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Spend the Summer at the Movies

What's Coming to Theaters This Summer?

Traditionally, the biggest films of the year are released on Fridays stretching between mid-May and early September. Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, and Labor Day are among theaters' most lucrative weekends as the summer heat makes the dark rooms and air conditioning all the more appealing. With what feels like the worst of COVID-19 behind us, studios, filmmakers, and movie theaters have all tried to bring audiences back. So, what does the calendar look like for 2023? Here's some of the lineup for summer—all exclusively in theaters. (Note: The dates listed are indicative of the films' release in American cinemas.)

• Fast X (May 19): The tenth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise will surely draw audiences no matter who's in it and what happens. Jason Momoa, Brie Larson, and Rita Moreno have all joined the main cast this time around.  
• The Little Mermaid (May 26): The live-action adaptation of the animated classic has generated buzz since it was first announced Halle Bailey would play Ariel. As the summer heat creeps in, head "Under the Sea" to meet a familiar yet entirely reimagined cast of characters. 
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (June 2): The sequel to the Oscar-winning, technically advanced animated film looks as visually stunning as its predecessor. 
• Elemental (June 16): In the newest film from Pixar, director Peter Sohn personifies the elements and explores his question of whether fire and water could ever get along. 
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (June 30): It's the final installment of the series and the first not to be directed by Steven Speilberg. Nevertheless, a de-aged Harrison Ford and newcomers Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Antonio Banderas should make the film interesting.
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (July 12): The seventh installment of the iconic series, this year's film sets the stage for Part Two, slated for a June 2024 release. 
• Barbie (July 21): Starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, Greta Gerwig's interpretation of the classic doll looks campy, funny, and like a good time all-around.  
• Oppenheimer (July 21): Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy reunite for another WWII-themed film, this time focusing on J. Robert Oppenheimer, credited as the "father of the atomic bomb."
• A Haunting in Venice (September 15): The third interpretation of Agatha Christie's stories by director/star Kenneth Branagh, this time around, Hercule Pirot must solve a murder at a seance he attended. The cast includes Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, and Michelle Yeoh.  

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How to Write Media Titles

Writing out the names of media requires paying specific attention to ensure consistency and clarity. When writing about a play, movie, or song, do you put them in quotations or italics? What about a magazine article that stuck with you? Well, the trick is to think whether the work falls into the categories of major or minor. 

• Major Works: Italics are used for major bodies of work. Therefore, movies, plays, books, magazines, TV shows, and albums should all be in italics. 
• Minor Works: Small or more minor sections of work are written in quotations. This encompasses songs, episodes, magazine articles, and poems.  

Here's an example: The film Our Life follows a married couple who no longer seem to be getting along. The husband would rather read books like 1984 and watch episodes of Planet Earth—his favorite being "Ice Worlds"—while his wife would rather read People and listen to songs like "Wannabe." 

Due to the ability to hyperlink when typing and the cleanliness of italics, they are preferred over underlining. Underlining should be reserved for handwritten pieces where it is difficult to indicate italics, and the technology to hyperlink doesn't exist. 

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