Countdown to HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

Thursday, January 29, 2009

NEW WATCHMEN POSTER




March 6th, 2009 (wide)

In an alternate 1985 America, costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the "Doomsday Clock" - which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity...but who is watching the watchmen?

Monday, January 26, 2009



Mo Folchart possesses a secret ability to bring characters from books to life when he reads them aloud. But when Mo accidentally brings a power-hungry villain from a rare children's fable to life, the villain kidnaps Mo's daughter and demands Mo bring other evil fictional characters to life. In an attempt to rescue his daughter, Mo assembles a disparate group of friends --both real and magic--and embarks on a journey to save her and set things right.

January 23rd, 2009 (wide)

Dakota Fanning on New Moon -----

source: E online
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.eonline.com/80655-




Dakota Fanning may not be saying much about joining the cast of the Twilight sequel, but yesterday she did confirm she's in talks to play Jane!

As I exclusively reported last week, the 14-year-old child star has been offered the role of the young killer bloodsucker in the movie adaptation of New Moon, the second book in Stephenie Meyer's bestselling teenage vampire series.

"It's definitely possible. I really hope it works out," Fanning told Hitfix.com while promoting her latest flick Push. "It would be a really fantastic experience I'm sure."

Director Chris Weitz is so confident that Fanning is right for the part, he offered it to without even an audition. Filming of the much-anticipated flick begins in March in the U.S. and Italy.

A member of the deadly Volturi, Jane is described in a casting notice as a petite blonde with a "Botticelli angel-like face…[and] crimson irises."

An online petition to cast Fanning as Jane has seen a huge bump in signatures ever since my story broke on Wednesday.

A rep for the studio, Summit Entertainment, reportedly confirmed Fanning is one of the actors being considered for the role.

If it happens, Fanning will join returning stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, among others. New Moon is set to open in November.

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PUSH







This sci-fi thriller involves a group of young American expatriates with telekinetic, telepathic, and clairvoyant abilities, hiding from a clandestine U.S. government agency referred to as "Division." They try to find the only woman that ever escaped from "Division". She is their only key to finding out how to escape the agency. They must also use their different talents and band together for a final job enabling them to escape the agency forever.

Variety writes that:[1]

"The film reportedly focuses on a group of American ex-pats in Hong Kong. Since they're also sheltering telekinetic and clairvoyant powers, the government is after them."

Those with these abilities are divided into several categories:

* Movers can manipulate inanimate objects at varying distances. The actual technique is known as kinetic signature control, where the mover is trained to "hear" and identify the specific atomic frequency of any given material, and alter the gravity wave around it, usually producing the nearby air to appear "warped". Advanced movers can work at the molecular level creating protective shields in the air around them.
* Pushers can "push" specific thoughts, memories, and even emotions into their targets. This technique can be used to gain a subject's trust, or to have them perform any action, thinking it was their own agenda.
* Watchers are trained to self-induce visions of the future, very much like a prolonged sense of déjà vu. The technique of following the future, either of a person or object, is called subject tracking. A Watcher's skill is primarily rated by how far they can see into the future.
* Bleeders have the ability to emit high-pitched sonic vibrations that cause ruptures in a target's blood vessels.
* Sniffs are highly developed clairvoyants who can track the location of either people or objects over varying distances. Like psychic bloodhounds, their tracking ability is increased if they have tactile access to an object that has been in direct contact with the subject. Sniffs receive information based on images, not specific addresses, which is why identifiable landmarks help increase their effectiveness.
* Shifters can temporarily shift patterns of light on any object to create illusions to the naked eye. They work mostly on a touch basic, but once the illusion is established, it remains with the object for short periods of time. For example, a Shifter could momentarily touch a one dollar bill, altering its light pattern to appear as a one hundred dollar bill for hours, until the effect expires. The length of the shift is based on experience and ability.
* Wipers are skilled at either temporary or permanent memory erasure, an invaluable asset in espionage. Experience will dictate the accuracy of their wipes, though the danger is always present that they will eliminate a desired memory.
* Shadows are trained to block the vision of other clairvoyants such as Sniffs, making any subject within their target radius appear "dark". Experience will enhance the size of the area they can shadow and the intensity of their shielding effect. Shadows need to be awake to perform their ability, and it is common for a detail of two Shadows to operate in shifts while protecting a person or object for extended periods.
* Stitchers are psychic surgeons trained to quickly reconstruct cells to their previous or healthy state. Using only their hands, they can heal and even "unheal" whatever they have done. For more detailed work, Stitches use a silver based cream on their hands which acts as a conductor to their ability.

RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN TRAILER




Advancing the storyline from the 1975 film Escape to Witch Mountain,[2] a Las Vegas cab driver (Dwayne Johnson) and a discredited astrophysicist (Carla Gugino) attempt to rescue two paranormal siblings (AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig) from the hands of a villainous man (Ciarán Hinds).[3]

Thursday, January 15, 2009

STREET FIGHTER THE KEGEND OF CHUN-LI TRAILER


Capcom's STREET FIGHTER vaults back onto the screen with this film from director Andrzej Bartkowiak (ROMEO MUST DIE). Fanboys can start drooling now over SMALLVILLE's Kristin Kreuk in the role of high-kicking heroine Chun Li, while Neal McDonough, Chris Klein, Michael Clarke Duncan, and a number of impressive actors round out the rest of the cast.

Release Date: February 27th, 2009 (wide)

Distributors:
20th Century Fox Distribution


Tuesday, January 13, 2009

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS WINNERS AND NOMINEES


Best Motion Picture - Drama

WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Other Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Frost/Nixon (2008)



The Reader (2008)

Revolutionary Road (2008)



Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

WINNER
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Other Nominees:

Burn After Reading (2008)

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

In Bruges (2008)

Mamma Mia! (2008)



Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

WINNER
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)

Other Nominees:

Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008)

Sean Penn for Milk (2008)

Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)



Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

WINNER
Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Other Nominees:

Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008)

Meryl Streep for Doubt (2008)

Kristin Scott Thomas for Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)



Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

WINNER
Colin Farrell for In Bruges (2008)

Other Nominees:

Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

James Franco for Pineapple Express (2008)

Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges (2008)

Dustin Hoffman for Last Chance Harvey (2008)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

WINNER
Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)


Other Nominees:

Rebecca Hall for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Frances McDormand for Burn After Reading (2008)

Meryl Streep for Mamma Mia! (2008)

Emma Thompson for Last Chance Harvey (2008)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

WINNER
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008)

Other Nominees:

Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder (2008)

Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder (2008)

Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess (2008)

Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt (2008)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture


WINNER
Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)

Other Nominees:

Amy Adams for Doubt (2008)

Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Viola Davis for Doubt (2008)

Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler (2008)



Best Director - Motion Picture

WINNER
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Other Nominees:

Stephen Daldry for The Reader (2008)

David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon (2008)

Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road (2008)


Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy

Other Nominees:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Roth, Robin Swicord

Doubt (2008): John Patrick Shanley

Frost/Nixon (2008): Peter Morgan

The Reader (2008): David Hare



Best Original Song - Motion Picture

WINNER
The Wrestler (2008)("The Wrestler")

Other Nominees:

Bolt (2008)("I Thought I Lost You")

Cadillac Records (2008)("Once in a Lifetime")

Gran Torino (2008)("Gran Torino")

WALL·E (2008)("Down to Earth")


Best Original Score - Motion Picture

WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman

Other Nominees:

Changeling (2008): Clint Eastwood

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Alexandre Desplat

Defiance (2008): James Newton Howard

Frost/Nixon (2008): Hans Zimmer


Best Animated Film

WINNER
WALL·E (2008)

Other Nominees:

Bolt (2008)

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER
Vals Im Bashir (2008)

Other Nominees:

Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)

Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (2008)

Gomorra (2008)

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)


Best Television Series - Drama

WINNER
"Mad Men" (2007)

Other Nominees:

"Dexter" (2006)

"House M.D." (2004)

"In Treatment" (2008)

"True Blood" (2007)


Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

WINNER
"30 Rock" (2006)

Other Nominees:

"Californication" (2007)

"Entourage" (2004)

"The Office" (2005)

"Weeds" (2005)


Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER
"John Adams" (2008)

Other Nominees:

Bernard and Doris (2007)

"Cranford" (2007)

A Raisin in the Sun (2008) (TV)

Recount (2008) (TV)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER
Paul Giamatti for "John Adams" (2008)

Other Nominees:

Ralph Fiennes for Bernard and Doris (2007)

