Who Do You Think You Are? is an NBC series that follows different celebrities each week as they embark on personal joureys of self-discovery by tracing their family trees. Season One, which ran for seven weeks during March and April of 2010 will be available on DVD on March 15, 2011. Season Two is premiering this Friday, February 4th at 8/7c on NBC and will run for eight weeks and feature eight celebrities this time.

Lisa Kudrow executive produces Who Do You Think You Are? and was one of the featured celebrities on Seaon One. The other celebrities that traced their roots during season one were:

• Sarah Jessica Parker
• Emmitt Smith
• Matthew Broderick
• Brooke Shields
• Susan Sarandon
• Spike Lee

I received an early review copy of the Season One Who Do You Think You Are? DVD. The most fascinating aspects of the show were the travels. We follow the celebrities as they travel far and wide to find their origins. Most of the celebrities visit at least five locations on their quest.

Season Two will feature:

• Vanessa Williams (first episode 2/4/11)
• Lionel Ritchie
• Rosie O'Donnell
• Steve Buscemi
• Gwyneth Paltrow
• Ashley Judd
• Tim McGraw
• Kim Cattrall

You can find more information about Who Do You Think You Are? on the NBC Website. If you enjoy genealogy, research, travel, or learning more about celebrities, you will most likely enjoy Who Do You Think You Are?

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If you missed Saturday Night Live last night, you missed seeing Mark Zuckerberg and Jesse Eisenberg (who played Zuckerberg in the Social Network) meet for the first time. It happened during Eisenberg's monologue and was great fun to watch.

Thanks to online video, you can watch it now:



Wouldn't it be fun if Mark Zuckerberg attended the Academy Awards Ceremony? Jesse Eisenberg should invite him as his guest. What do you think?

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I've scoured the Internet to find articles that will either update you on what happened in the world of pop culture and technology this week or will interest or entertain you.

1.  America's Top Parent (The New Yorker) - What's behind the "Tiger Mother" craze?

2.  The Onion's New fake News Show (Time Tuned In blog) - From website to cable TV

3.  Best 'Friends' Episodes of All Time (TV Squad) - Do you agree?

4.  How Hulu Lost Its Place in a Netflix World (Wired Epicenter blog) - Will Hulu have to completely change its business model?

5.  A Tale of Two GeekMom Gadgets (GeekMom) - If stranded on a family vacation with only two tools, which two would this Geek Mom choose?

6. Why Will Ferrell on The Office Worries Me Immensely? (Cultural Learnings) - While you might wonder why that would worry anyone, the writer makes a good point.

7.  For Better (and Worse), the Academy Went Beyond the Obvious (The Wrap) - How did the Academy do with the nominations for Oscars this year?

8.  Be a Gamer, Save the World (Wall Street Journal) - Videogames make players feel like their best selves. Why not give them real problems to solve?

9. Angry Birds Go Hollywood (Media Decoder) - Cellphone game to become a movie?

10. The Case for Smartphones in the Classroom (The Online Mom) - Part of the debate about the role digital media should have in our nation's schools.

11.  Reading E-Books VS. Studying E-Textbooks (Cyberpop!) - Gen Y has not embraced the e-book, especially for studying.

12.  Does Facebook Make Us Depressed? (All Facebook) - Could comparing ourselves to others' profiles make us depressed?

 See also: 42 Movies for Teens 2011

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If you are handy and want a completely different way to connect with your children, tweens or teens, then check out the new book, Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred: Seriously Geeky Stuff to Make with Your Kids. Author David Erik Nelson, a former high school teacher, developed the projects in the book with plenty of feedback from his students.

One of the best things about the projects in the book is that none of them cost more than $10 to make. How many things can you do with your kids that you can say that about?

There are 24 projects in Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred that can be made by anyone, even with no experience. My husband wants to make every one in the book; he loves his workbench and using tools. However, even though the directions are so good I'm sure they could lead me through, I don't think I could make many of these projects because the thought of using a saw or certain other tools scares me.

