trying to cope with whatever life throws at them.
Step Brothers Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly star as two adult losers living at home who are thrown together when their single parents get married. Judd Apatow produces, natch.
Brideshead Revisited The 1945 Evelyn Waugh novel is back with heavy-hitter stars Emma Thompson and Michael Gambon.
Aug. 1
Swing Vote In a strange (and entirely preposterous) turn of events, the fate of a presidential election comes down to the single vote of Kevin Costner. Heaven help us.
He's Just Not That Into You Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Connelly and Drew Barrymore star in this big-screen adaptation of the bestselling book.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor In case you didn't have enough computer-animated bandaged bad guys in your life, Brendan Fraser returns (with Jet Li) to dig up more of them.
The Rocker After being kicked out of a metal band on the verge of platinum-album success, The Office's Rainn Wilson tries to recapture the glory days by playing in his nephew's emo band.
Choke Sam Rockwell is a sex-addicted theme-park worker who covers his mom's hospital bills by pretending to choke on food and mooching off his saviors.
Henry Poole Is Here Luke Wilson is a wannabe recluse whose plans are foiled when a stain on his stucco wall is rumored to possess miraculous powers.
Aug. 8
Blindness City of Men director Fernando Meirelles helms this story of a doctor's wife (Julianne Moore) who is the only sighted person left in a town that is mysteriously struck blind.
Eagle Eye Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan must work together to escape a suburban terrorist cell in which they've been forced to work.
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Those magical blue jeans are back with the continuing adventures of America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, Blake Lively and Alexis Bledel.
Aug. 15
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Settle down, it's just an animated feature to set up a new Cartoon Network series.
Dragonball Director James Wong and producer Stephen Chow bring the video game and anime hit to the big screen with James Marsters and Chow Yun Fat.
The International Run, Lola, Run director Tom Tykwer tells this story of an Interpol agent looking into a powerful bank's role in an international arms-dealing ring. It stars Clive Owen and Naomi Watts.
Tropic Thunder A group of war-movie actors (including Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.) find themselves playing soldier for real.
Aug. 22
Case 39 Renee Zellweger is a social worker trying to save a young girl from her abusive parents in this horror film.
The House Bunny Ana Faris is a dejected Playboy bunny who tries to bring a sorority of misfits up to snuff.
Wild Child A rebellious Malibu teen princess (Emma Roberts) gets shipped overseas to attend a strict English boarding school.
Hamlet 2 Steve Coogan is a failed actor-turned-drama teacher pushing his students to stage a musical sequel to Hamlet.
Crossing Over Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Sean Penn and Ashley Judd take on immigration in this drama.
The Accidental Husband Uma Thurman is a radio talk-show host whose bad advice to a listener backfires on her in an unexpected way in this comedy.
Aug. 29
Vicki Cristina Barcelona Woody Allen directs this comedy set in Spain and starring Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson.
Towelhead Alan Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under) directs this story of an Arab-American girl trying to fit in after relocating to Houston during the Gulf War.
Babylon A.D. Vin Diesel returns to his sci-fi origins as a mercenary who's escorting a woman from Russia to China but is unaware that her body hosts an organism that some believe may help produce the next Messiah.
Traitor Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels and Don Cheadle star in this thriller about a special operative targeted by the CIA.
-- Compiled by Todd Camp
