The new year is a time of personal re-vitalization, brand new promises, and hope. To keep in line with that optimistic line of thought, here are five movies to look forward to in the first part of 2010.
On Jan. 15, The Lovely Bones hits theaters, and if you’ve read the novel, you know you’ve got an interesting story to look forward to. This book to film adaptation is nominated for all kinds of awards. Susie Salmon, a fourteen-year-old girl, is murdered by her next-door neighbor in suburban Pennsylvania. She tells the story of her family's reaction and subsequent disintegration after her own murder.
On Jan. 29, When in Rome makes its debut. Inspired by the true story of John Crowley, a man who defined conventional wisdom and great odds, and risked his family’s future to pursue a cure for his children’s life threatening disease. From his working class roots, John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) has finally begun to taste success in corporate America. Supported by his beautiful wife Aileen (Keri Russell) and their three children, John is on the fast track. But just as his career is taking off, Crowley walks away from it all when his two youngest children are diagnosed with a fatal disease. With Aileen by his side, harnessing all of his skill and determination, Crowley teams up with a brilliant, but unappreciated and unconventional scientist, Dr. Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford).
On Feb. 5, Nicholas Sparks makes another leap from novel to film in Dear John. Director Lasse Hallström and screenwriter Jamie Linden collaborate to adapt author Nicholas Sparks' novel about a young soldier who falls for an idealistic college girl. Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried) was on spring break when she first met John Tyree (Channing Tatum), who was home on temporary leave. For the smitten soldier it was practically love at first sight. Over the course of the next seven years, when each deployment seemed more treacherous than the last, the love letters that Savannah sent to John were one of the only things that kept him going. However, those loving and heartfelt correspondences would ultimately yield consequences that neither the brave soldier nor his one true love could have ever foreseen.
On Feb. 12, an all-star cast takes the big screen by storm in Valentines Day. Enjoy watching Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner, Emma Roberts, Patrick Dempsey, Topher Grace, Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah, Eric Dane, Shirley MacLaine, George Lopez, and Hector Elizondo celebrate a day in the life of love in this flick.
At the end of the month, on Feb. 26, try to stay ahead of the criminals in Takers. A Los Angeles detective races to bust a group of notorious thieves before they can carry out a 20-million-dollar heist in this crime thriller from director/co-screenwriter John Luessenhop and writing partner Avery Duff. Their heists are planned to perfection, and they never leave behind a shred of evidence. But when greed gets the best of the gang and they agree to one last job, one seasoned detective (Matt Dillon) vows to put them behind bars for good.
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