2. Starring: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Harvey Keitel Director:Paul Weitz Release Date: 22nd December 2010 Genre: Comedy The method star of Mean Streets, Raging Bull and Taxi Driver continues his upward trend with Meet The Parents 3. De Niro returns to the role of retired-CIA man Jack, who becomes highly suspicious of his son-in-law’s ability to raise the twin grandkids. Meanwhile the son-in-law begins to go through a mid-life crisis, as there’s another baby on the way. This is the first movie in the series that’s not directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers), instead it’s Paul Weitz (About A Boy, American Dreamz). This is a franchise that desperately wants to keep going for the money, but has run out of things to do. Advertised by (e.g): Newspapers, Ipad magazine Little Fockers
3. Starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, HaileeSteinfeld, Barry Pepper Directors: Joel and Ethan Coen Release Date: 22nd December 2010 Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western Stubborn 14 year old Mattie Ross undertakes a quest to avenge her father’s death at the hands of a drifter. Ross persuades an alcoholic marshal named Rooster Cogburn to join her in tracking him down. They are joined by a Texas Ranger, who wants the drifter for his own purposes. The Coen Brothers direct this remake of the ’69 movie (based on the ’68 novel) that won John Wayne an Oscar. Jeff Bridges takes on the gruff Wayne role. Outside of Tron Legacy, we’re looking forward to this movie more than anything else. Jeff Bridges owns Christmas. Advertised by (e.g): News, Twitter True Grit
4. Starring: Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Catherine Tate Director: Rob Letterman Release Date: 26th December 2010 Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black) takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens. The movie’s from the director of Shark Tale and Monsters vs Aliens, and has been converted to 3D in post-production. From the trailer it looks like they’ve taken rich source material and turned it into horrible commercial muck. Should have been retitled ‘Jack Black Is Big’. Advertised by (e.g): Gullivers Travels
5. Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson Director: James L. Brooks Release Date: December 17th 2010 Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance A romantic comedy centred on a former athlete (Witherspoon) who’s feeling a bit past her prime at 27 and finds herself in the middle of a love triangle, between a corporate guy in crisis (Rudd) and her current, baseball-playing beau (Wilson). ‘Ol Jack Nicholson in the mix too, in real life she’d surely choose him. James L. Brooks (The Simpsons, As Good as it Gets) is a great romantic-comedy director, so expect this to be a mature, well-observed piece of entertainment. Advertised by (e.g): How do you know
6. Starring: Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams Director: David O. Release Date: December 10th 2010 Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport Russell Wahlbergis reunited once again with the director of Three Kings and I Heart Huckabees, but this time he’s getting ultra-serious for this true story of a boxer in the 80s and the bad-influence brother who helps train him. The movie is being lined up as an Oscar contender and it’s about time Bale got some recognition. Advertised by (e.g): The Fighter
7. Things in common… The things that many films released around the Christmas time have in common is that they are family films which can be watched together due to the time of the year, for example Gullivers travels and a comedy such as Little Fockers because of the happy time of the year. Even though this year there were not any festive films released they still have the festive type of mood relating to the Christmas time.
