Here we are at the end of another year!  I thought I would pay tribute to my favorite movies of 2007!  Here we go!

#5 - "Knocked Up"

This movie isn’t Oscar-worthy but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t great!  Written and directed by Judd Apatow, this summer flick hit all the right notes - it’s funny, tender, dramatic, romantic and modern all at once!  Katherine Heigl (as Alison Scott) and Seth Rogen (as Ben Stone) had great on-screen chemistry as two people who, after a one night stand, learn they are about to become parents.  Their story unfolds realistically with both of them making many mistakes as they try to make their way through this unplanned pregnancy.  It’s really heartwarming and deserves a spot on my Top 5!  Here’s a look at how the movie performed:

• Box Office Total: $148,734,225 
• Box Office Opening: $30,690,990 
• No. of Weeks in Top 10: 8 
• Highest Ranking: 2 

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Is Britney Spears getting ready to act again?  This is one rumor that I’m hoping is not true - I’ve been reading reports everywhere about the possibility of Britney starring in an upcoming flick called "Memoirs of a Medicate Child."  First of all, that title is lame and secondly, I’m disappointed to report that I haven’t been able to find out much (or anything) about this movie.

Anyway, if you look at Britney’s neverending personal and professional troubles and her disappointing turn in 2002’s "Crossroads," then you might be inclined, as I am, to worry about any movie she’s in.  Too bad "A Series of Unfortunate Events" already came out - she’d be perfect.

Principal filming for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins is expected to start on April 15, 2008 and be released in the summer of 2009.  Producer Moritz Borman talked to Empire magazine about the film which is to be directed by McG. 

Naturally, there was the usual banter about keeping the script "under very tight security" since they "have a huge twist at the end."  He also said that this is the "story everybody has been waiting for.  Namely, we’re in the future. The part of it where Arnold’s character has not yet been built but is on the drawing board."  Speaking of which, Borman also mentioned that Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger could make an appearance in the two subsequent movies.

"It’s convenient that he hasn’t been built at this point of the story, as Arnold has more important things to do right now, but that doesn’t mean he might not re-appear later in the trilogy," he said.
"He knows the material and is very supportive of what we’re doing. There might even be hints of his character in this one."

Borman refused to confirm that Christian Bale (The Dark Knight) is playing John Connor. "Everyone is assuming there is a John Connor and a Terminator in the script. Connor is in there along with another figure, but who is that figure?"

I’m not sure how I feel about there being TWO more movies.  To be honest, I wasn’t that thrilled with the third Terminator flick.  Plus, for me, these movies are not as interesting without Schwarzenegger.  I’m also concerned about Christian Bale overload.  One huge franchise (Batman) might be enough but two might be too much, know what I mean?

"The Orphanage" will be released on January 11, 2008 and guess who won’t be there?  Me!  I love a good scary movie but this looks like something that would keep me up for days.  I know where to draw the line and it’s drawn - in permanent marker.

The plot follows Laura who returns to the house where she was raised, and decides to transform it into an orphanage. Soon, her son, Simón, makes an invisible friend…

Yeah, that’s where they lose me because the production stills are downright terrifying.  For those who can handle it, "The Orphanage" may be worth seeing since it’s won several awards already.

Watch the trailer for "The Orphanage"