forces shake the world. Voice talents include Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Anthony LaPaglia.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (November 11)
In the first of a two-part finale, the married bliss of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threaten to destroy their world. After their passionate consummation, Bella soon discovers she is pregnant, and during a nearly fatal childbirth, Edward finally fulfills her wish to become immortal. The arrival of their remarkable daughter, Renesmee, sets in motion a perilous chain of events that pits the Cullens and their allies against the Volturi, the fearsome council of vampire leaders, setting the stage for an all-out battle.
serving the Allies. Pujol, a Spaniard, provided German intelligence with information received through a network of spies. These spies never existed; the information he gave the Germans was false, and his insistence to the Germans that the Normandy landing was a distraction helped make the successful DDay campaign possible. Filmmaker Edmon Roch uses interviews, newsreel footage, vintage photographs, clips from Hollywood espionage dramas and World War II propaganda films to tell the true story of one of the greatest and most elusive spies of his generation.
ning “Sideways” comes this picture set in Hawaii that focuses on Matt King (George Clooney), an indifferent husband and father of two girls who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off Waikiki. The event leads to accusations by his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family’s land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.
Arthur Christmas
Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage
(November 18) This is a fantasy adventure about Sinbad’s quest to save his son, who has been kidnapped by a malevolent sorcerer. The film makes ample use of CGI to create wildly imaginative creatures Sinbad encounters on his quest. Patrick Stewart heads the cast.
(November 23) This 3D, CGI-animated family comedy reveals the never-before-seen answer to every child’s question: “How does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?” The answer: Santa has an ultra high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. At the heart of the film is a story with the ingredients of a Christmas classic—a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns. Voice talents include James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton.
Garbo: The Spy (November 18) Juan Pujol, called “Garbo” because fellow spies regarded him as “the greatest actor in the world,” was good enough to persuade Nazi authorities that he was working for them even as he was simultaneously
The Descendents
(November 18) From the creator of the Oscar-win-
The Muppets (November 23)
Strait-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream—good job,
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