Holiday 2008 Films
In this sequel, the loveable Central Park animals find themselves in the vast plains of Africa -- where the zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. Features the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Sacha Baron Cohen.
"Soul Men"
Opens: Nov. 7Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac pair up as former singing partners trying to put decades of bad blood behind them as they travel cross-country for a tribute concert. The late Isaac Hayes co-stars.
"Quantum of Solace"
Opens: Nov. 14Daniel Craig, the blond Bond, is back for the 22nd movie in the franchise. The film picks up where 2006's "Casino Royale" left off, with 007 out to avenge the death of his great love. His quest tosses him up against a phony environmentalist cornering a South American water supply and lands him in the company of a woman with her own mission of vengeance.
"Bolt"
Opens: Nov. 21Miley Cyrus and John Travolta provide the lead voices in the animated "Bolt," a family flick about a dog that plays a superhero on TV but must scrape by on his ordinary canine abilities on a cross-country trek home.
"Twilight"
Opens: Nov. 21An action-packed, modern-day love story between a teenage girl and a vampire is based on author Stephenie Meyer's bestselling teen vampire book.
"Four Christmases"
Opens: Nov. 26"Four Christmases" features Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn as a couple suffering through the ultimate holiday horror - four separate family gatherings with parents, stepparents, siblings and ther relative. Cast includes Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, Mary Steenburgen and Vaughn buddy Jon Favreau.
"Australia"
Opens: Nov. 26Set in Australia near the beginning of World War II, "Australia" follows an upper-class British woman (Nicole Kidman) who teams up with a cattle driver (Hugh Jackman) in order to save the ranch she inherited from ruthless English cattle barons. Directed by Baz Luhrmann.
"Frost/Nixon"
Opens: Dec. 5The reenactment of the 1977 TV interviews of President Richard Nixon by the legendary British talk show host David Frost stars Michael Sheen and Frank Langella reprising their Broadway roles of Frost and Nixon, respectively. Also stars Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell, Oliver Platt, and Matthew Macfadyen. Ron Howard directs.
"The Day The Earth Stood Still"
Opens: Dec. 12Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly star in "The Day the Earth Stood Still," an update of the 1950s classic about an alien and his robot partner who come to our world with an ultimatum for humanity.
"The Wrestler"
Opens: Dec. 17Oscar buzz is swirling for Mickey Rourke's performance as a former star trying to recapture past glory in the ring. The story parallels the real-life saga of Rourke, who squandered his early acting promise with years of bad behavior that made him an outcast in Hollywood. Evan Rachel Wood and Marisa Tomei also star.
"The Brothers Bloom"
Opens: Dec. 19Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz and Mark Ruffalo star in "The Brothers Bloom," about a pair of con-man siblings, one with a shot to chuck his trade and find the life of romance and adventure he's always wanted.
"Marley & Me"
Opens: Dec. 19Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson star in an adaptation of John Grogan's book about a crazy mutt whose mischievous ways keep him perpetually in the doghouse with his exasperated owners.
"Yes Man"
Opens: Dec. 19Jim Carrey accentuates the positive in "Yes Man," playing a loser whose life takes a positive turn after he adopts a self-help program requiring him to say yes to everything. Also starring Zooey Deschanel, Terence Stamp and John Michael Higgins.
"Bedtime Stories"
Opens: Dec. 25Adam Sandler stars as a hotel handyman who inexplicably finds the outrageous tales he spins for his niece and nephew coming true. Also starring Guy Pearce and Keri Russell.
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Opens: Dec. 25Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett star in an adaptation of an F. Scott Fitzgerald story that traces the strange life of a man born in his 80s who ages backward toward infancy.
"Revolutionary Road"
Opens: Dec. 25Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio played lovers whose romance wound up on the rocks after the ship hit the iceberg in "Titanic." With "Revolutionary Road," they play a couple on another sort of collision course as they try to break free of their stifling suburban lives.
"Valkyrie"
Opens: Dec. 25Tom Cruise channels German Col. Claus von Stauffenberg in a thriller about conspirators who plotted to kill Adolf Hitler. Also stars Kenneth Branagh.
"Defiance"
Opens: Dec. 31Three brothers take refuge in the dense surrounding woods they have known since childhood where they begin their desperate battle against the Nazis. Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell star.