Release Date: September 25, 2009 Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Director: Jonathan Mostow Starring: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, James Francis Ginty, Boris Kodjoe Genre: Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi Jonathan Mostow’s The Surrogates is a transfixing cyborg based movie that finely moulds the human craving for thrill with the crude fear of fatality. A beguiling movie tapping into the sharp disparities of the make-belief world of surrogates and the repulsive grisly reality and how unexpectedly a rebel anti-surrogate element crops up that leads to a human-on-cyborg clash. Set in a futuristic world wherein people live a secluded existence as they control and manipulate automatons from the secure settings of their abodes, taking pleasure in every reaction their seemingly perfect android surrogates generate, till abruptly matters take a twisted turn when a murder takes place, that jerks... 

Release Date: September 18, 2009 Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Brandon Camp Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Sasha Alexander, Martin Sheen Genre: Romance, Drama Brandon Camp directed Love Happens courts the popular love formula with its roller coasting twists and turns. This romantic drama unfurls with an author Burke Ryan, a seemingly burly man who is devastated with the tragic, untimely demise of his wife. The widower played by Eckhart vents his feelings into making a novel that turns out to be a best seller. Metamorphosed into an enigmatic speaker and self help spiritual guide, Eckhart is overwhelmed with strong feelings for a woman, Eloise Chandler played by Jennifer Aniston who attends his famed seminar in Seattle. The chanced meeting of the duo sets sparks flying between the two. Eckhart is blown as the wonder of love strikes him in a phase of life when he least expected... 

Release Date: November 25, 2009 Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Director: Walt Becker Screenwriter: David Diamond, David Weissman Starring: Robin Williams, John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Matt Dillon, Bernie Mac Genre: Comedy, family Produced by Walt Disney Company known to dish out famed family drama and Walt Becker who earlier directed Wild Hogs is back helming this dramedy that revolves around two old chums and business associates who have to resolve their weakness as they are faced with trying situations in bringing up two niggling twin children who are handed over to their care. The lives of a star-crossed divorcee played by Robbie Williams, father of six year old twin children and his skirt-chaser friend played by John Travolta goes into a topsy-turvy frenzy when they are stuck in an unusual unforeseen situation wherein they have to tend to the twins for period of two weeks. The twins turn... 

Release Date: May 7, 2010 Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Garry Shandling, John Slattery, Kate Mara, Clark Gregg, Olivia Munn. Genre: Thriller, Action The John Favreau helmed Iron Man 2 is by far the most keenly awaited sequel to the blockbuster Iron Man based on Marvel’s star male protagonist, Tony Stark aka Iron Man played by Academy Award nominated, Robert Downey Jr. who makes a thrilling comeback in the continuance of the Iron Man that has grossed a colossal 578million dollars till date. Accolade winning actor Don Cheadle dons the role of Colonel James ‘Rhodney’ Rhodes, Stark’s most dependable man, whose dynamics with Robert takes the movie to an uncharted echelon. The movie revolves around a story of Robert, a hero in steel,... 

Release Date: September 18, 2009 Studio: 20th Century Fox Director: Karyn Kusama Screenwriter: Diablo Cody Starring: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, J.K. Simmons Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller Raring to go after Juno’s fruitful alliance, Oscar-winning screen writer, Daiblo Cody along with Jason Reitman have endeavoured yet again for the Karyn Kusama directed horror comedy flick ‘Jennifer’s Body’ that effectively captures the nostalgic feel of a time when horror films effortlessly gelled together comedy and fright. A nightmarish movie that chronicles the tale of a devil-possessed popular cheerleader, Jennifer Check played by Megan Fox to satisfy her insatiable appetite, entices guys into secluded locales to devour them. Her simplistic best buddy, Seyfried, is compelled to go loggerheads with her to shield the smallish Minnesota farming town of having its male... 

Release Date: 13 November, 2009 Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Director: Roland Emmerich Screenwriter: Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, Woody Harrelson Genre: Action After helming spectacular films like Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, the German director, Roland Emmerich is back with his current big budget American debacle sci-fi movie 2012. The movie delves into the apocalyptic realm prognosticated by the primeval Long Count calendar that was used by the Mayans. An exciting adventure that revolves around a global catastrophe that spells doom to the world that has been majorly envisaged by diverse civilizations, faiths, researchers and governments. The movie recounts the valiant struggle of those who survived it. The movie is set in the year 2012 alongside a setting of astral supposition... 

Release Date: November 6, 2009 Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Director: Robert Zemeckis Producer: Jack Rapke Starring: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Cary Elwes, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright Penn Genre: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Family Academy Award Laureate Robert Zemeckis’s ‘Disney’s A Christmas Carol’ is a manifold exhilarating experience in innovative 3-D, that aptly showcases the incredible spirit of a classic Dickens story. It is a puritanical morality tale of an aged, harsh magpie, Ebenezer Scrooge who during the period of a single night goes through an insightful experience of deliverance. Mr. Scrooge is a backer who has spent an entire lifetime in accretion of mammon. Neither Amity, love nor even the Christmas Season failed to stir the cynical money-hoarder. Mr. Scrooge starts off the Christmas holiday with his usual whining and stingy scorn, not missing to pick on... 

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