If you are okay with using tools, then you will have a great time. The list of projects includes a:

• Treasure Chest
• Thunderdrum
• Electric Guitar
• Cigar-box Synthesizer
• Pop Can Flyer
• Jitterbug: Your first robot

There are also many suggestions on modifying the projects and making them into something else. In making these projects, you and your kids will learn new skills, you will create a new thing and you will then have fun using it. And the best part is, by using Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred you will be learning, creating and having fun together.

See also: Best Books for Families

Full Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for review.
 

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On February 18, 2011, the teen science fiction film, I Am Number Four will be released. This big-budget film, based on the novel, I Am Number Four, is being produced by Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg through Dreamworks.

As described in 42 Movies for Teens 2011, Nine infants Aliens come to Earth after their planet is destroyed by rival species. They are each assigned a number. Number Four settles down in Ohio as a high school teen and falls in love, however he is still being hunted by the enemy species. The nine can only be killed in order of their numbers. One, two and three have already been killed.

There are many promotional materials available to catch up with and learn more about I Am Number Four. Dreamworks has released an official I Am Number Four iPhone/iPod Touch App available for FREE download. App description: Number Four has lost his phone! Download this app to help him complete missions, communicate with his friends, and keep the phone out of the Mog’s hands. Along the way you’ll get inside information about Number Four, his lost planet Lorien and the upcoming release of I AM NUMBER FOUR.

Here is a very short preview and then a longer trailer from I Am Number Four: 





It seems like movies based on Young Adult novels have become the big new thing. This looks like it might be the most exciting one yet. However, when The Hunger Games movie comes out, that might blow all others out of the water.

See also:  
Hunger Games for Beginners: 25 Things to Know
12 Best Articles on Pop Culture and Technology this Week
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Deep Down True, by Juliette Fay, is a very real and true novel about divorce, single parenting, and the difficulties of fitting in, no matter how old you are. Recently divorced Dana, who has just gone back to work and began dating, suddenly has to deal with newly developed problems with her 7 year-old son, her 12-year old daughter and the 16 year-old neice that she has taken in.

Dana is not only confused about dating again, but is also dealing with the other women from the neighborhood. It seems that even when you are in your forties, it can still feel like you are back in middle school sometimes. 7-year old Grady is angry and acting out, 12 year-old Morgan has developed an eating disorder and 16 year-old Alder is very upset about something but won't talk about it.

I was truly engrossed in Deep Down True because the characters were so real and the situations all felt so true. Reading about how nasty and cliquish tween girls (and often their moms) can be, rang so true. The dialogue of all of the kids in the book sounded very authentic, not as if an adult was writing it.

There were definitely times I cried while reading Deep Down True, some out of sadness, some out of joy. I feel like I know this family so well, that I am still rooting for them, long after the book has ended. I highly recommend this novel to anyone, but especially to women of all ages, including teenagers.

Learn more about Deep Down True and its author at Julia Fay's website.

Full disclosure: I received a copy of this book for free to review. This had no impact on my review.

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You do not have to be in front of a television to watch the 83rd annual Academy Award nominations live. This year, Livestream is streaming the nominations ceremony online and adding commentary both before and after the announcement. Watch on your computer below.

The streaming will begin on Tuesday morning, January 25, 2011, at 8:30am ET/ 5:30am PT. The actual announcements, being broadcast live from the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater, begin at 5:38am PT. Mo'Nique (Precious) will be presenting the nominations in 10 categories: Leading Actor, Leading Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Animated Feature Film, Directing, Foreign Language Film, Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay and Best Picture.



Clips from nominated movies and commentary from Chris Harrison (The Bachelor) and Dave Karger (Entertainment Weekly) will fill out the 30 minute show.  After the broadcast is over, the lists of all the nominees can be found on Oscars.com and Oscars.org.

The 83 annual Academy Awards Ceremony will air on February 27, 2011 on ABC. James Franco and Anne Hathway will be co-hosting.


