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Indystar.com Week-by-week list of summer movies (sarah michelle gellar mention)Sunday 30 April 2006, by Webmaster June 23 "Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties." Hoosier Jim Davis’ lasagna-loving comic strip cat Garfield stars in a combination live action and CGI animation comedy about Garfield being mistaken for a regal cat who has inherited a castle in England. "Waist Deep." An ex-con (Tyrese Gibson) tries to go straight for his young son, but when Junior is kidnapped in a carjacking and winds up in the hands of a criminal leader (hip-hop superstar The Game), the father must turn to a street-smart hustler (Meagan Good) for help. "Click." Adam Sandler stars as an architect with not much time for his wife (Kate Beckinsale). Shopping for a universal remote control for the TV, he’s given a magical remote by Morty (Christopher Walken). Each click lets him control his career and personal life, until the remote takes away his control and dictates his choices. "Twelve and Holding." A twin is murdered by mistake and surviving friends must struggle with grief, love and self-esteem in this coming-of-age tale. June 30 "The Devil Wears Prada." Meryl Streep plays a tough fashion magazine editor and Anne Hathaway co-stars as her small-town assistant trying to survive the big city and her boss. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name. "Superman Returns." Brandon Routh, who resembles a young Christopher Reeve, dons the Man of Steel’s cape and faces the realization that Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has gotten on with her life, just as society has managed to survive without him. But guess what? He’s still needed. July 7 "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest." Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley return with the continuing misadventures of Jack Sparrow. July 14 "Once In a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos." The rise and fall of America’s first great soccer team is told in this documentary, filled with interviews including Marv Albert, Henry Kissinger and Mia Hamm. "Pathfinder." A young Norse boy is raised by the Indians his kinsmen tried to destroy; years later, he defends the villagers to stop the death and destruction when the Vikings return. Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood and Russell Means star. "You, Me and Dupree." Carl (Matt Dillon) is happy to rescue his homeless friend Dupree (Owen Wilson) temporarily, but when he charms Carl’s new wife (Kate Hudson), the neighbors and his wife’s father (Michael Douglas), the threesome becomes a catastrophe. July 21 "My Super Ex-Girlfriend." How do you break up with your superhero girlfriend? Not without big trouble. Luke Wilson plays the boyfriend, Uma Thurman is the woman with the extraordinary powers. "Lady in the Water." A nymph-like character living in passageways beneath a building’s swimming pool must enlist the aid of people living in the building to help her return to her world without being killed by the vicious creatures stalking her. Paul Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard star in this M. Night Shyamalan thriller. "Monster House." Three kids do battle with a house that threatens whoever crosses its path in this thrill-ride, computer-animated film starring Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Kevin James. July 28 "Barnyard." Filmed in CGI, "Barnyard" tells the real story of what happens when a farmer turns his back and a carefree cow gets to sing, dance and play tricks on humans. Kevin James, Courteney Cox Arquette, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes and Andie MacDowell are in the cast. "Miami Vice." Cops Sonny Crockett (Colin Farrell) and Ricardo Tubbs (Jamie Foxx) go undercover transporting drugs into South Florida, while looking for three murderers, in an updated version of the old TV series. "John Tucker Must Die." When three popular girls find out they’ve been dating the same school Romeo, they enlist a new girl in town to break his heart. Arielle Kebbel, Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow and Ashanti Douglas star. "Little Miss Sunshine." A motley family treks from Albuquerque to Redondo Beach, Calif., to fulfill the dreams of 7-year-old Olive, who wants to compete in the Little Miss Sunshine pageant. Alan Arkin, Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell and Toni Collette star. "A Scanner Darkly." A paranoid world of the future is imagined, where everyone is under surveillance at the hands of the government. Animation and live action are melded. Keanu Reeves stars. "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." Will