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.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

release date:	Friday January 16, 2009
genre:	Comedy
running time:	91 min.
director:	Steve Carr
studio:	Columbia Pictures
producer(s):	Adam Sandler, Barry Bernardi, Jack Giarraputo, Kevin James, Todd Garner
screenplay:	Nick Bakay, Kevin James
cast:	Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O'Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi, Shirley Knight

synopsis

Paul Blart (Kevin James) is a single, suburban dad trying to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. It's a job he takes very seriously, though no one else does.

When Santa's helpers at the mall stage a coup, shutting down the megaplex and taking hostages (Paul's daughter and sweetheart among them), Jersey's most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.

New in Town (2009)

release date:	Friday January 30, 2009
genre:	Comedy
running time:	96 min.
director:	Jonas Elmer
studio:	Maple Pictures
producer(s):	Andrew Paquin, Darryl Taja, Paul Brooks, Peter Safran, Phyllis Laing
screenplay:	Kenneth Rance, C. Jay Cox
cast:	Renée Zellweger, Harry Connick, Jr., J.K. Simmons, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Frances Conroy

synopsis

Lucy Hill (Renée Zellweger) is an ambitious up-and-coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, she loves her cars and she loves climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment—in the middle of nowhere—to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand.

What begins as a straight-forward assignment becomes a life-changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams (Harry Connick, Jr.).

Bride Wars (2009)

Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 90 min.
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Gary Winick
Writer: Casey Wilson, June Raphael

Synopsis

Liv and Emma are best friends who since childhood have planned every detail of their respective weddings. At the top of their bridal "must have

" list: a ceremony at New York's ultimate bridal destination, the Plaza Hotel. Now, at age 26, they're both about to get married; they're about to realize their dreams; and they're about to live happily ever after. Or maybe not... When a clerical error causes a clash in wedding dates--they're now to be married on the same date!--Liv, Emma and their lifelong friendship are put to the ultimate test. Liv, a successful lawyer who is used to getting what she wants, including the perfect job and the perfect man, won't settle for anything less than the perfect wedding she has dreamed of for years. Emma, a schoolteacher who has always been good at taking care of others, but not so much in looking after herself, discovers her inner Bridezilla and comes out swinging when her own dream wedding is imperiled. Now, the two best friends who'd do anything for each other, find themselves in a no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners struggle that threatens to erupt into all-out war.

Bedtime Stories (2008)

Genre: Comedy, Action/Adventure, Family
Running Time: 95 min.
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Adam Shankman
Writer: Matt Lopez

Synopsis

The life of Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman, is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously

come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it's the kids' unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter's life upside down.

YESman (2008)

release date: Friday December 19, 2008
genre: Comedy
running time: 104 min.
director: Peyton Reed
studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
producer(s): David Heyman, Richard D. Zanuck
screenplay: Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel
cast: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Rhys Darby, Danny Masterson, Fionnula Flanagan, Terence Stamp

synopsis

Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) is a guy whose life is going nowhere -- the operative word being "no" -- until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything...and anything.
Unleashing the power of "YES" begins to transform Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, getting him promoted at work and opening the door to a new romance. But his willingness to embrace every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing.

Bolt (2008)

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Action/Adventure
Running Time: 96 min.
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Chris Williams, Byron HowardWriter: Chris Sanders

Synopsis
For super-dog Bolt, every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue - at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the star of a hit TV
show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet - a cross-country journey through the real world. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and with the help of two unlikely traveling companions: a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens and a TV-obsessed hamster in a plastic ball named Rhino, Bolt discovers he doesn't need superpowers to be a hero.