See also:  
10 Academy Awards Articles to Read to Prepare for Oscars 2011
Hugh Jackman's Oscars: Best Academy Awards show in years 
12 Best Articles on Pop Culture and Technology this Week

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American Idol: The Untold Story is the first book to take us behind the curtains of American Idol and tell us what really has been happening from the beginning of one of the most discussed television shows of our time. The book covers everything from how the idea for American Idol came about in the late 90s to Simon Cowell's departure in 2010. It is fascinating to read the behind the scenes story. Below is a guest post from the author:

Idol's Top 10 Scandals
By Richard Rushfield, Author of American Idol: The Untold Story

Idol was perhaps the first show on television to have as much of a life off the screen as on.   These days we are used to The Hills girls, Bachelor contestants, Real Housewives and Jersey Shore housemates seeing their dramas spill over from the shows that made them famous to the covers of the tabloids and the greater celeb-obsessed blogosphere. 

But when Idol debuted on the US airwaves in 2002, such a phenomenon was relatively unknown.  The internet was still in its infancy and network programming was a remote, pristine world, largely untouched by the hurly burly press.

What brought Idol out of its shell was the steady stream of scandals it provided as fodder for the ravenous new media.  Each year it seemed, some gotcha shattered Idol's peace, some disqualification brought it face to face with the public beast.

Ten years later, the stream of scandals doesn't seem to have hurt entertainment's greatest juggernaut.  If anything, the blow-ups have kept us all talking about the show, even when the singing got a little dull.

Here then, in order of appearance, are the ten greatest scandals of Idol's first decade:

10. Justin Talks Back
When Pop Idol debuted in the UK, judge Simon Cowell quickly became the man the nation loved to hate, and contestants who talked back to him became heroes for fighting the grinch.  Such was not to be the case in the US. Riding high as the Season 1 front runner, when Justin Guarini suffered his first off-night, he was visibly shaken, and responded to Cowell's harsh critique with a relatively mild retort, "I want see what the audience thinks." 

9. The First Ringer: Kelly Clarkson.
It has become an annual tradition; the discovery each year that a certain contestant is not as amateur as the driven snow but has performed on stage. Some even on stages in Hollywood. In general this recurring scandal stems from a general misunderstanding of the Idol rules.  Contestants are not, as producers explain each year, required like Olympic athletes to be untouched amateurs, never paid for their work.  The rules only demand that contestants not be under any current contract when they join the show.  In the end, this confusion comes down to Idol's audiences being more catholic than the pope; having expectations of the singers above what is actually required by the show.

The very first Idol was also the very first accused ringer.  While on the show, Kelly Clarkson was portrayed as a happy go lucky Texas tomboy in pigtails.  However when the news came out just after the season ended that she had in fact not only lived in Hollywood, but recorded music with A list producers, many in the press cried foul.  Kelly proved however to be the teflon champion, so likable and beloved that no accusations would ever stick to the first Idol.

8. Frenchie Davis
The Godmother of all Idol sex scandals. In the years since, risque photos have surfaced of many a contestant.  But when the videos of Season Two early frontrunner Frenchie Davis came to light, it was no ground for the show which prompted a round of soul searching among the producers.  Ultimately the nature of the videos - a sex act performed upon a beverage container on a site entitled "Daddy's Little Girl"  proved too hot for Idol and Frenchie became the first public disqualification in the show's history.  While no serious contender has been eliminated for similiar reasons since, no images have since surfaced to rival the triple X octane of Frenchie's.

7. Corey Clark
Just a couple months after Idol's first disqualification with Frenchie, the show eliminated yet another contestant when it came to light that sleepy eyed bad boy Corey Clark was wanted in his home state of Kansas for battery of his 15 year old sister and assaulting a police officer.  Clark was given a chance to explain on the air before he was sent home to face the music (he ultimately pleaded no contest and was sentenced to six months probation). The arrest apparently hadn't come up on background checks because the police had misspelled Clark's name on the official report.  Getting one last moment on the Idol stage did little, however, to assuage Clark's sense of injustice at being disqualified.  He left the Idoldome, but would come back to haunt it again years later, when he would provoke the mother of all Idol scandals.

6. Clay Aiken Cheated?
Accusations of vote fraud would become the permanent background noise of American Idol finales, but in Season Two a rare Seacrest flub started the ball rolling.  Twice in show, Seacrest misstated the gap between Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken, saying first that out of 24 million votes cast, only 13,000 separated them.   Later in the show, he attempted to correct that statement, clarifying that the winner had won with 50.28 percent of the vote - which would add up to a number some ten times larger than the previously stated 13,000.  The following day, Fox felt compelled to put out a statement explaining that Ruben had in fact won by 130,000 votes.  But it was too late; a thousand conspiracy theories had been launched and to this day, tribes of Claymates roam the land believing their hero was cheated of his rightful crown.

