Just like us, the inhabitants of Planet 51 live with the fear that they will be invaded by aliens.

Their paranoia becomes a real fact when an astronaut coming from planet Earth lands on their planet.

Astronaut Chuck Baker thinks he is the first being to ever walk on that planet….that until the ‘local’ authorities start chasing him and want to hold him in to run some experiments.

Luckily for him, one of the inhabitants of the planet helps him locate his space ship and return home safely.

Release Date: 20 November 2009

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Cast: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Justin Long, Jessica Biel, Seann William Scott, John Cleese, Gary Oldman

Director: Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad

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This time, he tries to maintain a nut house under control and defeat the evil Jack Frost, who is very jealous at him and is hoping to take his place one day.

Even with the risk of revealing the position of his secret North Pole operations centre, Scott invites his parents in law, Sylvia and Bud Newman, to spend the Christmas holidays with him and his wife Carol.

There are also persons involved in this adventure, such as his son Charlie, his ex wife Laura and her new husband and several elves that are helping him get Jack Frost out of his way.

Release Date: 3 November 2006

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Cast: Tim Allen (Santa/Scott Calvin), Elizabeth Mitchell (Carol), Eric Lloyd (Charlie), Judge Reinhold (Neil Miller), Wendy Crewson (Laura Miller), Spencer Breslin (Curtis), Liliana Mumy (Lucy Miller), Martin Short (Jack Frost), Ann-Margret (Sylvia Newman), Alan Arkin (Bud Newman).

Director: Michael Lembeck

His loyal elves kept him out of trouble every time, but he has to sort this one out by himself. His son, Charlie, has landed on the naughty list and Santa is feeling older day by day….in conclusion, if Scott does not get married by Christmas Eve, he will never be allowed to be Santa Claus again.

He is desperate to find a wife and at the same time to help his son; so Scott goes back home, to the real world, and leaves a temporary Santa substitute to fill in his shoes.

Release Date: 1 November 2002

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Cast: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Elizabeth Mitchell, David Krumholtz, Eric Lloyd, Spencer Breslin, Liliana Mumy, Aisha Tyler

Director: Michael Lembeck

They use all the methods they can thinks of and spare no means in order to obtain the information they want – the more dirt it contains, the better for them.Because of one of the paparazzi’s stalking, Bo and his family are involved in a car accident and they immediately take pictures of it, but don’t call for an ambulance.

Bo’s son goes in a coma and the man is at a crossroads in his life; he comes up with a very complicated revenge plan and starts hunting down the four paparazzi who have made his life a living hell.

Release Date: 3 September 2004

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Cast: Cole Hauser, Robin Tunney, Dennis Farina, Daniel Baldwin, Tom Hollander, Kevin Gage, Blake Michael Bryan, Tom Sizemore, Andrea Baker, Jordan Baker, Joe Basile, Lauren Birkell

Director: Paul Abascal

One day he goes to see some psychic woman and his whole life turns upside down. He decides to leave his family and goes on a journey all over the world, in an attempt to rediscover himself and redeem his soul.

He ends up in the underground world of New York, where he kills a pimp and an aspiring actress, which gets him arrested and in jail.

He is just a man who is longing for affection, safety and satisfaction, but he definitely will not get any of that in jail.

Release Date: 14 July 2006

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Cast: William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Denise Richards, Mena Suvari, Dylan Walsh, Joe Mantegna, Rebecca Pidgeon, Dule Hill, Bai Ling, Bokeem Woodbine, Debi Mazar, George Wendt, Lonnie Smith

Director: Stuart Gordon

The movie goes beyond the murderer’s atrocious crimes, all the way to the impact they have caused on the victims, on their families and friends, and even on the communities they were a part of.

The police detective Matt Parish and his son Johnny, who is obsessed with the Zodiac’s crimes, are going back on the killer’s trace and are trying to find as many clues as possible related to his real identity.

What they seem to be ignoring is that, during this headhunt, they are not only jeopardizing their lives, but also the one of their relatives as well.

Will that stop their search?

Release Date: 17 March 2006

Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery,Thriller

Cast: Justin Chambers, Robin Tunney, Rory Culkin, Philip Baker Hall, William Mapother, Brad William Henke, Rex Linn

Director: Alexander Bulkley

He has fought mythical creatures that came out of the shadows of the night, and he has won; but that brought him the loss of his friends. He is a solitary man and those who cannot understand his work call him a murderer.

