This is a continuation to Movies To Watch Out For This Coming May (Part 1)

The Brothers Bloom

(May 15, 2009) The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust, intrigue and the most complex literary-inspired setups imaginable. Now they’ve decided to take on one last job — showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress named Penelope the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world — from New Jersey to Greece to Russia and Prague — in pursuit of priceless artifacts wanted by some of their most unsavory competitors.

Starring: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Rinko Kikuchi, Mark Ruffalo, Zachary Gordon

Big Man Japan

(May 15, 2009) Continuing the family tradition, Daisato leads a dull life. He feels he must not rock the boat but most people look down on his way of life.

Starring: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Riki Takeuchi, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Itsuji Itao, Ua

O’Horten

(May 15, 2009) The moment the train leaves the station without train driver Odd Horten aboard, he realizes that the path ahead is a journey without printed timetabels and well-known stations. Horten has retired, and the platform does not feel like a safe place anymore.

Starring: Espen Skjonberg, Ghita Norby, Bjorn Floberg, Henny Moan, Bjarte Hjelmeland

Terminator Salvation

(May 21, 2009) John Conner is fated to lead humanity’s war against the machines, but the arrival of stranger alters the future of mankind.

Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Moon Bloodgood, Common, Jane Alexander and Helena Bonham Carter

Dance Flick

(May 22, 2009) The Wayans brothers set out to parody movies like “Step Up” and “Save the Last Dance.”

Starring: Craig Wayans, Shoshana Bush, Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett, Shawn Wayans

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

(May 22, 2009) The further adventures of down-and-out dreamer Larry Daley.

Starring: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan

Drag Me to Hell

(May 29, 2009) Christine Brown is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton. Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks, and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home. In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit and misunderstood by a skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas to save her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course to reverse the spell. As evil forces close in, Christine must face the unthinkable: How far will she go to break free of the curse?

Starring: Dileep Rao, Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, David Paymer

Up

(May 29, 2009) At age 78, life seems to have passed Carl Fredricksen by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.

Starring: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer and John Ratzenberger

Departures

(May 29, 2009) Daigo Kobayashi is a young married cellist who played in an orchestra that has just been disbanded. Suddenly on the street without a job, Daigo decides to move back to his hometown with his wife. There he gets a job as an undertaker. He sees himself as a sort of gatekeeper between life and death. However, Daigo’s work is despised by all the people around him. But it is through his relationship with death on a daily basis that Daigo begins to understand what life is really about.

Starring: Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo

Movie descriptions from movies.yahoo.com

I just realized that it would really be good to set your goals sometimes. When 2009 came, I have set my academic goals and written them here. I have four key points in my academic goals for this year. Two of those have already been achieved. Maybe by luck.

My first one, to pass all subjects and get good grades, is the most unexpected. I have been ranting about how hard and discouraging our Bioinformatics class was in the first few months and how I prayed and prayed not to fail it. I expected to get the passing grade; I got higher. Is it luck? I did put some effort in my studying though when I know I would be failing it.

I never ever expected to become a College Scholar again. I even have a higher GPA now than last semester’s. And I thought last semester was oh-so-good. In the semester that just passed by, I was crawling; the hardest semester in my life (as of the moment). But it was fun. This is the hardest yet the most fun. I will not forget everything that happened between this semester. I hope.

The second goal is to have an OJT in a big company. Well I call that big even if they have a small workplace. I just knew they are based in California and Australia too and are owned by an American and a Japanese. I am loving my workplace. People are very friendly and fun.

Now, that I got two of the four, I have yet to achieve the last two. I just hope I will. I need to graduate on time and get GPA’s better than 2.0. That, that, would fulfill my greatest dream ever in college. Guess what.

Battle for Terra

(May 1, 2009) Humanity is the invading force in this animated sci-fi film. After the destruction of Earth, mankind has taken to space in a desperate search for a hospitable planet. When they find one, the only thing that stands in their way is the peaceful citizens of the planet, and the humans declare war.

Starring: Luke Wilson, Amanda Peet, Dennis Quaid, Justin Long, Evan Rachel Wood

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

(May 1, 2009) Celebrity photographer Connor Mead loves freedom, fun and women… in that order. A committed bachelor who thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple women on a conference call, Connor’s mockery of romance proves a real buzz-kill for his kid brother, Paul, and a houseful of well wishers on the eve of Paul’s wedding. Just when it looks like Connor may single-handedly ruin the wedding, he is visited by the ghosts of his former jilted girlfriends, who take him on a revealing and hilarious odyssey through his failed relationships–past, present and future. Together they attempt to find out what turned Connor into such an insensitive jerk and whether there is still hope for him to find true love…or if he really is the lost cause everyone thinks he is.

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Anne Archer

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

(May 1, 2009) “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” tells the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe.

