10. Gnomeo & Juliet (February)

This most recent take on the Shakespearean classic pits unlikely enemies (garden gnomes) against one another in an imaginative animated musical that is perfect for small children

9. Hop (April)

Perfectly released around the Easter season, the story of a bunny who doesn’t want to inherit the responsibilities of the Easter Bunny successfully combines live action with animation.

8. Rio (April)

This story about a rare blue macaw who discovers his heritage and himself has some adult themes, but even the smallest children will love the fanciful colors, variety of talking animals,

7. Kung Fu Panda 2 (May)

Suitable for older children because of the animated violence and mature themes, this film continues with the tradition of Dreamworks’ quality storytelling and animation and the perfect execution of a stellar ensemble cast.

6. Mr. Popper’s Penguins (June)

Children of this generation will probably not believe that this was a book from decades past and has never been made so successfully before.  With Jim Carrey leading the way, though, this promises to be a fun and joyful blast from the past for parents.

5. Cars 2 (June)

Kids love to watch movies about familiar things that do extraordinary acts.  This is one reason why the original Cars movie was a success.  Of course, do you ever doubt the Disney/Pixar team?

4. Winnie the Pooh (July)

The classic honey-loving bear is back with his Hundred Acre Wood friends in another all new adventure.  Sometimes the best new ideas revisit ones that should never be forgotten.

3. Smurfs (August)

One of the biggest surprises of the year (and recent film history) is this upcoming reimagining of one of the most interesting and simple cartoons of the eighties and nineties.  It will be interesting to see if children of this generation are as interested as their parents will be at the theatre.

2. Puss In Boots (November)

Technically, this is Shrek 5, but since it’s a prequel about a minor character from one of the films it doesn’t actually qualify as part of the series.  Nonetheless, children and parents alike will appreciate another successful installment from Dreamworks Animation.

1. Happy Feet 2 (November)

More dancing penguins?  It worked the first time!  Cute babies love cute animals!

Those are the 10 best movies for babies in 2011. Surely, you and your little one will enjoy at least three of these movies on this list.

Horvath’s plan is to stake his claim over New York City in order to implement his own devilish plans. The illusionist hired by Horvath assists this dark plan by conjuring up magic to fight against his arch enemy, Balthazar Blake. Balthazar’s being intimidated by the terrible duo, decides to hire an apprentice to help him in his fight of good versus evil in this promising Disney movie.

The apprentice, Dave Stutler (played by Jay Baruchel), is reluctant in the beginning but is ultimately convinced to join Blake in his struggle against Horvath. Dave Stutler is nothing special, just an average college student and doesn’t have a clue about magic. As Balthazar attempts to quickly teach him everything about magic he possibly can, it’s easy to imagine what kind of adversity they will face. As a Disney movie, we can expect this to follow suit and provide audiences with plenty of laughs and edge of your seat action. Oh, and I forgot to mention that there’s a certain someone (of the opposite gender) who becomes quite a motivator for Stutler.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is a spinoff of the popular Disney movie Fantasia. Fantasia was a movie made without words. Instead orchestra music by Paul Dukas graced the entire film. In it, there is a segment known as The Sorcerer’s Apprentice which had a similar plot to that of this summer’s Apprentice movie release, was about none other than a sorcerer’s apprentice. Mickey Mouse was used as the lead character and the audience was drawn into his adventures as he tried to use magic to get a broom to do his work for him. Of course when you bring a broom to life, you should expect that it won’t be very cooperative. And so went the film. Originally, this movie was a flop. Today it is considered to be a classic.

Rapunzel is based on a fairy tale which was originally published in a collection of stories by the Grimm brothers in 1812. This tale became a favorite of many and is said to be one of the best known fairy tales. Adapted by Walt Disney, the fairy tale begins with a humble husband and wife living in a small cottage when the wife becomes terribly ill. There is only one thing that can cure her and it belongs to the evil witch next door. The husband gets caught steeling some of this Rapunzel herb and in order for him to keep the herb for his wife, he must promise his first born child. He makes the promise and returns to his wife who quickly recovers upon eating the herb.