Van Helsing has a cursed past that he cannot leave behind or forget and he has to complete the missions he is given.

For the latest one he has to go to Transilvania, a region dominated by the eternally seductive Count Dracula; coincidentally, he is Van Helsing’s target.

Luckily, he will have the help of Anna Valerious, the last member of a blue blood family whom the Count has killed generation after generation.

She and Gabriel unite their forces in order to be able to defeat this Empire of Evil, but they will discover a terrible secret that they will have to face.

Release Date: 7 May 2004

Genre: Action, Adventure,Horror,Fantasy,Thriller

Cast: Elena Anaya, Samuel West, Robbie Coltrane, David Wenham, Kevin J. O´Connor, Kate Beckinsale, Alun Armstrong, Richard Roxburgh, Hugh Jackman, Shuler Hensley, Will Kemp, Silvia Colloca, Josie Maran.

Director: Stephen Sommers

He is determined to join the Flying Pigeons Service of the Great Britain Air Forces, during World War II.Through an irony of fate, he manages to join the army and even become a great hero by delivering very important information about the enemy camps.

The voice of the tiny pigeon belong to Ewan McGregor and along with him, we will also be able to hear Sir Ben Kingsley, Rupert Everett, and Olivia Williams.

Release Date: 19 August 2005

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, War

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Sir Ben Kingsley, Jim Broadbent, Rupert Everett, Hugh Laurie, John Hurt, Ricky Gervais, John Cleese, Tim Curry, Olivia Williams

Director: Gary Chapman

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Rails & Ties (2007)

“Rails & Ties” analyzes the evolution of two families going through a very difficult period in their lives.

There was a time in which Tom and Megan Stark had all the time in the world to go on holiday they had been dreaming of and to start a family; now their marriage seems to be going through a really bad moment and time is not on their side.

Megan has been diagnosed with a potentially lethal disease and Tom seeks refuge in his work, because he cannot even bear the thought of losing his wife. He works as a train conductor and he has everything under control at work…..or so he thinks……

When Tom’s train hits a car parked on the rails by a suicidal mother, his life becomes even more miserable.

Although it hadn’t been his fault, Tom is terrified by the news that he might be losing his job. Moreover, the son of the suicidal woman cannot get over her death and blames Tom for it.

Fortunately, this story ends happily: Megan takes advantage of a second chance she gets to life and they decide to start a family and Tom starts opening his heart to those around him.

Release Date: 26 October 2007

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Miles Heizer, Peer Oppenheimer, Barrett Stuart

Director: Alison Eastwood

Serbis

In each one of his films, in some mysterious way, Brillante Mendoza always manages to use a full image of the Philippines.

“Serbis” offers the viewer another possibility to admire his complex manner of making movies, by creating an entire network of spaces and characters.
In the heart of Los Angeles, the members of the Pineda live inside an old theatre, where they still show erotic films of the 1970s.

Nanay Flor is the matriarchal figure of the family and she ‘rules’ over Nadia, her daughter, Lando, her step son and Jewel, her adoptive daughter; they all work in the film industry.

Nanay Flor is divorced and she sued her ex-husband for bigamy. After many years of waiting, a verdict is finally released.

That leads to a bunch of uncertainties and we see the family in a sordid and terrible situation, caused by none other than the routine and the monotony of their daily life.

Release Date: 12 October 2008

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gina Pareño, Dan Alvaro, Mercedes Cabral, Julio Diaz, Bobby Jerome Go, Roxanne Jordan, Jacklyn Jose, Kristoffer King

Director: Brillante Mendoza

Nanny McPhee

To some people being a nanny may seem like a very easy thing to do; but it’s not, especially when the kids don’t want you there!

After having managed to get rid of babysitter number 17, the seven smart, but evil children of Cedric Brown receive an unexpected visit.

One rainy night, a strange character appears at their door: Nanny McPhee, their new nanny.

She looks quite normal, but there is something strange about her; the kids don’t know it, but she has magical powers and they will not be able to chase her away so easily.

After several failed attempts, they realize a very important thing: she is not their enemy, she is their friend and she is willing to help them ‘fight’ their aunt Adelaide. She wants to adopt one of them, and their father wishes to get married.

