May:
"The Fall" -- A bedridden man in early Hollywood spins wild fantasies to encourage a young girl at the same hospital.
"How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer" -- America Ferrera and Elizabeth Pena star in a comedy about three generations of Mexican-American women.
"Made of Honor" -- Patrick Dempsey covertly romances his best pal (Michelle Monaghan) after she asks him to be "maid of honor" at her wedding.
"Meet Bill" -- A lingerie saleswoman (Jessica Alba) helps turn life around for a loser (Aaron Eckhart).
"Noise" -- Tim Robbins stars as a man who turns vigilante to combat the constant racket of Manhattan.
"Redbelt" -- David Mamet directs Chiwetel Ejiofor as a man of honor in a corrupt world of mixed martial arts fighting.
"Son of Rambow" -- A British charmer follows two wildly different boys who team up to make their own "Rambo" action flick.
"The Strangers" -- A couple (Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman) face terror as masked intruders invade their home.
"War, Inc." -- A hit man (John Cusack) poses as a corporate flunky to pull off an assassination in a war-torn country. The dark satire co-stars Hilary Duff.
"What Happens in Vegas" -- Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher are scheming strangers who wed on a whim then battle over a Vegas fortune they've won.
June:
"The Happening" -- M. Night Shyamalan's latest features Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel in a tale of a couple running from an apocalyptic terror.
"Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" -- Abigail Breslin stars as a plucky Depression-era girl in an adaptation from the American Girl book series.
"The Love Guru" -- Mike Myers is a self-help weirdo trying to patch things up between a hockey star and his wife. With Jessica Alba and Justin Timberlake.
"The Promotion" -- John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott are supermarket workers duking it out for a management job.
"Wanted" -- Angelina Jolie's an operative for a secret agency who helps train a dormant prodigy (James McAvoy) to use his super abilities. With Morgan Freeman.
July:
"American Teen" -- It's the "Breakfast Club" in real life with this teen documentary about a jock, a nerd, a stud, a popular girl and an artsy one.
"Brideshead Revisited" -- Hayley Atwell, Ben Whishaw and Emma Thompson star in an update of Evelyn Waugh's 1930s-era classic.
"Gonzo" -- Director Alex Gibney's documentary examines the outrageous life of boozing, drug-abusing writer Hunter S. Thompson.
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army" -- Ron Perlman and director Guillermo del Toro reunite for another adventure about the superhero from way down under.
"The Longshots" -- An ex-high school jock (Ice Cube) coaches his niece (Keke Palmer), the first girl to play Pop Warner football.
"Mamma Mia!" -- Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and the music of ABBA highlight this musical about a woman sorting out which of three old flames is the dad to walk her daughter down the aisle at her wedding.
"Religulous" -- Bill Maher goes globe-trotting to talk with people about God and religion.
"Space Chimps" -- Stanley Tucci and Cheryl Hines provide voices for an animated tale of lower primates in space.
"Step Brothers" -- Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are adult slackers who become family when one's mom marries the other's dad.
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