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The summer of 2009 movie season, expected to be a record breaking money earner year despite the recession, is bringing you a selection of characters so wild you probably couldn't imagine it if you tried.
Of course, the 2009 lineup includes everything one expects from the summer film season, sequels ("Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,"), remakes ("Land of the Lost"), gross-out comedies ("The Hangover") and Eddie Murphy ("Imagine That").
But for the discriminating viewer here are several upcoming releases, big and small, that give you a perfect excuse to get away from the summer heat to bask in the movie theater's air conditioning.
"Rudo y Cursi"
Carlos Cuaron's Sundance hit about two brothers (played by Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna) scraping by as laborers in rural Mexico, until a scout signs them as star athletes on rival soccer teams, expanded to wide release on May 8. Significantly, Cuaron partnered closely with brother, Alfonso Cuaron for this film about brothers that looks to be both uniquely funny and tender.
"Terminator Salvation"
Christian Bale's obscene on-set rant has already found fame on the YouTube circuit, so now its time to see him turn that anger on some bad guys. Bale stars as John Conner, leading the human resistance against killer robots. Released May 21.
"Whatever Works"
In Woody Allen's latest film, an eccentric, deep-thinker (Larry David) marries a Southern girl less than half his age (Evan Rachel Wood), exchanging his upper-class existence for a more bohemian life and distressing her parents along the way. Released June 19.
"Public Enemies"
Johnny Depp goes Depression-era gangster as former Public Enemy #1, John Dillinger in Michael Mann's action- drama, packed with great suits, classic cars and submachine guns. Christian Bale appears as the man who is hunting him down and Billy Crudup is J. Edgar Hoover. Released July 1.
"Bruno"
In the style of "Borat," Sacha Baron Cohen pushes the envelope of good taste, this time as a gay Austrian fashion icon touring America in search of what is cool.
Cohen's crazy antics during Milan Fashion Week made newspapers and the film originally warranted an NC-17 rating, so there's sure to be plenty of classic Cohen insanity. Released July 10.
"(500) Days of Summer"
Zooey Deschanel makes her bid for rom-com leading lady stardom, as she and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star in this Sundance hit, an off-beat comedy about a greeting-card writer and his on-again/off-again girlfriend. The film follows Gordon-Levitt as he relives the couple's 500 day relationship, trying to figure out where things went wrong. Released July 17.
"Taking Woodstock"
A period-comedy about Woodstock (yes, that Woodstock) that tells the true story of a young man (played by comedian, Demetri Martin) who inadvertently triggers what turns out to be an era-defining rock festival in a farmer's field. Ang Lee seems an unusual choice to direct this film, but the pairing and subject matter bode well. The release date is set to land on the 40th anniversary of the actual Woodstock festival. Released August 14.
"The Time Traveler's Wife"
In a new kind of star-crossed love story, Eric Bana plays a Chicago librarian whose genetic disposition causes him to involuntarily cross time, which complicates his relationships with his one true love Rachel McAdams, who is no stranger to summer blockbuster love stories. Released August 14.
"Inglourious Basterds"
The film that Quentin Tarantino has been talking about making for years opens to wide release in August. Inspired by a 1978 exploitation film, Brad Pitt stars as the leader of a group of Jewish-American GIs who rampage through Europe during World War II, scalping Nazis. Yes, scalping. Released August 21.
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