thevoid99's Most Anticipated Films of 2009 Dec 21 '08    Write an essay on this topic. Tweet The Bottom Line 2009 Has a Slew of Films That Are Likely to Be Good & Entertaining. ***Very Special Thanks to the People at the Filmspotting Forum for Their Suggestions*** For cinema, 2008 turned out to be a real lackluster year due to an array of comedies that weren't really funny. Blockbuster films that didn't live up to the hype with a few exceptions, and dramatic features didn't live up to the expectations for its Oscar buzz. Yet, there were some surprises that came out in 2008 while some productions were hit by the writer's strike in late 2007/early 2008 that helped cancelled the 2008 Golden Globes ceremony. Therefore, films hit by the strike were either delayed or scrapped while other films moved forward. Yet, as the year is closing. Another strike for actors is possibly coming while a new slew of features are set to come out for the new year. Yet, there were several 2008 releases that got delayed or were pushed either for post-production reasons, release date issues, or the impact the writer's strike had. Last year's anticipated list saw several films that didn't meet expectations while others didn't come out due to many reasons. Most notably Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince due to Warner Brothers' strategy to have it for a summer 2009 release instead of its intended Fall 2008 release that angered many fans. Other films like Genova by Michael Winterbottom and Atom Egoyan's Adoration premiered in film festivals but had difficulty securing distribution that had their films pushed for 2009 release dates. Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom was planned for a late 2008 release but its distributors decided to push it to 2009 due to a crowded winter season. A planned documentary project by Richard Linklater was shelved due to a project Linklater directed about Orson Welles that premiered at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival as it's getting a 2009 release. J.J. Abrams' anticipated Star Trek remake got pushed to 2009 for technical reasons while the long awaited James Ivory film City of Your Final Destination is on hold due to a lawsuit from its star Anthony Hopkins. For 2009, it's clearly going to be a mix of films ranging from war movies, art films, blockbusters, raunchy comedies, female-driven films, and lots more. Yet, there's also films that are likely to appeal to the lowest common denominator as Hollywood continues to bring out films that are very likely to be terrible. After a few years of bad films and a period of failed expectations. It's time for some new movies to come out and some of the world's greatest directors to unleash their highly-anticipated projects. Special Notice Tree of Life Written & Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Fiona Shaw, Jennifer Sipes, Pell James, and Will Wallace. No director in the history of cinema is as regarded or as beloved as Terrence Malick. Though he's only made four features films since 1973 with Badlands, 1978's Days of Heaven, 1998's The Thin Red Line, and 2005's The New World. Malick has been known for his poetic take on nature and imagery while creating films that are atmospheric with minimal dialogue and an experience that is unlike any other film. Along with longtime collaborators in production designer Jack Fisk and editor Billy Weber, the technical team also includes Malick's The New World cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki who got nominated for an Oscar with his work with Malick in which he shot the film 65mm film stock. The film tells the story of innocence lost in the 1950s mid-west as it centers around a man. A project that's been in the work for more than thirty years, this was intended to be the project Malick wanted to do after Days of Heaven but instead he disappeared. While the film is slated for a late 2009 release. Malick's notorious last-minute editing changes often causes delays and such where with Days of Heaven, Malick and editor Billy Weber took two years to edit the film due to Malick's experimentation in approaching the story that differed with his original script. With The Thin Red Line, the film was screened unfinished for Oscar consideration at over three-and-a-half hours that didn't please Malick as he and Sean Penn took more time to edit for its official release at 3-hours. For The New World, Malick created an Oscar cut of the film at 150-minutes for its December release in New York and Los Angeles before trimming 15 minutes for its official release in January 2006. A three-hour version of that film was finally released in late 2008. Whatever Malick does in the editing room and how he's going to present, it's clear that it's an experience unlike any other film event. The 25 Most Anticipated Films of 2009 1. Inglourious Basterds Written & Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Til Schweiger, Samm Levine, Mike Myers, Daniel Bruhl, Julie Dreyfus, Maggie Cheung, Diane Krueger, Cloris Leachman, and Samuel L. Jackson. A longtime project in the making, Quentin Tarantino's upcoming World War II ensemble film was something Tarantino had been working on for years. While the 2003/2004 Kill Bill films brought him back to the spotlight after a seven-year hiatus to work on the screenplay for Inglourious Basterds. Tarantino ventured into different projects including Grindhouse with Robert Rodriguez where Tarantino directed his portion of the film entitled Death Proof. Now, the man who brought a new style of violence and dialogue in the 1990s is set to return with his huge World War II ensemble film that also mixes World War II war films and the Italian Spaghetti Westerns. Featuring regulars like Samuel L. Jackson as a narrator and Julie Dreyfus of Kill Bill, the film's ensemble is led by Brad Pitt as a soldier leading a team of eight Jewish-American soldiers to fight the Germans. With two storylines with one about the mission to destroy the Nazi and the other about a woman seeking vengeance over the death of her parents in the hands of Nazis. It's clear that this is set to be Quentin Tarantino's most ambitious project yet as he's hoping to have it done for the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. 