The mother gives birth to a baby girl a year later and the witch comes back to claim the child promised to her by the desperate husband. The witch names her Rapunzel. When Rapunzel is twelve years old the witch becomes afraid that she may try to escape. She locks her in a tower with no way to get out. The witch takes care of Rapunzel by bringing food to her every day. Rapunzel’s hair is the only way for the witch to get in and out of the tower. This gave birth to the infamous line, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair.”

Walt Disney hasn’t told us how closely this film will follow the original story many of us have come to know and love. It has been said that Rapunzel will be a heartfelt, musical comedy filled with a lot of heart. In order to appeal to a more modern audience, Rapunzel will present as a story in relation to the parent-child relationship. It will illustrate the natural need for every child to eventually gain independence from our parents and become who they really are. Disney is adamant that they’re the ideal man for the job. Though some of their past films have been criticized by feminists for portraying women in the wrong light, Rapunzel is said to have a lot of “girl power.”

Another one of the many Disney babies that are out there, is Molly, Andy’s little sister from the first Toy Story movie.  Early on in the film, we see Molly playing with Mr. Potato, who doesn’t like her playing with him.  At the end of the film, we see a shot from inside the car, where Molly and her mother are listening to “Hakuna Matata”, a song from The Lion King.  Molly looks in the side mirror and sees Buzz and Woody riding the RC car.

Almost all of the famous Disney babies have names given to them, except for one.  The baby in Lady and the Tramp was not given a name, but then again, neither were her parents, who were just referred to as their nicknames for each other, Darling and Jim Dear.  Even though the baby’s name is never revealed in the film, it still played an important role.  The baby was the cause of all the problems that started for Lady.  Darling and Jim Dear started ignoring their dog when they had their child, which took up all of their time and attention.

Another group of Disney babies are the Cupid babies seen in Fantasia.  They were seen in the musical segment called “The Pastoral Symphony” which featured the music of Ludwig van Beethoven.  This scene has a Greek mythology theme, with centaurs, pegasi, fawns, gods, Mount Olympus and other mythical creatures.  And finally there is Boo, who is technically a toddler, but close enough.  Boo is seen in the movie Monster’s, Inc. where she follows Mike and Sulley back into the monster world, thinking that Sulley is a giant kitty cat.

Astro Boy is is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is a movie based on a robot which uses it’s incredible powers to become a world famous super-hero. Astro Boy faces his biggest challenge when an alien race threatens Earth.

Astro Boy Cast

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• Freddie Highmore as Astro Boy
• ^{Nicolas Cage as Dr. Tenma}
• Kristen Bell as Cora
• Charlize Theron as “Our Friends” Narrator
• Samuel L. Jackson as Zog
• Bill Nighy as Doctor Elefun/Robotski
• Donald Sutherland as President Stone
• Eugene Levy as Orrin
• Nathan Lane as Hamegg
• Moisés Arias as Zane
• Matt Lucas as Sparx

• Madeline Carroll as Widget/Grace
• Sterling Beaumon as Sludge
• Victor Bonavida as Sam
• Tony Matthews as Cora’s father
• Ryan Stiles as Mustachio

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Astro Boy Movie Info

Director: David Bowers

Release Date: 23rd October 2009

Writers:

Genre: Animation | Action | Family

Movie Runtime: 94 minutes

Company: Endgame Entertainment

Quotes: Astro Boy “I was made ready”

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The movie is in post production state and will hit the theaters in January 2010.

The Spy Next Door Plot While babysitting his neighbor’s children, a mild-mannered man (Jackie Chan) winds up having to fight off secret agents after one of the kids inadvertently downloads a secret code.

The Spy Next Door Cast

• Jackie Chan as Bob Ho
• Billy Ray Cyrus
• Magnus Scheving as Poldark
• George Lopez
• Lucas Till as Larry
• Amber Valletta
• Will Shadley
• Madeline Carroll as Nora
• Alina Foley as Farren

The Spy Next Door Movie Details

Director:  Brian Levant

Genre: Action-Comedy

Movie Rating: PG

Tagline: Spying is easy, babysitting is hard.