Release Date: 27 January 2006 (USA)

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Cast: Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald, Thomas Sangster, Eliza Bennett

Director: Kirk Jones

The Nanny Diaries

Having recently graduated from the New Cork University, young Annie Braddock is looking for a job.

She is hoping to find a job as a babysitter and so she puts an add in a newspaper. Luckily for her, a stroke of luck happens and she goes to an interview with Mrs. X and Mr. X, a rich couple in desperate need of a trustworthy person to take care of their 4 year old son, Grayer.

Annie is just another simple working class girl from New Jersey, where her mother dreams that her daughter will become a highly respected business woman.

Unfortunately, she is not attracted to economy and she decides to study anthropology and suddenly, the perspective of working for the high society families seems like a good alternative.

Annie has experience as a baby sitter, but she has no idea what is waiting for her in Mrs. X’s house; the latter turns out to be a total shrew and for the next 9 months Annie will be forced to face the nasty couple, their marriage problems, their son and a new relationship.

Release Date: 9 November 2007 (Romania)

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Donna Murphy, John Henry Cox, Alicia Keys, Nicholas Art

Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini

Keeping Up With the Steins poster

“Keeping Up With the Steins” is a comedy about how you grow up … and how you survive through this process.

In Brentwood, Benjamin Fiedler is preparing to have his bar mitzvah.

The problem is that he doesn’t understand any meaning of such a ceremony, neither the Jewish religion he was born in, so the parents make the most generous and sumptuous party ever.

As Benjamin wants his father to leave him alone, the idea comes to call the grandfather that nobody wants to hear about.

Arrived in the family two weeks before the great event, the grandfather helps Benjamin get an idea about what truly means to become a man.

The humor is unleashed merciless in this touching comedy about growing-up, in which three generations collide in a crazy family reunion … then begin to realize that he, in fact, looks much better than they thought at first.

Release Date:  28 December 2006 (Israel)

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Jami Gertz, Daryl Hannah, Garry Marshall, Jeremy Piven, Doris Roberts, Daryl Sabara

Director: Scott Marshall

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Only one man could lead his team to victory ….. but that person was busy.

Will Ferrell is playing in a comedy full of life about a world based too much on competition – Football League for Juniors.

“Kicking & Screaming” presents Ferrell in the role of Phil Weston, an ordinary man, who had to bear it all his life on his father always eager to win, Buck (Robert Duvall).

When Phil decides to lead the football team of his 10-year-old son, he will play for the title against Buck, coach from another team.

It will be paid old policies, and Phil and Buck will resort to extreme measures to win the trophy.

This going to be an interesting game, you never know which team will score higher.

Who will be the winner? Watch and find out!!!

Release Date: 13 May 2005 (USA)

Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport

Cast: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Kate Walsh, Musetta Vander, Dylan McLaughlin, Josh Hutcherson

Director: Jesse Dylan

Madison

Inspired by a true story, “Madison” is a drama about a father-son relationship, located in the competitive season hydroplanes in 1971.

Jim McCormick has abandoned the life of a hydroplane pilot to settle down,  he found a family and got a job as a debugger for air conditioning systems.

Although trying to embrace his new life, he still craves for racing, but his abandoned hydroplane became the target of the people’s ironies.

Meanwhile, the city has experienced harsh financial difficulties and the fight right now is among the big sponsors who represent the rivals that compete against Jim.

Madison city is suddenly asked to host the prestigious Gold Cup championship and Jim could not resist  to lose the chance of being back in competition, although his fellows are not at all part of it.

He tries to get community support in an attempt to play city pride, although his wife, Bonnie is eager to move somewhere far from Madison’s melancholy, and his son, Mike, is disappointed to see how rich competitors win every time.

But Jim is stubborn and doesn’t give up, he is decided to take on competition with the big names.

Release Date: 22 April 2005 (USA)

Genre: Drama, Sport

Cast: James Caviezel, Mary McCormack, Jake Lloyd, Bruce Dern, Paul Dooley

Director: William Bindley

The Princess and the Frog

“The Princess and the Frog” is a musical and a family movie, which records the recursion to a 2D format traditional cartoon.

This has already started a vivid controversy, due to the fact that the Heroine is the first black princess from the rich history of Walt Disney cartoons.

The story is about Tania, a young and beautiful 19-year-old afro-american princess, who lives with her mother Eudora in the luxurious French District from New Orleans, in the time of so-called Jazz Era.

