Popcorn adventures: Movies for all tastes
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A year ago, who might have imagined that the future best picture of 2009 (Oscar winner "The Hurt Locker") was waiting right there on the late July calendar for moviegoers to discover?
Summertime is all about treating the children to the drive-in, dropping the tweens at the multiplex and permitting the teens to see "Twilight" until they exhaust their spending money. Older moviegoers will find a few nuggets, too.
As usual, dates are subject to change. Here are commercial releases coming our way.
TODAY
"Robin Hood" -- Director Ridley Scott and leading man Russell Crowe reunite with this adventure about the birth of the Robin Hood legend.
"Letters to Juliet" -- Romantic drama starring Amanda Seyfried as an American who travels to Verona and joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters to Juliet seeking advice about love. After answering one from 1957, she inspires its author (Vanessa Redgrave) to seek out a long-lost love.
"Just Wright" -- Romantic comedy starring Queen Latifah as a physical therapist who scores a great gig working with a pro basketball player (Common). She falls for him, but he tumbles for her childhood friend (Paula Patton) who wants to be an NBA trophy wife.
MAY 21
"Shrek Forever After" -- Longing for the days when he felt like a real ogre, Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smooth-talking Rumpelstiltskin. That lands Shrek in an alternate version of Far Far Away in this fourth installment, in 3-D.
"MacGruber" -- Will Forte brings his "Saturday Night Live" clueless soldier of fortune to the big screen in an action comedy also starring Val Kilmer, Ryan Phillippe and Kristen Wiig.
"The Secret of Kells" -- Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come together in a story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times in this Oscar-nominated animated feature.
MAY 27
"Sex and the City 2" -- The four fashionistas head to Abu Dhabi, where Carrie runs into a former beau while the others have crises involving children, work and the eternal quest for youthfulness and sensational shoes.
MAY 28
"Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" -- A rogue prince (Jake Gyllenhaal) reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess (Gemma Arterton), and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger that will allow its owner to rule the world.
JUNE 4
"Marmaduke" -- The Great Dane makes the leap from the comic pages to the big screen, with a little help from Owen Wilson who speaks for Marmaduke. He's living large in Orange County, Calif., but having trouble fitting in with new four-legged friends and a potential romantic interest.
First Published May 14, 2010 12:00 am
