May 4

Lucky You

Genre: Drama

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some language and sexual humor)

Cast: Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall, Debra Messing

Story: In the world of high-stakes poker, Huck Cheever is a blaster—a player who goes all out, all the time. But in his personal relationships, Huck plays it tight, expertly avoiding emotional commitments and long-term expectations. When Huck sets out to win the main event of the 2003 World Series of Poker—and the affections of Billie Offer, a young singer from Bakersfield—there is one significant obstacle in his path: his anger toward his father, L.C. Cheever (Robert Duvall), the poker legend who abandoned Huck’s mother years ago.

Director: Curtis Hanson

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Website: LuckyYoumovie.com

September Dawn

Genre: Drama, Romance, Western

MPAA Rating: R (for violence)

Cast: Jon Voight, Trent Ford, Tamara Hope, Terence Stamp, Lolita Davidovich, Dean Cain, John Gries, Taylor Handley, Krisinda Cain, Shaun Johnston

Story: On September 11, 1857 in an unspoiled valley of the Utah Territory-and in the name of God-120 men, women and children were savagely murdered. Who ordered the massacre, and why, has been hidden in a cloak of secrecy and conspiracy. And the reputation of one of the nation’s mightiest religious figures has been preserved and protected. Until now.

Director: Christopher Cain

Studio: Black Diamond Pictures

Website: SeptemberDawn.net

Spider-Man 3

Genre: Action, Adventure

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of intense action violence)

Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Rosemary Harris

Story: In “Spider-Man 3,” based on the legendary Marvel Comics series, Peter Parker has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to M.J. and his duties as a superhero. But there is a storm brewing on the horizon. When his suit suddenly changes, turning jet-black and enhancing his powers, it transforms Peter as well, bringing out the dark, vengeful side of his personality that he is struggling to control. Under the influence of the suit, Peter becomes overconfident and starts to neglect the people who care about him most. Forced to choose between the seductive power of the new suit and the compassionate hero he used to be, Peter must overcome his personal demons as two of the most-feared villains yet, Sandman and Venom, gather unparalleled power and a thirst for retribution to threaten Peter and everyone he loves.

Director: Sam Raimi

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Website: Spiderman3.SonyPictures.com

May 11

28 Weeks Later

Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

MPAA Rating: R (for strong violence and gore, language and some sexuality/nudity)

Cast: Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Imogen Poots, Idris Elba, Mackintosh Muggleton

Story: Six months after the rage virus has annihilated the British Isles, the US Army declares that the war against infection has been won, and that the reconstruction of the country can begin. In the first wave of returning refugees, a family is reunited — but one of them unwittingly carries a terrible secret. The virus is not yet dead, and this time, it is more dangerous than ever.

Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Studio: Fox Atomic

Website: FoxAtomic.com

Delta Farce

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for crude and sexual humor)

Cast: Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, DJ Qualls, Marisol Nichols, Danny Trejo, Keith David

Story: Down on his luck after losing his job and his girlfriend on the same day, Larry decides to join his neighbor, Bill, and his combat- happy buddy, Everett, for a relaxing weekend of drinking and target practice. But when the three hapless guys are mistaken for Army Reservists by the hard-nosed Sergeant Kilgrove, they’re loaded onto an army plane headed for Fallujah, Iraq n and mistakenly ejected in a Humvee somewhere over Mexico. Convinced they’re actually in the Middle East, the clueless wannabe soldiers save a rural village from a siege of bandits and become local heroes

Director: C.B. Harding

Studio: Lionsgate

Website: Not Available

Georgia Rule

Genre: Drama

MPAA Rating: R (for sexual content and some language)

Cast: Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman, Dermot Mulroney, Cary Elwes, Garrett Hedlund

Story: Rebellious teenager Rachel screams, swears, drinks and is—in a word—uncontrollable. With her latest car crash, Rachel has broken the final rule in mom Lily’s San Francisco home. With nowhere else to take the impulsive and rambunctious girl, Lily hauls her daughter to the one place she swore she’d never return…her own mother’s Idaho farm.

Director: Garry Marshall

Studio: Universal Pictures

Website: GeorgiaRulemovie.net

May 18

Shortcut to Happiness

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Dan Aykroyd, Kim Cattrall, Ken Murton, John Savage, Jason Patrick

Story: A down-and-out writer (Anthony Hopkins) sells his soul to the devil in exchange for fame and fortune.

Director: Alec Baldwin

Studio: Yari Film Group Releasing

Website: Not Available

Shrek the Third

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

MPAA Rating: PG (for some crude humor, suggestive content and swashbuckling action)

Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Justin Timberlake, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amy Sedaris, John Krasinski, Ian McShane

Story: When Shrek married Princess Fiona, becoming the next King and Queen of Far, Far Away wasn’t part of the plan. So when his father-in-law, King Harold, falls ill, it is up to Shrek to find a suitable heir or he will be forced to give up his beloved swamp for the throne. Recruiting Donkey and Puss In Boots for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne, Fiona’s rebellious cousin Artie. Back in Far, Far Away, Fiona’s jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. But they have a surprise in store because Fiona, together with her mother, Queen Lillian, has drafted her fellow fairy tale heroines to defend their “happily ever afters.” As Shrek, Donkey and Puss work on changing Artie from a royal pain in the youknow- what into a future king, Fiona and her band of princesses must stop Prince Charming to ensure there will be a kingdom left to rule.

Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui

Studio: DreamWorks Animation

Website: Shrek.com

May 25

Bug

Genre: Psychological Thriller

MPAA Rating: R (for some strong violence, sexuality, nudity, language and drug use)

Cast: Ashley Judd, Harry Connick, Jr., Lynn Collins, Brían O’Byrne, Michael Shannon

Story: A lonely waitress with a tragic past, Agnes rooms in a run-down motel, living in fear of her abusive, recently paroled ex-husband. But when Agnes begins a tentative romance with Peter, an eccentric, nervous drifter, she starts to feel hopeful again – until the first bugs arrive…

Director: William Friedkin

Studio: Lionsgate

Website: Bugthemovie.com

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Genre: Action, Adventure

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of action/adventure violence and some frightening images)

Cast: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Chow Yun-Fat, Stellan Skarsgård, Jack Davenport, Kevin R. McNally, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, Andy Beckwith, Reggie Lee

Story: In the follow-up to the record-breaking smash 2006 hit Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, we find our heroes Will Turner , Elizabeth Swann allied with Captain Barbossa in a desperate quest to free Captain Jack Sparrow from his mind-bending trap in Davy Jones’ locker n while the terrifying ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman and Davy Jones, under the control of the East India Trading Company, wreaks havoc across the Seven Seas. Navigating through treachery, betrayal and wild waters, they must forge their way to exotic Singapore and confront the cunning Chinese Pirate Sao Feng. Now headed beyond the very ends of the earth, each must ultimately choose a side in a final, titanic battle n as not only their lives and fortunes, but the entire future of the freedomloving Pirate way, hangs in the balance.

Director: Gore Verbinski

Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

Website: Disney.com