November 6th	Movie	Who's In It	Lowdown	Who's It For
	Disney's A Christmas Carol	Jim Carrey, Robin Wright	Three ghosts give Ebenezer Scrooge a dose of holiday spirit. Not the most visually stunning 3D animation but great story.	All
	Precious	Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey	A pregnant and abused teen tries to turn her life around. Oscar buzz but might be too depressing for any holiday spirit.	Adults
	The Men Who Stare at Goats	George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Daniels, Kevin Spacey	A reporter meets a member of a paranormal military brigade. A fun satirical look at the US war machine.	Adults

November 13th	Movie	Who's In It	Lowdown	Who's It For
	2012	John Cusack, Amanda Peet	A global cataclysm nearly wipes out humanity. A disaster [of a] movie.	The Birds
	Pirate Radio	Philip S. Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost	Pirate DJs play rock music for '60s-era British fans. Fun movie with a great soundtrack	Adults

November 20th	Movie	Who's In It	Lowdown	Who's It For
	The Twilight Experience: New Moon	Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson	Bella finds herself drawn into the world of werewolves. The mythological love story for the pre-teen in all of us.	Big Kids
	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans	Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes	A drug-abusing cop is locked in a downward spiral.	The Birds
	The Blind Side	Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates	A well-to-do white couple adopts a homeless black teen. A sweet and uplifting film based on true events	All
	Planet 51	Voiced by Dwayne Johnson, Gary Oldman	An astronaut encounters aliens who are stuck in the 1950s.	Kids
	Red Cliff	Tony Leung	Three 3rd-century Asian kingdoms battle at Red Cliffs. Directed by action genius, John Woo	Adults

November 25th	Movie	Who's In It	Lowdown	Who's It For
	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Voiced by George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman	A fox rallies his animal friends against three evil farmers. Classic Roald Dahl and director Wes Anderson are a perfect team	All
	Ninja Assassin	Rain, Naomie Harris	A rogue assassin saves the life of a Europol agent. Quality but mind-less action.	Adults
	Old Dogs	John Travolta, Robin Williams, Seth Green	Twin children turn two bachelors' lives upside-down. Old jokes, old laughs, just old.	The Birds
	The Road	Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee	A man and his son wander in a post-apocalyptic world. Amazingly intense story and high caliber acting.	Adults
	Me and Orson Welles	Zac Efron, Claire Danes	A teen wins a role in a play directed by Orson Welles. This might change our view of Efron	All

November 27th	Movie	Who's In It	Lowdown	Who's It For
	The Private Lives of Pippa Lee	Robin Wright, Julianne Moore, Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves	A woman tries to reconcile with her troubled past. An emotional ride with a stellar performance by Wright	Adults

December 4th	Movie	Who's In It	Lowdown	Who's It For
	Armored	Matt Dillon, Jean Reno	Armored-car officers plan to steal from their own company.	The Birds
	Brothers	Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman	A drifter cares for the family of his presumed-dead brother. Might be a little too awkward for the holidays	Adults
	Everybody's Fine	Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell	A widower wants to reconnect with his grown children. DeNiro shines and warms your heart.	All
	Up in the Air	George Clooney, Jason Bateman	A downsizing expert faces the possible loss of his own job. One of the year's best film. A must see	Adults

December 11th	Movie	Who's In It	Lowdown	Who's It For
	Invictus	Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon	Nelson Mandela tries to unite his countrymen. Another oscar contender.	All
	The Lovely Bones	Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon	A young murder victim watches over her family from heaven. The beloved story is adapted by oscar winning Peter Jackson.	All (except little ones)
	A Single Man	Colin Firth, Julianne Moore	A gay man contemplates suicide after his lover's death.	Adults
	Broken Embraces	Penélope Cruz	A man lives in obscurity after losing his love and sight.	Adults

December 18th	Movie	Who's In It	Lowdown	Who's It For
	Avatar	Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver	A reluctant hero must save a civilization. James Cameron is accustomed to negative buzz pre-release before he ultimately conquers the box offices.	All
	Did You Hear About the Morgans?	Sarah Jessica Parker, Hugh Grant	Feds whisk two Manhattan murder witnesses to Wyoming. Formulaic rom com.	All
	Nine	Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman	A famous director suffers creative and personal crises. Tom Cruise's exes singing and dancing! What else do you need?	All
	The Young Victoria	Emily Blunt	Victoria becomes Great Britain's queen at the age of 18. Emily Blunt acts as well as she looks ...gorgeous!	All

December 25th	Movie	Who's In It	Lowdown	Who's It For
	Sherlock Holmes	Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams	Holmes and Watson face a new nemesis. Downey Jr should triumph even with often rocky directing by Guy Ritchie.	All
	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	Jason Lee, David Cross	Alvin, Simon and Theodore enter a battle of the bands.	Family
	It's Complicated	Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin	A divorcee is caught between two men. Great movie to take the entire family too. Stellar cast	All
	The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus	Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer	A centuries-old carnival master makes a deal with the devil. Ledger's final performance and Terry Gilliam's fantasiful vision could be a wonderfully dark holiday film.	All

Alternative Holiday Movie Rental Guide Tired of running to the video store for a holiday movie to get you in the spirits and they are all picked over? Here are a handful of pseudo festive films often overlooked
	The Family Stone	A man introduces his uptight girlfriend to his family.
	Love Actually	Various people deal with relationships in London.
	Millions	British youngsters have a short time to spend a fortune.
	Just Friends	A music executive tries to woo his high-school crush.
	The Nightmare Before Christmas	Halloweentown's leader aims to kidnap Santa.
	Elf	A man leaves Santa's workshop to search for his family.
	Kiss Kiss Bang Bang	A thief learns investigative techniques from a detective.
	About A Boy	An irresponsible playboy becomes emotionally attached to a woman's 12-year-old son.
	Scrooged	TV-network bigshot meets Christmas ghosts.
	Planes Trains and Automobiles	A stuffy man shares transportation with a perky salesman.
	Beautiful Girls	Old friends reunite for their high-school reunion.
	Gremlins	A lovable little creature spawns hundreds of evil beings.
	Edward Scissorhands	A man-made misfit cuts a tragic figure in suburbia.
	Die Hard	An officer single-handedly takes on a band of terrorists.
	Trapped in Paradise	Overly kind townspeople prevent bank robbers from escaping.

Holiday Movie Guide 2009

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