What do Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis and Steve Carell have in common with Lindsay Lohan, Avril Lavigne and Al Gore? They’re all appearing on the big screen this month. So, get ready for wacky, scary, entertaining and dramatic movies making their way to the theaters soon.
May 12 opens when an ocean liner capsizes as “Poseidon” storms onto the screen. This remake of 1972’s film “The Poseidon Adventure” stars big names such as Richard Dreyfuss and Kurt Russell. Josh Lucas, Emmy Rossum and even Black Eyed Peas’ Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson also appear in the film. (PG-13)
“Just My Luck,” starring Lohan, also makes its way into theaters this weekend. Lohan stars as Ashley, a 20-something New Yorker who is known for being the luckiest woman in the world. But after she crosses paths with Jake, played by Chris Pine, a down-and-out but hot young man, Ashley’s life begins to spiral out of control as she loses her grip on good fortune. Let’s just hope that Lohan looks better on screen than she does on the terrible poster for this fluffy teen flick. (PG-13)
The long-awaited “The Da Vinci Code” gets decrypted into the theaters May 19. Directed by the amazing Ron Howard and starring the unbeatable Tom Hanks and “Amelie’s” adorable Audrey Tautou as Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu, “The Da Vinci Code” has caused no shortage of controversies – from filming inside the Louvre and Hanks’ hairstyle to religious conspiracies and plagiarism. Will the best-selling novel by Dan Brown translate well onto the screen? You’ll have to see it to find out. (PG-13)
An all-star cast lends their vocal talents to DreamWorks’ “Over the Hedge,” an animated comedy about a naughty raccoon and his best friends trying to resist the lures and fascinations of intruding suburbia. Talents such as Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner, Nick Nolte, Thomas Haden Church, Allison
Janney, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara and even angry-popstar-turned-blonde-poptart Lavigne give life to the rascally animals in this kiddie flick, which hits theaters on May 19. (PG)
A much-anticipated action flick hits the screen on May 26. “X-Men: The Last Stand,” starring Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry and Famke Janssen all return for what’s rumored to be the last X-Men movie (yeah, just wait for the spin-offs). Expect Phoenix, Shadowcat and Angel to all make their mutant debuts, with Beast taking on a larger role in the third installment of this comic book-based movie franchise as well. (Not yet rated)
Gore “stars” in “An Inconvenient Truth,” a documentary that follows the ex-vice president’s crusade to bring awareness to global warming, which comes to the big screen May 26. This limited-release film is roughly based on the lecture Gore has been touring with for years. (PG)
So if the sunshine is too much to handle, there are still plenty of options for entertainment in May. Also look for “Art School Confidential,” “Down in the Valley,” “Hoot” and “See No Evil” this month.