5. Corey Clark, Part 2
Beaten but not bowed, Corey Clark darkened Idol's doorstep once more.  In 2005, he reappeared giving an interview to ABC's Primetime Live claiming that while on Idol he had had a clandestine affair with Judge Paula Abdul, who secretly coached him through the contest.  On the show he played a voice mail message purported to be from Paula, in which she seemed to be telling him to keep quiet about their relationship.  In the furor that followed, pundits opined that Fox would have to dump its star if the show was to remain credible.  But Idol stood by its gal and toughed it out, denying Clark's charges.  Ultimately, the media narrative turned against ABC, accusing them of sleaze in trying to damage a rival show.  Paula survived and even turned up on Saturday Live to mock the accusations, but it was a very close call.

4. Sanjaya and the Rise of Vote For the Worst.
Each season had seen a contestant that the caused the pundits to tear their hair out wondering, how does this no talent survive.  But none caused more heartburn than Season 6's Sanjaya Malakar, who openly seemed to mock the hallowed Idoldome stage.  Looking for an explanation for Sanjaya's longevity, the press turned to a heretofore little known site called Vote For the Worst, which led an anti-Idol movement, encouraging haters to subvert Idol from within by supporting the least talented contestants.  Early in the season, the site had thrown its weight behind Sanjaya, as had radio host Howard Stern.  Sanjaya made it to only to seventh place, but not before becoming the show's permanent anti-hero.

3. David Hernandez Breaks the Gay/Straight Barrier
When evidence emerged that Season 7's David Hernandez had worked as a gay stripper, it was Idol's first open encounter with the question of sexual orientation.  Many wondered whether the family friendly show could afford to keep Hernandez on.  In the end, the scandal turned out to be a non-event.  Idol let the viewers decide the question, and they kept Hernandez around for another week.

2. Paula and the Performance that Wasn't
Since it's earliest days, Paula's tongue-tied seemingly ditzyness was one the show's great subplots.  However, in Season 7, when she critiqued  a performance that had not yet occurred,  it seemed like something worse was afoot.   Speculation varied from on air substance abuse to evidence that the producers were fixing the contest.  Paula later explained that a last second change of format had led to the confusion.  The show, again, stood by its judge, but this time, there were no jokes about the subject to be heard on American Idol.

1. Cell Phone Gate
Since the defeat of Clay Aiken, no loss has sparked as many conspiracies theories as Adam Lambert's in Season 8 at the hands of Kris Allen. The scuttlebutt among Lambert's fantatical following was flamed when Immediately after the finale it came out that Idol sponsor AT&T had handed out special phones at Kris-boosting parties in Arkansas which allowed the recipents to place huge numbers of calls.  No evidence has surfaced that the number of votes cast was sufficent to influence the outcome in an election where tens of millions of votes were tallied, but again, the cat was out of the bag and the Glamberts joined the ranks of Idol's permanently aggrieved.

© 2011 Richard Rushfield, author of American Idol: The Untold Story

Author Bio
Richard Rushfield, author of American Idol: The Untold Story, for three years has covered American Idol for the Los Angeles Times, writing hundreds of columns and conducting thousands of interviews with cast and crew. He is currently an entertainment columnist for The Daily Beast, a Vanity Fair contributing editor, and author of its long-running "Intelligence Report" column.

For more information please visit http://www.richardrushfield.com/ and follow the author on Facebook and Twitter.

Full Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for review

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Moms on the Move is a television series and website that informs, educates and entertains viewers by showcasing celebrities, experts and inspiring moms across America. It was created and is hosted by Linda Swain, mother of six, musician ,writer, spiritual counceler  and Emmy Award winning host and producer.

I was privileged to attend a press lunch last week with Linda Swain for the launch of her Moms on the Move series onto DirecTV and to over 300 broadcast and cable TV stations. She was completely genuine, friendly, knowledgable, personable and had all the charisma of a star.