Farrell tackles NASCAR in this comedy, playing racing sensation Ricky Bobby, a fearless driver who usually finishes first, with his best pal Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly) in second place. "The Night Listener." Robin Williams, Toni Collette and Bobby Cannavale star in a psychological thriller about a late-night radio host who develops an intense relationship with a young listener and his mother as his own life is undergoing changes. "The Ant Bully." In this animated family adventure, a 10-year-old boy who is new in town is bullied and takes out his frustration on an anthill. A magic potion lets the ants shrink the boy, who is forced to live like an ant, which teaches him all sorts of lessons. Nicolas Cage, Bruce Campbell, Zach Tyler Eisen, Paul Giamatti, Julia Roberts, Regina King, Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin provide the all-star voices. "Jet Li’s Fearless." Jet Li plays real-life Huo Yuanjia, China’s most famous martial arts fighter at the turn of the 20th century, who faces daunting personal tragedy before fighting his way to the top. Aug. 9 "World Trade Center." Only 20 people were rescued from the World Trade Center site after two towers collapsed. Oliver Stone tells the story of John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno, two Port Authority policemen who were the 18th and 19th people to be rescued, in a story of heroism and survival. Nicolas Cage and Michael Pena star. Aug. 11 "The Reaping." Science doesn’t explain what’s happening in a small Louisiana town that’s suffering from what seems to be Biblical plagues. Hilary Swank plays a former Christian missionary, who is now a religious phenomena debunker, in this supernatural thriller. "Accepted." After being rejected by eight colleges and worried about what his parents will say, a high school senior and his equally rejected friends set up their own university, calling it South Harmon Institute of Technology (you supply the acronym). Justin Long, Jonah Hill and Maria Thayer star. "Zoom." Tim Allen, Courteney Cox Arquette and Chevy Chase star in a comedy about an out-of-shape former superhero (Allen) known as Captain Zoom, who is called back into action to turn a new generation of kids into superheroes to help save the world. "Step Up." Channing Tatum plays a teenager who trashes a high school for the performing arts and is assigned to clean it up. A dancer there takes him under her wing. Aug. 18 "Snakes on a Plane." Hundreds of deadly snakes are let loose on a commercial airliner transporting a witness to a crime lord’s trial. Samuel L. Jackson stars as an FBI agent. "Trust the Man." Julianne Moore, David Duchovny and Billy Crudup star in a sophisticated comedy about love in New York. The escapades of two couples are followed as they go about their daily lives. "The Messengers." A North Dakota family is torn apart by suspicion, mayhem and murder when an ominous darkness invades what seems to be a serene sunflower farm. Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller and John Corbett star. Aug. 25 "How to Eat Fried Worms." An 11-year-old boy agrees to eat 10 worms to meet a bully’s challenge. Based on the popular Thomas Rockwell book. "Idlewild." Andre Benjamin, Antwan A. Patton, Paula Patton, Terrence Howard, Patti LaBelle and Ving Rhames star in an original musical about two struggling performers. It’s set against a 1930s speakeasy backdrop. "Beerfest." American brothers Todd and Jan Wolfhouse travel to Germany to spread their grandfather’s ashes at Oktoberfest and stumble upon a secret underground beer competition. They return the next year with a team of super drinkers to kick the butts of their nasty German cousins. Jay Chandrasekhar and Erik Stolhanske star. "Crossover." A basketball player with natural talent wants to use his basketball scholarship to become a doctor, while the friend who served time for him has less ambitious plans. Their lives change on a trip to Los Angeles. Anthony Mackie and Wesley Jonathan star. "The Science of Sleep." A man’s daily life is ordinary, but then he begins to dream incredible dreams, which start to invade his waking hours. Gael Garcia Bernal stars. In English/French with subtitles. "Invincible." Mark Wahlberg plays a football fan who loses his job and his wife, and shows up for an open tryout for the Philadelphia Eagles. No need to guess. He makes the team. Sept. 1 "The Return." A young Midwestern woman fears she’s going crazy after having supernatural visions, and seeing the murder of a woman she’s never met at the hands of a killer who may be targeting her. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars. |