The first movie is called Whatever Works. This movie may not seem at all like a romantic movie, but what makes it so is that it deals with love, among other things, throughout the entire film. The main character played by Larry David, is a man who isn’t looking for love or even believes in such a thing. This man is a realist, and sees the world and humanity as it really is, through the eyes of a ‘genius’. This isn’t your average romance film with deep emotional scenes. It’s a movie that defines love in a simple, unavoidable thing we all at one point in our lives stumble upon. It’s a movie that pretty much says you should be happy and enjoy life doing whatever works; whatever makes you happy.

The next movie is a little more popular, and is titled (500) Days of Summer.  The two main characters are played beautifully by Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. As soon as the movie starts, it states it is not a love story which is pretty much a contradiction, for the movie is all about love. What makes this movie great is how they made it more real unlike most romantic movies. It in no way shows love as a magical thing we all get to one day experience. This movie is great for its uniqueness on how it is unpredictable, but understandable. If you think of love as a magical feeling that only happens once and is always led by fate, I do not recommend you watch this movie. If you want a more understanding, and another look at a more realistic definition of what love truly is, I definitely recommend it.

Last but not least on this recommendation is Love Actually. This movie is like most romantic films. The kind we are all kind of used to. However, this movie brings together a bunch of love stories and merges them into one making the film different and somewhat unique. It gives us many different situations, with several kinds of loves, and each amidst various endings. Some end happy and some end sad, which is alright because that’s how it is in reality. This is a great and cute movie with many great actors like Bill Nighy, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant and many more fantastic actors/actresses. What’s also great about the film is that in the end, it shows you that no matter what kind of love you feel for someone, (whether it’s a close friendship, family, or like always, that special someone) love makes everything great, and the world a little bit better.

James Cameron, creator of The Terminator Trilogy and Titanic, has been working on Avatar for the past couple of years and is finally ready to release what is said to be “his brand new masterpiece.” Avatar is about a paralyzed Marine who is recruited to become an avatar. As he is able to walk again, he meets a world of creatures and starts to readjust to life.

The Lovely Bones, directed by Peter Jackson of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, has already been thought of to have possible Oscar nominations. Based on the best-selling book, The Lovely Bones takes place in 1973 as a 14 year old girl named Susie Salmon is murdered. In her afterlife, she tries live in harmony and deal with her killer being on the loose as he is ready to kill again. Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz star as Susies mom and dad, and Academy Award Winner Susan Sarandon as Susie’s grandmother.

For the younger crowd, Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakel is the next installment starring Dave (Jason Lee) and Alvin, Theodore and Simon. As they are starting high school, they begin to take interests in girls, football and other high school activities. The Chipmunks also finally come face to face with the world famous Chippettes.

While preparing for Iron Man 2, Robert Downey Jr. is ready to release his film adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. The film, directed by Guy Ritchie, takes place in the year 1891 in London. He and his partner, Watson (Jude Law), try to find a mysterious cult leader who claims his revenge on Holmes. It’s up to Holmes and Watson to stop them as they wreck havoc among the streets of London. Also starring is Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler, who is Holmes’s love interest in the movie.

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus has had a lot of speculation for not only its ensemble cast, but for it being the last movie Heath Ledger starred in before his accidental overdose in 2008. Director Terry Gilliam chose Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp to portray “different sides” of Ledger’s character. The film is about a traveling theatre troupe led by the 1,000 year old Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer). The show is anything imaginable, literally, where they take audience through a world of imagination.