Remake of the 1969 French thriller “La Femme Infidel,” about a cheating wife who finds her husband much more intriguing after he kills the man with whom she was having an affair. Directed by Adrien Lyne (“Indecent Proposal,” “Lolita”) from a screenplay by Alvin Sargent (“Anywhere But Here”), Susannah Grant (“Erin Brockovich,” “28 Days”), Stephen Schiff (“True Crime”) and William Broyles Jr. (“Planet of the Apes”). With Richard Gere (“The Mothman Prophecies”), Diane Lane (“Hardball,” “The Glass House”), Erik Per Sullivan (“Joe Dirt”), Margaret Colin (“The Adventures of Sebastian Cole”), Chad Lowe (“Floating”) and Olivier Martinez (“Before Night Falls”). Flat. May 10. Fox.

Large format documentary about ESPN's 2001 Summer X Games, which include skateboarding, biking, moto X and street luge competitions. Second unit director Bruce Hendricks (“Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo,” “Pearl Harbor”) makes his feature directorial debut. PG: Daredevil sports action; mild language. May 10 limited. Buena Vista.

Japanese-language comedy about a recently unemployed man who leaves Tokyo in search of hidden treasure, but finds instead a beautiful young kleptomaniac with a bizarre superpower: When she gets excited, she creates water. Based on the novel by Yo Henmi. Directed by Shohei Imamura (“The Eel,” “Dr. Akagi”) from a screenplay by Motofumi Tomikawa (“The Eel”), Daisuke Tengan (“Audition”) and Imamura (“Dr. Akagi”). With Koji Yakusho (“Eureka”), Misa Shimizu (“Dr. Akagi”), Mitsuko Baisho (“The Eel”), Mansaku Fowa (“A Taxing Woman’s Return”), Kazuo Kitramura (“Tora! Tora! Tora!”) and Isao Natsoyagi (“The Alaska Story”). 119 min. May 10 in New York. Cowboy.

Portugese-language drama, set in 1910 Brazil, about a young man who must decide whether he wants to perpetuate a generations-old feud after a rival family murders his older brother. Based on the novel “Broken April,” by Ismail Kadare. Walter Salles (“Central Station”) directs from a screenplay by Karin Ainouz, Sergio Machado and Salles (“Central Station”). With José Dumont (“At Play in the Fields of the Lord”), Rodrigo Santoro, Rita Assemany (“Central Station”), Ravi Ramos Lacerda, Luis Carlos Vasconcelos, Othon Bastos (“Central Station”) and Flavia Marco Antonio. Also known as “Abril Despedacado.” PG-13: some violence; a scene of sexuality. April 19 limited. Miramax.

 

Thriller about a man who thinks his brother may have become an infamous serial killer thanks to the influence of their “demon”-slaying dad. Actor Bill Paxton (“Vertical Limit”) makes his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Brent Hanley. With Paxton, Matthew McConaughey (“The Wedding Planner,” “13 Conversations About One Thing”), Mathew J. O’Leary (“Domestic Disturbance”), Jeremy Sumpter and Powers Boothe (“Men of Honor”). Flat. R: Violence; some language. April 12. Lions Gate.

 

Jason Voorhees finds his murderous energy little diminished when a professor and his students defrost the maniac on a spaceship in the year 2455. Directed by James Isaac (“The Horror Show”) from a screenplay by Todd Farmer. Kane Hodder (“Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter,” “Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday”) returns as silent, bemasked Jason. Newcomers to the series include Lexa Doig (TV’s “Andromeda”), Lisa Ryder (TV’s “Andromeda”), David Cronenberg (“Last Night”), Melody Johnson (“The Virgin Suicides”), Derwin Jordan (“Turn it Up”), Boyd Banks (“The Ladies’ Man”), Chuck Campbell (“Angel Eyes”), Yani Gellman (“Urban Legends: Final Cut”), Kristi Angus, Jonathan Potts (“When Night is Falling”), Peter Mensah (“Bless the Child”) and Dylan Bierk (“Bait”). R: Strong horror violence; language; some sexuality. April 26. New Line.

 

Drama, set in Los Angeles, about a twentysomething schoolteacher who ends her long-term relationship and begins a quest to find the happiness in life that has thus far eluded her. Henry Barrial makes his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Stephanie Bennett and Barrial. With Bennett, Jeramy Guillory, Laura Katz (TV’s “Alien Hunter”), Marnie Shelton (“The Muse”), Nicklaus Lange (“Legally Blonde”), Billy Ray Gallion and Tom Vitornio. 80 min. April 26 limited. Lot 47.

Mandarin-language drama, set in 1930s China, about a young woman who must choose between two men – an actor and a cellist – until those two men grow attracted to each other. Directed by Chi Yin (“In a Strange City”) and film producer Li-Kong Hsu (“The Personals,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) from a screenplay by Hui-Ling Wang (“Eat Drink Man Woman,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) and Ming-xia Wang. With Rene Liu (“The Personals”), Li-jen Tai, Yaoxuan Shu, Ya-lei Kuei, Chao-te Yin and Lei Huang. Also known as “Ye Ben.” 119 min. April 26 in New York. Strand.

 

Documentary about unusual homes – a waterfall-powered tree house in Hawaii, a houseboat in the Louisiana bayou, a revamped abandoned missle silo, to name a few – and their eccentric occupants. Directed by Chris Smith (“American Movie”). April 26 in New York. 65 min. Cowboy.

French-language drama about a divorced minister whose love for a young woman is tested by World War I, the morals of Protestant society, and the economic upheavals that threaten to shatter his aristocratic world. Directed by Olivier Assayas (“Irma Vep,” “Late August, Early September”) from a screenplay by Jaques Fieschi (“The School of Flesh”). With Emmanuelle Beart (“La Bûche”), Charles Berling (“The Bridge”), Isabelle Huppert (“The School of Flesh”), Dominique Reymond (“Come Undone”), Andre Marcon (“Late August, Early September”) and Alexandra London (“Happiness is in the Field”). Also known as “Les Destinees Sentimentales.” Scope. 180 min. April 5 limited. Wellspring.

 

Romantic comedy about an enormously attractive woman who must sharpen her romantic skills when she meets a great guy who pays her little attention. Directed by Roger Kumble (“Cruel Intentions”) from a screenplay by Nancy M. Pimental (TV’s “South Park”). With Cameron Diaz (“Vanilla Sky”), Christina Applegate (“Just Visiting”), Selma Blair (“Storytelling”), Thomas Jane (“Original Sin”), Parker Posey (“The Anniversary Party”) and Jennifer Gimenez (“Vanilla Sky”). April 26 limited. Sony.

 

Comedy-drama about a man who, unable to make a living as a birthday clown, reinvents himself as a transvestite clown who entertains at bachelor parties – a job that leads to a horrific incident that comes back to haunt him when he achieves fame with his own TV show. Actor Bryan Johnson makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” vets Johnson, Brian O'Halloran, Ethan Suplee (“John Q”), Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier, as well as Scott Schiaffo (“Clerks”), David Klein (“Chasing Amy”), Matthew Maher (“Dogma”), Walter Flanagan, Jay Petrick, Brian Quinn, Jerry Lewkowitz, and Ralph Lambiase. Flat. 91 min. R: Disturbing sexual violence; some shootings; strong language. April 26 in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Lions Gate.

 

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