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Nothing says holidays like war in Australia
By Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
Published on Sunday, Nov 16, 2008
The holidays are upon us, that magical season of family and film, merriment and multiplexes.
It's the second biggest cinema season of the year, and with good reason. People need to get out of the house, need a break from cooking and wrapping. We need a place to park the kids while we shop.
Go, hang out with James Bond, or dreamboat vampires, or cartoon critters. Make a vow that you're not getting skunked in the office Oscar pool this year and catch Australia, Frost/Nixon, Doubt or the other ''contenders'' rolling out between now and New Year's.
Will Keanu reclaim his title ''The One'' from Obama? Will a dog named Marley upstage Jennifer and Owen? Is Valkyrie really the big Cruise ''comeback?''
Harry Potter? You'll have to wait. He's been held back . . . not at Hogwarts, at the movies. He won't return until next summer.
While release dates are subject to change, here are some highlights of the holidays:
Crowd pleasers
Bolt (Nov. 21). The animators at the House of Mouse are gambling that their latest will lure kids in with its cute dog, its Miley Cyrus voice casting (she plays the dog's owner) and its 3-D glasses. It's not Pixar. But neither are Delgo or The Tales of Desperaux, opening in December.
Twilight (Nov. 21). Toy-boy vampires tempt teens (Kristen Stewart among them) who like their prom dates pale and dangerous in this adaptation of the monster hit novel by Stephanie Meyer.
Transporter 3 (Nov. 26). Jason Statham is back for a third time as ''package'' delivery man Frank Martin.
Punisher: War Zone (Dec. 5). After hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, faces his most deadly foe yet.
Cadillac Records (Dec. 5). Tale of sex, violence, race and rock 'n' roll in 1950s Chicago chronicles the rise of Chess records. It follows the lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. With Jeffrey Wright, Beyonce Knowles, Adrien Brody, Mos Def and Gabrielle Union.
Day the Earth Stood Still (Dec. 12). Keanu Reeves stars as the alien who comes to Earth to lecture and threaten us about our warlike ways in this remake of the 1951 Cold War analogy. Will the gamble of hiring the director of The Exorcism of Emily Rose to shoot this potential blockbuster pay off? I wonder.
The Spirit (Dec. 25). Comic-book icon Frank Miller directed comic-book icon Will Eisner's story of a murdered cop who returns to scare off evil in this Sin City-ish film event. With Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson.
Marley & Me (Dec. 25.) Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson star in this tale of a big dog who teaches a family life lessons, adapted from John Grogan's sentimental book.
Laughers
Four Christmases (Nov. 26). Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon contend, despite their protests, with two sets of divorced parents over a holiday weekend.
Nothing Like the Holidays (Dec. 12). John Leguizamo stars in this Latino This Christmas variation that has a family of Puerto Ricans from Chicago facing the knowledge that this may be their ''last Christmas'' together.
Yes Man (Dec. 19). Jim Carrey is a guy who makes himself say ''yes'' to everything over the course of a year, and pretends that this is nothing like Liar, Liar.
Bedtime Stories (Dec. 25). That wacky uncle whose fanciful tales come true for his amazed niece and nephew? Adam Sandler.
Contenders
Australia (Nov. 26). Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman star in this epic of love and cattle in the World War II of a land called Oz.
Milk (Nov. 26, some cities, Dec. 12 the rest). The Oscar buzz is loud with this one, in which Sean Penn plays the openly gay San Francisco city supervisor murdered by a homophobic colleague. Josh Brolin, Diego Luna and Emile Hirsch co-star.
Frost/Nixon (Dec. 5 some cities, Dec. 12 the rest). Michael Sheen is David Frost and Frank Langella is Richard Nixon in this account of the TV interview that changed Watergate history.
Seven Pounds (Dec. 12). Will Smith stars as a depressed IRS agent who resolves to better the lives of seven strangers.
Gran Torino (Dec. 17 in some cities, Jan. 16 in others). Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this movie about a bigoted Korean War veteran who develops unexpected rapport with his immigrant neighbors.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Dec. 25). Brad Pitt is F. Scott Fitzgerald's man who ages in reverse in this satire from David Fincher.
Valkyrie (Dec. 26). Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson and Terrence Stamp play the Germans who plotted to assassinate Hitler in the last year of World War II.
The holidays are upon us, that magical season of family and film, merriment and multiplexes.
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LA, CA
Posted 04:00 AM, 11/16/2008
I'd like inform you that Scarlett Johansson (actress)actually is a clone from original person,who has nothing with acting career.Clone was created illegally using stolen biomaterial.Original Scarlett Galabekian last name is nice, CHRISTIAN young lady.I'll tell more,those clones(it's not only 1)made in GERMANY-world leader manufacturer of humans clones,it's in Ludwigshafen am Rhein,Rhineland-Palatinate,Mr.Helmut Kohl home town.You can't even imaging the scale of the cloning activity.But warning,H.Kohl staff strictly controlling their clones spreading around the world,they're NAZI type disciplined and mind controlled,be careful get close with clones you will be controlled too.Original family didn't authorize any activity with stolen biomaterials,no matter what form it was created in,it's all need to be back to original family control in Cedars-Sinai MedicalCenter in LA.Controlling clones is US military operation.Original Scarlett never was engaged,by the way