Moms on the Move highlights many of the diverse challenges moms accross America face. Many of the stories are extremely inspiring. Linda really gets to know the the woman that are featured on her show and has developed friendships with many of them.

On the Moms on the Move website, fans can get ideas from experts, read articles on a variety of topics and ask Linda for advice. They can also interact with each other, create profile pages, and nominate inspiring moms to be on the TV show.

Linda Swain is an active member of many charitable youth organizations and has been recognized and honored for her work. At the luncheon, Paul Caine of Time Inc. introduced her. He said that he is often asked to introduce people at events and always says no, but made an exception for Linda because she is such an amazing and special person.

To see if Moms on the Move is playing in your area, check the station listings page of the website. While there you will see a link to nominate a mom you know to be on Moms on the Move. If you know of a mom with an inspiring story, she belongs on this television series.

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I recently decided that I wanted to poll moms about their thoughts on technology. I was pretty sure that running a poll right here on my blog would be difficult and fruitless. Luckily, I knew of the perfect website, SkinnyScoop - a quick and easy online surveying tool that helps women who want the skinny to get the scoop.

SkinnyScoop is a great site not only for creating polls, but for women to compare their answers to others, which can be great for an occassional much needed sanity check. There are polls on almost every topic imaginable, from education to health and from sex to raising twins.

Back to my survey on technology. I asked 10 questions about technology to moms. See the questions and the results by clicking through the link. Here are the results of a few that I thought you might find interesting. You can add your own answer and click "see answers" at the bottom for the results.

www.skinnyscoop.com

www.skinnyscoop.com

Are there any other questions that you would like me to ask on the SkinnyScoop website? Better yet, create an account (very easy, you can even sign in with Facebook) and create your own polls. While your there, have fun answering some other questions and see how you compare to others.

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Internet Safety Month and Yahoo Survey 
Goal Charts for Parents, Teens and Tweens with GoalForIt 
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As it is now 2012, check out 30 Movies for Teens 2012

See Top 20 Summer Movies for Teens 2011 and 18 Best Movies for Teens Fall 2011 for updates on best summer and fall movies for teens in 2011.

2011 is the year of comic book characters and superheros in movies. It is also a big year for Steven Spielberg, sequels and prequels.

January
From Prada to Nada - An American take on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. Two teenage sisters, after the death of their father, must make the change from leading a rich life to a poor one.
The Green Hornet - Comedy, starring Seth Rogen as the superhero.

February
I am Number Four - Big budget science fiction film, based on the teen novel, produced by Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg. Aliens come to Earth disguised as teens after their planet is destroyed by rival species. Number Four settles down in Ohio and falls in love, however he is still being hunted by the enemy species. See more at I Am Number Four: App, Previews and More.
Hall Pass -Farrelly brothers film in which Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis play husbands whose wives (Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate) have given them one week of freedom to do whatever they want, no questions asked.
The Roommate - A psychological thriller about a deranged college freshman (Leighton Meester) who becomes obsessed with her new roommate (Minka Kelly).
Justin Beiber: Never Say Never - Justin Bieber headlines his own film, which reinacts his rise to stardom alongside real-life concert footage in this 3D movie.

March
Rango - Computer animated comedy starring Johnny Depp about a chameleon that thinks he is a hero.
Sucker Punch - An epic action fantasy about a young girl in the 1950s attempting to escape an asylum with her inmate friends. Starring Emily Browning and a female ensemble cast including Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung.
Beastly - Fantasy romance movie retelling Beauty and the Best, set in NYC. Based on the book of the same name, starring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer.

April
Your Highness - Fantasy, comedy, adventure in which a slacker prince is forced to join his braver brother on a quest to rescue his brother's fiancee. Starring Danny McBride, James Franco, Zooey Deschanel and Natalie Portman.
Hop - Live action and computer animated comedy in which an out of work actor accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take him in until he recovers. Starring James Marsden and Kaley Cuoco.
Hanna - A 14-year-old (Saoirse Ronan)  raised by her father (Eric Bana) to be a cold-hearted killing machine must learn how to be a girl.
Arthur - Remake of the 1981 Dudley Moore comedy, now starring Russel Brand.
Water for Elephants - Based on the best-selling depression era circus novel, Robert Pattinson finds work at a circus taking care of the animals and falls in love with Reese Witherspoon, the wife of an abusive animal trainer, Christoph Waltz.
Super - Indie film with Rainn Wilson, an average man who transforms into pseudo superhero when his wife leaves him. Ellen Page plays a sociopathic teen working at a comic book store who becomes his sidekick.
Soul Surfer - Based on the life of teen surfer, Bethany Hamilton, who survives a shark attack, although she loses an arm, but eventually goes back to surfing.
Prom - Disney teen comedy with several intersecting stories portraying the passage from high school to independence as some relationships unravel and others ignite.

