Director: Betty Thomas
Written by:
Jon Vitti
Jonathan Aibel
Plot:
Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville’s twenty-something nephew Toby (Levi). The boys must put aside music superstardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school’s music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes -– Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.
Runtime: 88 min
Director: Brian Levant
Written by:
Jonathan Bernstein
James Greer
Tagline:
Spying is easy, babysitting is hard.
Plot:
Former CIA spy Bob Ho (Chan) takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend’s three kids, who haven’t exactly warmed to their mom’s beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob’s longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
Runtime: 92 min
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Written by:
Ron Clements
John Musker
Tagline:
I’ve kissed several frogs before finding my prince.
Plot:
A modern day retelling of the classic story The Frog Prince. The Princess and the Frog finds the lives of arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana crossing paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician and Tiana, following suit, upon kissing the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams.
Runtime: 97 min
Award: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 15 nominations
Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Written by:
Judi Barrett (book)
Ron Barrett (book)
Phil Lord (screenplay)
Chris Miller (screenplay)
Tagline:
Prepare to get served
Plot:
The timeless tale has been adapted from Ron and Judi Barrett’s book, which illustrates a world where giant pancakes and pasta fall from the sky as a scientist tries to solve world hunger. However, things go terribly wrong when excess amounts of food overload cities and towns.
Runtime: 90 min
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Written by:
Charles Dickens (novel)
Robert Zemeckis (screenplay)
Plot:
Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he used to be, the hard truth of what the world is today, and what will happen if he does not strive to be a better man. Set around Christmas, the most joyous day of the year, Scrooge realizes the sharp contrast of his own personality.
Jim Carrey plays four separate roles in this updated version of A Christmas Carol. Carrey portrays Scrooge, as well as the three ghosts (Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come). His dynamic character roles keep the four characters as diverse as being played by four actors.
Runtime: 96 min
Director: Spike Jonze
Written by:
Spike Jonze(screenplay)
Dave Eggers(screenplay)
Maurice Sendak(book)
Tagline:
There’s one in all of us.
Plot:
Max (Max Records) is a lonely boy with an active fantasy life. When his sister Claire’s (Pepita Emmerichs) friends carelessly crush his snow fort in a snowball fight, and she doesn’t do anything about it, he goes into a rage and makes a mess of her bedroom. When his mother Connie (Catherine Keener) invites her boyfriend (Mark Ruffalo) to dinner, Max throws a tantrum in which he bites her, and runs out of the house, still in the wolf costume he likes to wear. At the nearby seashore, he finds an abandoned sailboat, and sets out in it.He eventually reaches an island, where he finds several large talking wild things, vaguely humanoid in shape with features resembling those of various animals
Runtime: 101 min