The action complicates by the unwanted intervention of Facilier doctor, a voodoo magician and a fortune teller, who plays the bad character of the fairy tale, and his mother Odie, a 200 years old voodoo sorceress.

The funniest character is Louis, a likeable alligator who sings jazz at the trumpet.

Based on the classical fairy tale, of the prince transformed in a frog by an evil magician, who becomes human again after he’ll be kissed by his heart chosen, this movie is one of the most beautiful love stories of all time.

You can’t miss it!!!

Release Date: 25 December 2009 (USA)

Genre: Animation, Family, Musical, Romance

Cast: John Goodman, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey, Jenifer Lewis, Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos

Director: Ron Clements, John Musker

Space Chimps

“Space Chimps” is an adventure comedy realized on the computer which shows that everyone can learn the true sense of the word “courage” when they are confronting with extreme situations.

Ham III is a lazy and willing for spree chimpanzee, whose grandfather was the first monkey-astronaut who ever flew in the cosmos.

Trying to use Ham III’s name and his family celebrity, a senator sends him in outer space to release the peaceful inhabitants of a strange, very far off and unmarked on any map planet from their tyrant leader, Zartog.

Together with the brave lt. Luna and the commandant Titan, two chimpanzees from NASA, trained by his mentor and helped by a beautiful friendly alien named Kilowatt, Ham III has the unique chance to transform the Universe into a place safer for humans and for aliens too.

The difficult part is to find a way to return to planet Earth!

Will they make it?

Release Date:  18 July 2008 (USA)

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi

Cast: Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels, Patrick Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth

Director: Kirk De Micco

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Kristen and James are in a happy relationship; all things go well until the day they come back from a friend’s wedding.

After that, things start being really strange: everything around them is really bizarre, and three masked unknown men start harassing them and terrorizing them at 4 o’clock in the morning.

Being trapped in a holiday home away from the city, they have to start fighting for their lives and in order to survive they have to face and overcome their limits and their greatest fears, something they never thought they would ever manage.

The film is inspired from real events which took place at the holiday home of the Hoyt family on the 11th of February of 2005, and the mystery of what happened there is stull unsolved.

Release Date: 30 May 2008

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Cast: Alex Fisher, Peter Clayton-Luce, Scott Speedman, Liv Tyler, Glenn Howerton

Director: Bryan Bertino

A rock concert organized for charitable purposes suddenly takes a unexpected and unpleasant turn when a group of armed attackers ruin the whole thing.

Even more, they take as hostages the Russian president and his family and Venus, a famous American pop singer.

What to do? Who to turn to? Help comes from the drum player of a heavy metal band; before dedicating himself to music, Joe had worked in the Californian marine infantry and he had preserved very well all the abilities of a soldier.

He unites his forces with a young Russian secret agent in order to fight back at the kidnappers, but they are outnumbered. Things get even more complicated when old Soviet Union ‘ghosts’ show up with the purpose of settling old scores with President Alexander Petrov.

Release Date: 2009

Genre: Action,  Drama,  Thriller

Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Dave Legeno, Melissa Smith, Hristo Shopov

Director: Dolph Lundgren

Ashes of Time Redux

Ou-yang Feng is a paid swordsman who lives in the middle of the desert in Antic China.

Devastated by the memory of a lost love he still works as an agent for the assassin mercenaries.

He is cured by a magical wine received from another swordsman, Huang Yao-shi.

Before these events Huang Yao-shi meets Mu-rong Yin to whom he promises to marry her sister Mu-rong Yang.

But Yin hires Ou-yang Feng to kill Huang, because he hasn’t kept his promise and left her sister, Mu-rong Yang.

Here it is revealed the true secret which gives an ironic note to the movie.

Who is in fact Mu-rong Yang???

The film has a second story centered on Ou-yang Feng’s efforts to kill a band of thieves.

Another swordsman, who wants to get home to see his wife and family before he is completely blind, is hired by Ou-yang, but he gets killed.

All these characters learn the intangible secret of true love, but become selfish, evil, cold and stony, trying to stop from the beginning any relationship, because they do not want to suffer the loss of love in the wilderness of the desert.

Release Date: 10 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:  Drama

Cast: Li Bai, Jacky Cheung, Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Brigitte Lin

Director: Kar Wai Wong