2. Where the Wild Things Are Directed by Spike Jonze. Screenplay by Spike Jonze, Michael Goldenberg, & Dave Eggars. Based on picture book by Maurice Sendak. Starring Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini, Forest Whitaker, Lauren Ambrose, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Dano, Tom Noonan, and Steve Mouzakis. Originally set for a 2008 release, Spike Jonze's long-awaited adaptation of Maurice Sendak's acclaimed children's picture book had gone through troubles with rumors of poor test screenings and re-shoots to be made. Yet, the story of a boy who ventures into a mysterious world with magical creatures is truly one of the greatest children's stories ever told. A mix of live-action, animation, and other film techniques, it's set to be one of the most original re-creations of a beloved children's book. 3. Antichrist Directed by Lars von Trier. Written by Lars von Trier & Anders Thomas Jensen. Starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. After shelving the third-part of his USA-Land of Opportunities trilogy for Wasington, von Trier instead made the low-budget film The Boss of It All in 2006 as a stop-gap release. With Wasington still in limbo, von Trier decided to go to make a horror film entitled Antichrist. The film revolves around a couple retreating to a cabin following the death of their son as they encounter strange occurrences that might involve the devil. While horror might seem a strange choice for von Trier to venture to, it's clear that cinema's enfant terrible will have some tricks up his sleeve for the project. 4. The Lovely Bones Directed by Peter Jackson. Screenplay by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, & Philippa Boyens. Based on novel by Alice Sebold. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, and Susan Sarandon. After remaking King Kong into a huge, blockbuster spectacle, Peter Jackson is taking a break from his ambitious, blockbuster driven stories for something more dramatic. For this venture into drama, he adapts Alice Sebold's novel about the rape and death of a young girl as she watches from heaven watching her family grieve while seeking vengeance on the man who killed her. While mainstream audiences might forget that Jackson had done drama before back in 1994 with Heavenly Creatures. Yet, the film version has the same kind of fantasy and imagination with Jackson's other films including the Lord of the Rings trilogy had but in a more intimate detail that will prove there's more to Peter Jackson than just huge special effects and epic imagery. 5. The Fantastic Mr. Fox Directed by Wes Anderson. Screenplay by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach. Based on the book by Roald Dahl. Starring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston, Jason Schwartzman, and Meryl Streep. After making a minor comeback with The Darjeeling Limited along with its accompany short film Hotel Chevalier, Wes Anderson returns to his long-developed project in his adaptation of Roald Dahl's whimsical tale of a fox trying to outwit evil farmers by stealing their produce. The film marks a change in Anderson's filmmaking style as he goes for stop-motion animation that he experimented with back in 2004 for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Anderson also plans to create a radical adaptation with his Life Aquatic co-writer Noah Baumbach to have the entire story of the book be told in the second act as Wes Anderson is taking some new risks with Dahl's famed, beloved book. 6. Watchmen Directed by Zack Snyder. Screenplay by David Hayter, Alex Tse, Roberto Orci, & Alex Kurtzman. Based on graphic novel by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons. Starring Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Stephen McHattie, and Matt Frewer. One of the greatest graphic novels ever told, Watchmen was a project that went through development troubles until Zack Snyder got attached to the project. After scoring a monster hit with 300, Snyder was given the chance after many times to get the project going failed. Despite Alan Moore's lack of involvement due to his own issues with Hollywood, Dave Gibbons allowed the project to happen despite some lawsuits and troubles with studios. The story of outlawed superheroes going vigilante as the future is now bleak in an alternate version of 1985 where Richard Nixon is still president and tension between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. is at an all-time high. With a R rating set, this is set to be one of the most anticipated blockbuster films of 2009. 7. The Road Directed by John Hillcoat. Screenplay by Joe Penhall. Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Guy Pearce, Michael K. Williams, and Robert Duvall. Originally set for a 2008 release but delayed due to post-production and a crowded 2008 season, the Cormac McCarthy novel about a father and son in a post-apocalyptical world traveling through the world of their bleak surroundings. Hillcoat, who had previously directed The Proposition is given the task to create a film with a lot of bleakness. With music contributions from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis who had scored The Proposition that was a film written by Cave, it's clearly set to be one of the most anticipated and heartwrenching stories of 2009.   8. Ashecliffe Directed by Martin Scorsese. Screenplay by Laeta Kalogridis & Steven Knight. Based on the novel Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Max von Sydow, Jackie Earle Haley, Patricia Clarkson, and Ben Kingsley.   After finally winning an Oscar for Best Director with 2006's The Departed, a remake of the Hong Kong crime film Infernal Affairs, Scorsese took a break from feature films to direct the Rolling Stones concert film Shine a Light in 2008. Now working with Leonardo DiCaprio for the fourth time after three successful collaborations that included The Departed, Gangs of New York, and The Aviator. This time, Scorsese and DiCaprio go for a story about two marshals investigating the disappearance of an inmate from an insane asylum in an island as they're trapped by rioting inmates and a hurricane. The film is set to be filled with lots of action and drama as only Scorsese can tell it through his unique style. 9. Abrazos Rotos (Broken Hugs) Written & Directed by Pedro Almodovar. Starring Penelope Cruz, Lola Duenas, Angela Molina, and Rossy de Palma. After getting Penelope Cruz an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for 2006's Volver, famed Spanish director Pedro Almodovar collaborates with her again for a dark, dramatic feature about a four-way love tale set in the 1990s and present day. Going for a 1950s style of film noir, Almodovar is once again experimenting with style as he centers his main characters in women like he has with a lot of films. With Almodovar's colorful style and creating strong female roles, it's clear that he's going to have another international hit in his amazing film career. 