“One family will come together for the biggest adventure in the universe.”
Half a dozen kids defend their vacation home in Maine from aliens who have invaded via the upstairs. When Tom, Jake, and friends discover that the Aliens mind control guns do not work on kids, it is up to them to save their parents and the rest of the world from the invasion all before bed time.
Fact : Also known as “They Came From Upstairs”.
Note : Ashley Tisdale wanked #10 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
Star(s) to watch : Robert Hoffman (”She’s the Man”) as Ricky Dillman, & Ashley Tisdale as Bethany Pearson.
Director(s) : John Schultz. Producer(s) : Marc S. Fischer, Barry Josephson, & Joe Hartwick Jr.
Genre : Action, Adventure, Kids, Family, Sci-Fi, Fantasy. Release date : July 31, 2009 Official website : http://www.TheyCameFromUpstairs.com
A romantically challenged morning show producer (Katherine Heigl) is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent (Gerard Butler) to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result Star(s) to watch : Katherine Heigl (”Valentine”, “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory”, “Wish Upon a Star”) as Abby Richter, & Gerard Butler (”300″, “Tomorrow Never Dies”, “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life”) as Mike Alexander.
Fact : Katherine Heigl is half Irish and half German. She was voted as #1 in 2008’s Askmen.com “Top 99 sexiest women in the world” poll. She was also named one of Entertainment Weekly’s Top 25 Entertainers Of The Year (2007).
Note : Gerard Butler was chosen as the most attractive man of 2005 by Hello! Magazine. He was also chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history.
Director(s) : Robert Luketic. Producer(s) : Deborah Jelin Newmyer, Kimberly di Bonaventura, Steven Reuther, Tom Rosenberg, & Gary Lucchesi. Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance. Release date : July 24, 2009 Official website : http://www.TheUglyTruth-movie.com
Harry Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts turns out to be quite the exciting year. First off is the arrival of a new teacher at Hogwarts, Horace Slughorn, who is a bit more useful to Harry than he realizes. Next, Harry obtains a Potions book which used to be belong to the very mysterious Half-Blood Prince. Harry finds that the Half-Blood Prince’s ancient scribbles are written along the margins of almost every page, giving Harry advice on how to improve greatly on his Potions work, and also teaching him a few helpful (and dangerous) spells along the way. Amidst this, Harry is starting private lessons with Professor Dumbledore, during which Harry learns the dark secrets of Voldemort’s past, hoping that they could use these secrets to find a way to defeat him. Harry’s year gets even more stressful with the suspicious actions of Draco Malfoy, who has been sneaking around the school doing, so Harry assumes, Voldemort’s bidding. Harry quickly becomes determined, and slightly obsessed, to find out exactly what Malfoy has been up to and putting an end to it. Yet, during this time, Harry and his friends go through daily life, busy with school work, Quidditch, (in which Harry has been made captain of the team) and of course, romance Ron has found a new girlfriend, Lavender Brown, a perky (if not obnoxious) Gryffindor student, and Hermione is not happy about it. Ron and Hermione’s friendship takes a toll throughout the school year and Harry, as usual, is stuck in the middle. Harry, meanwhile, is facing a romantic dilemma of his own: he realizes he is falling for his best friend’s sister, Ginny Weasley, who is unfortunately dating Harry’s classmate, Dean Thomas. Harry’s pining for Ginny and Ron’s hilarious relationship with Lavender gives this story a large dose of reality. Throughout all the school drama, however, the obvious darkness of Voldemort’s impending rise to power is always apparent. The incredible action-packed climax is sure to leave the audience stunned and, inevitably, prove that you shouldn’t trust everybody who you think is good, and also prove that not everyone can manage to survive. Star(s) to watch : Alan Rickman (”Die Hard”, “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves”) as Severus Snape, Daniel Radcliffe (”The Tailor of Panama”) as Harry Potter, & Emma Watson as Hermione Granger.
Fact : Based on source material from novel “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” by J.K. Rowling.
Director(s) : David Yates. Producer(s) : David Heyman & David Barron. Note : Also known as “Harry Potter 6″. Genre : Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adaptation, Sequel, Drama, Mystery, Romance. Release date : July 17, 2009 Official website : http://www.harrypotter.com
Manny, Sid, Diego and Ellie are back in this third film in the computer-animated Ice Age series. With those creatures in starring roles, fans also get another dose of the vocal talents of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Queen Latifah, who all return from the previous two outings.
Fact : Featuring the voices of Denis Leary (as the voice of Diego), John Leguizamo (as the voice of Sid), Ray Romano (as the voice of of Manfred Manny the Mammoth), & Queen Latifah (as the voice of Ellie).
Note : Scrat the sabre-toothed squirrel was a creature that lived about 20,000 years ago during the days of the Ice Age, surviving the unmercifully cold climates and dodging danger of all varieties on a constant, everyday basis. Scrat’s primary goal in life was to find a place to stow his beloved acorn, an acorn that Scrat was more than just a little attached to, risking life and limb to attain it.
Director(s) : Carlos Saldanha. Producer(s) : John C. Donkin & Lori Forte. Genre : Comedy, Kids, Family, Animation, Sequel. Release date : July 1, 2009 Official website : http://www.IceAgeMovie.com
No one could stop John Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone — from his girlfriend Billie Frechette to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger’ gang — later including Baby Face Nelson and Alvin Karpis — thrilled many, J. Edgar Hoover made Dillinger America’s first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Melvin Purvis, the dashing “Clark Gable of the FBI.”
However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis’ men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptized as agents) and orchestrating epic betrayals — from the infamous “Lady in Red” to the Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti — were Purvis, the FBI and their new crew of gunfighters able to close in on Dillinger.
Fact : Based on the book “Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34,” the film follows the transformation of the FBI as the U.S. government tried to stop the 1933 crime spree headed up by gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, the Barkers, and Bonnie and Clyde.
Note : I’m not a big fan of Michael Mann, but considering watching Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Stephen Dorff, & Channing Tatum, all in one movie, I guess that makes this a must-see movie. ;)
Star(s) to watch : Johnny Depp (”Pirates of the Caribbean”, “Once Upon a Time in Mexico”, “Edward Scissorhands”) as John Dillinger, Christian Bale (”Terminator Salvation”, “The Dark Knight”, “Equilibrium”, “Reign of Fire”) as Melvin Purvis, Stephen Dorff (”Blade”, “Cold Creek Manor”) as Homer Van Meter, Channing Tatum (”Fighting”, “She’s the Man”, “Step Up”, “War of the Worlds”) as Pretty Boy Floyd, David Wenham (”The Lord of the Rings”, “300″, “Van Helsing”) as Pete Pierpont, Giovanni Ribisi (”Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow”, “Gone in Sixty Seconds”, “Flight of the Phoenix”) as Alvin Karpis, & Leelee Sobieski (”Deep Impact”, “Joy Ride”, “The Glass House”) as Polly Hamilton
Director(s) : Michael Mann. Producer(s) : Michael Mann, Jane Rosenthal, Kevin Misher, & G. Mac Brown. Genre : Drama, Crime, Gangster, Adaptation. Release date : July 1, 2009 Official website : http://www.PublicEnemies.net/
