The chill in the air can only mean two things. It is getting close to the holidays, and there will be plenty of new movies to see.

Whether it is a big Hollywood hit or an independent film, this holiday season is full of great movies for everyone to enjoy.

Something’s Gotta Give

Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson) is a man constantly in pursuit of women. His craving for the opposite sex proves to be a lot stronger than his age can allow.

Sanborn and his most recent object of infatuation, Marin (Amanda Peet), plan a romantic getaway at her mother’s Hamptons beach house. Trouble ensues when Sanborn suddenly begins having chest pains and finds himself in the care of Marin’s less-than-pleased mother, Erica Barry (Diane Keaton).

Sanborn begins falling for Barry, a successful New York playwright and a woman of his age. But he cannot seem to let his old habits go, and hesitates to jump at the situation. His younger doctor (Keanu Reeves) goes in full pursuit of Barry’s affection.

With a cast led by Academy Award winners and the writer/director of “What Women Want” (Nancy Meyers), this romantic comedy is a great choice for the holiday season. The movie opens on Dec. 12.

Big Fish

Tim Burton (“Edward Scissorhands”) once again opens the doors to his eccentric and exciting imagination.

The film’s protagonist, Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor), writes stories which are full of imagination and exaggeration about his journey from Alabama. His own life story is mixed with the tales of giants, blizzards, a witch and even conjoined-twin lounge singers.

Bloom’s stories are well received by everyone except his own son Will (Billy Crudup). Will’s mother (Jessica Lange) tries to reunite the two men.

Bloom is forced to separate reality and fiction, and Will has to learn to deal with his father’s victories and defeats.

The supporting cast includes Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi , Danny DeVito and Albert Finney.

This movie, full of fantasy and reality, should be one for everyone to enjoy. It hits theaters nationwide on Jan. 16.

Mona Lisa Smile

No movie line-up would be complete without the traditional chick flick.

In 1953 certain things were expected of women. They had specific roles in life.

Katherine Watson (Julia Roberts), an art history professor, takes a new job at the very prestigious women’s Wellsley College.

Although the college has a good academic reputation, Watson soon discovers that the success of the school is determined by how well its students marry.

Watson tries to encourage her students and the administration to change the ways of the school. She shows her students to look past the way things are and see the way things could be.

The cast of students (Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal) should bring a wonderful blend of young talent to the movie. It opens in theaters on Dec. 19.

Stuck On You

New slapstick flick, “Stuck On You,” may be the perfect holiday movie for comedy lovers.

The Farrelly brothers (“There’s Something About Mary”) bring their newest comedy to theaters.

Academy Award winner Matt Damon and Acadmey Award nominee Greg Kinnear play conjoined twins living in two separate worlds. Bob (Damon) and Walt (Kinnear) share a liver. Although they are best friends, the liver seems to be all that they share.

When Walt decides to pursue his dreams of taking on Hollywood, Bob is forced to go along for the ride. The brothers deal with many obstacles as they find fame, love and a new appreciation for each other.

The movie has an all-star cast complete with Cher, Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson among others.

This movie should bring a little laughter to the season. It opens on Dec. 12.

The Singing Detective

Dan Dark (Robert Downey Jr.) is a crime novelist stuck in a hospital bed. While dealing with his illness he plans his newest work in his head.

The story is about a private investigator who is also a singer in a band. The PI is caught up in a murder investigation of a prostitute from Los Angeles in the 1950s.

Heavily medicated, Dark finds it hard to distinguish between his story and his reality. He begins to mix his own troubled childhood memories into the picture and becomes very paranoid.

Dr. Gibbon (Mel Gibson), the hospital psychiatrist, tries to help Dark deal with his confusion.

Also starring in the movie are Robin Wright-Penn and Katie Holmes. It opens at Drexel East on Dec. 12.

The Cooler

Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is exceptionally unlucky when it comes to gambling. When he finds himself owing the Shangri-La Casino $100,000, he is hired as a “cooler.”

As a cooler, Lootz is paid to gamble next to high rollers in order to share his bad luck and stop them from winning.

Lootz almost has his debt paid off when he meets a cocktail waitress named Natalie Belisario (“ER’s” Maria Bello). The two fall in love and suddenly Lootz’s luck takes an upward turn. Unfortunately, mobster Shelly Kaplow (Alec Baldwin) is not going to let Lootz go so easily.

The movie also stars Joey Fatone (‘N Sync) and Paul Sorvino as lounge singers.

The Cooler was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic competition at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. It opens at Drexel Grandview on Dec. 26.

Party Monster

Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green take on the true-life tale of an outrageous late ’80s/early ’90s Manhattan club scene.

Michael Alig (Macaulay Culkin) is a Midwestern teen who feels he is destined to leave his mundane life and tackle the New York nightlife. Alig learns the ropes from St. James (Seth Green), and soon becomes an event promoter himself. Alig organizes extravagant parties in uncommon locations.

Alig’s life becomes horribly polluted when he and Freez (Justin Hagan) get stoned and murder their designer drug dealer, Angel Menendez (Wilson Cruz).

“Party Monster” had its world premiere in the Dramatic Competition at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. It opens at Drexel East on Dec. 12.

The Animation Show

“The Animation Show” is a collection of the world’s best animated short films and is taking its first North American tour.

Mike Judge (“Beavis and Butthead”, “King of the Hill”) and Academy Award-nominated animator Don Hertzfeldt programmed the film.

Eight different countries are represented in works that show old and new techniques in animation. The film includes a new trilogy by Hertzfeldt, never seen work by Judge and six Academy Award nominees.

Judge and Hertzfeldt hope to finally bring the unknown work of these animators to the big screen. It opens at Drexel Grandview on Dec. 12.