At the Movies

Beloved children's book 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' gets a disaster-movie makeover in this week's animated release, and Matt Damon packs on 14kg for his role in the Steven Soderbergh film 'The Informant!'. And legions of red-blooded males will have their ultimate fantasy fulfilled in 'Jennifer's Body'... Megan Fox in a cheerleading outfit!

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Voices of Anna Faris, Bill Hader and Mr T.
Directed by Chris Miller, Phil Lord
Running Time: 1hr 29 mins
Classification: PG
Genre: Animated

Inspired by the beloved children's book, 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' follows inventor Flint Lockwood who has spent his dreaming of inventing something that will help everybody — although most of his creations fail spectacularly.

When one of his inventions goes wrong while he's trying to solve world hunger, he develops a way to convert water into food and releases the effects on the world. Suddenly, it's no longer pouring rain, but pouring food instead!

Flint Lockwood and brainy weathergirl Sam Sparks band together and attempt to discover how this has happened and how to change it back. But a problem of global proportions soon develops when the food weather machine develops a mind of its own.

Meanwhile, lifelong bully Brent relishes in tormenting Flint like he did when they were kids, and Mayor Shelbourne schemes to use Flint's latest invention for his own personal gain.

The film will be released in 3D in select theaters.

Read Nils van der Linden's review of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

Jennifer's Body
Starring Megan Fox, Adam Brody
Directed by Karyn Kusama
Genre: Horror
Running time: 1 hr 42 min
Classification: 16 SLV

Megan Fox plays Jennifer, a popular and attractive cheerleader who everyone wants to be friends with, and all the boys want to date her. Her best friend since childhood is the unattractive and uninteresting Needy.

One night, Jennifer ends up offering herself up as the sacrifice in a bogus satanic ritual held by a local rock band, hoping that it will increase their chances of getting a record deal. However, when the ritual goes somewhat wrong and Jennifer becomes possessed by an actual demon, the carnage begins.

Turns out the demon in question is a particularly hungry one and is quite happy to use Jennifer's enticing body to first lure and then devour the boys in Jennifer's class one by one.

Now it is up to nerdy Needy to protect the town from her former friend, and put an end to the horror once and for all before Jennifer offs every boy in town.

On page two... Matt Damon is 'The Informant!'