[Note: I'm behind in movie reviews again; I was out of town for Thanksgiving and been out sick. I was planning to review "Flight" but had to skip it due to lack of time. Highly recommended! "Life of Pi" is next. Lots of good movies coming up for the end of the year!]
December 7
"Hyde Park on Hudson" (http://focusfeatures.com/hyde_park_on_hudson) - The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
"Deadfall" (http://www.magpictures.com/deadfall/)- A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family's Thanksgiving celebration.
December 14
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (http://www.thehobbit.com/) - A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the mountains with a vigorous group of Dwarves to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by a dragon.
"Save the Date" - A woman begins to confront her shortcomings after she rejects her boyfriend's hasty proposal and soon finds herself in a rebound romance. Meanwhile, her sister is immersed in the details of her wedding.
December 21
"Zero Dark Thirty" (http://zerodarkthirty-movie.com/) - A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy SEAL Team 6 in May 2011.
"Jack Reacher" (http://www.jackreachermovie.com/) - A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims.
"The Impossible" (http://theimpossible-movie.com/) - An account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time.
"On the Road" (http://www.ontheroad-themovie.com/?lang=en) - Young writer has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited soul and his girl. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.
December 28
"Django Unchained" (http://unchainedmovie.com/) - With the help of his mentor, a slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
"Les Miserables" (http://www.lesmiserablesfilm.com/) - In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by a ruthless policeman after he breaks parole, agrees to care for a factory worker daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever.
