December Movie Guide: What to see and what to skip

The holiday season at the movies is in full swing, and December is upon us. It is the month that goes out with a bang, delivering some huge blockbusters right before 2011 calls it quits. December won't be the busiest month in terms of releases, but the 21st sure is packed.

As you can see after the jump, not every release is cause for pure excitement, but the line-up looks pretty good this year, with films like "Young Adult," "War Horse," "We Bought a Zoo" and "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" already generating buzz.

Without beating around the bush any longer, please enjoy TSL's December Movie Guide after the jump. The opinions expressed below are those solely of the Screening Log staff. Feel free to share your thoughts and join in on the discussion. Let December begin!

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Jonah Hill to star in 'Sitter' comedy

Funny dude Jonah Hill ("Superbad") will star in "The Sitter," Fox's upcoming comedy David Gordon Green may end up directing. If you already forgot, Green is the guy who brought us the insanely funny comedy "Pineapple Express." He's got "Your Highness" coming soon.

The Hollywood Reporter says "Sitter" follows a college student who ends up babysitting his neighbor's two boys and 8-year-old girl after being kicked out of school and coming back home to live with his single mother. As expected, his night turns into chaos.

Hill looking after a bunch of troublemakers sounds funny, and considering both he and Green are awesome at what they do, I have no doubts they will give audiences a good time with "The Sitter." Hill, by the way, recently completed "Get Him to the Greek."

Daily news dose: Ice Cube gears up for 'Ride Along;' Robinson to direct Miley Cyrus flick

Here's your dose of film news for March 31, 2009:

• Ice Cube has signed on to star in New Line Cinema's comedy "Ride Along." Variety says Cube will play an overprotective cop who tries to destroy his sister's relationship by inviting her white fiancé on a ride-along. Steve Faber and Bob Fisher recently rewrote an original script by Greg Coolidge. Cube was last seen in "The Longshots."

• Julie Anne Robinson will make her directorial feature debut with "The Last Song," the big-screen adaptation of a novel Nicholas Sparks wrote specifically for "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus. According to Variety, the film follows a "rebellious teenager sent to spend the summer with her estranged father."

• Jonathan Levine, director of "The Wackness" (a film I adored), is set to helm Fox Atomic's "The Sitter." Written by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, the film centers on a suspended college student whose life takes a drastic turn when he ends up babystitting his neighbor's eccentric kids. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Paul Bettany is in talks to star in Scott Stewart's "Priest," a horror Western produced by Michael De Luca, among others. Adapted from a comic book, the flick centers on a tough priest who turns his back on the church to free his niece from the hands of a bunch of ruthless vampires. (THR)