The Plot: What happened to the people who were locked inside an apartment building by a CDC-issued quarantine? The only evidence left after the quarantine has been lifted is a videotape shot by a TV reporter (Carpenter) and her cameraman (Harris) who were investigating the initial 911 call ...

THE BUZZ: Is this the next attempt to create a Cloverfield-like hit? Insiders are beginning to think so, since this latest viral outbreak looks like a few clips from Quarantine, the remake of [Rec], Spanish filmmaker Jaume Balagueró's international horror hit that wasn't even given a proper U.S. release in favor of a rushed-into-production remake by director John Erick Dowdle (whose other recent film, The Poughkeepsie Tapes, is being held captive by MGM). You'll recognize star Jennifer Carpenter as the titular Emily Rose or as Dexter's sister ...

The Plot: Romantic woes affect an interconnected group of Baltimore singles and marrieds.

THE BUZZ: We thought 2008 was all about 80s retro, but this movie looks to kick up the breezy nostalgia of the late 90s -- back when most of ... Into You's cast was in ascension. The source material here, the best-selling book by former Sex and the City story editor Greg Behrendt, is also responsible for the wayback effect. We wish star/producer Drew Barrymore would have shelled out for more reliable behind-the-camera talent, since the writer-direction trio makes us say yikes. Speaking of Ms. Barrymore, who is about to direct her first feature with Ellen Page in the lead role, she hooked up with co-star Justin Long during filming; elsewhere, Jennifer Aniston was linked to Bradley Cooper. But no one wanted to even flirt with Ben Affleck.

The Plot: As seniors in high school, Troy (Efron) and Gabriella (Hudgens) struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.

THE BUZZ: Here's the dirty little secret of the HSM flicks -- they're actually not half bad, executed with solid professionalism, boundless enthusiasm, and wholeheated willingness to embrace a world of, as Xander puts it in the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "dances 'n songs!" It's an immersive musical sensibility that recent big-screen musicals like Dreamgirls and Chicago shied away from with their jazz hands wide open. But will what looks great on TV transfer to the big screen? It's kind of beside the point -- the audience is built-in, with wallets already open, as the Hannah Montana concert movie proved.

The Plot: In London, a crooked land deal puts millions of dollars up for grabs, pitting some of the city's scrappiest tough guys (Butler, Elba) against its more established underworld players (Wilkinson).

THE BUZZ: Is Guy Richie back? Will he still be married by the time his fifth movie is released this fall? Those are the two stories running concurrently while Richie tries to keep his cool as the pressure builds around his career and his family life. Back in his criminal element, with a formidable cast that includes Thandie Newton, Jeremy Piven, and Ludacris, I'm thinking Richie could be in for his biggest international success to date. The lid is sealed tight on the production, with barely a peep from the editing suite since a slew of coverage hit last last fall, including the way-sexy photos of Butler and his love interest, Ms. Newton, who we understand plays an accountant to underworld types. Rrr!