Yowazzup: A Directory of Happening Things

The Spy Next Door is an action comedy starring Jackie Chan. While babysitting his neighbor’s children, a mild-mannered guy winds up having to fight off secret agents after one of the kids inadvertently downloads a secret code. Starring Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Billy Ray Cyrus, The Spy Next Door opens on January 15, 2010.

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Everybody’s Fine is an adventure comedy about a widower (De Niro) who takes an impromptu road trip in order to reconnect with his grown children, only to discover that his family members are living far from perfect lives. Starring Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Everybody’s Fine opens on December 4, 2009.

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Planet 51 is an animated film about astronaut Chuck Baker (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) who landed on Planet 51 only to be labelled “alien” by the inhabitants of Planet 51. Befriended by a young resident, he has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and try to return home. Starring the voice of Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel, Planet 51 opens on November 20, 2009.

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Tooth Fairy is a fantasy comedy about a tough minor-league hockey player (Dwayne Johnson) whose bad deed results in an unusual sentence: He must serve one week as a real-life tooth fairy. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews, Billy Crystal, Tooth Fairy opens on January 22, 2010.

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Whip It is the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore about Bliss (Ellen Page), a rebellious Texas teen who throws in her small town beauty pageant crown for the rowdy world of roller derby. Starring Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wigg, Juliette Lewis, Sarah Habel, Whip It opens on October 2, 2009.

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Up in the Air is a comedy about Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. Starring George Clooney, Jason Bateman, Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air opens on December 4, 2009.

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Youth in Revolt is romantic comedy about 14-year-old Nick who sets his sights on his dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she’ll be the one to take away his virginity. Starring Michael Cera, Justin Long, Ray Liotta, Portia Doubleday, Youth in Revolt opens on October 30, 2009.

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I Love You, Beth Cooper is a comedy movie based on the novel of the same name and stars Hayden Panettiere as Beth Cooper.

SPOILER WARNING: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Laurene Landon, Hayden Panettiere, Lauren Storm, Paul Rust and Jack Carpenter in "I Love You, Beth Cooper"

Hayden Panettiere, we all known her from “Heroes”. In I Love You, Beth Cooper, Hayden plays a lead cheerleader yet again (not surprising). This time around, she needs no heroes to save her. Instead, she’s the hero who saves high school valedictorian Denis Cooverman (Paul Rust) twice. On the graduation day, Denis is persuaded by his best friend, Rich Munsch (Jack Carpenter) to confess his love for Beth Cooper as it is now or never. And he did. At the same time, he has also talked too much, offending a snobbish girl, a big bully and an army named Kevin who happens to be Beth’s boyfriend.

After the ceremony, Denis invites Beth to his pathetic graduation party before he gets his ass kicked by Beth’s boyfriend, Kevin.

Back home, Denis parents leave the two boys alone as they have a “vacation” plan. Mr. Cooverman lets his son have a bottle of champagne and even tells him where he keeps the condom.

Both Denis and Rich wait for Betty to show up though Rich knows it’s a dead cert she won’t turn up. He was wrong, as a matter of fact, she did turn up with two of her best friends, Cammy and Treece tagging along.

Afterwards, Beth’s former boyfriend, Kevin shows up at Denis’ house with his bulky friends as they try to kill Denis. And the chase begins, three maniacs pursue two losers and three cheerleaders. The adventures are surely fun ala Superbad style, you know, dorks get pursued and there are tonnes of funny moments ensue.

Although I Love You, Beth Cooper is another teen movie, it is a light-hearted comedy that’s never short of fun and excitement. The teenagers have a fun outings and good times together. So did I.

My ratings: 7 out of 10.

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The Men Who Stare at Goats is a comedy movie inspired by a real life story. A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army’s First Earth Battalion, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions. Starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, The Men Who Stare at Goats opens on November 6, 2009.

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Gentlemen Broncos is a comedy film about Benjamin (Michael Angarano) who attends a fantasy writers’ convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist. Starring Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Gentlemen Broncos opens on October 30, 2009.

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