Happy New Year 2009! 2008 has been a wonderful year. Below are the Yowazzup’s Top 10 posts in 2008:

Number 10

Amazing Cakes You’ve Never Seen

Number 9

Win a Chance to Meet Alicia Keys in Person in Tokyo!

Number 8

Ashley Alexandra Dupre Is Getting Famous

Number 7

Kitty Zhang Yuqi Is Not Just A School Teacher

Number 6

Full-body Tattoos (NSFW)

Number 5

Burning Man 2007

Number 4

Il Divo Live In Malaysia

Number 3

Cute And Funny Animals

Number 2

Barrymore Is People’s ‘Most Beautiful People 2007′

Number 1

An Evening with Maria Sharapova in Singapore

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G-Force is a 3D adventure comedy about a special squad of guinea pigs known as the G-Force. G-Force will be released on July 24, 2009.

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Below are Yowazzup’s most popular posts for December 2008. Check them out: -

1. Pamela Anderson Goes To An Art Exhibition Wearing Just Her Underpants
2. Jennifer Aniston Poses Nude for GQ
3. Christmas 2008 @ Suria KLCC
4. "A Model’s Life" Featuring Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio
5. Kim Kardashian 2009 Wall Calendar
6. Top 10 Toys for Christmas 2008
7. Santa’s Jigsaw Animated Flash Ecard by Jacquie Lawson
8. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Trailer
9. Charlie Bit My Finger Again
10. Angelina Jolie Is The Most "Wanted" Actress in Hollywood

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Below is Forbes’ list of Hollywood’s 20 Top-Earning Couples between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008. Guess which couple made the most money?

Number 20

Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson $9.5 million

Number 19

Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez $11 million

Number 18

Josh Duhamel and Fergie $13 million

Number 17

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes $13.25 million

Number 16

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner $14.5 million

Number 15

Seal and Heidi Klum $15.5 million

Number 14

Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne $18 million

Number 13

Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow $19 million

Number 12

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher $20 million

Number 11

Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker $21 million

Number 10

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart $22 million

Number 9

Tony Parker and Eva Longoria $22.5 million

Number 8

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman $25 million

Number 7

Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani $28 million

Number 6

Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann $30 million

Number 5

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie $34 million

Number 4

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill $35 million

Number 3

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham $58 million

Number 2

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith $85 million

Number 1

Shawn (Jay-Z) Carter and Beyoncé Knowles $162 million

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2009 has a whole list of greatly anticipated movies in store for movie lovers like you and me.

Below are some great movies that I anticipate will be in the top box office in 2009 (with opening dates for US in bracket).

Sequels

• Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (January 23)
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1)
• Angels & Demons (May 15)
• Terminator Salvation (May 22)
• Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (May 22)
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 26)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (July 17)
• New Moon (November 20)
• Godzilla 3-D

Adaption

• Confessions of a Shopaholic (February 13)
• Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (February 27)
• Watchmen (March 6)
• Dragonball Evolution (April 8)
• Star Trek (May 8)
• Public Enemies (July 1)
• G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (August 7)
• Sherlock Holmes (November 20)
• Barack Obama: Road to the White House
• Bram Stoker’s Vampire Diaries Renfield

Cartoon / Animations

• Monsters vs. Aliens (March 27)
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (July 1)

Others

• Inkheart (January 23)

Stay tune as this page will be updated from time to time!

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The first official Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li trailer in Japanese. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li will be released on February 27, 2009.

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Fast & Furious is the forth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise and will be released on April 3, 2009.

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Red Cliff II is the sequel to Red Cliff. Directed by John Woo, Red Cliff II stars Chang Chen, Lin Chi-Ling, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Zhang Fengyi and Zhao Wei. Red Cliff II will be released on January 9, 2009 in China.

