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winter-2012-film-preview-0The Harry Potter series is over and Twilight will have its last hurrah next November. Lucky for us, The Hunger Games will be out soon enough. Huge films will be coming out starring Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Channing Tatum, Denzel Washington, Daniel Radcliffe, Liam Neeson, and Julia Roberts. Break out the popcorn and check out the list below.

winter-2012-film-preview-0The Harry Potter series is over and Twilight will have its last hurrah next November. Lucky for us, The Hunger Games will be out soon enough. Huge films will be coming out starring Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Channing Tatum, Denzel Washington, Daniel Radcliffe, Liam Neeson, and Julia Roberts. Break out the popcorn and check out the list below.

winter-2012-film-preview-1Joyful Noise

January 13

This fun movie follows the Divinity Church Choir and their participation in the National Joyful Noise Competition. The choir is going through trouble — their director, Vi Rose Hill (Queen Latifah!), wants to keep things in a traditional style, but G.G. Sparrow (Dolly Parton!) wants to shake things up. To complicate matters further, Sparrow’s grandson joins the choir and falls for Vi Rose’s daughter.

winter-2012-film-preview-2Haywire

January 20

Hotties Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender and Ewan McGregor star in this action thriller from director Steven Soderbergh. Gina Carano plays the lead character who was once in the CIA – until they turned against her. Michael Douglas and Antonio Banderas also star.

winter-2012-film-preview-3The Grey

January 27

Liam Neeson and Dermot Mulroney head up this action/suspense movie about a group of oil rig workers whose plane crashes in the Alaskan Wilderness. The rough group of guys has to deal with serious injuries, horrific weather and a pack of wolves on the hunt.

The Woman in Black

February 3

Daniel Radcliffe leaves Harry Potter behind to star in this suspense thriller based on a novel by Susan Hill. Radcliffe plays a lawyer who moves to a small town where the locals are being haunted by the ghost of a scorned woman. The movie is available in 3D as well, which Radcliffe fanatics will especially enjoy.

winter-2012-film-preview-4The Vow

February 10

Fans of sappy romance will love The Vow which stars Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams as newlyweds who have been in a car accident. McAdam’s character falls into a coma and wakes up with severe memory loss. Her husband does what he can to win her heart all over again. Jessica Lange also stars.

winter-2012-film-preview-4Safe House

February 10

The action film stars sexy Denzel Washington as a lethal prisoner and man candy Ryan Reynolds as the CIA agent who is trying to get him to a second Safe House before the pair are attacked by violent forces. Tim McGraw is also featured in this film.

winter-2012-film-preview-5Wanderlust

February 24

Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston star as stressed out New York City couple, George and Linda. After George gets laid off, the couple decides to move to Atlanta to live with his brother. On the way there, they meet a group of unique people who inhabit the community called Elysium and adventure ensues in this fun comedy.

winter-2012-film-preview-6Being Flynn

March 2

This dramatic feature follows the story of writer Nick Flynn (Paul Dano) and his estranged father Jonathan Flynn, also a writer, played by Robert DeNiro. The father reaches out to his son when he is evicted from his apartment. The two connect and then Jonathan departs again. When Nick takes a job at a homeless shelter, he is surprised to reunite again with his father, who is seeking a place to stay. Julianne Moore and Lili Taylor also star.

winter-2012-film-preview-7The Raven

March 9

The Raven is a thriller which stars John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe in the last days of his life. Poe gets caught up in a serial killer investigation. Adorable Luke Evans plays the detective in this suspense film.

winter-2012-film-preview-8Think Like A Man

March 9

This romantic comedy is based on Steve Harvey’s best seller Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man. The movie stars Taraji Henson, cutie comedian Kevin Hart and gorgeous Michael Ealy and explains why men are bad communicators and why independent women need to be more feminine.

winter-2012-film-preview-9Mirror, Mirror

March 16

This movie takes a dark twist on the legend of Snow White and stars America’s Sweetheart Julia Roberts as the evil queen! Lily Collins plays Snow White and adorable Armie Hammer (who played the Winklevoss Twins in The Social Network ) plays Prince Alcott. Nathan Lane brings humor as the queen’s servant.

winter-2012-film-preview-10Butter

March 16

This comedy follows an orphan adopted by a Midwestern family who discovers she has a talent for butter-carving. She goes on to compete against the overly ambitious champion, a hilarious Jennifer Garner, in the town’s annual butter-sculpting contest. Ty Burrell, Hugh Jackman and Olivia Wilde also star in his film.

The Hunger Games

March 23

The film many have been waiting for will finally arrive! The Hunger Game has a rabid following that rivals that of the Twilight and Harry Potter series. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence as 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who becomes a gladiator in a reality-show that is a battle to the death against other teens.