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Boys Briefs 4 Six-short anthology about young male hustlers. Featuring: “Boy,” written and directed by Welby Ings, with Jesse Lee, Bryan Bevenge and Tammy Warwick; “Build,” written and directed by Greg Atkins, with Atkins and Nancy Beatty; “Gold,” directed by Armen Kazazian, with Aron Tager and P.J. Lazic; “Into the Night,” directed by Tony Krawitz from a screenplay by Cath Moore, with Bryan Marshall, Sam Barlow and Sebastian Lamour; “Gigolo,” written and directed by Bastian Schweitzer, with Salim Kéchiouche (“Three Dancing Slaves”) and Amanda Lear; and “Rock Bottom,” directed by Mary Feuer from a screenplay by Feuer and John Militello, with Militello and Timothy Lee DePriest. June 2 in New York. Picture This!       Cars Computer-animated comedy about a hotshot race car who, while making his way cross-country for a big race, is sentenced to community service for damaging property. Written and directed by John Lasseter (the “Toy Story” series). Featuring the voices of Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Keaton, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Paul Newman, Larry the Cable Guy, George Carlin, Paul Dooley, Katherine Helmond, Jenifer Lewis, Richard Petty and John Ratzenberger. Scope. Rated G. June 9. Buena Vista.     The Devil Wears Prada Comedy about a small-town girl who moves to the big city and finds a job working under the imperious editor of a big fashion magazine. Based on the novel by Lauren Weisberger (“Everyone Worth Knowing”). Directed by David Frankel (“Miami Rhapsody”) from a screenplay by Don Roos (“Bounce,” “Happy Endings”) and Aline Brosh McKenna (“Three to Tango,” “Laws of Attraction”). With Anne Hathaway (“Brokeback Mountain”), Meryl Streep (“Prime,” “A Prairie Home Companion”), Adrian Grenier (“Anything Else”), Tracie Thoms (“Rent”), Stanley Tucci (“Lucky Number Slevin”) and Simon Baker (“Something New”). Scope. June 30. Fox.     The Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift Third installment of the hit street-racing series, this time set against Tokyo’s underground drift-racing scene. Directed by Justin Lin (“Better Luck Tomorrow,” “Annapolis”) from a screenplay by Alfredo Botello, Chris Morgan (“Cellular”) and Kario Salem (“The Rundown”). With Lucas Black (“Jarhead,” “Killer Diller”), Brian Tee (“Fun with Dick and Jane”), Bow Wow (“Roll Bounce”), Jason Tobin (“The Hot Chick”), Zachary Ty Bryan (“Annapolis”), Leonardo Nam (“Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”) and Sung Kang (“Better Luck Tomorrow,” “The Motel”). Scope. June 16. Universal.     Heart of the Game Documentary about a suburban girls basketball team which comes under the guidance of an eccentric new coach. Written and directed by Ward Serrill. Featuring Bill Resler, Darnelia Russell, Joyce Walker, Devon Crosby Helms and Maude Lepley. 105 min. PG-13: Brief strong language. June 14 limited. Miramax.       Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man Documentary about the titular singer-songwriter, incorporating biographical elements, contemporary interviews and concert footage of Cohen and some of the musicians he has influenced. Lian Lunson, who directed PBS’s “Willie Nelson: Down Home,” makes her feature directorial debut. Featuring Cohen, Bono, The Edge, Nick Cave, Beth Orton and Rufus Wainwright. Flat. 105 min. June 21 in New York and Los Angeles. Lionsgate.   Agnes and His Brothers German-language drama about three brothers – a transsexual, a meek sex-addict and a politician with a rocky marriage – who all find themselves dealing with the eccentricities of their single father. Written and directed by Oskar Roehler. With Martin Weiß, Herbert Knaup, Moritz Bleibtreu (“Munich”), Katja Riemann (“Rosenstrasse”), Tom Schilling and Vadim Glowna. 116 min. June 9 in New York. First Run.     The Break Up Romantic comedy about a couple who continue to share a house as they go through a divorce. Directed by Peyton Reed (“Bring It On,” “Down with Love”) from a screenplay by Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender. With Jennifer Aniston (“Friends with Money”), Vince Vaughn (“Wedding Crashers”), Jason Bateman (“Dodgeball”), Justin Long (“Waiting”), Jon Favreau (“Wimbledon”), Cole Hauser (“The Cave”) and Vincent D’Onofrio (“Thumbsucker”). June 2. Universal.   Click Comedy about a workaholic architect who finds a remote control device that allows him to rewind and fast-forward to various parts of his life. Directed by Frank Coraci (“The Waterboy,” “Around the World in 80 Days”) from a screenplay by Steve Koren & Mark O’Keefe (“Bruce Almighty”) and Adam Sandler & Tim Herlihy (“The Waterboy,” “Big Daddy,” “Little Nicky,” “Mr. Deeds”). With Sandler (“The Benchwarmers”), Kate Beckinsale (“Underworld: Evolution”), Christopher Walken (“Domino”), Sean Astin (“Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School”), Rachel Dratch (“Winter Passing”), Julie Kavner (“Deconstucting Harry”), Jennifer Coolidge (“American Dreamz”), David Hasselhoff (“Dodgeball”) and Henry Winkler (“Holes”). June 23. Sony.     Fakers British caper comedy about a con man trying to pay off a 50,000-pound debt by selling the same long-lost Italian sketch five times. Directed by Richard Janes from a screenplay by Paul Gerstenberger. With Tom Chambers, Kate Ashfield (“Pure”), Matthew Rhys (“What Ever Happened to Harlold Smith?”), Art Malik (“A Kid in King Arthur’s Court”) and Edward Hibbart (“Uptown Girls”). 84 min. June 16. Indican.     Garfield’s A Tale of Two Kitties On a trip to England, the fat, lasagna-loving tabby finds himself in charge of a castle thanks to a case of mistaken identity. Sequel to the 2004 live action/animation hybrid. Returning from part one are screenwriters Joel Cohen & Alec Sokolow (“Money Talks,” “Cheaper by the Dozen”), actors Breckin Meyer (“Herbie: Fully Loaded”) and Jennifer Love Hewitt (“The Tuxedo”) and Bill Murray as the voice of the cat. Newcomers to the franchise include director Tim Hill (“Max Keeble’s Big Move”) and actors Billy Connolly (“Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”), Roger Rees (“The Pink Panther”), Lucy Davis (“Shaun of the Dead”), Tim Curry (“Kinsey”) and Bob Hoskins (“Mrs. Henderson Presents”). Flat. June 23. Fox.     The Lake House Romantic fantasy about a young, lonely doctor and a handsome architect who live in the same house two years apart, yet manage to fall in love via the letters they exchange through a mysterious mailbox that bridges time. An English-language remake of the Korean film “Il Mare.” Alejandro Agresti (“Valentín”) directs from a screenplay by David Auburn (“Proof”). With Keanu Reeves (“Thumbsucker”), Sandra Bullock (“Crash”), Shohreh Aghdashloo (“The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” “American Dreamz”), Jeremy Irons (“Casanova”), Christopher Plummer (“Inside Man”), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Dying Gaul”), Dylan Walsh (“Blood Work”) and Willeke van Ammelrooy (“Antonia’s Line”). Scope. June 16. Warner Bros.