Company: Relativity Media

Shooting Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Movie Runtime: 90 Minutes

Studio: Lions Gate Films

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The Spy Next Door trailers have already been released. The Spy Next Door movie will premiere in Jan 2010.

Plans for the sequel of the movie have already been made. The only information available on the sequel is that the trailer will begin with an awkward pause on Jackie’s face when mentioning his name again and conclude with Smashmouth’s hit single “All Star”, after struggling with a seemingly “candy-run” monster.

Shutter Island Story Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.

In Total Film magazine, Scorsese says one of his influences on the film was Orson Welles’ 1962 film The Trial — an adaptation of Franz Kafka’s novel — in particular its use of corridors, tunnels, claustrophobic ceilings, and angular lenses.

Shutter Island Cast

• Leonardo DiCaprio as U.S. marshal investigating the disappearance, Teddy Daniels.
• Mark Ruffalo as Chuck Aule, Teddy’s partner and a U.S. marshal.
• Ben Kingsley as Dr. John Cawley, the chief physician of the hospital.
• Michelle Williams as Dolores Chanal, Daniels’ wife.
• Emily Mortimer as the escaped patient Rachel Solando.
• Jackie Earle Haley as mutilated patient George Noyce.
• Ted Levine as the Warden of the Hospital.
• John Carroll Lynch as Deputy Warden of the Hospital, McPherson.
• Elias Koteas as Andrew Laeddis.
• Patricia Clarkson as Ethel Barton.

Shutter Island Release The movie will release in the theaters on 19th Feb, 2010 by Paramount Pictures. Earlier the movie scheduled to be released on 2nd october, last year but the release date was later pushed back.

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More Info On Shutter Island Movie

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writers: Dennis Lehane, Laeta Kalogridis.

Movie Genre: Thriller | Drama | Horror | Mystery

Runtime of the Movie Shutter Island is 148 Minutes.

Movie Tagline: Someone is missing.

Company: Paramount Pictures

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Low Budget Horror – Thriller Paranormal Activity has shown spectacular results to and manged to land at the no. 1 position in the north American box office chart. Paranormal Activity which cost only $15000 to make earned $22 million in its first weekend!

Paranormal Activity Story “A young couple suspects that their house is haunted by a malevolent entity. They set up video surveillance to capture evidence of what happens at night as they sleep. Their surveillance and home videos have been edited into the 99 minute feature film “Paranormal Activity”

Paranormal Activity Cast

Katie Featherston – ‘Katie’
Micah Sloat – ‘Micah’
Amber Armstrong – ‘Amber’
Mark Fredrichs – ‘Psychic’
Ashley Palmer – ‘Girl on Internet’

Paranormal Activity Movie Info

The fictional movie, shot like a homemade documentary, follows a couple coping with apparitions and supernatural phenomena in their home.

Directed By: Oren Peli

Producer: Oren Peli

Using its mock- documentary method and low-budget effects to great result, Paranormal Activity turns a simple haunted house story into 90 minutes of relentless suspense.

Paranormal Activity Latest News

Paranormal Activity has surprisingly outperformed Saw 6 at the box office!

According to THR “Paranormal Activity” has expanded to 1,945 theaters on Friday, landing at the first place on box office charts with an estimated earning of $7.6 million. During the same day, “Saw 6″ took in only $7 million while playing in almost 3,000 theaters. The 6th installment will fall well short of the $30.1 million opening of last year’s “Saw 5″ and could become the lowest grossing film in the franchise (Saw 2 – Saw 5).

Avatar Movie Plot “On the distant moon Pandora, a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization.”

James Cameron, The director of Titanic, takes us to a new world beyond our imagination in his latest epic action adventure, Sci-Fi movie Avatar.

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Avatar Movie Info

Director James Cameron

Writer James Cameron

Release Date (USA) December 18, 2009

Genre Action | Adventure | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Status Post Production

Runtime 166 Minutes

Company 20th Century Fox Films

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