This looks like a cute, sexy, funny movie; a subtitled French film you might see at a film festival or arthouse theater.

"The Girl From Monaco" is about a high-priced Parisian lawyer named Bertrand (Fabrice Luchini) who travels to Monaco to defend a wealthy woman accused of murder. He discovers that his bodyguard, the scowling Christophe (Roschdy Zem), can be useful in a variety of ways. But then they run into a stunning – and dangerous - TV weathergirl, played Louise Bourgoin.

Directed by Anne Fontaine, it’s rated R for some sexual content and language. Arrives in theaters July 3, 2009.

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Zac Efron may be moving beyond Disney-type movies, but it seems like his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens is sticking with the tried-and-true formula.

Hudgens ("High School Musical") and Alyson Michalka ("Phil of the Future," "Aly and AJ") are starring in "Bandslam," due in theaters Aug. 14, 2009. Michalka plays a gifted singer-songwriter who recruits a new kid in town (Gaelan Connell, "Chocolat") to manage her rock band. Her main motivation? Go up against her egotistical ex-boyfriend (Scott Porter, "Friday Night Lights") and his band at a battle of the bands competition. Meanwhile, Sam (Hudgens) and Will find romance.

My first instinct is this sounds a lot like "High School Musical" kicked up to a PG rating (for some thematic elements and mild language). But it’s produced by Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and distributed by Summit Entertainment ("Twilight"), so it might surprise me. It will definitely appeal to fans of Hudgens and Michalka. Are you looking forward to this movie?

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Sacha Baron Cohen is one of those actor-comedians you either get or you don’t. Well, maybe that’s too cut and dried for him, because there were some parts of "Borat" that I thought were hysterically funny (two naked guys fighting in a hotel hallway, anyone?), but there were also parts of that movie that didn’t really strike me as funny. And maybe they’re not supposed to.

Anyway, he’s back in "Bruno," playing a flamboyant Austrian fashionista who comes to America and shakes things up. Frequent collaborator Larry Charles is directing. It’s rated R and opens in U.S. theaters July 10, 2009. See what you think of the trailer (thanks to MTV for the embed code)!

Well, it all makes sense to me now. When I heard that Quentin Tarantino was the guest mentor on "American Idol" this week, I went, what the…? But of course, it was all designed to publicize new footage from his upcoming film "Inglourious Basterds," in theaters Aug. 21, 2009. 

The clip shows some behind-the-scenes stuff, followed by a montage featuring Brad Pitt and our first look at Mike Myers in character. Pitt plays Lt. Aldo Raine, who’s in charge of eight Jewish-American soldiers tasked with invading France and killing Nazis occupying the area. I haven’t been that excited about this movie, but this clip looks pretty cool! 

The trailer for "Inglourious Basterds" was just released, and it looks intense. At least with Quentin Tarantino on board as writer and director, it’s sure to be more intense than, I don’t know, Tom Cruise’s "Valkyrie." And much bloodier, too.

I’m not a huge fan of Brad Pitt’s acting, but let’s hope he does something besides just play himself like he usually does. He plays Lt. Aldo Raine, who’s in charge of eight Jewish-American soldiers tasked with invading France and killing Nazis occupying the area.

"The Basterds," as they’re known, have one job: screw up the German war machine. "Inglourious Basterds" hits theaters August 21, 2009.

“Punisher: War Zone” hits theaters this Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. It tells the story of Frank Castle, a.k.a. The Punisher (Ray Stevenson), who after hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, faces his most deadly foe yet: Jigsaw (Dominic West). It’s rated R for pervasive strong brutal violence, language and some drug use, so definitely not for kids. More at the official site. Check it out:

I’m seeing a theme lately, where fictional characters come to life and cause havoc in peoples’ lives. In “Bedtime Stories,” the tales Adam Sandler tells his niece and nephew magically come true. I guess this is nothing new in fairy tale history, though, right? 

“Inkheart” centers on Meggie (Eliza Bennett), a young girl whose father (Brendan Fraser) has a secret ability to bring characters from books to life when he reads them aloud.

But it all goes oh-so-wrong when a power-hungry villain from a rare children’s fable kidnaps Meggie’s father, and Meggie and friends - both real and imaginary - have to set things right. Andy Serkis and Paul Bettany also star. Rated PG for fantasy adventure action, some scary moments, and brief language. In theaters Jan. 23, 2009.

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Oh boy, I’m going to have to be in the right mood to see a grizzled Mickey Rourke in this movie, but I’ve only heard good things about it. Also stars Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. In theaters Jan. 16, 2009. Check out the trailer:

I posted the official “Star Trek” trailer last week, but here’s a new one with a few extra little scenes. Are you as super-excited about this movie as I am?

The second trailer for Alan Moore’s “Watchmen” is online now. Directed by Zack Snyder, the graphic novel-turned-movie hits theaters March 6, 2009. Looks darn intense, doesn’t it? I think it’s going to make all the other superhero movies - “Wolverine,” “The Spirit,” “Punisher: War Zone,” etc. - look like a walk through Candyland.