Summer of the ape

'Project Nim'
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Mark Feeney, Globe Staff
In the Chinese calendar, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. On the movie calendar, call it the Summer of the Ape.

This summer will bring us "Zoo Keeper," “Project Nim," and “Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (pictured), carrying forward a long line of simian cinema.

How long? Well, here's a list of examples, in chronological order – and it's only scratching the surface, or stroking the fur, as the case might be.