“The visually stunning Earth is the first in a series of nature documentaries to be distributed by the Disneynature branch of the Walt Disney Company.

With footage shot over 4,000 days, Earth has the distinction of claiming the biggest budget in documentary history with a price tag of more than $40 million.

Moviegoers may question whether it was worth the excessive budget and whether the final outcome reflects the massive efforts of directors and writers Alistar Fothergill and Mark Linfield. Most will agree the answer is mixture of yes and no.

While the cinematography is often breathtaking, there is nothing particularly new in this exploration of harsh environmental influences on the life cycles of animals in the four corners of the world.

Given the G rating, there is care taken to show minimal violence from various predators. In fact theres a more realistic depiction of death and struggle on any given National Geographic television special than in this gentle and quietly delivered film.

This likely wont matter to most viewers and will be a welcomed omission for parents accompanying particularly young children, but it may not be the most realistic way to present the struggles and predatory ways of the animal kingdom.

That aside, other elements of the film are entertaining and visually compelling, including the first aerial shots of Mount Everest. Fothergill and Linfield gained access to a Nepalese Army spy plane in order to film this sequence, and the results are truly breathtaking.”

• Release Date: 10 October 2007 (France)
• Run Time: 96 min | 90 min
• Country: UK , Germany , USA
• Genre: Documentary

Trivia: This is the first production ever to shoot aerials of the Mt. Everest. Due to the altitude it is not possible to use helicopters and jet planes are too fast to get proper results. Unique access to a Nepalese Army spy plane enabled the production to shoot the first aerials ever.

Basedon the true story of musical prodigy Nathaniel Ayers, who developed schizophrenia in his second year at Juilliard and ended up homeless on the streets of downtown L.A. where he performs the violin and cello.

Director: Joe Wright

• Release Date: 24 April 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 117 min
• Country: UK , USA , France
• Genre: Biography , Drama , Music
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some drug use and language.

Tagline: Life has a mind of its own

Trivia: Cameo: [Nathaniel Ayers, Jr.]The subject of the movie is himself seen in the front row of the concert, during the last scene of the movie.

“When a meteorite from outer space hits a young California woman named Susan Murphy and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction! Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}”

• Release Date: 27 March 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 94 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Animation , Action , Sci-Fi
• MPAA: Rated PG for sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language.

Tagline: Oooze gonna save us?

Trivia: The synthesizer that President Hathaway uses to communicate with the giant robot is a Yamaha DX7.

Goofs: Errors in geography: Susan lifts Derek out of his Modesto, California TV station whose call letters start with “W.” Since Modesto is west of the Mississippi, the call letters should start with “K.”

“At 17 Mike O’Donell was on top of the world; he was the star of his high school basketball team, and was a shoo in for a college scholarship. And is dating his soul mate, Scarlett. But on what’s suppose to be his big game wherein college scouts are checking him out, Scarlett reveals that she’s pregnant. Mike decides to leave the game and asks Scarlett to marry him which she does. During their marriage, Mike could only whine about the life he lost because he married her. So she throws him out. And when he loses his job, he returns to the only place he’s happy at – his old high school. And while looking at his high school photo, a janitor asks him if he wishes he could be 17 again and he says yes. One night while driving he sees the janitor on a bridge and apparently jumps in and he goes after him. When he returns to his friend, Ned’s house, where he has been staying, he sees that he is 17 again. He decides to take this opportunity to get the life he lost. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com”

• Director: Burr Steers
• Release Date: 17 April 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 102 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Drama
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for language, some sexual material and teen partying.

Tagline: Who says you're only young once?

Trivia: Toward the end of filming Zac Efron had appendicitis. It started out as a stomach ache but he had it checked out that night after filming and he had surgery that same night.

Goofs: Continuity: When Ned and the now 17-year-old Mike have the lightsaber battle, Ned falls to the floor. Mike starts with only one hand on the saber but then it cuts to Mike having both hands on the saber.

“Derek Charles is a hard working man, employed as a asset manager in a private company. He is very happy with his beautiful wife, Beth, and only daughter, and because of his hard work he just got a huge promotion. But suddenly he gets a temporary worker who is both attractive and smart, and Derek is understandably impressed with her and also finds himself physically drawn to her. However, this new girl is desperate to get close to him – at any cost. Written by alfiehitchie”

• Director: Steve Shill
• Release Date: 24 April 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:108 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual material including some suggestive dialogue, some violence and thematic content.

Tagline: All's fair when love is war.

Trivia: The working title was “Oh No She Didn’t”.