1. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel They are back. America’s favorite furry brothers Alvin, Simon and Theodore will appear once again on the big screen. Genres: Comedy, Kids/Family and Sequel Release Date: December 23rd, 2009 (wide) + Watch The Trailer 2. Avatar: The Movie Genres: Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy Running Time: 160 min. Release Date: December 18th, 2009 (wide) + Watch The Trailer 3. The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Running Time: 1 hr. 42 min. Release Date: December 30th, 2009 (limited) + Watch The Trailer 4. Up in the Air Genres: Comedy, Drama and Adaptation Running Time: 1 hr. 49 min. Release Date: December 4th, 2009 (limited); December 11th (expansion); December 25th (wide) + Watch The Trailer 5. Sherlock Holmes Genres: Action/Adventure, Thriller, Adaptation and Mystery Release Date: November 20th, 2009 (wide) + Watch The Trailer Recommended Movies

Here are the 7 official entries for the 35th edition of Metro Manila Film Festival 2009. These entries will be showing in Philippine theaters starting December 25. …

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LOS ANGELES (AFP): Tom Cruise is set to return in a fourth “Mission: Impossible” film, a move that had once seemed unlikely after the actor’s acrimonious 2006 split with Paramount, reports said Thursday.   The Hollywood Reporter and Daily Variety reported that Cruise, 46, was being lined up to co-produce a new instalment about the elite band of spies from the Impossible Missions Force (IMF), and could reprise his role as Ethan Hunt.   The three previous “Mission: Impossible” films — derived from the 1960s television series — have taken more than 1.4 billion dollars worldwide since the first picture was released in 1996.   However a fourth film starring Cruise was deemed unlikely after the actor ended a 14-year association with Paramount in 2006.   The split generated worldwide headlines after Sumner Redstone, the chief of Paramount’s parent company Viacom, criticized Cruise, saying his “unacceptable” behavior had contributed to the company’s decision.   However Redstone opened the door to a reunion last month when he said he would not be opposed to Cruise returning for a new “Mission: Impossible” film.   “I consider Tom Cruise a great actor and a good friend,” Redstone told Variety. “And if Paramount decides …

Toy Story 3 Official trailer Toy Story 3 is an upcoming computer-animated 3-D film being produced by Pixar Animation Studios, slated for release on June 18, 2010. It is a sequel to the films Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Lee Unkrich, who edited the previous films and co-directed the second, takes over as director. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen reprise their roles as Woody and Buzz respectively. …

I compiled 10 movies worth to watch this Lenten Week, based from synopsis, box office status and most preferred genre. I already watched some of the movies listed below. Knowing I remember the Book of Revelation upon watching the movie. The story started in 1958, a group of young students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school. But a mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with combinations of random numbers instead. Fifty years later, a new batch of students opens capsule’s contents and the mysterious girl’s cryptic message was distributed in the hands of young Caleb Koestler. But it is Caleb’s father, professor John Koestler (Nicholas Cage) discovers the encrypted message of the paper, which is the exact date and locations of tragedies happened within 50 years. As John further figure out the document’s shivering secrets, he realized that the document foretells three additional events. …

　 　 Race to Witch Mountain topped the box office charts with a cumulative gross on its first week of $24,402,214.  Here are the other movies on this week chart (Mar 13 – 15 weekend).     This Wk Last Wk Title Dist. Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Rlse Wks # of Theaters 1 - Race to Witch Mountain Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $24,402,214 $24,402,214 1 3187 2 1 Watchmen Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $17,817,301 $85,751,993 2 3611 3 - The Last House on the Left Rogue Pictures $14,118,685 $14,118,685 1 2401 4 3 Taken 20th Century Fox Distribution $6,568,651 $126,752,054 7 2858 5 2 Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail Lionsgate $5,108,532 $83,187,594 4 2203 6 4 Slumdog Millionaire Fox Searchlight Pictures $5,002,777 $132,602,820 18 2578 7 5 Paul Blart: Mall Cop Sony Pictures Releasing $3,119,151 $137,785,983 9 2281 8 6 He’s Just Not That Into You Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $2,939,484 $89,038,259 6 1890 9 7 Coraline Focus Features $2,718,231 $69,240,852 6 1768 10 - Miss March Fox Searchlight Pictures $2,409,156 $2,409,156 1 1742 …

Here’s the official spoiler:   Mark your calendar, February 2, 2009 after Superbowl on NBC.  1: A Clear and Present Danger 2: Truth and Blood 3: Building 26 4: Cold Wars 5: Exposed 6: Shades of Gray 7: Cold Snap 8: Into Asylum 9: Unknown 10: Unknown 11: Unknown 12: Unknown   There will be 12 episodes for this  season but the final four episodes for this season was not yet revealed.   An excerpt from  The Hollywood Reporter, here’s more of what Bromstad said: “‘Heroes’ is very secure,” she says. “We have a great relationship with Tim Kring … what’s important is we never lose sight of being responsible in production. And television is about the characters and the writing, and we want to make sure that that show is on track. But very secure. I think that what Tim is interested in doing is getting back to the core of the show and that it’s these ordinary people with extraordinary powers and that they may have taken on too much in terms of characters and multiple storylines.”