17 Again (2009)

release date:	Friday April 17, 2009
genre:	Comedy
running time:	102 min.
director:	Burr Steers
studio:	Alliance Films
producer(s):	Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot
screenplay:	Jason Filardi
cast:	Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Michelle Trachtenberg, Sterling Knight, Melora Hardin

synopsis

What would you do if you got a second shot at life?

Class of 1989, Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron) is a star on his high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp. But instead, he decides to throw it all away to share his life with his girlfriend Scarlett and the baby he just learned they are expecting.

Almost 20 years later, Mike's (Matthew Perry) glory days are decidedly behind him. His marriage to Scarlett has fallen apart, he has been passed over for a promotion at work, his teenage kids think he is a loser, and he has been reduced to crashing with his high school nerd-turned-techno-billionaire best friend Ned.

But Mike is given another chance when he is miraculously transformed back to the age of 17. Unfortunately, Mike may look 17 again, but his thirtysomething outlook is totally uncool in the class of 2009.

And in trying to recapture his best years, Mike could lose the best things that ever happened to him.

Angels & Demons (2009)

release date:	Friday May 15, 2009
genre:	Thriller
running time:	139 min.
director:	Ron Howard
studio:	Columbia Pictures
producer(s):	Brian Grazer, John Calley
screenplay:	Akiva Goldsman, David Koepp
cast:	Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierfranco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Armin Mueller-Stahl
inspiration:	Dan Brown

synopsis

What terrifying discovery would make the Vatican turn to Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), the man who cracked history's most controversial code? When Langdon finds evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati—the most powerful underground organization in history—he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the Illuminati's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church.

Upon learning that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, Langdon is recruited to travel to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer), a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow the 400-year-old Path of Illumination that marks the Vatican's only hope for survival.

Based on the best-selling novel Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.

Star Trek (2009)

release date:	Friday May 8, 2009
genre:	Action
running time:	127 min.
director:	J.J. Abrams
studio:	Paramount Pictures
producer(s):	Damon Lindelof, J.J. Abrams
screenplay:	Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
cast:	John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana, Leonard Nimoy, Ben Cross

synopsis

The incredible story of a young crew's maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. On a journey filled with action, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind.

The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk (Chris Pine), is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock (Zachary Quinto), was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before!