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Summer film preview -- 7 movies to watch for

The summer movie season is here, and film fans will be lining up for “Wolverine,” “Star Trek,” “Harry Potter” and the latest Pixar animation. But what about movies for the rest of us?

Here’s what we can look forward to:

--“Newcastle” (now playing in limited release). There’s lots of eye candy and at least one gay relationship in this coming of age story set on the surf.

--“Little Ashes” (opening May 8 in limited release). Robert Pattinson (“Twilight”) stars as artist Salvador Dali in this film that explores Dali’s relationship with Spanish writer Federico Garcia Lorca (Javier Beltran). Directed by Paul Morrison.

--“Outrage” (opening May 8 in limited release). Closeted politicians are exposed in this documentary directed by Kirby Dick.

--“The Art of Being Straight” (opens June 5). A group of friends in Los Angeles deal with issues of sexual attraction.

--“Bruno” (opens July 10). Sacha Baron Cohen brings his gay Austrian fashion reporter alter ego Bruno to the big screen in the most anticipated gay-themed movie of the summer. After Cohen’s politically incorrect “Borat” three years ago, it’s difficult to know if this will be good or bad…or perhaps so bad it’s good. Unlike most of the other movies on this list, look for “Bruno” at a theater near you, at least if the film can be edited from its initial NC-17 rating to an R.

--“Humpday” (opening July 10). Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard play former college roommates who say they’re not gay, but they’re stressed out after making a drunken dare to perform in an erotic film. Written and directed by Lynn Shelton.

--“Taking Woodstock” (opening Aug. 14). Directed by Ang Lee (“Brokeback Mountain”), this movie is based on the memoir of Elliot Tiber, who organized the famous music festival. Tiber’s book is described as sexually graphic, but the movie downplays Tiber’s homosexuality. Demetri Martin stars as Tiber. Costarring Imelda Staunton, Livev Shreiber and Emile Hirsch.

And here's something to look forward to: the Jim Carrey-Ewan McGregror prison romance, "I Love You Phillip Morris," has a distributor and is scheduled to open Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2010.