Only the strong survive

June 6

The Eye

Thriller

Palm

With: Lee Sin-je, Lawrence Chou, Chutcha Rujinanon, Candy Lo.

The idea: Corneal transplant has interesting side effects, including clairvoyance and foresight.

Writers: Oxide & Danny Pang, Jo Jo Hui Yuet Chun.

Directors: The Pangs.

So? Goose-bump city.

Prozac Nation

Drama

Miramax

With: Christina Ricci, Jessica Lange.

The idea: Girl’s bright promise is crushed by depression.

Writers: Frank Deasy and Larry Gross; based on the book by Elizabeth Wurtzel; adaptation by Gail Neiderhoffer.

Director: Erik Skjoldbjaerg.

So? Wasted.

2 Fast 2 Furious

Action

Universal

With: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser.

The idea: Ex-cop, ex-con, undercover agent, fast cars.

Writers: Michael Brandt & Derek Haas; based on characters created by Gary Scott Thompson.

Director: John Singleton.

So? Accelerated Singleton.

Whale Rider

Drama

Newmarket Films

With: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis.

The idea: Girl’s presence complicates matters as a Maori tribe searches for a new leader.

Writer-director: Niki Caro.

So? Magical import.

June 13

Capturing the Friedmans

Documentary

HBO/Magnolia Pictures

With: Arnold and Elaine Friedman and their three sons.

The idea: The disintegration of a Long Island family when the father is accused of trafficking in child pornography, and worse.

Director: Andrew Jarecki.

So? Compelling and very disturbing.

Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

Comedy

New Line

With: Eric Christian Olsen, Derek Richardson, Eugene Levy, Luis Guzman, Mimi Rogers.

The idea: Prequel situates the brainless duo in high school.

Writers: Robert Brener and Tom Gammil & Will Gluck; story by Brener; based on characters created by Peter Farrelly & Bennett Yellin & Bobby Farrelly.

Director: Troy Miller.

So? Levy and Guzman lend comic credibility.

From Justin to Kelly

Musical

Fox

With: Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini.

The idea: The “American Idol” stars go to a beach party.

Writer: Kim Fuller.

Director: Robert Iscove.

So? Reality snipes.

The Heart of Me

Drama

ThinkFilm

With: Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, Paul Bettany, Eleanor Bron.

The idea: Two sisters fall for the same man in the years before and after World War II.

Writer: Lucinda Coxon; based on the novel “The Echoing Grove” by Rosamond Lehmann.

Director: Thaddeus O’Sullivan.

So? A tad dry.

Jet Lag

Comedy

Miramax

With: Juliette Binoche, Jean Reno, Sergi Lopez.

The idea: Chance meeting at a Paris airport sets romance in motion.

Writers: Daniele Thompson, Christopher Thompson.

Director: Daniele Thompson.

So? Love on a layover?

Love the Hard Way

Drama

Kino International

With: Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Jon Seda, August Diehl, Pam Grier.

The idea: Sleazeball and saint plunge into a torrid affair, with unfortunate results.

Writers: Marie Noelle, Peter Sehr.

Director: Sehr.

So? Implausible.

No Turning Back

Drama

Kino

With: Jesus Nebot, Lindsay Price, Chelsea Rendon.

The idea: Widowed Honduran and his 6-year-old son try to start a new life in Southern California.

Writer-directors: Nebot, Julia Montejo.

So? Harrowing.

Rugrats Go Wild

Animated adventure

Paramount

With: Voices of Nancy Cartwright, Lacey Chabert, Tim Curry, E.G. Daily, Flea.

The idea: The Pickleses meet the Thornberrys on a deserted island.

Writer: Kate Boutilier.

Directors: Norton Virgien, John Eng.

So? Bruce Willis utters the first words from Spike the dog.

June 20

Alex & Emma

Comedy

Warner Bros.

With: Luke Wilson, Kate Hudson, Sophie Marceau, David Paymer.

The idea: New stenographer complicates author’s effort to finish book -- which is literally a matter of life or death.

Writers: Jeremy Leven and Adam Scheinman & Andy Scheinman & Rob Reiner.

Director: Reiner.

So? Potential chemistry.

Bollywood/Hollywood

Comedy-musical

Magnolia Pictures

With: Rahul Khanna, Lisa Ray, Moushumi Chatterjee, Dina Pathak.