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Taylor Kitsch, will. i. am

The Limits of Control

(May 1, 2009) Set in contemporary Spain, the story of a mysterious loner–a stranger–whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a criminal job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged.

Starring: Isaach DeBankole, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jean-Francois Stevenin

Star Trek

(May 8, 2009) The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before.

Starring: Leonard Nimoy, Zachary Quinto, Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana, Chris Pine

Next Day Air

(May 8, 2009) When two bumbling criminals accidentally receive a package of grade-A cocaine, they think they’ve hit the jackpot. But when they try to cash in on their luck, it triggers a series of events that forever changes the lives of ten people. Smalltime hoods Brody and Guch have seen better days. But when a wacked-out courier accidentally brings them a box containing 10 kilos of high-quality cocaine meant for their next-door neighbors, it sets in motion a chain of events that could cost all of them their lives. Brody and Guch immediately arrange to sell the coke to Brody’s drug dealer cousin and his tightlipped bodyguard. But when the intended recipients of the package, wannabe gangster Jesus and his feisty girlfriend, realize the box hasn’t arrived, they set out on a desperate search to find it before ruthless drug kingpin Bodega Diablo notices it’s missing. But they’re too late. Furious over the loss of his shipment, mob boss Bodega will stop at nothing to get the drugs back. With Brody and Guch’s drug deal about to go down, all parties are on a collision course that’s almost certain to end in heavy gunfire. And whoever’s still standing when the smoke clears could walk away with nearly a million dollars in cash and drugs.

Starring: Mike Epps, Wood Harris, Donald Faison, Omari Hardwick, Emilio Rivera

Little Ashes

(May 8, 2009) In 1922, Madrid is wavering on the edge of change as traditional values are challenged by the dangerous new influences of Jazz, Freud and the avant-garde. Salvador Dali arrives at the university; 18 years old and determined to become a great artist. His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism attracts the attention of two of the university’s social elite–Federico Garcia Lorca and Luis Bunuel. Salvador is absorbed into their decadent group and for a time Salvador, Luis and Federico become a formidable trio, the most ultra-modern group in Madrid. However as time passes, Salvador feels an increasingly strong pull towards the charismatic Federico–who is himself oblivious of the attentions he is getting from his beautiful writer friend, Margarita. Finally, in the face of his friends’ preoccupations–and Federico’s growing renown as a poet–Luis sets off for Paris in search of his own artistic success. Federico and Salvador spend the holiday in the sea-side town of Cadaques. Both the idyllic surroundings and the warmth of the Dali family sweep Federico off his feet. Salvador and he draw closer, sharing their deepest beliefs, inspirations and secrets, convinced that they have found a kind of friendship undreamt of by others. It is more that a meeting of the minds; it is a fusion of souls. And then one night, in the phosphorescent water, it becomes something else.

Starring: Javier Beltran, Matthew McNulty, Robert Pattinson, Marina Gatell, Arly Jover

Rudo y Cursi

(May 8, 2009) Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.

Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Ivan Esquivel, Guillermo Francella (II), Dolores Heredia

Angels & Demons

(May 15, 2009) When Robert Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati — the most powerful underground organization in history — he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization’s most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embar
king on a nonstop hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican’s only hope for survival.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Movie descriptions from movies.yahoo.com

Is Marley really the world’s worst dog? For me, he is the world’s best.

I just saw Marley & Me, starring Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson and the dog Marley. Marley & Me is a heart-warming movie about a family and their life with their dog.

I have heard about the movie weeks ago, saw a poster in the mall, and thought, maybe this would just be another dog movie. But just now that I am free of my school responsibilities, I got the time to download the movie on my laptop. That’s when again, a movie moved me. I am a dog-lover. When our dog was a “toddler”, she would listen to only me; not even my parents. That is why seeing this movie got me involved. There are times when you see a movie and afterwards you just say, “okay that was fine”. But for me, this movie is different. Okay, call me emotional but I just love dogs.

Marley & Me started out with John and Jennifer Grogan being married, hoping for “something” to care for other than a baby. They got Marley, a yellow Labrador Retriever, a happy one, active, playful, uncontrolled and property-destructive. They had big troubles with Marley but never did they treat Marley like any other dog. Marley & Me ended with a sad and emotional ending leaving a lot of lessons to the viewers.

I quote the last words of John Grogan from the movie:

A dog has no use for fancy cars, or big homes, or designer clothes; a water log stick will do just fine. Dog don’t care whether you’re rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb; give him your heart and he’ll give you his. John Grogan

By the way, Marley & Me is based on a true to life story written in an autobiography titled the same by John Grogan (the real John Grogan). Visit the official site of the book here and the movie here. I recommend the movie to everyone, especially those who are dog lovers. This movie is worth your time. Enjoy!