With the summer season at our heels, the year of great films has only just begun.  Here’s a look at the most promising films of the remaining year that we just can’t wait for. We originally aimed for 10, but there are so many great-looking films releasing that we decided to bump it up to 20.

P.S. – The list will contain movies that look the most promising, not sequels to tired franchises (Resident Evil 4 .. 3D!) or unnecessary sequels in general (Paranormal Activity 2, Sex and the City 2). Also, some films may have already been released elsewhere.

With that, let’s go!

It was a big night for The Hurt Locker as it upset the biggie ‘Avatar’ at the awards, taking Best Picture, Director and Screenplay among others. The rest of the wins were deserved and expected like Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart, Christopher Waltz for Supporting Actor and Avatar for Visual Effects.

Read all the winners below along with our live stream and thoughts if you missed it.

Another great year in film has come to a triumphant end. 2009 gave us new classics and clunkers all at the same time. We at Me-Movies have awarded the best movies of the year, some of the worst, and a handful of special honors given to those special things of the year deserving of mention.

So here’s Me-Movies’ Best & Worst Of 2009!

The 6th Dubai International Film Festival came to an end last week, so we decided to run you through the best of what took place. Here we go:

Brothers has a compelling narrative hook at its core. The only problem is that it plays out too much like a heavy-handed family melodrama, otherwise Brothers is a thoughtful and tense war drama with top-grade performances by all three leads.

Original and thought-provoking science fiction films don’t come along often, but ‘Moon’ ranks among them and proves that some of the best films come outside of Hollywood. The debut by newcomer Duncan Jones is brilliant and atmospheric, featuring a master-class performance by Sam Rockwell as an isolated man.

City of Life, the UAE production helmed by an Emarati filmmaker, is history in the making. Being the first UAE big-budget production, the ensemble piece exceeds expectations with strong acting and visuals and successfully captures the essence of Dubai. No one could wish for a better launching pad for the local industry.

The singing and dancing Chipmunks are back just in time for the holidays in ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel’, a sequel that offers more of the same things that people loved about the original. The plot is threadbare and the characters stereotypical this time around, but kids are bound to love the cuteness overload and slapstick humor.

Did you get a chance to visit DIFF 09 and see some of your favorite movies? We did, and we will bring you exclusive movie reviews for some of the hottest releases we have seen including ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel’ and the much-anticipated UAE production ‘City of Life’. Also upcoming are reviews of ‘Moon’, ‘Brothers’, ‘The Princess and the Frog’ and the biggest movie of the year – ‘Avatar’! So check this space often!

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What better way to celebrate the season of Halloween than by watching plain old horror films? We at MeMovies have assembled a list of 10 horror movies for you this Halloween that you probably haven’t seen but should check them out the first chance you get. Move over the glossy studio remakes and sequels and endless cliches that you are forced to watch every season, these movies are bound to make creep you out on a whole new level. Are you ready?

Enter with caution : scares abound inside!

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