10. Public Enemies Directed by Michael Mann. Screenplay by Michael Mann, Ann Biderman, & Ronan Bennett. Based on the book by Bryan Burrough. Starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotilliard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff, Leelee Sobieski, Lily Taylor, Stephen Graham, and Billy Crudup. After the mixed reviews for Michael Mann's 2006 film version of Miami Vice, Michael Mann changes gears from his digital film experiments and modern crime dramas for a period crime drama about Melvin Purvis' attempts to capture John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby Face Nelson. With Christian Bale as Purvis and Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, the film features a large ensemble with Depp and Bale being the top stars as Mann hopes to create a period crime film that matches with some of his great crime movies. 11. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus Directed by Terry Gilliam. Written by Terry Gilliam & Charles McKeown. Starring Christopher Plummer, Heath Ledger, Tom Waits, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Verne Troyer, Lily Cole, and Andrew Garfield. After an awful period that included the disastrous making of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote that would spawn the documentary Lost in La Mancha. Gilliam still seemed troubled after working on The Brothers Grimm due to the interference of Harvey Weinstein while his 2005 film Tideland struggled to find a proper distributor as it was panned by critics. For his new film marking his first collaboration with Charles McKeown since 1989's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Gilliam goes for fantasy about an immortal, 1,000-year old doctor leading a theater troupe all over the world. Yet, production was suspended due to Heath Ledger's sudden death in January 2008 that looked like Gilliam was in trouble until Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law step in as they each play Ledger's parts as his character changes in different worlds. The film not only hopes to Gilliam's return-to-form after a series of mishaps but also gives audiences a final performance from Heath Ledger. 12. Avatar Written & Directed by James Cameron. Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Joel David Moore, Michelle Rodriguez, Matt Gerald, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Lang, and Sigourney Weaver. 1997's Titanic was the highest-grossing film of all-time making over a billion dollars and winning several Oscars for James Cameron. After that, Cameron disappeared as he worked on several documentary films, produced TV and film projects, and worked on his original script for Avatar that he worked on for years. Now Cameron is set to return with his 3-D sci-fi adventure as he hopes to break ground once again in terms of visual effects and on the science fiction genre. The film is about an ex-Marine who hopes to settle and exploit a planet only to be caught up in the middle of a war with aliens. While it's more ambitious than Titanic, it's clear that Cameron isn't going for something romantic and back into action. 13. The Informant Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns. Starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Melanie Lynskey, Thomas F. Wilson, and Eddie Jemison. After helming the four-hour, two-part bio-pic about Che Guevara, Steven Soderbergh returns for something smaller and accessible as he goes for a dark-comedy thriller by teaming with regulars Matt Damon and Eddie Jemison of the Ocean's 11 franchise. The film is more likely to be a commercial project from Soderbergh as he also has another 2009 film project in the works for The Girlfriend Experience starring porn actress Sasha Grey. It's clear that Soderbergh isn't resting on his laurels as he's going to continue to be unpredictable and versatile. 14. Up Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson. Written by Bob Peterson & Ronnie del Carmen. Featuring the voices of Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, and John Ratzenberger. After raising the bar for animation with 2008's WALL-E, Pixar clearly is the top 3-D animation studio in the business as they're going for more surprises and cutting-edge technique in 3-D computer animation. With Monster's Inc. director Pete Docter at the helm, their new project tells the story of a 78-year old man who decides to fulfill his late wife's wishes as he and his home fly away on balloons as he and a young boy go on a journey. Filled with real-life situations, humanistic characters, and a storytelling style that appeals to a wide audience, it's clear that Pixar studios is the place to go to for fun family entertainment with some substance. 15. The Fighter Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Screenplay by Paul Attanasio & Lewis Colick. Based on the book by Eric Johnson & Paul Tamasy. Starring Mark Wahlberg. After winning the Golden Lion at the 2008 Venice Film Festival with The Wrestler that gave Mickey Rourke a surprising comeback. Darren Aronofsky returns to the ring of a different kind in his film bio-pic about "Irish" Micky Ward. Aronofsky explores Ward's rise into the welterweight division while exploring Ward's unique relationship with his half-brother Dicky, a former boxer-turned-trainer whose own career was nearly derailed by drugs and crime. The film is likely to be another intimate affair in the same he did with The Wrestler as Aronofsky is also set to revive Robocop in 2010. 16. A Serious Man Written & Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen. Starring Richard Kind, Adam Arkin, Fyvush Finkel, George Wyner, Michael Stulbarg, Sari Wagner, Fred Melamed and Katherine Borowitz. After the mixed response to the 2008 comedy Burn After Reading, the Coen Brothers return to more darker fare in a black comedy about a Jewish academic whose life is a wreck when he faces a spiritual and existential crisis in 1967 Minneapolis in a Jewish suburb. In their hopes to return to comedy in a big way along with darker material, the Coen Brothers go for largely unknown actors with the exception of Richard Kind, Adam Arkin, George Wyner, Fyvush Finkel, and Coens associate Katherine Borowitz. With something dark, the Coen Brothers hope to get their comedy A-game back on top. 17. The Soloist Directed by Joe Wright. Written by Susannah Grant. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, Lisa Gay Hamilton, and Rachael Harris. Another 2008 release that got delayed due to the crowded fall/winter film season, this film is widely anticipated as it's based on the true story of schizophrenic musician Nathaniel Ayers and his friendship with journalist Steve Lopez. With Downey as Lopez and Foxx as Ayers, the film is a dramatic feature about a journalist who discovers a homeless, schizophrenic musician playing in the streets of Los Angeles. Helmed by Joe Wright, whose career is going hot due to his work in films like Pride & Prejudice and Atonement, it's clear that he is set to create a film that won't fall into the traps. Especially in what Robert Downey Jr. says about playing mentally-challenged people in Ben Stiller's 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder. 18. Funny People Written & Directed by Judd Apatow. Starring Adam Sander, Leslie Mann, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA, Audrey Plaza, Aziz Ansari, and Eric Bana. In the past few years, no one has brought top-quality and raunchy comedies better than Judd Apatow. With two feature film hits with The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up along with producing such hits as Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Pineapple Express. Apatow has more in his sleeve as he has another comedy in production called The Year One directed by Harold Ramis. Yet, Apatow's third directorial-feature that he also wrote about a dying comedian who takes in a newcomer as they become friends and hone their comedy craft together. The film is likely to give Adam Sandler something different from his low-brow humor films while Apatow regulars Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, and Leslie Mann are their for support. It's clear that Apatow will deliver something this is very funny but also accessible for adult audiences. 19. Agora Directed by Alejandro Amenabar. Written by Alejandro Amenabar & Mateo Gil. Starring Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Rupert Evans, and Michael Lonsdale. 2004's Mar Ardento (The Sea Inside) was an international hit that won the Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Film. Now Alejandro Amenabar returns after a five-year hiatus for a historical drama about the famed astrologer/philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her love affair with her slave Davus during the rise of Christianity. Amenabar's second English-language feature since 2001's The Others marks another change of pace as the Spanish director is set to create something different and ambitious. 20. The Limits of Control Written & Directed by Jim Jarmusch. Starring Isaach de Bankole, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Gael Garcia Bernal, Hiam Abbass, Paz de la Huerta, Alex Descas, Luis Tosar, Youki Kudoh, and John Hurt. 2005's Broken Flowers was Jim Jarmusch's most accessible film to date as it won him the second place Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Reuniting with its star Bill Murray along with associates Isaach de Bankole and Tilda Swinton, Jarmusch's new film is a road film of sorts as a lone-wolf criminal takes a job in Spain Suddenly, he goes on the road as he meets various strangers. A film that is set to have all of Jarmusch's quirks, it's also the director taking on something ambitious but also to have Jarmusch's unique independent vision. 21. Taking Woodstock Directed by Ang Lee. Written by James Schamus. Starring Demetri Martin, Jonathan Groff, Eugene Levy, Liev Schreiber, Emile Hirsch, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Imelda Staunton, Zoe Kazan, and Dan Fogler. After 2007's erotic-espionage thriller Lust, Caution won the Golden Lion as well as garnering controversy for receiving the NC-17 rating in the U.S. Ang Lee goes for something that's a bit lighter than his previous fares in the story about the Woodstock music festival in 1969. Yet, Lee explores the different people at the festival that includes reference to the Stonewall Riots that is more in tune with Lee's fascination with homosexuality in such films like The Wedding Banquet and Brokeback Mountain. Yet, with Lee at the helm of something with that large of an ensemble and a historical moment, it's definitely a film that will be a joy to watch. 22. The Brothers Bloom Written & Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane, and Maxamillian Schnell. 2005's Brick was a festival hit where once it was officially released to art house theaters a year later. The film was a huge cult hit that gave actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt some big exposure while giving attention to Johnson. For his sophomore feature, Johnson goes for a worldly caper film where Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo play brothers who go for a con job on an heiress, played by Rachel Weisz. Yet, when she joins in on a plan, things get complicated when Weisz and Brody start to fall for each other. While the film was released in 2008 at the Toronto Film Festival and was originally a 2008 release, it's new date will allow audiences the chance to see this film. 23. Whatever Works Written & Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Emma Thompson, Michael McKean, Kristen Johnson, Ed Begley, Jr., and Patricia Clarkson. After a series of films set in London and his most recent set in Spain, Woody Allen returns to New York City. This time, Allen goes for a romantic comedy as a man meets a young Southern woman and her parents where he introduces them to his Greenwich Village friends as romantic entanglements ensue. With Evan Rachel Wood as Allen's new leading lady instead of Scarlett Johansson, Allen is returning to his roots in New York City as he hopes to have another hit. While he often has a hit-miss track record, a film from Woody Allen is often fun to watch. 24. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince Directed by David Yates. Screenplay by Steve Kloves. Based on novel by J.K. Rowling. