Guest Author - Sarah Fierro

Coming to Theaters February 2009

The New Year brings new comedy to theaters. Comedy has to compete with the 3D movie My Bloody Valentine and the life story of Notorious B.I.G. in Bigger than Life. Still, look for these funny flicks in January!

He’s Just Not That Into You is a classic story of a group of female friends looking for the right guy, each in their own way. You can’t go wrong with the all-star cast including Jennifer Aniston, Scarlet Johansson, Jennifer Connelly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Drew Barrymore, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, and Ben Affleck. Look for it in theaters February 6, rated PG-13.

The comedic take on romance, loyalty, and friendship is the Editor’s Choice for February! I am expecting a great show from everyone on the cast list, and really looking forward to the roles that Aniston, Johansson, and Barrymore play. Descriptions of He’s Just Not That Into You have a Sex in the City vibe, and I am a huge fan of the girls!

The Pink Panther 2 catches super-sleuth Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) in another fun investigation. We’ll be glad to hear more of Clouseau’s accent and hopefully see him at his best. Rated PG, released February 6.

Fanboys is about a group of 4 Star Wars fans who head out for a road trip to Skywalker Ranch. They are hoping to get a glimpse of the filming for Phantom Menace. Being a Star Wars fan myself, I am hoping for a peak at the ranch myself! In theaters February 6, rated PG-13.

Confessions of a Shopaholic is every fashion addict’s life story. Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) searches for a job at a fashion magazine to save herself from the debt she’s gained by constantly shopping! She doesn’t get her dream job right away, but she does score an advice columnist position for a financial magazine. My inner shopaholic hopes the movie will show off some great fashion and the best of latest trends. Look for it February 13, rated PG.

17 Again is Zac Efron’s return to the screen without the rest of the High School Musical cast. He plays an adult and father who wakes up one morning back in his 17 year old body. He decides to enroll in the high school his children go to and finds out what they have been up to. Matthew Perry and Leslie Mann co-star. Comes out February 20, rated PG-13.

In Fired Up, Shawn (Nicholas D’Agosto) and Nick (Eric Christian Olsen) are their high school’s two most popular football players. When they decide to join the school cheerleaders at camp instead of going to football practice, their plans twist them up in a romantic chase for the head cheerleader. This teen comedy comes out February 20.

Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail puts Madea (Tyler Perry) in jail for leading the police on a high speed chase and her anger problems with the judge in court. Madea makes a new friend when Candace Washington (Keshia Knight Pulliam), a prostitute and drug addict is thrown in jail beside her. Perry plays three roles – Madea, Joe, and Brian – in the movie. In theaters February 20, rated PG-13.

Youth in Revolt is a teen comedy about one 18 year old affected by the divorce of his parents. Michael Cera makes another hilarious appearance as Nick Twisp, the lonely child who decides he must lose his virginity. I can’t wait to see him after amazing appearances in Superbad and Juno. Released February 20, not yet rated.

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