Kevin Spacey for Recount (2008) (TV)

Kiefer Sutherland for 24: Redemption (2008) (TV)

Tom Wilkinson for Recount (2008) (TV)



Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER
Laura Linney for "John Adams" (2008)

Other Nominees:

Judi Dench for "Cranford" (2007)

Catherine Keener for An American Crime (2007)

Shirley MacLaine for Coco Chanel (2008) (TV)

Susan Sarandon for Bernard and Doris (2007)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

WINNER
Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)

Other Nominees:

Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)

Kevin Connolly for "Entourage" (2004)

David Duchovny for "Californication" (2007)

Tony Shalhoub for "Monk" (2002)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

WINNER
Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)

Other Nominees:

Christina Applegate for "Samantha Who?" (2007)

America Ferrera for "Ugly Betty" (2006)

Debra Messing for "The Starter Wife" (2008)

Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds" (2005)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

WINNER
Gabriel Byrne for "In Treatment" (2008)

Other Nominees:

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)

Hugh Laurie for "House M.D." (2004)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers for "The Tudors" (2007)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

WINNER
Anna Paquin for "True Blood" (2007)

Other Nominees:

Sally Field for "Brothers & Sisters" (2006)

Mariska Hargitay for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)

January Jones for "Mad Men" (2007)

Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER
Tom Wilkinson for "John Adams" (2008)

Other Nominees:

Neil Patrick Harris for "How I Met Your Mother" (2005)

Denis Leary for Recount (2008) (TV)

Jeremy Piven for "Entourage" (2004)

Blair Underwood for "In Treatment" (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER
Laura Dern for Recount (2008) (TV)

Other Nominees:

Eileen Atkins for "Cranford" (2007)

Melissa George for "In Treatment" (2008)

Rachel Griffiths for "Brothers & Sisters" (2006)

Dianne Wiest for "In Treatment" (2008)


SOURCE: http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2009/globes

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

MOST ANTICIPATED FILMS OF 2009

SOURCE: Yahoo! Movie Talk
From the Article of Matt McDaniel

Most Anticipated Movies of 2009

The film industry had a record year in 2008, bringing in an estimated $9.8 billion at
the North American box office. It will be a tough act to follow, but 2009 promises to deliver as many -- if not more -- big movies. There are two big movies that were supposed to come out this past holiday season: the latest "Harry Potter" and the new take on "Star Trek." A wide variety of animated films are coming, from the latest in 3D digital technology to Disney's return to traditional animation. And, of course, there will be sequels (and prequels) galore. Here is a list of 30 of the most anticipated of this year, in order of release date.

3/6 - Watchmen
Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson and Carla Gugino star in this adaptation of the famed graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.


3/27 - Monsters Vs. Aliens
Reese Witherspoon and Hugh Laurie star in this animated flick about a rag-tag band of mutants assembled by the U.S. military to thwart an invasion.

4/3 - Fast & Furious
Paul Walker and Vin Diesel partner up once again to fight crime and drive really fast.


5/1 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Hugh Jackman stars in this prequel to the X-Men trilogy exploring how Logan became the adamantium blade-wielding mutant Wolverine.



5/8 - Star Trek
"Lost" creator J. J. Abrams reboots the beloved sci-fi franchise in this prequel exploring the early days of Kirk and Spock.


5/15 - Angels & Demons
Tom Hanks returns as the "Da Vinci Code" cryptologist Robert Langdon to thwart a plot by the Illuminati to blow up the Vatican.

5/15 - Bruno
"Borat" mastermind Sacha Baron Cohen is terrorizing an unsuspecting public again as a flamboyant German fashion expert.

5/22 - Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
When his favorite museum exhibits are accidentally shipped off to the Smithsonian, hapless museum security guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) infiltrates that fabled institution to rescue them.

5/2 - Terminator Salvation
Christian Bale stars in this film which is both a sequel and a prequel to the wildly popular time-travel/killer robot action franchise.


5/29 - Up
Pixar follows up on their movies about gourmet rats and lonely robots with this flick about a grumpy old man and his balloon-powered floating house.

6/5 - Land of the Lost
Will Ferrell stars in this adaptation of the '70s TV show about three people who find themselves in a strange world populated by dinosaurs, monkey people, and reptilian Sleestaks.