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Jim Broadbent, Helena Bonham Carter, David Thewlis, Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, James & Oliver Phelps, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Julie Walters, and Robbie Coltrane. Originally set for a November 2008 release, the sixth Harry Potter film got pushed to summer 2009 due to a financial strategy by Warner Brothers studios that angered fans. Yet, with the film still in the works as preparation for the two-part final Potter film for Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows set for 2010 and 2011. The sixth film will reveal Harry Potter's continuing journey as he and Albus Dumbledore discover Voldemort's background as well as how he achieved immortality. Harry also deals with a newfound crush towards Ron Weasley's sister Ginny while entranced by a book that belonged to the Half-Blood Prince. Yet, it's a dark tale in which Harry would enter into darker worlds as well as revelations that would change him. 25. New York, I Love You Directed by Zach Braff, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, Chan-wook Park, Yvan Attal, Wang Xiaoshuai, Shekhar Kapur, Scarlett Johansson, Brett Ratner, Joshua Marston, Fatih Akin, Albert & Allen Hughes, Emanuel Crialese, Andrei Zvyagintsev, Jiang Wen, Randall Balsmeyer, and Shuji Iwai. Written by Natalie Portman, Jeff Nathanson, Anthony Minghella, Joshua Marston, and Andrei Zvyagintsev. Starring Irfan Khan, Natalie Portman, Olivia Thirlby, Ben Gazarra, Gena Rowlands, Kevin Bacon, Maggie Q, Shia LaBeouf, Blake Lively, Rachel Bilson, Hayden Christensen, Orlando Bloom, Bradley Cooper, Julie Christie, Christina Ricci, John Hurt, James Caan, Cloris Leachman, Shu Qi, Robin Wright Penn, Eli Wallach, Carla Gugino, Ethan Hawke, Anton Yelchin, Burt Young, Drea de Matteo, and Chris Cooper. The success of the 2006 anthology film Paris, Je T'aime was so inspiring that the producers of that film decided to do a sequel as the focus is on New York City. With a slew of reknowned international directors like Mira Nair, Chan-wook Park, Yvan Attal, and Fatih Akin along with American directors like Zach Braff, Brett Ratner, Albert & Allen Hughes, and Joshua Marston. The film also marks the arrival of two newcomers in the directorial front as Scarlett Johansson directs Kevin Bacon in a segment while Natalie Portman stars in Mira Nair's segment. Portman also makers her own directorial debut with a short starring Olivia Thirlby, Ben Gazarra, and Gena Rowlands which is already garnering acclaim in film festivals and previews. Many hope the film will repeat the success of Paris, Je T'aime while bringing joy to the Big Apple. 4 Possible 2009 Releases: Thirst Directed by Chan-wook Park. Written by Chan-wook Park & Seo-Gyeong Jeong. Starring Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, and Kim Ok-bin. Red Sonja Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Screenplay by Robert Rodriguez. Based on the comic by Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas, & Barry Windor-Smith. Starring Rose McGowan and Kulah Gath. Tetro Written & Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Vincent Gallo, Maribel Verdu, Rodrigo de la Serna, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Leticia Bredice, and Carmen Maura. Up in the Air Directed by Jason Reitman. Screenplay by Jason Reitman. Based on novel by Walter Kirn. Starring George Clooney, Anna Kendrick, and Vera Farmiga. Four films that are in the works as they're likely to go for a 2009 release though nothing has been officially confirmed. Korean director Chan-wook Park returns to his violent style of cinema for a horror film called Thirst. After plans for a remake of Barbarella were scrapped, Robert Rodriguez goes for a remake of Red Sonja with his Grindhouse-Planet Terror leading lady Rose McGowan in the title role. Francis Ford Coppola returns with another feature about an artistic Italian family in Argentina with Tetro. Finally, Juno director Jason Reitman takes on an adaptation as he has George Clooney be a guy who fires people as he tries to achieve weird goals. 40 More 2009 Releases: The Blockbusters X-Men Origins: Wolverine Directed by Gavin Hood. Screenplay by David Benihoff. Based on the comic book character by Stan Lee. Starring Hugh Jackman, Liev Schrieber, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Ryan Reynolds, Will.i.am, Taylor Kitsch, Dominic Monaghan, and Kevin Durand. Terminator Salvation Directed by McG. Screenplay by Paul Haggis, Jonathan Nolan, & Shawn Ryan. Story by John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris, & David C. Wilson. Based on characters by James Cameron & Gale Anne Hurd. Starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelch, Bryce Dallas Howard, Moon Bloodgood, Common, and Helena Bohnam Carter. Star Trek Directed by J.J. Abrams. Screenplay by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman. Based on characters by Gene Roddenberry. Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Eric Bana, and Winona Ryder. The Wolfman Directed by Joe Johnston. Written by David Self & Andrew Kevin Walker. Starring Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, and Geraldine Chaplin. Four different blockbuster features that will definitely excite audiences who like action and entertainment that is loud and fun. Hugh Jackman returns to the role that's made him famous as he explores the origins of his title character Wolverine. Jackman's The Prestige co-star Christian Bale plays an older John Connor in a new franchise-reboot for The Terminator series. J.J. Abrams' long-awaited film version of Star Trek is finally coming to the big screen with a large cast of mostly people not known by the public with a few exceptions. Finally, Benicio del Toro takes on a huge mainstream role as the Wolfman as these films are likely to chew up box office receipts and give audiences their brand of big, loud entertainment. The Comedies The Year One Directed by Harold Ramis. Written by Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, & Lee Eisenberg. Starring Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Hank Azaria, David Cross, Oliver Platt, Juno Temple, Bill Hader, Vinnie Jones, and Paul Rudd. Fanboys Directed by Kyle Newman. Written by Ernest Cline, Adam F. Goldberg, & Dan Pulick. Starring Sam Worthington, Chris Marquette, Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, and Kristen Bell. Bruno Directed by Dan Mazer. Written by Sacha Baron Cohen. Starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Alice Evans. Couples Retreat Directed by Peters Billingsley. Written by Jon Favreau. Starring Vince Vaughn, Jon Faverau, Malin Akerman, Kristin Davis, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, Faizon Love, and Jean Reno. Adventureland Written & Directed by Greg Mottola. