Fall movies I can't wait to see

With summer wrapping up and the weather cooling down, the fall movie season is upon us and there are several films coming out between September and December that I most looking forward to seeing. Here are a few highlights of some of those films, starting with films that I really can't wait to see and will rush to the theatres probably on opening weekend to see them:

1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
Opens November 20th, 2009

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner

What is is about: Based on the second novel of Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight Saga, New Moon is the second book in the series. The film brings the romance between mortal and vampire to a new level as Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part of—only to find herself in greater peril than ever before. Following Bella's ill-fated 18th birthday party, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and his family abandon the town of Forks, Washington, in an effort to protect her from the dangers inherent in their world. As the heartbroken Bella sleepwalks through her senior year of high school, numb and alone, she discovers Edward's image comes to her whenever she puts herself in jeopardy. Her desire to be with him at any cost leads her to take greater and greater risks. With the help of her childhood friend Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), Bella refurbishes an old motorbike to carry her on her adventures. Bella's frozen heart is gradually thawed by her budding relationship with Jacob, a member of the mysterious Quileute tribe, who has a supernatural secret of his own. When a chance encounter brings Bella face to face with a former nemesis, only the intervention of a pack of supernaturally large wolves saves her from a grisly fate, and the encounter makes it frighteningly clear that Bella is still in grave danger. In a race against the clock, Bella learns the secret of the Quileutes and Edward's true motivation for leaving her. She also faces the prospect of a potentially deadly reunion with her beloved that is a far cry from the one she'd hoped for. With more of the passion, action and suspense that made "Twilight" a worldwide phenomenon, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is a spellbinding follow-up to the box office hit.

Here is the trailer:


2. The Lovely Bones
Opens December 11, 2009

Starring: Sairose Ronan, Rachel Weisz and Mark Whalberg

What is it about: Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, and directed by Oscar winner Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Jackson & Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens, "The Lovely Bones" centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Oscar® nominee Mark Wahlberg and Oscar® winners Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon star along with Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli and Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan. The book was fantastic and a real tear-jerker so I will be bringing my Kleenex to the theatre.

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3. An Education
Opens October 9, 2009

Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, and Emma Thompson.

What is it about: Generating great buzz from Sundance, especially off the breakthrough performance by Carey Mulligan, who I have been a fan of since Bleak House, An Education is the story of a teenage girl's coming-of-age set in 1961 London, a city caught between the drab, post-war 1950s and the glamorous, more liberated decade to come. Jenny (Carey Mulligan) stands on the brink of becoming a woman: a brilliantly witty and attractive 16-year-old whose suburban life is about to be blown apart by the utterly unsuitable 30-something David (Peter Sarsgaard). Urbane and witty, David manages to charm her conservative parents Jack (Alfred Molina) and Marjorie (Cara Seymour). David introduces Jenny to a glittering new world of classical concerts and late-night suppers with his attractive friend and business partner, Danny (Dominic Cooper) and Danny's girlfriend, the beautiful but vacuous Helen (Rosamund Pike). Just as Jenny's family's long-held dream of getting their brilliant daughter into Oxford seems within reach, Jenny is tempted by another kind of life.

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Well, those are really the three movies that I most want to see. I also recommend people see The Young Victoria when it comes out on November 13. It is a film that details the early ears of Queen Victoria's (Emily Blunt) reign and her romance with Prince Albert (Rupert Friend). Both Blunt and Friend have great chemistry in the film and is a fairly historically accurate take on how Queen Victoria came to be and directed by a Canadian to boot (Jean Marc Vallee of C.R.A.Z.Y fame).