Following it’s big premiere, Star Trek appears to be a hit, and with Wolverine’s release a few weeks prior and Angels & Demons hitting theaters this Friday, the summer movie season is well under way.

The end is no where in sight with only the final weeks of May approaching and a good solid three months of releases with titles like Terminator Salvation and Bruno ahead for film aficianados.

With such a strong lineup, it would be easy for the summers smaller titles to slip through the cracks.  Here’s a list of flicks to keep your eyes peeled for in between blockbuster attacks.

1. Tetro

A testament to what a heavy hitting blockbuster summer this is, Francis Ford Coppola’s latest release, and there seems to be slim to no buzz around it. We’re talking about the man who gave us The Godfather.  Granted, tehre are no big headlining performers, with the only cast member I recognize being Maribel Verdu, the female lead from  Y tu mamá también and the mother from Pan’s Labyrinth. What’s more shocking is the movie seems to take ona sort of Magical Realism vibe based on the trailer, something closer in the vein of Big Fish more likely than Pan’s Labyrinth.

Release Date:  June 11

2. Adam

The typical cutesy story you’d expect from a summer indie flick, a man living alone with Asperger syndrome and an obsession with the cosmos has a lovely young lady move next door, romantic zaniness ensues, etc.   Despite a plot that sounds straight out of Michel Gondry movie and the visuals to go with it, the trailer actually looks like there’s a much deeper movie below than what the preview would have you believe.

Release Date:   July 29

3. I Love You Beth Cooper

Based on the novel by Larry Doyle, I Love You Beth Cooper follows a typical high school loser and his best friend on the run from the girl of his dreams’ boyfriend after professing his love for at graduation.  That being said, it doesn’t look good. I’m extremely apprehensive about it, but hope at the very least it will get people to read the book, which was phenomenal and hilarious. Knowing first hand for what it’s like to not experience high school until after graduation day, this book hits that right on the head. The movie however comes across as a cheezy imitation with none of the leading roles looking well filled.  Then again, it does have Larry Doyle behind it, someone with far more experience as a writer for performing mediums than text ones, and besides, what’s a summer movie season without a cheesy graduation movie?

4. The Boat that Rocked

This may be the film I’m most excited for, and sadly it looks like I’m stuck waiting until the tailend of the summer for it.  During the early years of radio broadcasting, the BBC apparently had a monopoly on broadcasting in the United Kingdom forcing individuals to do off-shore radio shows, one of the more notable ones being Radio Caroline, which served as one of the main inspirations for the story behind The Boat that Rocked. While there was no real all Rock N’ Roll station, it should make for a hell of a movie, especially considering the crew behind it. For those guys who were a bit sheepish about seeing movies like Love Actually are going to get a chance to see some of Richard Curtis’ work outside of romantic comedies.

Release Date: August 28

5. The Girlfriend Experience

This one may be a bit of a stretch in terms of not being heard considering Steven Soderbergh’s at the helm of this one, but I don’t forsee a lot of publicity for The Girlfriend Experience.  Based on the life of a callgirl balancing her career, boyfriend and a reporter chronicling her life, Sasha Grey stars in the lead role and her first mainstream film.  At this time I think I should be given kudos for not putting in a link to some of Ms. Grey’s other fine performances. There’s not much more I can say about this movie other than it’s a personal philosophy of mine that beauty and sex is the ultimate power in this world, money, position and everything else is simply authority that we all imagine power in and can just as easily be taken away with a change of the times.  Sex, however, will have a boot heel pressed lightly to the throat of every person.

Well, there you have it.  Hopefully this will give you some new insight for what to see at the summer.  I’m also realizing that this list could also be title “5 Movies About Guys Who are Bad with Women,” but that really wouldn’t probably be the best way to break stereotypes for a Web site with “Geek” in its title.

-Andrew