MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUGUST
MAY 9
Speed Racer (A) (Read the full preview)
Redbelt (B-) David Mamet wrote and directed this martial arts drama
starring Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Then She Found Me (B+) Helen Hunt wrote, directed and stars in this
tale of a woman longing to have a baby when she meets her own birth
mother.
What Happens In Vegas (C) Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher realize
they tied the knot after a wild night in Sin City.
Girls Rock! (B) The lives of four girls are transformed when they
attend the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls in this documentary.
Son of Rambow (B+) Two boys in 1980s England decide to make a home
movie after watching First Blood.
MAY 16
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (A-) The Pevensie family
returns to Narnia to help restore power to the land's rightful heir.
Before the Rains (C) An English spice trader causes a stir when he
falls for a village woman in 1930s India.
My Brother Is an Only Child (B+) Coming-of-age tale centers on two
boys growing up in a small Italian town in the 1960s and '70s.
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (B-) America Ferrera headlines
this story of three generations of Mexican-American women whose love
lives suddenly receive a spark.
MAY 22
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (B) (Read the full preview)
MAY 23
Standard Operating Procedure (A-) (Read the full preview)
Mister Lonely (B) A Michael Jackson look-alike meets a Marilyn Monroe
impersonator, who takes him to her community of celebrity doppelgängers.
Constantine's Sword (B+) Documentary looks at what happens when
religion and military power are combined.
Bra Boys (D+) Documentary looks at Sydney's surf culture.
MAY 30
Sex and the City (A-) (Read the full preview)
The Strangers (C) Three baddies terrorize a couple staying in a
vacation home.
The Fall (C) A bedridden man cheers up a hospitalized girl after she
suffers an injury.
Surfwise (B) Documentary follows a family of surfers who live in a camper on the beach.
Stephen Becker
Published in The Dallas Morning News: 05.04.08