The idea: An Indian man pulls a ruse to meet his mother’s requirements for his bride.

Writer-director: Deepa Mehta.

So? Good credentials, but....

Friday Night

Drama

Wellspring

With: Valerie Lemercier, Vincent Lindon.

The idea: A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a young Parisian woman.

Writers: Emmanuele Bernheim, Claire Denis; based on Bernheim’s novel.

Director: Denis.

So? Anxiety and sex.

The Good, the Bad

and the Ugly (1966)

Western

MGM Classics

With: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef.

The idea: The Man With No Name, 37 years later.

Writers: Luciano Vicenzioni & Sergio Leone; story by Agenore Incrocci & Furio Scarpelli and Vicenzioni & Leone.

Director: Leone.

So? Third of the classic spaghetti westerns that made Eastwood a movie star.

The Hulk

Action

Universal

With: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, Nick Nolte.

The idea: Green giant confronts three other super-mutants from the same experiment that created him.

Writer: James Schamus.

Director: Ang Lee.

So? Adventure with a pedigree.

Langrishe, Go Down

Drama

Castle Hill

With: Jeremy Irons, Judi Dench, Annette Crosbie, Susan Williamson, Margaret Whiting, Harold Pinter.

The idea: Fallen aristocrat embarks on passionate affair with unscrupulous academic.

Writer: Pinter, based on an Aidan Higgins novel.

Director: David Jones.

So? Unusual belated theatrical release for a 1978 British telefilm.

The Legend of Suriyothai

Drama

Sony Pictures Classics

With: M.L. Piyapas Bhirombhakdi, Sarunyoo Wongkrchang, Pongpat Wachirabunjong.

The idea: Intrigue, coups, assassinations and invasions in the 16th century Siamese court.

Writers: Chatri Chalerm Yukol, Sunait Chutintaranond.

Director: Chatri Chalerm Yukol (recut by Francis Ford Coppola).

So? Impressively opulent.

Wash Dry & Spin Out

Psychological drama

Running Entertainment

With: Tyler Lindsay, Randy Thomas and Jason Morck.

The idea: A trio of psychos terrorizes patrons of an L.A. Laundromat.

Writer-director: Dan Patton.

So? And you thought laundry was dull.

June 27

The Cuckoo

Drama

Sony Pictures Classics

With: Anni-Kristiina Jusso, Viktor Bychkov, Ville Haapasalo.

The idea: World War II enemies -- a Finnish sniper and a Russian captain -- take refuge at a Lapp woman’s farm, and none of them speak the same language.

Writer-director: Alexander Rogozhkin.

So? Promising premise.

Dracula: Pages From a Virgin’s Diary

Vampire ballet

Zeitgeist

With: Zhang Wei-Qian, Tara Birtwhistle, Dave Moroni.

The idea: Adaptation of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s interpretation of the Bram Stoker standby.

Writer: Mark Godden (wrote ballet), based on “Dracula.”

Director: Guy Maddin.

So? Canadian filmmaker Maddin’s 2000 short, “The Heart of the World,” won numerous international awards.

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Animated adventure

DreamWorks

With: Voices of Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joseph Fiennes.

The idea: Swaggering seafarer faces off against the goddess of chaos.

Writer: John Logan.

Directors: Tim Johnson and Patrick Gilmore.

So? High adventure.

28 Days Later

Thriller

Fox Searchlight

With: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns.

The idea: Virus infects Brits with savagely homicidal rage and turns London into a ghost town.

Writer: Alex Garland.

Director: Danny Boyle.

So? Uncannily topical. And scary.

Valentin

Drama

Miramax

With: Carmen Maura, Rodriguo Nora, Julieta Cardinli, Mex Urtizberea.

The idea: An Argentine boy is the subject of this autobiographical coming-of-age tale.

Writer-director: Alejandro Agresti.

So? Appealing.

June TBA

Camera Obscura

Thriller

Fish Eye Films

With: Adam Trese, Ariadna Gil, Cully Fredricksen, VJ Foster.

The idea: LAPD crime-scene photographer confronts his fears by distorting reality.

Writer-director: Hamlet Sarkissian.

So? More than 2 years old, but in an odd way, topical.