6/19 - Year One
Jack Black and Michael Cera are two prehistoric losers in the middle of Biblical events in a comedy from director Harold Ramis.



6/26 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox re-team with director Michael Bay for another action-packed battle between warring robots in disguise.


7/1 - Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Manny, Sid, Diego and Ellie are back in this third installment in the "Ice Age" franchise, featuring the voice talents of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Queen Latifah.


7/1 - Public Enemies
Johnny Depp stars as legendary bank robber John Dillinger and Christian Bale is the G-man on his tail in this true crime drama directed by Michael Mann.

7/10 - 2012
"Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow" director Roland Emmerich destroys the Earth again, starring John Cusack.

















7/17 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry, Hermione, Ron and friends return to Hogwarts and face Lord Voldemort again in this sixth installment of the series.

7/24 - Funny People
"Knocked Up" and "40-Year-Old Virgin" creator Judd Apatow writes and directs this drama/comedy about a stand-up comedians starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen.

8/7 - G.I. Joe
A live-action extravaganza based on Hasbro's popular line of action figures starring Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid and Sienna Miller.

Inglorious Basterds 8/21 - Inglorious Basterds
After tackling kung fu action and grindhouse horror, writer/director Quentin Tarantino goes to war with Brad Pitt leading a team of Nazi-hunters.

10/2 - Shutter Island
Martin Scorsese directs Leonardo DiCaprio for the fourth time in a thriller about U.S. Marshalls pursuing a female escaped convict.

Where the Wild Things Are 10/16 - Where the Wild Things Are
Director Spike Jones brings to life Maurice Sendak's classic children's book about a boy transported to a world of monsters.

11/6 - A Christmas Carol
Jim Carrey plays Scrooge and all of the ghosts in a digital 3D motion-capture movie from director Robert Zemeckis.

11/6 - The Fantastic Mr. Fox
An animated telling of Roald Dahl's beloved novel from director Wes Anderson ("Rushmore" and "The Royal Tennenbaums").

11/6 - The Wolfman
Benicio Del Toro stars as a nobleman who, thanks to a werewolf bite, begins regular moonlit massacres of the local folk.

11/20 - Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr. brings the legendary London sleuth to life, with Jude Law as the faithful Dr. Watson and directed by Guy Ritchie.

11/20 - New Moon
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart return as Edward and Bella for the second chapter in the "Twilight" series.

11/28 - The Lovely Bones
The adaptation of Alice Sebold's bestselling novel about a the murder of a young girl, directed by Peter Jackson.

12/18 - Avatar
James Cameron directs this 3D sci-fi action epic that features ground-breaking, eye-popping special effects.

The Princess and the Frog 12/25 - The Princess and the Frog
Disney presents its first traditional hand-drawn animated film in five years with a fairy tale set in New Orleans during the Jazz Age.

Monday, January 5, 2009

UPCOMING MOVIES IN JANUARY

STILL IN THEATERS

THE SPIRIT



In Central City, rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the dead as the detective known only as the Spirit to fight crime. After he finds his nemesis, the Octopus at the Central City mud flats, the femme fatale Sand Saref discovers two chests in a nearby pond. She tries to flee with both chests, but the Octopus shoots at her, snapping the line that connects the two chests together. After a fight with the Spirit, Octopus takes the remaining chest that Saref left behind and escapes with one of his thugs.

The Octopus wants the mystical Blood of Heracles in order to become immortal and Sand Saref wants the treasure of the Argonauts, but both people end up with the wrong chest, Sand with the blood and the Octopus with the treasure of the Argonauts.

The Spirit is involved in a love triangle with Sand Saref, who is actually Colt's childhood sweetheart until she'd left the city after her police officer father was shot and killed, and surgeon Ellen Dolan, Commissioner Dolan's daughter.


THIS JANUARY

BRIDE WARS





Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Liv (Kate Hudson) are best friends, and since they were young, they have always wanted to be married in The Plaza Hotel. Planning to marry their respective husbands to-be, everything seems to in going perfectly--the dates are set, their dresses are beautiful, and the maids of honor, each other, are as joyful as can be. However, when the pair of friends receive the bad news that their weddings were planned for the same day, the pre-wedding bliss is ruined. With neither willing to give up her dream wedding, Liv and Emma declare themselves to be engaged in the most heated and dangerous kind of war known to man--Bride Wars.



