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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

The Children of Huang Shi

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Postal

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MAY 30th:

Sex and the City: The Movie

The Strangers

The Foot Fist Way

Savage Grace

JUNE 6th:

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

JUNE 13th:

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Director: Dennis Dugan
Stars: Adam Sandler (Full Cast)
Studio: Columbia Pictures

The Plot: A Mossad agent (Sandler) orchestrates a scenario that will allow him to move to New York City and reinvent himself as a hairstylist.

THE BUZZ: Sounds like a Sacha Baron Cohen concept to us, but really this is a comedy triangle formed by Sandler, his go-to director Dennis Dugan, and He Who Makes It Funny, Judd Apatow, who wrote Zohan with Sandler and Robert Smigel. Sure, the premise sounds wafer thin and potentially offensive to both secret agents and hair stylists, but, hey, is that a Mariah Carey sighting? Expect the comedy here to go from gross-out to soft-and-matured in three acts.

Message Boards: willing to trade for Zohan script | Song in the Trailer?

Mongol [limited]

Director: Sergei Bodrov
Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Amadu Mamadakov, Khulan Chuluun (Full Cast)
Studio: Picturehouse Entertainment

The Plot: Temudgin, a young Mongol boy, endures years of poverty and torment before forming one of the most powerful empires in human history; as Genghis Khan, the leader extends the Mongol Empire from East Asia to Central Europe -- creating a legacy that lasts for over 150 years.

THE BUZZ: Naw, this isn't a rehash of Nomad, that strange, Jay Hernandez-starring confection Sergei Bodrov co-directed a couple years ago; Mongol is an entirely new curiosity. Already called out by watchdogs who aren't cool with Bodrov's revisionist take on Genghis Khan's rise to power, this is the first chapter of a planned trilogy -- though we imagine the financiers here will wait until the worldwide receipts are tallied before shelling out for a second installment, but if the release date change (December 2007 --> March 2008 --> August 2008) is any indication of investor confidence. But how awesome is this trailer? I love the Yimou Zhang influence.

Message Boards: Answer to Borat? | What is it that makes this movie worthy of an oscar nomination?

Kung Fu Panda

Director: Mark Osborne John Stevenson
Stars: Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie (Full Cast)
Studio: DreamWorks Animation

The Plot: Po (Black), a reluctant panda bear, is recruited by a team of Kung Fu masters and trained in the ways of the ancient martial art in order to protect the Valley of Peace from an evil snow leopard.

THE BUZZ: Just when you thought it wasn't possible to out blitz Bee Movie's ad nauseam marketing crusade for an animated movie lacking green ogres, penguins or Pixar, this cuddly black-and-white slacker comes along and starts telling us to turn off our cell phones before every single movie! Okay, we get it, build awareness, create interest. But really, aren't pandas and kung fu pretty interesting on their own already? Still, gotta hand it to D'Works for booking another Stiller, er, stellar voiceover cast. Black's got skills for drawing in the JanSport set and Jolie can finally take Shiloh and Maddox to see mommy on the big screen.

Message Boards: Wall-E will own this movie. | Holy crap! Tigress is a chick?!

The Promotion [limited]

Director: Steve Conrad
Stars: Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly (Full Cast)
Studio: Third Rail Releasing

The Plot: Dueling assistant managers of a local grocery store (Scott and Reilly) vie for a coveted promotion to manage the bigger, fancier store soon to be opened by their corporate employers.

THE BUZZ: Chances are this indie dramedy written and directed by Steve Conrad (screenwriter of the surprisingly successful The Pursuit of Happyness and the surprisingly unsuccessful The Weather Man) will be the breakout hit of 2008. Says who? Just about every reviewer/blogger type who saw the movie at SXSW earlier this year. Watch the trailer to see if it looks worth the hype. And if you aren't tired of linking elsewhere, check out this interview with Conrad at SXSW back in March.

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