the Mind’s Chew Toy

Plot: Meggie (Bennett) is a young girl whose father has a secret ability - he can bring characters from books to life when he reads them aloud. But when a power-hungry villain from a rare children’s fable kidnaps Meggie’s father to bring others out of the boundaries of fiction, she and a disparate group of friends must save him and set things right. Based on the book by Cornelia Funke.

Plot: Angier (Jackman) and Borden (Bale) are rival magicians at the turn of the century. When Borden begins performing the ultimate trick, “The Transported Man”, Angier will stop at nothing to discover how the trick is done. Based on the novel by Christopher Priest.

Plot: Jenna Rink is turning 13. When her birthday party is unsuccessful she closes her eyes and wishes she was “30, flirty and thriving”, just like the girls in her favorite magazine Poise. When she opens her eyes again, Jenna (Garner) is shocked to discover she is now exactly that: 30 years old, flirty and working as a magazine editor for Poise. Confused, she hunts down her old best friend Matt (Ruffalo), and discovers how much things have changed in the past 17 years.

Plot: As Frodo (Wood) and Samwise (Astin) reach the conclusion of their journey, Aragorn (Mortensen) must finally accept his destiny as the true King. With Mordor’s forces beginning to march on Gondor, the great battle for mankind’s very survival on Middle Earth begins anew, and The Fellowship of the Ring must stand strong…or all is lost. Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkein.

Plot: While Frodo (Wood) and Samwise (Astin) continue onward towards Mordor, they encounter Gollum, one of the previous owners of the ring of power. Meanwhile, Aragorn (Mortenson), Legolas (Bloom) and Gimli (Rhys-Davies) search for the two missing hobbits leads them to Gandalf (McKellen), who has been reborn as Gandalf the White. He leads them to the kingdom of Rohan, where the king is besieged by dark forces. So begins the second film of the trilogy based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkein.