New In Theaters - 1/18/08

Here are the movies that will be in a theater near you on January 18, 2008.

Cloverfield
Opens 1/18/08
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Rating: PG-13
Rob Hawkins (Michael Stahl-David) has just gotten a new job, except he’s going to have to move from NYC to Tokyo to take it. On the eve of his departure, Rob’s brother Jason (Mike Vogel) throws a surprise going away party that’s interrupted when a giant monster attacks the city. Receiving a panicked phone call from his ex-girlfriend Beth (Odette Yustman), Rob races through the destruction with several of his friends to save her. The film revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people. We still are not sure exactly what the movie is about yet. Mainly, we don’t know exactly what kind of monster is attacking New York. J.J. Abrams has done a good job at keeping this a mystery. Let’s see if it lives up to the hype. Check out the trailer here.

Mad Money
Opens 1/18/08
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Bridget Cardigan (Diane Keaton) is shocked to learn that she is on the verge of losing her home and comfortable upper middle class lifestyle when her husband Don (Ted Danson) is downsized from his job. Armed only with a decades old English degree and years as a dedicated mother and corporate wife, Bridget is forced into the unfamiliar labor market with no job skills. Finally, she accepts the only position she can find—janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank.

The one-time suburban mom soon discovers she has more in common with her new co-workers than she thought. Bridget forges an unexpected bond with Nina (Queen Latifah), a hard-working single mom with two kids to raise, and Jackie (Katie Holmes), an exuberant free spirit with nothing to lose. Caught up in a system that underestimates their talents and keeps their dreams just out of reach, Bridget, Nina and Jackie set out to even the score. Based on a true story. See the trailer here.

27 Dresses
Opens 1/18/08
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG-13
A single woman who has served as a bridesmaid a stunning twenty-seven times prepares to support her sister at the alter on number twenty-eight despite having fallen helplessly in love with her smitten sibling’s handsome husband-to-be. Katherine Heigl stars in a romantic comedy scripted by The Devil Wears Prada screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna and directed by Anna Fletcher (Step Up). See the trailer here.