May
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Johnny Depp is back as Jack Sparrow in the 4th installment of the Pirates franchise.
Thor - 3D movie based on the Marvel Comics character.

June
X-Men First Class - The teenage years of the first team of X-Men to come out of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. Prequel to the original X-Men movie.
Green Lantern -Ryan Reynolds stars as the DC Comics character, The Green Lantern. Blake Lively plays his childhood sweetheart.
Super 8 - In what could be the blockbuster of the summer, J.J. Abrams wrote and directed this movie, based in 1979 as a tribute to Steven Spielberg's 70s and 80s science fiction films. Spielberg is the producer. Not much is known about the plot other than what can be seen in the preview below:



July
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The 3rd film in the series, Shia LeBouf returns without Megan Fox.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - The End.
Cowboys and Aliens - Alien spaceship crashes in the old west. Starring Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde and Harrison Ford.
Captain America: The First Avenger - Based on the Marvel Comics character, Captain America, starring Chris Evans. Joss Whedon is one of the writers.

August
30 Minutes or Less - Comedy about a pizza delivery guy (Jesse Eisenberg) who is forced to rob a bank by two not so bright criminals. Also starring Danny McBride and Aziz Ansari with a cameo appearance by Taylor Lautner.
The Sitter - Comedy starring Jonah Hill as a student suspended from college that gets talked into babysitting. (moved to December)
Monte Carlo - Romantic comedy about three friends posing as wealthy socialites in Monaco. Starring Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy and Leighton Meester. Also with Cory Monteith of Glee.
Fright Night - A teenager discovers that his neighbor (Colin Farrell) is a vampire, but nobody, including his mother, believes him.

September
Abduction - Taylor Lautner stars as a teenager who finds out that he was abducted as a baby and the parents that have raised him are not really his.

October
Footloose - Remake of the 1984 Kevin Bacon movie about a rebel that tries to change things in a town where dancing has been banned. Now starring Kenny Wormald (Center Stage: Turn it Up).
Now - Thriller about a society where nobody ages beyond 25, except for those rich enough to buy time. Starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. (Title changed to "In Time")

November
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 - The first half of the last book of the Twilight series. This half takes us from the wedding through the birth. Bella's transformation is being saved for Part 2.
Puss in Boots - 3D animated Shrek spinoff of Puss's early years.
Jack and Jill - Jack must deal with his twin sister Jill when she comes to visit and doesn't leave. Adam Sandler plays both Jack and Jill and Katie Holmes is set to play Jack's wife.
The Immortals - Fantasy, action, drama film set in ancient Greece in which a Greek warrior, Theseus, battles against imprisoned titans.
Happy Feet 2 in 3d - The sequel.
Rise of the Apes - The story of how the apes developed their intelligence in the onset of man's experiments in genetic engineering, and the onset of the war for supremacy. James Franco stars as a scientist. (Moved to summer 2011)

December
Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn - Motion capture 3D film based on the comic books, directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson.
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas - Six years after their last adventure, this one takes place in NYC with the duo looking for the perfect Christmas tree.
Hugo Cabret - Adapted from the children's novel about an orphaned boy who lives between the walls of a Paris train station and looks after the clocks. Directed by Martin Scorcese. (Title changed to "Hugo")

I've learned through the years that often movie schedules change during the course of the year. I will try to update this list as I learn of changes. Best to read link below.

See also:  
30 Movies for Teens 2012 
15 Halloween Movies for Teens
18 Best Movies for Teens Fall 2011
Five: All Star Cast in Breast Cancer Anthology on Lifetime

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