The Sound of My Voice (April 27)
The Sundance 2011 hit finally reaches theaters. It's an artsy tale about a cult founded by a woman who claims to be from the future, from Another Earth co-writer and star Brit Marling. Like Another Earth, this is a very character-focused, intimate story with a huge science fiction backdrop.
The Raven (April 27)
There's a serial killer who's killing people according to the works of pioneering horror author Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) — and only Poe can stop him. Quoth the Raven: WTF! Only really notable because it's the closest we'll ever get to the show about Poe being a detective that failed to get on the air last year.
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (April 27)
The latest stop-motion animated movie from the makers of Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run, and it's easily as good as their earlier works. It's honestly much better if you think of it as being called Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists, the title of the book and the U.K. version. Basically, pirates and Charles Darwin, in Victorian England.
The Avengers (May 4)
The culmination of four years of Marvel superhero movies, this film brings Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, the Incredible Hulk and S.H.I.E.L.D. together to fight Loki and his alien army. By all accounts, director Joss Whedon brings together this huge spandex mish-mash with surprising grace, and delivers a nice, craftsmanlike film. We can't wait.
Dark Shadows (May 11)
Tim Burton reunites with Johnny Depp for their 500th collaboration — a remake of the 1966-1971 soap opera featuring vampire Barnabas Collins, who wakes up in the early 1970s. Judging from the trailers, Burton has gone all-out comedy with this version, which could turn out to be an excellent choice — if he can recapture the old Beetlejuice spirit.
Battleship (May 18)
Already out in the UK, and getting mixed reviews. It's a movie based on a board game, in which aliens come down to Earth and imprison a bunch of naval vessels inside a dome, causing them to play a deadly game... of Battleship. By all accounts, it's pretty similar to the Michael Bay Transformersfilms, so if you liked those, you'll like this.
Lovely Molly (May 18)
A woman moves into her dead father's house, and starts being haunted by painful memories — and that's before a malevolent presence starts targeting her. By all accounts, this is a nice change from the usual "haunted house" movies, because Molly is working class (she's a trucker's wife and mall cleaning woman) and she's also recovering from drug and alcohol abuse, and desperately trying to stay sober.
Other listed ahead...
Hysteria (May 18), Chernobyl Diaries (May 25), Men in Black 3 (May 25), Piranha 3DD (June 1), Snow White and the Huntsman (June 1), Prometheus (June 8), Safety Not Guaranteed (June 8), The Woman in the Fifth (June 15), Brave (June 22), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (June 28).