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr, Kristen Wiig, Margarita Levieva, and Bill Hader. Extract Written & Directed by Mike Judge. Starring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig, Clifton Collins Jr., Dustin Mulligan, J.K. Simmons, David Koechner, and Gene Simmons. The Great Buck Howard Written & Directed by Sean McGinly. Starring John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay, Steve Zahn, Adam Scott, Griffin Dunne, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Tom Hanks. Some laughs are coming with some help from Judd Apatow as he produces Harold Ramis' biblical-comedy The Year One featuring such Apatow cohorts like Jack Black, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader, and Paul Rudd. Other Apatow cohorts like Superbad director Greg Mottola bring Hader for the coming-of-age comedy Adventureland while another Apatow cohort Jay Baruchel star in the long-awaited film Fanboys about a group of fans' journey to go see Star Wars-Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Sacha Baron Cohen returns with his third alter-ego Bruno while Vince Vaughn and Jon Faverau go have fun in the sun for Couples Retreat. Mike Judge returns with his third film about another political satire while Tom Hanks produces a comedy about a magician in his fading career. Chick-Flicks Confessions of a Shopaholic Directed by P.J. Hogan. Screenplay by Tim Firth & Tracey Jackson. Based on the novel by Sophie Kinsella. Starring Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, John Goodman, Joan Cusack, Kristin Scott Thomas, Leslie Bibb, John Lithgow, and Lynn Redgrave. 17 Photos of Isabel Directed and Written for the Screen by Don Roos. Based on novel Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman. Starring Natalie Portman, Scott Cohen, Charlie Tahan, Tom Stratford, Daisy Tahan, and Mary Joy.   Sunshine Cleaning Directed by Christine Jeffs. Written by Megan Holley. Starring Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Clifton Collins Jr., Eric Christen Olsen, and Alan Arkin. With the success of last year's film version of Sex & the City and Mamma Mia!, it's clear that women can bring success into films. 2009 has a few films that will definitely brings a large group of women to the big screen. Isla Fisher plays a shopaholic trying to deal with her shopping addiction in an adaptation of Confessions of a Shopaholic. Don Roos and Natalie Portman do 17 Photos of Isabel where Portman plays a young woman forging a relationship with her young stepson. Amy Adams and Emily Blunt clean up people's houses in crime scenes for the 2008 Sundance hit comedy Sunshine Cleaning. Family Films Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian Directed by Shawn Levy. Screenplay by Thomas Lennon with screen-story by Ben Garant. Based on the novel by Milan Trenc. Starring Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Chrisopher Guest, Jonah Hill, Eugene Levy, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Brad Garrett, Bill Hader, Hank Azaria, and Amy Adams. Land of the Lost Directed by Brad Siberling. Screenplay by Chris Henchy & Dennis McNicholas. Based on the TV series by Sid & Marty Krofft. Starring Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny R. McBride, and Jorma Taccone.   Race to Witch Mountain Directed by Andy Fickman. Screenplay by Matt Bomback & Matt Lopez. Starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino, and Ciaran Hinds. Monsters vs. Aliens Directed by Conrad Vernon & Rob Letterman. Featuring the voices of Seth Rogen, Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd, and Stephen Colbert. 9 Directed by Shane Acker. Screenplay by Shane Acker, Pamela Pettler, & Ben Gluck. Based on Shane Acker's short film. Featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Martin Landau, and Crispin Glover. Coraline Directed & Written for the Screen by Henry Selick. Based on the novella by Neil Gaiman. Featuring the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Ian McShane, Keith David, Jennifer Saunders, and Dawn French. The Princess & the Frog Directed by Ron Clements & John Musker. Screenplay by Ron Clements, John Musker, & Rob Edwards. Based on the fairy tale The Frog Princess. Featuring the voices of Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, John Goodman, Jenifer Lewis, Jim Cummings, Peter Bartlett, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody, Michael-Leon Wooley, and Oprah Winfrey. With the quality of family films seemed to be dwindling by bad taste and studios' desire to just cash in. There's some that are just wanting to make movies that families can see without delving into bad taste or mediocrity. Shawn Levy and Ben Stiller return for a bigger sequel for Night at the Museum which also includes Amy Adams playing Amelia Earhart. Brad Siberling revives the classic 70s TV show Land of the Lost with Will Ferrell in the leading role while Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson goes for a modern-day remake of Escape to Witch Mountain for Race to Witch Mountain. Animation takes the fore-front in various different styles with Dreamworks' 3-D computer-animated film Monsters vs. Aliens with new 3-D technology. Henry Selick goes for stop-motion animation with his unique take on Neil Gaiman's Coraline. Tim Burton produces 9, a mix of computer-animation and stop-motion animation about a revolt in the post-apocalyptic world. Pixar co-founder John Lasseter produces the hand-drawn 2-D animated film The Frog & the Princess with a largely-inspired African-American cast in hopes to revive Disney's 2-D hand-drawn animation style. Auteur-Driven Films Mammoth Written & Directed by Lukas Moodyson. Starring Michelle Williams, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Marife Necesito. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Directed by Werner Herzog. Screenplay by William Finkelstein. Based on the 1992 film by Abel Ferrera. Starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Coolidge, Vondie Curtis Hall, Xzibit, Shawn Hatosy, Shea Whigham, Denzel Whitaker, and Brad Dourif. Ricky Written & Directed by Francois Ozon. Starring Alexandra Lamy and Sergi Lopez. Adoration Written & Directed by Atom Egoyan. Starring Rachel Blanchard, Scott Speedman, Devon Bostick, Kenneth Welsh, Noam Jenkins, Arsinee Khanjian, and Maury Chaykin. The International Directed by Tom Tykwer. Written by Eric Singer. Starring Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, and Ulrich Thomsen. Cheri Directed by Stephen Frears. Screenplay by Christopher Hampton. Based on the novel by Colette. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Iben Hjejle, Felicity Jones, Anita Pallenberg, and Kathy Bates. Brothers Directed by Jim Sheridan. Screenplay by David Benihoff. Based on the 2004 Susanne Bier film. Starring Natalie Portman, Tobey McGuire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Jenny Wade, and Patrick Flueger. Nailed Directed by David O. Russell. Written by David O. Russell & Kristen Gore. