In the Mood for Movies

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire   (2013) starring  Jennifer Lawrence ,  Josh Hutcherson ,  Liam Hemsworth ,  Sam Claflin ,  Donald Sutherland  and  Jena Malone Watch the international trailer #2 for Catching Fire here!   or watch the Final Trailer for Catching Fire below... The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Synopsis  "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts.  Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever. I saw Catching Fire with a friend the Thursday night it first open...

We're The Millers (2013) starring Jennifer Aniston , Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter Watch the trailer for We're The Millers (source: Warner Bros. Pictures ) Brief Synopsis After being robbed of a week's take, small-time pot dealer David is forced by his boss to go to Mexico to pick up a load of marijuana. In order to improve his odds of making it past the border, David asks the broke stripper Rose and two local teenagers to join him and pretend they're on a family holiday. (via IMDB) When I first heard about We're The Millers , I didn't think I'd see it, but I've been hearing good reviews about it from people who had seen it. So, I thought, I'd see it for myself and of course, Jennifer Aniston is on it. I saw this movie last September and loved and enjoyed watching it. I'm late in posting my review here, but better late than never, right? "Y'now-what-I'm-sayin'? (Favorite line from this movie, lo...

Lee Daniel's The Butler (2013) starring Forest Whitaker , Oprah Winfrey , Mariah Carey , James Marsden Terrence Howard , Cuba Gooding Jr. , Lenny Kravitz , David Oyelowo, Jane Fonda, Alan Rickman, John Cusack, Liev Schreiber, Minka Kelly, Robin Williams, Vanessa Redgrave, and Alex Pettyfer Watch the trailer for Lee Daniel's The Butler (source: TheWeinsteinCompany ) Lee Daniel's The Butler Synopsis Inspired by the real-life account of Eugene Allen , the film stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, an African-American who eyewitnesses notable events of the 20th century during his 34-year tenure serving as a White House butler . As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society. Forest Whitaker stars as the butler with Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower , John Cusack as Richard Nixon , Alan Ri...

Despicable Me 2 (2013) voices by: Steve Carell , Kristen Wiig , Miranda Cosgrove , Benjamin Bratt Watch the trailer for Despicable Me 2 (source: DespicableMeMovie ) Despicable Me 2 synopsis Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal. I saw Despicable Me 2 with my niece and nephew and younger cousins earlier this month. I haven't seen the first movie, but I didn't have to as my niece fill me in and gave me a quick recap of the first one, lol. So, I guess I didn't really have to see it to see this fun and entertaining sequel to DM . We saw this movie in 3D and we loved and enjoyed watching [the minions ] it.

The Heat (2013) Starring Sandra Bullock , Melissa McCarthy Watch The Heat trailer (source: The Heat ) The Heat synopsis Uptight FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn ( Sandra Bullock ) and foul-mouthed Boston cop Shannon Mullins ( Melissa McCarthy ) couldn't be more incompatible. But when they join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies. From Paul Feig, director of "Bridesmaids."

Man of Steel (2013) starring Henry Cavill , Amy Adams , Michael Shannon ,  Diane Lane , Kevin Costner , Laurence Fishburne , Russell Crowe Watch the Man of Steel trailer #3 (source: WarnerBrosPictures ) Synopsis A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind. (via Warner Bros. Pictures )

The Great Gatsby (2013) starring Leonardo DiCaprio , Carey Mulligan , Tobey Maguire , Isla Fisher, Joel Edgerton Watch The Great Gatsby trailer (source: WarnerBrosPictures ) Synopsis “The Great Gatsby” follow s would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

Iron Man 3 ( 2013 ) starring Robert Downey Jr. , Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Ben Kingsley, Guy Piearce Watch the trailer for Iron Man 3 (source: MOVIECLIPS Trailers ) Iron Man 3 synopsis When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Oblivion (2013) starring Tom Cruise , Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough,  Melissa Leo, Morgan Freeman Watch the Oblivion trailer (source: OblivionTheMovie ) Synopsis One of the few remaining drone repairmen assigned to Earth, its surface devastated after decades of war with the alien Scavs, discovers a crashed spacecraft with contents that bring into question everything he believed about the war, and may even put the fate of mankind in his hands. (via Black Dahlia on IMDB)

The Host (2013) starring Saoirse Ronan , Max Irons, Diane Kruger Watch The Host trailer (source: VISO Trailers ) Synopsis When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over their bodies and erasing their memories, Melanie will risk everything to protect the people she cares most about, proving that love can conquer all in a dangerous new world.

Oz The Great and Powerful (2013) starring James Franco , Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, and Rachel Weisz Watch the Oz The Great and Powerful trailer  (source: DisneyMovieTrailers ) Synopsis Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking. That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well. (v...

Here are the following films I want to see on the big screen this year (2013)! (In random order. *All dates are subject to change)