Chick Flicks: December 6-27
chick flick – (n.) A movie that targets a primarily female audience.
(e.g., most rom-coms, rom-drams, rom-droms and the like)
Note: Although commonly misconstrued as such, the term is not, in fact, a pejorative or a synonym for The Notebook.
What’s In A Name?: Re-Defining “CHICK FLICK”
Although December 2013 suffers a serious shortage of good old-fashioned holiday chick flicks, here’s the 411 on 4 flicks hitting theaters and VOD/digital rental December 6-27.
UPDATED (December 6, 2013): Link to Screen Invasion’s review of Expecting added below.
UPDATED (December 27, 2013): Links to Screen Invasion’s reviews of Saving Mr. Banks and Her added below.
Expecting
December 6, 2013 (LIMITED — LA)
NR..•..87 min...•..Comedy, Drama
WRITER / DIRECTOR: Jessie McCormack
Michelle Monaghan, Radha Mitchell, Jon Dore, Michael Weston, Mimi Kennedy, Andrew Shea
Website..•..#Expecting
★..RENT IT:..iTunes..•..Amazon Instant Video..•..Google Play..•..VUDU..•..YouTube..•..VOD (“Where to Watch”)..★
EXPECTING Movie Review
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Saving Mr. Banks
December 13, 2013 (LIMITED) / December 20, 2013 (Wide)
PG-13..•..125 min...•..Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family, History, Music
DIRECTOR: John Lee Hancock……WRITERS: Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith
Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Colin Farrell,
Ruth Wilson, Rachel Griffiths, Annie Buckley, Bradley Whitford, B.J. Novak, Kathy Baker
Website..•..Facebook..•..#SavingMrBanks..•..Pinterest
Oscar Watching: SAVING MR. BANKS for the Oscars?
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Her
December 18, 2013 (LIMITED) / January 10, 2014 (Wide)
R..•..120 min...•..Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
WRITER / DIRECTOR: Spike Jonze
Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Scarlett Johansson
Website..•..Facebook..•..#Her
5 Fall Chick Flicks: November 1-27
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August: Osage County
December 25, 2013
R..•..130 min...•..Comedy, Drama
DIRECTOR: John Wells……WRITER: Tracy Letts
Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch,
Juliette Lewis, Margo Martindale, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Sam Shepard, Misty Upham
Website..•..Facebook..•..#AugustOsageCounty..•..Google+ (TWC)..•..Tumblr (TWC)..•..YouTube
5 Fall Chick Flicks: September 27–October 25
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Don’t see your most anticipated December chick flick above?
Tell me about it in the comments below!
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Happy holidays to one and all!
P.S. Don’t forget to check out other great Gift Guides from the Screen Invasion Team!
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