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Biel, Catherine Keener, Kirstie Alley, James Marsden, Tracy Morgan, and James Brolin. The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Written & Directed by Rebecca Miller. Starring Robin Wright Penn, Keanu Reeves, Alan Arkin, Winona Ryder, Maria Bello, Monica Bellucci, Julianne Moore, and Blake Lively. The Box Written for the Screen & Directed by Richard Kelly. Based on the short story Button, Button by Richard Matheson. Starring Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Gillian Jacobs, and Frank Langella. While there's films that people will see by name, it's often because of a director with such international prestige. Swedish director Lukas Moodyson tells the story of a man who goes on an international business trip where he creates a love triangle between his wife and mistress. Werner Herzog remakes Abel Ferrera's Bad Lieutenant in a loose remake where he hopes to revive the lagging career of Nicolas Cage. Francois Ozon takes a break from dramatic-heavy affair for a light-hearted film about an extraordinary baby. Tom Tykwer goes into the world of espionage while Stephen Frears goes for a 1920s period romance with Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend. Rebecca Miller goes for a comedy-drama about a woman dealing with her sexuality and troubled love life. Jim Sheridan returns to drama for a remake of Susanne Bier's Danish film drama Brothers while David O. Russell goes for a political comedy starring Jessica Biel as a woman with a nail stuck in her head. Finally, Richard Kelly returns in his hopes to recover from the debacle that was Southland Tales for a complex, provocative thriller. Bio-Pics, Dramas, Art-House, & Musicals Notorious Directed by George Tillman, Jr. Written by Reggie Rock Bythewood & Cheo Hodari Coker. Starring Jamal Woolard, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie, Naturi Naughton, Anwan Glover, Antonique Smith, and Angela Bassett. The Young Victoria Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee. Written by Julian Fellowes. Starring Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Miranda Richardson, Mark Strong, Julian Glover, Thomas Krestchmann, Paul Bettany, and Jim Broadbent. The Messenger Directed by Oren Moverman. Written by Oren Moverman & Alessandro Camon. Starring Ben Foster, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, and Woody Harrelson. All Good Things Directed by Andrew Jarecki. Written by Andrew Jarecki, Marcus Hinchey, & Marc Smerling. Starring Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lily Rabe, and Frank Langella. Youth in Revolt Directed by Miguel Arteta. Screenplay by Gustin Nash. Based on the novel by C.D. Payne. Starring Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Steve Buscemi, Jean Smart, Ray Liotta, M. Emmett Walsh, Justin Long, Ari Graynor, Mary Kay Place, Zach Galifianakis, and Fred Willard. Jennifer's Body Directed by Karyn Kasuma. Written by Diablo Cody. Starring Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody, J.K. Simmons, Chris Pratt, and Amy Sedaris. Duplicity Written & Directed by Tony Gilroy. Starring Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson, and Paul Giamatti. The Time Traveler's Wife Directed by Robert Schwentke. Screenplay by Jeremy Leven & Bruce Joel Rubin. Based on novel by Audrey Niffenegger. Starring Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Ron Livingston, Arliss Howard, Jane McLean, and Stephen Tobolowsky. Nine Directed by Rob Marshall. Screenplay by Michael Tolkin. Based on the Broadway musical by Arthur Kopit & Maury Yeston. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotilliard, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Penelope Cruz, Stacy Ferguson, Kate Hudson, and Anthony Rosato. With so many different types of films that are coming out, there at least has to be something for everyone. There's bio-pics in the form of Notorious about the late, famed NYC rapper Notorious B.I.G. and a Martin Scorsese-produced bio-pic about the young life of Queen Victoria. Indies get a chance to hit their mark with Oren Moverman's directorial debut about a soldier returning home as he engages into an affair with a fellow soldier's widow. Andrew Jarecki goes back to the 80s about a man's affair with a woman from the wrong tracks while Miguel Arteta takes on a coming-of-age tale. Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody teams up with Girlfight director Karyn Kasuma for a horror tale Megan Fox as the dead girl with Mamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried as the best friend that has to stop her. Julia Roberts and Clive Owen try to take down the corporate world in Duplicity while Rachel McAdams deals with Eric Bana's time-traveling. Finally, Rob Marshall returns with a lavish musical based on Federico Fellini's 8 ½ for Nine. Filthy 15 Films to Avoid: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Directed by Michael Bay. Written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, & Ehren Kruger. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Matthew Mardsen, and the voice of Peter Cullen. Despite the huge box office success the first Transformers movie had, the film did receive mixed reviews with critics and purists of the famed comic, cartoon series. Yet, its detractors hated the film for its hyper-kinetic action style that's synonymous with Michael Bay's work. Now, a sequel is coming with Bay helming once again in all of his hyper-active, 5 seconds or less per shot, fast-editing, flashy lights, and lame one-liners. While it's likely that it'll make money, it's going to be same old bullsh*t that made the first one successful. The Pink Panther 2 Directed by Harold Zwart. Screenplay by Scott Neustadler, Michael H. Weber, & Steve Martin. Based on the characters by Blake Edwards & Maurice Richlin. Starring Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, John Cleese, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Lily Tomlin, Jeremy Irons, and Aishwarya Rai. The Shawn Levy-helmed remake of The Pink Panther was a box office success yet it garnered many negative reviews with critics and purists of the original Blake Edwards-helmed films. With Levy serving as an executive producer, it's under the eye of a new director where Steve Martin is playing Inspector Clouseau once again with John Cleese taking over for Kevin Kline as Chief Dreyfus. Yet, it's attempts to be funny like the first one is not likely to happen in the second one. Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience Directed by Bruce Henricks. Starring the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. Well, there's been some cool concert films in recent years like the Rolling Stones and U2. Then there's the big 3D Nine Inch Nails concert produced by James Cameron that is never going to happen due to some record label bullsh*t. So what do music fans get, the g*ddamn Jonas Brothers. And in 3D with a bunch of lame songs and skits surrounded by hordes of screaming girls hearing them butcher Beatles classics. 2012 Directed by Roland Emmerich. Written by Roland Emmerich & Harald Kloser. Starring John Cusack, Thandie Newton, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Oliver Platt, and Woody Harrelson. The man behind such spectacles like Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow also brought such bad films as Godzilla and 2008's flop 10,000 B.C. Now Emmerich is going for the disaster movie again with another message. Yet, Emmerich's sense of style over substance often gets overshadowed by his extravagant special effects and action sequences. It's just a film that can't be taken seriously nor to be entertained by.   G.I. Joe Directed by Stephen Sommers. Screenplay by Stuart Beattie. Based on the comic book by Larry Hama. Starring Channing Tatum, Christopher Eccleston, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Ray Park, Rachel Nichols, Marlon Wayans, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. G.I. Joe is one of the most beloved comics and cartoons that kids grew up during the 1980s. Now a live-action film adaptation seems exciting but in the hands of Stephen Sommers, the man behind the Mummy franchises and Van Helsing. It's not likely to be very good due to his emphasis on special effects that always looked bad in favor of a story. Despite a good cast, he often has a tendency to make a good actor look bad in front of the camera. Bride Wars Directed by Gary Winick. Written by Greg DePaul, Casey Wilson, June Raphael, Karen McCullah Lutz, & Kristen Smith. Starring Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Chris Pratt, Bryan Greenberg, Kristen Johnson, and Candice Bergen. He's Just Not That Into You Directed by Ken Kwapis. Screenplay by Abby Kohn & Mark Silverstein. Based on the self-help book by Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo. Starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Connelly, Drew Barrymore, Gennifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Justin Long, Kevin Connolly, and Kris Kristofferson. Two films geared towards female audiences but neither seem to look any good based on their trailers or premise. Bride Wars stars Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway as two best friends who both become engaged as they find their wedding dates are on the same day as they fight each other. A project that looks really bad with five credited screenwriters while for Anne Hathaway, who is currently riding high on the critical acclaim for her work in Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married, it's a bad follow-up project. The ensemble romantic-comedy He's Just Not That Into You was supposed to come out in 2008 but due to an overcrowded film season, it got pushed to 2009. Yet, with its emphasis to be appealing with an overly attractive cast. It looks like a film that just want to make people feel dumb. Push Directed by Paul McGuigan. Written by David Bourla. Starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, and Djimon Hounsou. Dragonball Directed by James Wong. Screenplay by James Wong & Ben Ramsey. Based on the magna comic by Akira Toriyama. Starring Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Emmy Rossum, Randall Duk Kim, Ernie Hudson, and Chow-Yun Fat. 12 Rounds Directed by Renny Harlin. Written by Dan Kunka. Starring John Cena, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, and Aidan Gillen. Angels & Demons Directed by Ron Howard. Screenplay by Akiva Goldsman & David Koepp. Based on the novel by Dan Brown. Starring Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, and Stellan Skarsgard. Fast & Furious Directed by Justin Lin. Written by Chris Morgan. Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, John Ortiz, Tyrese Gibson, and Laz Alonso. Five films that are for big box office yet all of them seem dumb. Push is an attempt to do what 2008's Jumper did wrong but once again, doesn't look like things are going right. Dragonball also looks like it's geared for stupidity while the WWE tries to have John Cena go into another dumb action film with help from Renny Harlin. Despite the box office success of The Da Vinci Code, the film received lukewarm reviews as Ron Howard teams up with Brian Grazer, Akiva Goldsman, and Tom Hanks for the sequel, which looks just as dumb. The Fast & the Furious franchise is coming back with its original cast but nothing really to get excited about. Labor Pains Directed by Lara Shapiro. Written by Lara Shaprio & Stacey Kramer. Starring Lindsay Lohan, Cheryl Hines, Chris Parnell, Luke Kirby, and Kevin Covais. Big Stan Directed by Rob Schneider. Written by Josh Lieb. Starring Rob Schneider, David Carradine, Jennifer Morrison, M. Emmett Walsh, Scott Wilson, Henry Gibson, Marcia Wallace, and Randy Couture. Stoic Written & Directed by Uwe Boll. Starring Edward Furlong, Shaun Sipos, Jamie Switch, and Steffen Mennekes. Lindsay Lohan pretends to be pregnant in Labor Pains, a film so bad that it's likely to become a straight-to-DVD release. Rob Schneider brings in the non-funny moments as he makes a film about being a prison b*tch. Finally, there's Uwe Boll who is sure to bring in some of the worst films ever like he's always done as he's trying to go for art-house drama cred with Stoic. One of possibly several 2009 releases he's going to have out in theaters. Well, that's it for the films that are coming from 2009. There's a lot more that's been left off but then again. There's so much to cover, it's really more about making the smart choices and hoping that the films will be really good as 2008 turned out to be very lackluster. For filmgoers, it's time to get a little smarter. Try to avoid the bad films and make sure that they see the good films. Even families who were given one bad film after another as it's time for them to have their children be entertained but also watch something of substance for once. In the end, it's let hope 2009 will be a much better year than 2008 was.   Most Anticipated Films List: 2008: http://www.epinions.com/content_5148287108 2007: http://www.epinions.com/content_4920287364 2006: http://www.epinions.com/content_4607811716

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