Staff Writer
The
holiday season brings together family, food, and some of the most anticipated
movies of the year. Be sure to catch these flicks with family and friends, and
let movie magic transport you to new worlds.
November
7:
Big Hero 6: Starring Ryan
Potter, Scott Adsit, and Maya Rudolph. Disney’s latest movie follow’s the life
of Hiro Hamada (Potter) and his robot, Baymax (Adsit). They get together with
friends to form a team of high tech heroes to save their city, San Fransoyko.
PG.
November
21:
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part 1: Starring
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth. As the Capitol tears
through rebelling districts, Katniss (Lawrence) is seen as the Mockingjay, the
sign of hope for all districts to defeat the Capitol. PG-13.
December
12:
Exodus: Gods and Kings: Staring
Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, and Sigourney Weaver. Based off of the book of
Exodus in the Bible, the plotline follows the story of Moses (Bale) and his
mission to deliver the Jews out of slavery from Pharaoh (Edgerton). PG-13.
December
19:
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five
Armies:
Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Richard
Armitage. Gandalf (McKellen), Bilbo (Freeman) and the band of dwarves follow
Thorin Oakenshield (Armitage) once again to protect his home and treasure from
a swarm of armies and the terrifying dragon, Smaug (Cumberbatch). PG-13
Annie: Starring Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane
Wallis, and Cameron Diaz. The young and spunky orphan, Annie (Wallis), is back
on the big screen. Annie’s hard knock life gets turned upside down when mayoral
candidate Will Stacks (Foxx) adopts her as a political asset, and to his
surprise they form a friendship. PG.
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb: Starring Robin
Williams, Ben Stiller, and Owen Wilson. Larry Daley (Stiller) and the whole
crew are back on an epic quest to save the tablet. In order to restore the
magic in the tablet, they head to London, England to save their museum. PG.
December
25:
Into The Woods: Starring Meryl
Streep, Anna Kendrick, and Johnny Depp. From Broadway to the big screen, this
musical follows the lives of Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack and the
Beanstalk, and the Baker and his wife. They are all connected when a witch (Streep)
visits each of them as they make wishes. She sends all of them into the woods
to find what they’re looking for. Be careful what you wish for. PG.
Unbroken: Starring Jack
O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, and Jai Courtney. The story follows the life of
Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who joined the military when America entered
World War II. After his plane is shot down in the middle of the ocean, he is
taken prisoner by the Japanese, and strives to make his way home. PG-13.
