Now you see me

	Now You See Me (2013)  Thriller An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money. Director:  Louis Leterrier Stars:  Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Michael Caine

 The Chemical Brothers scoring a Louis Leterrier movie about magicians who redistribute the wealth from their heists? The French director is certainly finding ways to trafficking in the fun, borderline absurd type of entertainment he learned while making movies with Luc Besson. There are many bigger names on screen and behind the scenes here, and one imagines the budget will be on the higher end of the scale as the worldwide marketing kicks in. Like it or not, the key here is going to be in the marketing; get people excited by the potential awesomeness of Morgan Freeman, Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson, and others matching wits and the winter box office returns could be mighty.

After Earth

	After Earth (2013)  100 min   -   Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help. Director:  M. Night Shyamalan Stars:  Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Isabelle Fuhrman, Sophie Okonedo

THE BUZZ: In this era of Tumblr production blogs and actors tweeting during breaks, the quieter a set is, the more we're intrigued by the movie. Even if it's an M. Night Shyamalan project - his first time directing someone else's screenplay. Toss around your wildest ideas in terms of alien races and environmental themes and hopefully the Will Smith/Sony thinktank will surpass your imagination and expectations.

Before Midnight

	Before Midnight (2013)  108 min   -   Drama We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna. Director:  Richard Linklater Stars:  Julie Delpy, Ariane Labed, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Ethan Hawke

 The most unexpected trilogy (said with love) was shot in secret last year and announced a few months before its debut at Sundance 2013. Given the 9-year gaps between each film, it might just become the fictional equivalent of Seven Up! documentary series; we'd happily follow Jesse and Celine until death does them part.

Epic 3D

Epic (2013)  102 min   -   Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world -- and ours. Director:  Chris Wedge Stars:  Amanda Seyfried, Beyoncé Knowles, Josh Hutcherson, Colin Farrell

 Chris Wedge has been immersed in the Ice Age universe since its inception, alongside his co-director, Carlos Saldanha. Like Saldanha, who ventured out on his own withRio, Wedge is going solo for Epic, which was first announced as an adaptation of the children's book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs by William Joyce, though the plot seems to have morphed into something slightly more akin to the work of Hayao Miyazaki.

The Hangover Part III - May 24,2013

	The Hangover Part III (2013)  100 min   -   Comedy This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off. Director:  Todd Phillips Stars:  Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha

 The Hangover Part II was essentially a carbon copy of The Hangover, but it made enough money (almost $600 million worldwide) that Warner Bros. broke out the check book to get the principal cast and director Todd Phillips back on board to conclude the "trilogy" with one last outing. Rumor has it that the boys will be spending time in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Tijuana, which seems much more entertaining than their dreary Bangkok outing in Part II. Still, it's concerning that they are once again working on a tight schedule - putting only two years between sequels is rarely a good idea - and it's hard to imagine they will ever be able to successfully reproduce the unique alchemy of dark comedy and mystery that worked so well the first time.

Fast & Furious 6 - May 24,2013

Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

 130 min   -   Action | Crime | Thriller

Agent Luke Hobbs enlists Dominic Toretto and his team to bring down former 

Special Ops soldier Owen Shaw, leader of a unit specializing in vehicular warfare.

Director:

 Justin Lin

Stars:

 Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez

Dwayne Johnson didn't have to save or reignite this franchise (which is becoming his specialty); he was brought in to make the enduring and morally ambiguous adventures of Dominic Torreto and Brian O'Conner even more appealing to worldwide audiences. And that certainly worked, as Fast Five's all-world box-office tally can attest. Elsewhere, we are anticipating the soap opera-like narrative device that will bring Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) back into the story. And we're wondering if we'll get to see a sequel to Seth Rogen and Andy Sandberg's hysterical parody of the series.