St. Joe Live's Huge 2009 Summer Movie Preview

25 films to watch from May to August

How does Hollywood follow up a summer in which Indiana Jones returned to the big screen, Robert Downey Jr. shined as Iron Man and a black soldier, and "The Dark Knight" shattered box office records the world over? With giant robots, wizards, hippies, cavemen, guinea pig spies, Spock and an Austrian homosexual--that's how! Read on and get your popcorn ready.

MAY 1

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (PG-13) - This film follows Logan (Hugh Jackman) in his early mutant days, seeking revenge against Victor Creed, A.K.A. Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber) for the death of his girlfriend. Ultimately, Logan ends up going through the mutant Weapon-X program and becomes Wolverine. Also stars Ryan Reynolds, Dominic Monaghan and Taylor Kitsch. Click here for the official movie Web site.

MAY 8

"Star Trek" (PG-13) - From director J.J. Abrams comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time. It features a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before. Star Trek explores the early Starfleet careers of future Enterprise officers Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Amanda Grayson (Winona Ryder), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), McCoy (Karl Urban), Sulu (John Cho), and Chekhov (Anton Yelchin). Also stars Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy. Click here for the official movie Web site.

MAY 15

"Angels & Demons" (PG-13) - In the sequel to "The DaVinci Code," Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome to follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival. Also stars Ayelet Zurer and Ewan McGregor. Click here for the official movie Web site.

MAY 21

"Terminator: Salvation" (PG-13) - In post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor (Christian Bale) is bothered by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. John must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, John and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind. Click here for the official movie Web site.

MAY 22

"Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" (PG) - Ben Stiller is joined by several other stars from the original film with the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world's largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, as the backdrop. No major film has ever been shot inside the Smithsonian in Washington before. Also stars Robin Williams, Jonah Hill, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Thomas Lennon and Bill Hader. Click here for the official movie Web site.

JUNE 5

"Land of the Lost" (Not yet rated) - Has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall (Will Ferrell) is sucked through a vortex back through time. Way back. Now, Marshall has no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in an alternate universe full of marauding dinosaurs and fantastic creatures from beyond our world in this comedy. Also stars Danny McBride and Anna Friel. Click here for the official movie Web site.

JUNE 5

"The Hangover" (R) - Two days before his wedding, a soon-to-be groom and his three friends drive to Las Vegas for a blow-out bachelor party they'll never forget. But when they wake up the next morning, they can't remember a thing. For some reason, they find a tiger in the bathroom and a six-month-old baby in the closet of their suite at Caesars Palace. The one thing they can't find is the groom. Stars Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Heather Graham. Click here for the official movie Web site.

JUNE 12

"The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" (R) - New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber's (Denzel Washington) ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. Ryder (John Travolta) and his gang threaten to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. Also stars John Turturro and Luis Guzman. Click here for the official movie Web site.

JUNE 19

"The Proposal" (PG-13) - When high-powered book editor Margaret (Sandra Bullock) faces deportation to her native Canada, the quick-thinking exec declares that she's actually engaged to her unsuspecting assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds), who she's tormented for years. He agrees to participate in the charade, but with a few conditions of his own. The unlikely couple heads to Alaska to meet his quirky family. Also stars Mary Steenburgen, Malin Ackerman and Betty White. Click here for the official movie Web site.

JUNE 19

"Year One" (PG-13) - When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world. Also stars Olivia Wilde, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, David Cross and Oliver Platt. Click here for the official movie Web site.

JUNE 24

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (PG-13) - The Decepticons return to Earth on a mission to take Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) prisoner, after the young hero learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. Joining the mission to protect humankind is Optimus Prime, who forms an alliance with international armies for a second epic battle. Also stars Megan Fox and Rainn Wilson. Click here for the official movie Web site.

JUNE 26

"My Sister's Keeper" (PG-13) - Sara (Cameron Diaz) and Brian (Jason Patric) live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship, ultimately setting off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart. Also stars Abagail Breslin and Alec Baldwin. Click here for the trailer.

JULY 1

"Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" (PG) - Manny (Ray Romano) and Ellie (Queen Latifah) await the birth of their mini-mammoth, Sid (John Leguizamo) gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs and Diego (Denis Leary) wonders if he's growing too "soft" hanging with his pals. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have some close encounters with dinosaurs and a relentless, one-eyed, dino-hunting weasel named Buck (Simon Pegg). Seann William Scott and Joey King also lend their voices to the film. Click here for the official movie Web site.

JULY 1

"Public Enemies" (R) - This epic action-thriller tells the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover's fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. Also stars Marion Cotillard, Giovanni Ribisi and Stephen Dorff. Click here for the official movie Web site.

JULY 10

"Brüno" (R) - After unleashing Borat on the world in 2006, Sacha Baron Cohen brings his next controversial character to the big screen: A gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV." Click here for the official movie Web site.

JULY 15

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (PG) - Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was in the sixth "Harry Potter" installment. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses. Also stars Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Alan Rickman. Click here for the official movie Web site.

JULY 24

"G-Force" (Not yet rated) - Producer Jerry Bruckheimer brings his first 3-D film to the big screen with "G-Force," a Disney comedy adventure about the latest evolution of a covert government program to train animals to work in espionage. Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Tapped for the G-Force are guinea pigs Darwin (Sam Rockwell), Blaster (Tracy Morgan), Juarez (Penelope Cruz) and Speckles (Nicolas Cage). Click here for the official movie Web site.

JULY 24

"The Ugly Truth" (R) - The battle of the sexes heats up when Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl), a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr. Perfect has left her hopelessly single, is teamed with Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), a hardcore TV personality who promises to spill the ugly truth on what makes men and women tick. Click here for the official movie Web site.

JULY 31

"Funny People" (Not yet rated) - When seasoned comedian George Simmons (Adam Sandler) learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship causes him to take a relatively green performer (Seth Rogen) under his wing as his opening act. Also stars Leslie Mann, Jonah Hill and Eric Bana. Click here for the official movie Web site.

AUGUST 7

"G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra" (Not yet rated) - From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos. Stars Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dennis Quaid. Click here for the official movie Web site.

AUGUST 7

"Julie and Julia" (PG-13) - A woman verging on thirty (Amy Adams) and frustrated in a temp secretary job takes on a yearlong culinary quest: Cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's (Meryl Streep) "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." She chronicles her trials and tribulations in a blog that catches on with the food crowd. Click here for the film's IMDb page.

AUGUST 14

"The Post Grad Survival Guide" (PG-13) - Eternal optimist Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) has the most brutal of wake-up calls when she graduates from college and can't find a job, forcing her back home to live with her oddball family. Frustrated with life, she soon realizes that her longtime platonic best friend is the only one who makes everything in her crazy life make sense. Also stars Zach Gilford, Michael Keaton and Carol Burnett. Click here for the film's IMDb page.

AUGUST 14

"Taking Woodstock" (R) - This Ang Lee-directed film is a 1969 true story about Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin), who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the famed happening it was. Also stars Emile Hirsch and Eugene Levy. Click here for the trailer.

AUGUST 21

"Inglourious Basterds" (R) - In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. Stars Brad Pitt, Simon Pegg, Eli Roth, B.J. Novak and Mike Myers. Click here for the official movie Web site.

AUGUST 28

"H2: Halloween 2" (R) - The aftermath of Michael Myers' murderous rampage is seen through the eyes of the sister he hunted in another Rob Zombie-directed chapter of the saga. Stars Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane and Malcolm McDowell. Click here for the official movie Web site.

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