Summer Movies

As usual, the summer is dumping ground for prick (Iron Man) and chick (Sex and the City) flicks alike. You'll get your explosions (The Hulk) and your laughs (Tropic Thunder). Watch out for the new Indiana Jones to see Harrison Ford battle archaeological arthritis. And coming 109 days too late for 4/20, head to The Pineapple Express to assuage your summer burns.

Iron Man: May 2nd

Speed Racer: May 9th

The Chronicles

of Narnia: Prince

Caspian: May 16th

Indiana Jones and the

Kingdom of the Crystal

Skull: May 22nd

Sex and the

City: May 30th

Kung Fu Panda: June 6th

The Incredible Hulk: June 13th

The Love Guru: June 20th

WALL-E: June 27th

Hancock: July 2nd

Gonzo: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson: July 4th

Hellboy II: July 11th

Batman: The Dark Knight: July 18th

The Pineapple Express: August 8th

Tropic Thunder:

August 15th

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