MALL COP






Clumsy mall security guard Paul Blart (Kevin James) has been rejected for the position of police officer several times, but now he must deal with a hostage situation in the West Orange Pavilion Mall. When a shopping mall is overtaken by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to the mild-mannered security guard to save the day.



MY BLOODY VALENTINE






Ten years ago, a tragedy changed the town of Harmony forever. Tom Hanniger (Jensen Ackles), an inexperienced coal miner, caused an accident in the tunnels that trapped and killed five men and sent the only survivor, Harry Warden (Richard John Walters), into a coma. But Harry Warden wanted revenge. Exactly one year later, on Valentine's Day, he woke up and brutally murdered twenty-two people with a pickaxe before being killed.

Ten years later, Tom Hanniger returns to Harmony on Valentine's Day, still haunted by the deaths he caused. Struggling to make amends with his past, he grapples with unresolved feelings for his ex-girlfriend, Sarah (Jaime King), who is now married to his best friend, Axel (Kerr Smith), the town sheriff. But tonight, after years of peace, something from Harmony's dark past has returned. Wearing a miner's mask and armed with a pickaxe, an unstoppable killer is on the loose. And as his footsteps come ever closer, Tom, Sarah and Axel realize in terror that it just might be Harry Warden who's come back to claim them...


INKHEART





When Mo (Brendan Fraser) reads aloud from books, he has the ability to make the characters come out of the book, into real life. Mo discovered his power when his daughter Meggie (Eliza Bennett), was just a baby. Mo read aloud from the book Inkheart, which caused several of the book's wicked characters, including Capricorn (Andy Serkis), to literally come to life. But while he read them out of the book, he accidentally read Meggie’s mother, Teresa (Sienna Guillory) into the story.

Meggie is 12 years old, but knows nothing of her father's bizarre and powerful talent. But Meggie is annoyed that Mo still refuses to read to her. Capricorn, a man who burns for pleasure and being so evil that he would "feed a bird to a cat on purpose, just to watch it being torn apart", has searched for Meggie's father for years, seeking to twist Mo's powerful talent to his own dark means. Finally, Capricorn realizes that the best way to lure Mo to his remote mountain hideaway is to use his beloved daughter Meggie as bait. While Meggie discovers Capricorn's ruthless plan, she too, can pluck people from pages and bring them to life, but it takes a while for her to realize her power.

MOST AWAITED FILMS IN 2009

2009's Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies
By Access HollywoodOctober 31, 2008, 1:13 pm PDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- With Oscar season contenders and holiday blockbusters on the way, 2008 is still far from over, but according to MovieTickets.com, many people are already looking forward to next year's films.

MovieTickets.com reportedly did a survey of 4,000 movie fans that bought tickets from its site for their most anticipated films, and the results are in. The most popular pick was "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth film in the series, which was pushed back to next summer from a previously announced holiday release. And larger-than-life action heroes led the rest of the pack, with "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" coming in second and third, respectively.


The list also includes some spandex-free big-budget sequels -- Ben Stiller's "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian," and Tom Hanks' "Angels & Demons," which is actually the prequel to the wildly successful "The Da Vinci Code." Kids are looking forward to another "Ice Age" film, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," while grown-ups should thrill to "Public Enemies," a Michael Mann-directed crime drama starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale as well as "The Informant," a real-life tale starring Matt Damon. Rounding out the list is "The Taking of Pelham 123" with Denzel Washington and John Travolta, which follows hijackers who take over a New York City train. And for those who can't wait till next year, there's even a 2008 film on the list -- sci-fi remake "The Day The Earth Stood Still," due December 12.



1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (July 17, 2009, Warner Bros.)



2. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1, 2009, 20th Century Fox)




3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 26, 2009, Paramount)

4. Public Enemies (July 1, 2009, Universal)



5. Angels & Demons (May 15, 2009, Sony)


6. Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (May 22, 2009, 20th Century Fox)

7. The Informant (September 11, 2009, Warner Bros)



8. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (July 1, 2009, 20th Century Fox)

9. The Day the Earth Stood Still (December 12, 2008, 20th Century Fox)

10. The Taking of Pelham 123 (July 31, 2009, Sony)

source: http://omg.yahoo.com/news/2009s-top-10-most-anticipated-movies/14882