Previews
Although 2008 was a banner year for the film industry, 2009 is already breaking records, with audiences escaping economic woes for big screen fun. Domestic box office is up 17.4% from this time last year, with gross ticket sales at $3 billion, up from $2.6 billion this time last year! And in case you are wondering, ticket prices are only up 10 cents from last year.
Here’s a look at what’s coming up:
August 21 – INGLORIOUS BASTERDS 
After tackling kung fu action and grindhouse horror, writer/director Quentin Tarantino goes to war with Brad Pitt leading a team of Nazi-hunters.
October 16 – WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
It’s about time someone made this movie. Director Spike Jones brings to life Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book about a boy transported to a world of monsters.
November 6 – THE WOLFMAN
Not to be confused with “X Men Origins: Wolverine,” Benicio Del Toro stars as a nobleman who, thanks to a werewolf bite, begins regular moonlit massacres of the local folk.
November 13 – 2012
Break out the fireworks! “Independence Day” and “The Day After Tomorrow” director Roland Emmerich destroys the Earth again, starring John Cusack.
November 20 – SHERLOCK HOLMES
Robert Downey Jr. brings the legendary London sleuth to life, with Jude Law as the faithful Dr. Watson and directed by Guy Ritchie.
November 20 – NEW MOON
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart return as Edward and Bella for the second chapter in the “Twilight” series.
November 28 – THE LOVELY BONES
The adaptation of Alice Sebold’s bestselling novel about a the murder of a young girl, directed by Peter Jackson.
December 25 – THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
Disney presents its first traditional hand-drawn animated film in five years with a fairy tale set in New Orleans during the Jazz Age.