Anonymous (2011)

Country: UK | Germany

Language: English | French | Italian | Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Release Date: 4 November 2011 (Canada)

Director: Roland Emmerich

Writer: John Orloff

Stars: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave and David Thewlis

Storyline: A political thriller advancing the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays; set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Country: USA

Language: English

Release Date: 16 December 2011 (Canada)

Director: Guy Ritchie

Writers: Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney

Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Jared Harris

Storyline: Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr.) and his longtime trusted associate, Doctor Watson (Jude Law), take on their arch-nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), with the help of Holmes's older brother Mycroft Holmes (Stephen Fry) and a gypsy named Sim (Noomi Rapace).

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

Country: USA

Language: English

Release Date: 16 December 2011 (Canada)

Director: Mike Mitchell

Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger,

Stars: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney

Storyline: Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.

This Must Be the Place (2011)

Country: Italy | France | Ireland
Language: English | Hebrew
Release Date: March 2012 (USA)
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writers: Umberto Contarello (screenplay), Paolo Sorrentino (screenplay)
Stars: Sean Penn, Frances McDormand and Judd Hirsch
Storyline: Cheyenne, a wealthy former rock star (Penn), now bored and jaded in his retirement embarks on a quest to find his father's persecutor, an ex-Nazi war criminal now hiding out in the U.S. Learning his father is close to death, he travels to New York in the hope of being reconciled with him during his final hours, only to arrive too late. Having been estranged for over 30 years, it is only now in death that he learns the true extent of his father's humiliation in Auschwitz at the hands of former SS Officer Aloise Muller - an event he is determined to avenge. So begins a life-altering journey across the heartland of America to track down and confront his father's nemesis. As his quest unfolds, Cheyenne is reawakened by the people he encounters and his journey is transformed into one of reconciliation and self discovery. As his date with destiny arrives and he tracks down Muller, Cheyenne must finally decide if it is redemption he seeks ...

The Sitter (2011)

Country: USA

Language: English

Release Date: 9 December 2011 (Canada)

Director: David Gordon Green

Writers: Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka

Stars: Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor and Sam Rockwell

Storyline: A comedy about a college student on suspension who is coaxed into babysitting the kids next door, though he is fully unprepared for the wild night ahead of him.