IRON MAN
Playdate: April 30
Genre: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/ Fantasy and Adaptation
Cast : Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Leslie Bibb, and Gwyneth Paltrow

He’s the Batman of Marvel: rich, intelligent, mysterious, attractive to women, and lives a double-life as a superhero. ButIron Man, despite his similarities with the Dark Knight’s personality has his own interesting story to tell.

Billionaire industrialist and genius inventor Tony Spark, played by Robert Downey Jr. was kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, he decided to build a high-tech suit of armor and escaped his captors and vowed to save the world from the villains as Iron Man.

Note:   
I can’t imagine any other actor portraying Iron Man. Robert Downey Jr. is the man for the robotic suit!
  
Kick-_ss soundtrack!

SPEED RACER
Playdate: May 9
Genre: Action / Family / Sport
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, John Goodman, Royal Allam

Speed Racer is a film adaptation of the 1960s Japanese animated series MachGoGoGo. Anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida first created MachGoGoGo as a manga series in the 1960s, then as a TV anime series in 1967. Today, the masterminds behind The Matrix, Andy and Larry Wachowski bring the Yoshido classic hit into this era, with exciting twists and awesome special effects. 

Speed Racer, played by Emile Hirsch is a young race-car driver who rides the customized, gadget-loaded car, Mach 5.  Instinctive and fearless, Speed’s goal is to win The Crucible, a car racing rally that took the life of his older brother Rex. But his biggest challenge is not the race itself but a powerful mogul who manipulates the game.  
 
Note:
A nice film for the whole family

INDIANA JONES and THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
Playdate: May 22
Genre: Action/Adventure
Cast: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, Karen Allen, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent

The globe-trotting adventure of Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford continues on May 22.

With just one trailer released and no real synopsis, the plot of the latest Indiana Jones sequel remains a mystery up to now. But who cares? It’s Indiana Jones!

Notes:
George Lucas is a genius. Harrison is fantastic. LaBeouf is hot! I’ll watch Indiana Jones.

SEX AND THE CITY
Playdate: MAY 30
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Cast : Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Catrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Christopher Noth

The hit cable series Sex and the City catwalks its way onto the big screen in this feature-film continuation that fans all over have been clamoring for. Sarah Jessica Parker returns once again as Carrie Bradshaw, the style-maven journalist whose romantic exploits were the key focus of the show. Also reprising their roles are Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon, with the series' executive producer Michael Patrick King taking on writing and directing duties. Dreamgirls' Jennifer Hudson co-stars as Carrie's assistant. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

Note:  If you spent nights following the lives of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda on TV, then you must watch the big screen version - the four women’s continuing adventures as they live their lives in Manhattan four years after the series ended.