There are many movies to be released this holiday season. Here are a fewfrom epics to animationthat are must-sees opening before Thanksgiving. 1. Australia, opens Nov 26 starring Nicole Kidman & Hugh Jackman. Australia is director Baz Lurhmans epic, historic drama set in 1940s northern Australia. Nicole Kidman is Lady Sarah Ashley, an English aristocratic woman who leaves England with the intention of confronting her philandering husband in Australia but ends up making the journey of her life. On the way she inherits a cattle station and falls in love with a tough cattle drover played by Hugh Jackman as the Japanese are bombing the country. Already, many magazine movie critics are talking Oscars, including Nicole Kidman for Best Actress. People magazine, Time magazine and Entertainment Weekly have listed the movie in their fall movie previews as must-see.
2. Twilight, opens Nov. 21 starring Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson. This is the $37 million movie adaptation of Stephanie Meyers best-selling novel that was shot in Portland, Oregon. Movie critics have noted the movie closely follows the booka story about teenaged Bella who moves to a new town and falls in love with a vampire. Entertainment Weekly magazine reports, Not since Harry Potter has a book-to-film journey inspired so much enthusiasm.
3. Quantum of Solace, opens Nov. 14 starring Daniel Craig. The 22nd installment of the James Bond series and the sequel to 2006s Casino Royale, Quantum Solaces action begins nearly an hour after the ending events of Casino Royale with a car crash and continues to follow Agent 007 who is after Dominic Greene a member of the Quantum organization who plans to stage a coup in Bolivia to take over the water supply. Entertainment Weekly magazine reports this sequel holds up the standards of previous Bond films: great action, sex appeal and sleek production.
4. The Road, opens Nov. 14 starring Viggo Mortensen. This is another movie adaptation of a book. This time author Cormac McCarthys best-selling Pulitizer Prize-winning and Oprah Book Club tale of a man and his son surviving post-apocalyptic America gets the $30 million big screen treatment. Read more about this movie in magazines like Entertainment Weekly and O the Oprah magazine.
5. Bolt, opens Nov. 21 starring John Travolta and Miley Cyrus. This Walt Disney Animation Studios CGI animated feature is about Bolt, a white German shepherd dog who has lived all of his life on a television set and portrays a superhero dog. Bolt believes his superhero powers are real. When Bolt is mistakenly transported from Hollywood to the streets of New York City he finds himself dealing with real life and an identity crisis.
6. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, opens Nov. 7 stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith and David Schwimmer. The lovable beasts from 2005s Madagascar: The Escape are back for an African adventure. Read more about this movie in childrens magazines and entertainment magazines.
7. Soul Men, opens Nov. 14, stars Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac. Two former backup soul singers Louis and Floyd reunite after years of estrangement to travel cross country and perform a tribute concert in honor of their famous former band leader. The movie features both Jackson and Mac will do their own musical and dance performing and a cameo appearance by the late Isaac Hayes. Read more about this movie in magazines like Vibe, Jet and Essence.
8. Nothing Like the Holidays, opens Nov. 21 stars John Leguizamo, Freddy Rodriguez and Debra Messing. Set in Chicago at Christmastime, this family-focused dramedy follows a Puerto Rican familys chaotic holiday get-together. Read more about this movie in magazines like Time magazine.
9. The Soloist, opens Nov. 21, stars Robert Downey Jr, Jamie Foxx and Catherine Keener. This drama based on a true story, follows Nathaniel Ayers, an incredible musician who is homeless and living with schizophrenia and Steve Lopex, a newspaper writer who writes a story on Ayers gift and tries to help him. Find more about this movie in entertainment magazines like Entertainment Weekly.
10. Four Christmases, opens Nov. 26 stars Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn. When their exotic Christmas vacation plans are foiled by bad weather, young newlyweds Kate and Brad are forced to endure a day of family festivitiesthey intended to avoid; for both Kates and Brads parents are each divorced and so they are obligated to four family gatherings. Entertainment Weekly says of the movie, In a genre that can be pretty ho-ho-hum, the oil-and-vinegar pairing of Witherspoon and Vaughn offers a little bite.
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