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    Top Holiday Films

    10 don't-miss movies of the holiday season

    Joe Leydon
    Dec 9, 2013 | 12:21 pm

    We have made a list — and checked it twice — to ascertain what’s in store for audiences during the holiday movie season. It’s quite possible that one or two may turn out to be the equivalent of coal-stuffed stockings. But when it comes to movie-going, it’s always the season to be hopeful. Here they are, in order of release date.

     

     The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 
     Opens December 13

     

     Who’s in it? Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, James Nesbitt, Orlando Bloom

     

     What’s the pitch? Gandalf and the guys finally get their act together and take it on the road to Mirkwood.

     

     Why see it? Early reviews indicate that, if you like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing you’ll like a lot more than The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

     

     Hours 
     Opens December 13

     

     Who’s in it? Paul Walker, Genesis Rodriguez, Kerry Cahill, Yohance Miles, Matt Cook, Nick Gomez

     

     What’s the pitch? During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a desperate New Orleans father (Walker) struggles to keep his prematurely born daughter alive while operating a battery-powered ventilator in an abandoned hospital.

     

     Why see it? For some, I am sure, it may seem too soon after Walker’s tragic demise to see him in a life-or-death situation on screen. All I can say is his performance arguably is the finest of his all-too-short career. And the film itself is a small-scale, high-impact drama that likely will impress you more than many of the heavily hyped blockbusters of the season.

     

     Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
     Opens December 18

     

     Who’s in it? Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate, Kristen Wiig

     

     What’s the pitch? Legendary San Diego newsman Ron Burgundy tries to stay classy — and, more important, recover from a career setback — by reestablishing himself as a marquee player at the first 24-hour cable news network. In this endeavor, he is accompanied by sportscaster Champ King (Koechner), weatherman Brick Tamland (Carell) and field reporter Brian Fantana (Rudd).

     

     Why see it? Don’t know about you, but I feel like I can’t not see it after weeks of enduring the ubiquitous and relentless hard-sell promotional campaign. It’s like this movie is The Borg: Resistance is futile.

     

     American Hustle 
     Opens December 20

     

     Who’s in it? Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence

     

     What’s the pitch? In the late '70s and early '80s, a maverick FBI agent (Cooper) employs an ace con artist (Bale) and his va-va-voom partner in crime (Adams) to launch the sting operation that would be known as Abscam.

     

     Why see it? Director David O. Russell reunites with the stars of his Silver Linings Playbook (Cooper, Lawrence) and The Fighter (Bale, Adams) for a darkly comical con movie based on real-life events. Not surprisingly, there already has been much talk about Oscar nominations.

     

     Inside Llewyn Davis
     Opens December 20

     

     Who’s in it? Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham, Justin Timberlake

     

     What’s the pitch? Joel and Ethan Coen go acoustic for this seriocomic musical drama, set in Greenwich Village during the early ’60s, about a guitar-strumming folk singer (Isaac) whose career is going nowhere fast.

     

     Why see it? You did see that this is a Coen brothers film, right? And if that’s not enough, consider: T Bone Burnett once again serves as musical producer for the Coens. If you recall, one of their previous collaborations — O Brother, Where Art Thou? — worked out fairly well.

     

     Saving Mr. Banks 
     Opens December 20

     

     Who’s in it? Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Rachel Griffiths, Kathy Baker

     

     What’s the pitch? Walt Disney (Hanks) tries to convince starchy novelist P.L. Travers (Thompson) to let his studio adapt her classic book Mary Poppins into a musical movie. It is not an easy task.

     

     Why see it? If you’re a sucker for movies about moviemaking — or at least when those movies are appreciably better than last year’s ill-conceived Hitchcock — you’re doubtless already looking forward to this one as a Christmas present for cineastes of all ages. Advance word has been sufficiently promising to increase anticipation.

     

     August: Osage County
     Opens December 25

     

     Who’s in it? Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Margo Martindale, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Sam Shepard

     

     What’s the pitch? It’s the big-screen version of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, about a domineering family matriarch (Streep) who’s visited by her extended family following the suicide of her husband.

