Where The Wild Things Are – based on the popular children’s book and directed by Spike Jonze. Max is a young, mischievous boy who doesn’t get along with his mother. One night he is sent to bed without supper but whisks away into a magical land filled with strange creatures looking for a leader. Voices by James Gandolfini, Forrest Whitaker, and more.

2012 – there is a real life myth that according to the Mayan calendar the world will end in December 2012. Director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) destroys the world once again when this myth comes true. John Cusack plays an academic researcher trying to get his family to safety as the world falls apart.

Ponyo – from director Hayao Miyazaki (Howl’s Moving Castle) comes the animated adventure about a 5 year old boy who sparks up a relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human. Voices by Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, and others.

The Informant – Matt Damon is Mark Whitacre. He is high up in ranks at an agricultural company but decides to flip and turn mole in order to give evidence to the FBI about price fixing. The FBI soon find out that Whitacre isn’t the easiest person to deal with due to his bending of facts. Directed by Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Trilogy).

The Box – a young couple (Cameron Diaz & James Marsden) receive a visit from a mysterious man (Frank Langella) who presents them with a special box. This box contains a button that when pressed provides the couple with a million dollars but also kills someone, somewhere. The person who dies could be anyone so the couple weighs their options. Directed by Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko).

Everybody’s Fine – Robert Deniro plays a lonely older man who lost his wife. He desperately wants his children to all be together again but a family problem is keeping them from their recent visit. Deniro then travels to each of their houses to see them. They all try to keep the problems with one of their siblings a secret from him. His kids are played by Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, and Drew Barrymore.

Law Abiding Citizen – A family man (Gerard Butler) witnesses the death of his wife and daughter. When the judicial system fails to bring the men responsible to justice and instead convicts him, he sets out to get revenge on his own. The prosecutor (Jamie Foxx) behind his unjust deal gets involved.

Coco Before Chanel – this is the story of Gabrielle Chanel (Audrey Tautou) in her days before becoming world famous fashion designer Coco Chanel. It shows her early days when she was poor living in an orphanage learning to sew and making some unique designs.

Black Dynamite – Michael Jai White stars as Black Dynamite, an ex-CIA agent who is looking to avenge the death of his brother who was killed by drug dealers, aka THE MAN. He karate chops his way deeper into a conspiracy. A spoof of 1970’s style blaxploitation action films.

I just realized I put up this week’s releases last week. So now you get last week’s releases this week. If you want the real February 9th releases then go here.

Zombieland – there aren’t many humans left on Earth. A zombie outbreak is the cause of that. Jesse Eisenberg is a survivor who follows strict rules in order to survive. Woody Harrelson is a reckless zombie hunter who teams up with Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin in order to find refuge. Being referred to as a zom-com (zombie comedy).

Amelia – a look at the life of Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank), the American pilot who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 trying to make a historic first flight around the world. She was never found and her disappearance is still a mystery. Also starring Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor.

Couples Retreat – Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell play a married couple who are going through some problems. They discover a tropical island vacation therapy package and talk their friends into joining them. Vince Vaughn/Malin Akerman, Jon Favreau/Kristin Davis, and Faizon Love/Kali Hawk play the other couples. Co-written by Vaughn and Favreau.

The Stepfather – Michael returns from military school to find out his mother is living with her new boyfriend. He tries to adjust to his new soon-to-be stepfather and get to know him but he notices some suspicious things that he could be hiding along with a possible connection to some murders.

A Serious Man – from the Coen Brothers (The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men) comes the story of a Jewish man who has everything in his personal and professional life start to go wrong. His wife is leaving him, he is being blackmailed at his school, and the advice from his Rabbis isn’t working. He is on the brink of a meltdown.

Saw VI – the sixth installment picks up right where the fifth left off. Agent Strahm is dead and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the new successor to Jigsaw. The FBI is finally getting closer to unraveling Jigsaw’s grand scheme so Hoffman must set his new game into motion.

This Is It – a compilation of interviews, backstage footage, and dress rehearsals of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold out London concerts before his untimely death. Director Kenny Ortega documents some of the last moments of Jackson’s life as he prepared for a big return to the stage.

Whip It – Ellen Page plays a chick who doesn’t exactly fit in with other girls her age. She discovers a women’s roller derby league in Austin, Texas that may be a cure for her misery. Also starring Drew Barrymore, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis and more. First time directorial effort by Barrymore.

Gamer – inmates on death row are subjected to a game where humans control them in a war-like environment. They are guaranteed a free pardon if they win a certain number of games. Its called Slayers and the mastermind (Michael C. Hall) will do anything to keep his star player (Gerard Butler) in the game. Written and Directed by the Crank: High Voltage guys.

Surrogates – in the future, humans never leave their homes and instead live their normal lives and interact with others through surrogate robots. When someone finds out how to kill surrogates and make the human controlling them die, a cop (Bruce Willis) must venture out into the real world for the first time in years to investigate.

The Invention of Lying – Ricky Gervais plays a man who invents the first lie. In this world of complete truth telling, everyone believes anything he says. He uses this to his advantage to become rich and famous…. but will it be enough for him to get the girl of his dreams? Written and Directed by Gervais.

Halloween II – Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) is now one messed up chick. She survived the attack of Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) but is now mentally scarred. But Michael isn’t dead and he’s coming back for her. Meanwhile Dr. Loomis (Malcolm McDowell) is trying to cash in on the tragedy. Written and Directed by Rob Zombie.

The Hurt Locker – Jeremy Renner plays the lead of a three man bomb squad in Baghdad during the Iraq War. He’s reckless but good at what he does. While he looks forward to his time in the military, the other two in his group count the days until their recent tour is over.

Moon – Sam Rockwell plays a lone astronaut working on the moon. He is nearing the end of his three year contract and starts discovering some things that confuse him. Is he losing his mind or finding out the truth about why he is there? Also starring Kevin Spacey as the voice of his robot. Written and Directed by Duncan Jones (David Bowie’s son).

The Final Destination – in the 4th installment of the cheating death movies, a kid sees a vision of a horrible racing crash that kills many people. When he gets others to believe his premonition is true causing them to avoid the accident, they are tracked down by Death and killed off one by one.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – a failed inventor creates something that actually works. He invents a machine that causes the rain to change into different foods. But the machine has a mind of its own and the food downpour gets out of control. Animated film based on the children’s book of the same name. Voices by Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T and more.

Also on DVD and BD: Chuck Season 2 and 10 Things I Hate About You SE.
On DVD Only: Big Love Season 3, Superfriends Season 1, The Good Witch and UFC: The Ultimate 100 Greatest Fight Moments.
On BD Only: Battlestar Galactica Season 1, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, Dogtown & Z-boys, Riding Giants, Dawn of the Dead, Doom, Jarhead and The Last Starfighter.

Paranormal Activity – shot in the style of The Blair Witch Project, home video footage is shown of a couple documenting their experiences with a possible spirit in their house. Micah and Katie videotape themselves sleeping every night and notice strange occurrences happening in their bedroom.

9 – when a rag doll comes to life in a post-apocalyptic world, he finds that all humans are gone. He discovers a race of other dolls like himself who are doing what they can to survive against the machines that are looking to wipe out all signs of life. From producers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov. Voices by Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, and more.

Jennifer’s Body – the hot, popular cheerleader (Megan Fox) at a small Midwestern high school becomes possessed by a demon and sets out to kill off every guy in the town by seducing them… and eating them. The nerdy girl (Amanda Seyfried) is on to her though. Written by Diablo Cody (Juno).