Buddy (Will Ferrell) has the right attitude towards Christmas. He feels that the best way to spread Christmas cheer is to sing carols aloud for all to hear. I’d have to agree. Most times when I break into a carol, those around look at me with wide eyes of joy and hold their hands in front of their mouths to test whether they know the words. Few join in because it seems to me that they don’t want to interrupt the sheer joy my vocals bring to those within earshot. But they do stand around and marvel at my willingness to share the joy of serenading others. Jovie (Zooey Deschanel) is skeptical about Buddy’s enthusiasm. If she heard me singing, she’d know.

Director:  Jon Favreau Writer:  David Berenbaum Cast:
Will Ferrell -  Buddy James Caan -  Walter Bob Newhart -  Papa Elf Edward Asner -  Santa Mary Steenburgen -  Emily Zooey Deschanel -  Jovie Daniel Tay -  Michael Faizon Love -  Gimbel’s Manager		Peter Dinklage -  Miles Finch Amy Sedaris -  Deb Michael Lerner -  Fulton Andy Richter -  Morris Kyle Gass -  Eugene Artie Lange -  Gimbel’s Santa Claire Lautier -  NY 1 Reporter Ted Friend -  NY 1 Anchor

How do you convince someone that a conspiracy exists with no tangible proof, only a lot of conjecture applied to a batch of unrelated circumstances? Well, this is the stuff of movies and random web sites. You know that, after making discrete inquiries and gathering extenuating details, you may be on to something when the strangers come after you. Alex Thomas (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a Secret Service agent, and Kate Crawford (Angie Harmon), a reporter, find themselves in the cross-hairs after delving where some think they shouldn’t. At one point, Alex is being chased across his property. When two baddies searches for him, he pops up from beneath the water of the lake in front of his house and blasts them into next week before they get him.

Director:  Andy Cheng Writer:  J.C. Pollock; Andy Cheng Cast:
Cuba Gooding Jr. -  Alex Thomas James Woods -  Vaughn Stevens Angie Harmon -  Kate Crawford Anne Archer -  The First Lady Christa Campbell -  Mistress John Cenatiempo -  Tony Morino Heather Dawn -  Reporter 1 Patrick Fabian -  Brian Martin		Eddie J. Fernandez -  COP #1 Jhon Goodwin -  Metro Police Officer (non-credited) Peter Greene -  Jack Baldwin Todd Jensen -  Agent Smith Benito Martinez -  Crawlford’s boss Carsten Norgaard -  Arman Brian Presley -  Billy Bergoon Burt Reynolds -  General Montgomery

How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice to protect those you love and yourself? To the public, Slim Hiller (Jennifer Lopez) had a perfect life but privately she was at the behest of her domineering husband Mitch (Billy Campbell) who kept her terrified by threats and swats. After fleeing their house with her daughter and moving from place to place, she decides to make a stand. Little does her pompous husband know how much her hate can evolve into defending herself and daughter. His arrogance is in for the kicking of its petty little life.

Director:  Michael Apted Writer:  Nicholas Kazan Cast:
Jennifer Lopez -  Slim Hiller Billy Campbell -  Mitch Hiller Tessa Allen -  Gracie Hiller Juliette Lewis -  Ginny Dan Futterman -  Joe Noah Wyle -  Robbie Fred Ward -  Jupiter Janet Carroll -  Mrs. Hiller		Bill Cobbs -  Jim Toller Christopher Maher -  Phil Bruce A. Young -  Instructor Bruce French -  Homeowner Ruben Madera -  Teddy Dan Martin -  FBI Agent Jeff Kober -  FBI Agent Brent Sexton -  FBI Agent

The day-to-day drudgery of maintaining a home, the meeting and avoiding street people from musicians to street vendors and the startling impact of meeting someone who may be ‘the one’ are situations that always call for a method to handle them with grace and aplomb. My approach has always been to take the centre and try to avoid the pain of crushes (for that is what they usually are), the harangue of solicitation and the ennui of cleaning. But I hadn’t thought that breaking into song might solve the annoyance of having to be involved in these events. Princess Giselle (Amy Adams) makes it seems so worthwhile. I think I’ll give it a try.

Director:  Kevin Lima Writer:  Bill Kelly Cast:
Julie Andrews -  Narrator Amy Adams -  Giselle Patrick Dempsey -  Robert Philip James Marsden -  Prince Edward Susan Sarandon -  Queen Narissa Timothy Spall -  Nathaniel Idina Menzel -  Nancy Tremaine Rachel Covey -  Morgan Philip		Jeff Bennett -  Pip in Andalasia Kevin Lima -  Pip in New York Emma Rose Lima -  Bluebird / Fawn / Rapunzel Teala Dunn -  Bunny Fred Tatasciore -  Troll Courtney Williams -  Sunglass Street Vendor William Huntley -  Grumpy Samantha Ivers -  Angie

I’ve never been to war. I don’t respond well to authority. I don’t play well with others. But I recognize and understand the need for unity, discipline and respect for a command structure for a group to meet their goals. But it is hard to understand the need to sacrifice others for what is perceived as the greater good. Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott ) lays out the possibility of cracking new Nazi signal codes but the expense is the destruction of a convoy of some 140 merchant vessels and their crews. How big a human sacrifice is acceptable? Apparently it is hundreds if not thousands, if you don’t know their names or their families.

Director:  Michael Apted Writer:  Robert Harris; Tom Stoppard Cast:
Dougray Scott -  Tom Jericho Kate Winslet -  Hester Wallace Saffron Burrows -  Claire Romilly Jeremy Northam -  Wigram Nikolaj Coster Waldau -  Jozef ‘Puck’ Pukowski Tom Hollander -  Logie Donald Sumpter -  Leveret Matthew MacFadyen -  Cave		Richard Leaf -  Baxter Ian Felce -  Proudfoot Bohdan Poraj -  Pinker Paul Rattray -  Kingcome Richard Katz -  De Brooke Tom Fisher -  Upjohn Robert Pugh -  Skynner Corin Redgrave -  Admiral Trowbridge