     

     Why see it? The acting duel between Streep and Roberts (as the matriarch’s equally strong-willed daughter) should be reason enough to visit the megaplex.

     

     47 Ronin
     Opens December 25

     

     Who’s in it? Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Rinko Kikuchi

     

     What’s the pitch? After a wicked warlord kills their master, 47 newly unemployed samurai join forces with a previously ostracized half-breed (Reeves) as they journey through a savage world populated by CGI bogeymen of various shapes and sizes.

     

     Why see it? Can’t deny that there has been significant negative buzz about this large-scale fantasy flick, which originally was supposed to open last year and has reportedly burned through tens of millions while scenes were reshot and special effects were made more special. But the finished product, judging from trailers and TV spots, could be a spectacular action-adventure epic that’s worth the wait.

     

     The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 

     

     Who’s in it? Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Sean Penn

     

     What’s the pitch? A shy Life magazine photo editor (Stiller) must stop daydreaming about heroic deeds and indulge in real-life derring-do while seeking a missing shot by a legendary photographer (Penn).

     

     Why see it? Stiller serves as director and star for this long-delayed, eagerly awaited adaptation of the classic 1939 James Thurber short story. It would appear his latest double-duty effort is subtler and more sentimental than Zoolander and Tropic Thunder, earlier comedies that employed him on both sides of the camera. But inquiring minds want to know: Will it be as overall nifty as Reality Bites, his debut feature as a director?

     

     The Wolf of Wall Street
     Opens December 25

     

     Who’s in it? Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Jon Favreau, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jean Dujardin, Matthew McConaughey

     

     What’s the pitch? Director Martin Scorsese and superstar Leonardo DiCaprio — together again! — join forces for the stranger- and wilder-than-fiction story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort, who savored a wild life of sex-drugs-and-greed excess until his world came tumbling down in the late 1990s.

     

     Why see it? Some early viewers have compared it — favorably — to Scorsese’s GoodFellas and Casino. Others insist it’ll grab a fistful of Oscar nominations and actually will go home with a few of the golden statuettes. Strangely enough, however, there’s been no word yet as to whether co-star Matthew McConaughey has delivered the goods one more time to cap off the year of his career renaissance.

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    Soccer Championship

    Register now for tickets for 2026 FIFA World Cup games in Arlington

    Alex Bentley
    Jul 17, 2025 | 9:01 am
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    The application period for the first ticket draw for the FIFA World Cup 26 is set to open on September 10, but football/soccer fans can register now to get their hands on tickets to matches at AT&T Stadium in Arlington and elsewhere.

    Running June 11-July 29, the 2026 World Cup will feature games in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, marking the first time the international tournament has been played in more than one country since 2002 in South Korea and Japan.

    This is also only the second time the U.S. has hosted the tournament; they hosted it solo in 1994. Mexico has hosted twice before, in 1970 and 1986, while Canada is hosting for the first time ever.

    Most of the games will be played in the U.S., as it features 11 of the 16 match sites, including Arlington and Houston.

    As participants in the tournament — which will number 48 for the first time, going up from 32 — are still being determined, individual game matchups have yet to be set.

    AT&T Stadium is scheduled to host nine games over the course of the tournament, the most of any venue. That includes five group stage matches, two in the Round of 32, one in the Round of 16, and one of the two semi-final matches.

    Fans can go to FIFA.com/tickets to register their interest and create a FIFA ID, the first phase in a multi-part process to get tickets. On September 10, those who are registered can use their IDs to apply for their first chance to buy tickets.

    Although the price of single-game tickets is not yet known, hospitality packages offering premium seats, food & drink, and more amenities can be purchased now, starting at $1,350 per person.

    The Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26 is set to take place in December, with teams assigned to specific match schedule fixtures, including venues and kick-off times, shortly thereafter.

    There will be several distinct ticket sales phases all the way to the final match, and each phase may differ in purchasing processes, payment methods, and ticket products; full details on each phase will be released in the coming months.

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