The Plot: New York City, 1994: College-bound pot dealer Luke Shapiro (Peck) trades weed for therapy sessions with Dr. Jeffrey Squires (Kingsley) while developing a crush on his psychiatrist's step-daughter (Thirlby).

THE BUZZ: Chances are if you came of age in the early 90s, The Wackness is already on your radar, thanks to the buzz Jonathan Levine's second movie has built since its Sundance debut back in January. First there was the report of Ben Kingsley macking on co-star Mary-Kate Olsen (only while cameras rolled), then came the ire-raising purchase by Sony Pictures Classics that preceded the first trailer. (First Showing has the second trailer online.) Personally, I'm primed for a second look at the film, which has been trimmed by about 15 minutes since Sundance; I found it to be warm, honest, highly stylized, and truly concerned with the relationships between its characters. Josh Peck, who will reunite with co-star Olivia Thirbly in Safety Glass later this year (we think), might just become the new It Boy with his sleepy, toned-down performance. And maybe if Wackness strikes, we'll get to see Levine's oft-delayed debut All the Boys Love Mandy Lane this summer.

The Plot: A geologist (Fraser) on a special mission with his son (Hutcherson) discovers the entrance into a previously unseen world.

THE BUZZ: All of the sudden, Brendan Fraser is the go-to guy for family entertainment, what with Journey 3D, Inkheart (another New Line release, like Journey), and The Mummy 3 all due out within a year of one another. But released so close to Mummy 3, another father-and-son-in-peril adventure, even Fraser might have trouble distinguishing his characters from one another. Here's a hint: This is the one that takes a classic tale by Jules Verne and runs it through a computer software suite.

The Plot: The Caped Crusader (Bale) teams ups with Gotham's Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Eckhart) to take on the city's newest villain -- The Joker (Ledger).

THE BUZZ: Nolan's previous Batman gave this franchise a much needed ka-blam by swapping out the vivid Technicolor and rubber cod pieces with a beefed up Bale and a bit more sepia. Now, he's ramping it up with a new Joker (and Rachel Dawes) as well as some killer Keysi fighting skills. We don't even know what that is, but it sounds cool. Not to mention overcoming numerous problems (fire, tragedy, toxic water, Eric Roberts) during the film's extensive shoot, we've gotta say we're just as excited to see this as the last one. And, you can't say that about many sequels these days.

Writing moments after hearing the sad news of Mr. Ledger's passing, we are happy to know that one of his two final roles (he will be seen in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, with the trio of Depp/Law/Farrell uniting to finish what he began) was already destined to be iconic.

If you need a distraction from Ledger's passing, we suggest reading this

The Plot: Ham III (Samberg), the grandson of the first chimp astronaut, is blasted off into space by an opportunity-seeking senator (Tucci). Soon, the fun-loving chimp has to get serious about the mission at hand: Rid a far-away planet of their nefarious leader (Daniels). Fortunately for Ham III, two of his simian peers (Hines and Warburton) are along for the ride.

THE BUZZ: It's not the premise or the voice cast that bugs me; it's the unimaginative title that gets under my skin and makes me itch. While we wait for a first look at this one; the best thing we can say about this intergalactic family comedy is: At least the marketing team behind it is trying to get kids to eat fruit. Dole Foods will slap collectible stickers on 100 million bananas and millions more on pineapples and salad packages in the months before Chimps runs wild. But if McDonald's even partners with Pixar, I swear I will move off the grid.

The Plot: Plot unknown

THE BUZZ: After you're done looking at some from-the-set photos; read what we do know: (1) The story here is not structured to be a direct sequel to the now-ten-years-old original – it will be a standalone story, and we hear it could be an experiment to see if a one-off model could be used for additional "sequels"; (2) the ever-patient and always-mysterious Chris Carter created hype and deflected rumors for what seems like the better part of the current decade in order to bring all the essential X elements together, mainly the suddenly busy Scully and the I-hate-Vancouver Mulder; (3) the shooting script has been tinkered on for years under the watchful eyes of development executives at Fox; (4) we nominate X Files News as the most bookmarkable fansite for all the daily details tied to the production that will kick start all of your best conspiracy theories ...

The Plot: Henry Poole (Wilson) abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a "miracle" by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life

THE BUZZ: Mark Pellington is excellent at making TV programs (The United States of Poetry, Cold Case) and decent when creating music videos (Pearl Jam and a host of other rockerz), but when it comes to his movies (Arlington Road, The Mothman Prophecies), perhaps he needs more time perfecting his craft. Well good luck with Henry, an underdog comedy-drama hybrid starring was-I-ever-truly-a-movie-star Luke Wilson that yawned it's way through Sundance earlier this year, with most reviewers citing Pellington's heavy-handed handling of the themes of faith and redemption.