As the Christmas season approaches, I am planning and preparing in every way…  I always make a list of the movies to buy or rent, as I mentioned in “Preparing for the Holidays“, but I also list all of the Christmas movies or movies being released during the season.  I must say that I am very upset that there aren’t any family Christmas movies on the schedule (except for an animated film); I miss the days of good wholesome movies such as “The Santa Claus”,  “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” or “Miracle on 34th Street”. 

I was just watching “Deck the Halls” last week and it makes me laugh every time!  I especially love watching these movies to see the decorations like “Christmas with the Kranks“.   So I will do what I always do to fill the void, I will watch my Christmas DVD’s over and over again!

Here is a list of what’s being released this season…

Puss In Boots
Release Date: November 4, 2011
Plot Summary: Way before he ever met Shrek, the legendary Puss In Boots goes on a heroic journey, teaming up with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty Softpaws to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs. It’s the adventure of nine lifetimes!

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Release Date: November 17, 2011 at MIDNIGHT —  Tickets go on sale October 1st.
Plot Summary: “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” will be released as two separate films with the first of the two slated to be released in theatres on November 18, 2011.The project, based on the fourth novel in author Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series, is currently being written by Melissa Rosenberg with Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt and Stephenie Meyer producing. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” will start production in the fall.”The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.

Happy Feet Two
Release Date: November 18, 2011 (3D/2D theaters and IMAX 3D)
Plot Summary: The sequel to the Academy Award winning animated smash hit, “Happy Feet Two” returns audiences to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica in superb 3D. Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son Erik is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven – a penguin who can fly!! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model. But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces. Erik learns of his father’s ‘guts and grit’ as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures – from tiny Krill to giant Elephant Seals – to put things right.

The Muppets
Release Date: November 23, 2011
Plot Summary: On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate. With secret, signature, celebrity cameos, “The Muppets” hits the big screen Nov. 23, 2011.

Arthur Christmas
Release Date: November 23, 2011 (3D/2D theaters)
Plot Summary: Set on Christmas night, the story of Arthur Christmas at last reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child’s question: ‘So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?’ The answer: Santa’s exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the heart of the film is a story with the ingredients of a Christmas classic – a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns.

McAvoy leads the cast as Arthur, the good-natured but clumsy younger son of Santa. Arthur LOVES everything to do with Christmas; indeed, he is the only one in his family still captivated by the magic of the holiday. Laurie will play Arthur’s older brother Steve, heir to the reins, a cool, incredibly capable guy who has given the North Pole high-tech efficiency, military-style precision. Broadbent plays Santa, who pictures himself as the guy in charge at the North Pole, but is now more of a figurehead as the operation has outgrown him. Nighy plays Santa’s 136-year-old father, Grandsanta, a cranky old codger who hates the modern world, is always grumbling that Christmas ‘was better when I was Santa’ and has a tense relationship with Steve, who he calls ‘A postman with a spaceship.’ Jensen will play Bryony, a lowly elf from the Giftwrap Battalion, with an eager-to-please attitude and an obsession with wrapping and bows. Imelda Staunton rounds out the cast as Mrs. Santa, dedicated wife and mother to her husband and sons.

New Year’s Eve
Release Date: December 9, 2011
Plot Summary: “New Year’s Eve” celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in the intertwining stories told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year.

Alvin and the Chipmunks – Chipwrecked
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Plot Summary: The vacationing Chipmunks and Chipettes are turning a luxury cruise liner into their personal playground, until they become ‘chipwrecked’ on a remote island. As the ‘Munks and Chipettes try various schemes to find their way home, they accidentally discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.

We Bought a Zoo
Release Date: December 23, 2011
Plot Summary: This holiday season, acclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe (“Jerry Maguire,” “Almost Famous”) directs an amazing and true story about a single dad who decides his family needs a fresh start, so he and his two children move to the most unlikely of places: a zoo. With the help of an eclectic staff, and with many misadventures along the way, the family works to return the dilapidated zoo to its former wonder and glory.
See you at the movies… Happy Holidays to all!

Source:  ComingSoon.net