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The year is coming to an end and 2008 has been a wonderful year for the movie industry with many adaptions coming to the big screen. Sadly, not all movies made it to the big screen in Asia. Some good movies were only shown in limited releases while others were not given a chance at all. Therefore, most of the movies listed here are mainstream blockbusters. Below are Yowazzup’s Top 10 movies of 2008: -

Number 10: Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army is one of the best-adapted films from a comic book aside from The Dark Knight. Hellboy II captures the imagination of the audience with its impressive visual effect. Director Guillermo del Toro introduces the audience to tree elemental, elves and even goblins. Don’t forget that Guillermo del Toro will be directing "The Hobbits" and we’ll get to see more goblins and trolls.

Number 9: Vantage Point

Vantage Point brings filming to a new level. In revealing the mastermind behind the attempted assassination of US President, the director takes the audience through eight different vantage points in order to understand the truth. Brilliant use of camera angles and superb cinematography made this an outstanding movie.

Number 8: Death Race

Death Race is an action-packed thriller that makes you glue to your seat. A remake of 1975’s Death Race 2000, Death Race has plenty of actions in store. Even though it lacks a good storyline, the action, violence and the hot Natalie Martinez make up for it. Brutal, but it’s surely fun to watch.

Number 7: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is an enjoyable movie that’s fun to watch from the start till the end. The characters in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa have greater depths than it’s predecessor. Not only that, the actors such as Ben Stiller and Chris Rock play their character so well, you may even think they’re wearing the animal suits when they were recording the voice. The jokes are hilarious and original, it’s a feel good movie.

Number 6: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a long anticipated film and it takes a lot of guts for Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford to put the movie altogether. Critics may not like it, but think of it, everything’s perfect except having aliens in Indiana Jones may be a little too far-fetched. Still, Harrison Ford, Karen Allen and Cate Blanchett gave a very good performance, indeed.

Number 5: Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda is more than an animated movie, it combines well choreographed martial arts, great humor and superb visual effects and graphics. Jack Black played Po the Panda exceptionally well. Even though some critics claimed the movie imitates Star Wars, I believe Kung Fu Panda is original and brilliantly written. A great flick which is full of awesomeness.

Number 4: Definitely Maybe

Definitely Maybe is a sweet romantic comedy that takes you through reality of what love is today. Ryan Reynolds showed us why he deserves Scarlett Johansson. That aside, the movie is romantic but surreal. The movie also brings the best out of Abigail Breslin, the 12-year-old actress. Definitely worth watching.

Number 3: Iron Man

Iron Man is a brilliantly adapted superhero movie that has surpassed many viewers’ expectation. The script is well-written, the visual effect is the best it could get and Robert Downey Jr. played Iron Man and Mr. Tony Stark splendidly he even earned the top spot in EW’s Top Entertainers of the Year. Can’t wait for the sequel and The Avengers.

Number 2: WALL-E

WALL-E is an animated movie that touches everyone’s heart. WALL-E may be an animated film but it’s wholesome, funny, touching, romantic, heart-warming and yet, meaningful. WALL-E is a movie that has almost no conversation, since WALL-E can’t really talk. Somehow, it manages to deliver its message to the audience, it manages to portray the meaning of true love, it manages to tell the world that we must change our lifestyle before it’s too late. It is the perfect movie for everyone.

Number 1: The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight, as the most anticipated movie of 2008 did amazingly well surpassing its target. The Dark Knight ticket sales reached $155.3 million in just three days. The late actor Heath Ledger gave an outstanding performance as "The Joker" while Christian Bale did exceptionally well too as "Batman". The plots are superb and cleverly played. The movie is never short of actions. The only shortcoming would be how can other superhero movies emulate the great success of The Dark Knight? I don’t really know. All I know is The Dark Knight has simply put a smile on my face.

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Angels & Demons is a movie based on the bestselling mystery novel by American author Dan Brown. It is also the sequel to Da Vinci Code. The movie stars Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor. Angels & Demons will be released on May 15, 2009.

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