Thanksgiving was just Round One of the holiday movie season.

The releases just keep on coming, with a dozen opening between Dec. 21 and Christmas Day alone and starring the likes of Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage, Hilary Swank, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington. Awards contenders such as "Atonement," "The Kite Runner" and "There Will Be Blood" will trickle in, too.

As always, dates are subject to change, and titles likely will be added, moved or possibly deleted, and we will look at the full winter slate come mid-January:

Friday

"The Golden Compass" -- Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Ian McShane and newcomer Dakota Blue Richards star in an adaptation of the best seller, first in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy.

"Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten" -- Lots of famous people, from Bono to Johnny Depp, remember the front man for The Clash, who died in December 2002 at age 50.

"Redacted" -- Brian DePalma wrote and directed what he calls a fictional story, inspired by true events, about a small group of American soldiers stationed at a checkpoint in Iraq. He alternates points of view, balancing their experiences under duress with members of the media and local Iraqis.

"Delirious" -- Writer-director Tom DiCillo's satire on the nasty nature of fame, starring Steve Buscemi, is back for a regular run after the Three Rivers Film Festival.

Dec. 12

"The Perfect Holiday" -- Christmas movie starring Gabrielle Union as a busy divorced mother of three whose wish list includes a compliment from a man, which her daughter mentions to Santa at the mall. Morris Chestnut co-stars.

Dec. 14

"I Am Legend" -- Star Will Smith and director Francis Lawrence put their stamp on Richard Matheson's novel (also inspiration for movies starring Charlton Heston and Vincent Price) about a brilliant scientist who has proven immune to a virus that's wiped out New York and possibly the world.

"Alvin and the Chipmunks" -- Alvin! Jason Lee is songwriter Dave Seville in this live action/CGI combo about the singing chipmunks.

"Grace Is Gone" -- Three Rivers and Sundance film festivals favorite starring John Cusack as a man who struggles to tell his young daughters their soldier-mother has died in Iraq.

"The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser" -- Pittsburgh Filmmakers will show a new print, at the Regent Square Theater, of the 1974 Werner Herzog film, based on a true story, about an isolated young man and his difficult passage into the civilized world.

Dec. 21

"National Treasure: Book of Secrets" -- Nicolas Cage returns as treasure hunter Ben Gates. This time, he's trying to prove his great-great grandfather was not a key conspirator in Abraham Lincoln's murder.

"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" -- Tim Burton directs his favorite leading man and lady -- Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter -- in this version of the Broadway hit about a revengeful barber, his amorous accomplice and memorable meat pies.

"P.S. I Love You" -- Hilary Swank stars in an adaptation of the Cecelia Ahern novel about a widow whose husband wrote a series of letters -- to be delivered after his death -- to guide her through her grief.

"Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" -- John C. Reilly plays a fictional singer who overcomes adversity to become a musical legend in this film making fun of such movies as "Walk the Line." Judd Apatow co-wrote the script with director Jake Kasdan.

"The Kite Runner" -- This story of two boys and how their relationship is transformed by an act of violence is based on the novel by Afghan-American writer Khaled Hosseini and directed by Marc Forster ("Stranger Than Fiction," "Finding Neverland," "Monster's Ball").

"Atonement" -- "Pride & Prejudice" director Joe Wright reunites with actress Keira Knightley for an adaptation of Ian McEwan's 2002 novel, "Atonement." False accusations of a crime change the tumblers of three lives.

"Margot at the Wedding" -- Noah Baumbach ("The Squid and the Whale") shifts from divorcing parents and brothers to sisters, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh and Nicole Kidman, reunited as a wedding and possible separation loom.

Dec. 25

"Charlie Wilson's War" -- Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julia Roberts star in an adaptation of George Crile's 2003 book. It revealed how a hard-drinking, womanizing congressman, a renegade CIA agent and a Houston socialite contributed to the Soviet Union's defeat in Afghanistan.

"The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep" -- A young Scottish boy finds an enchanted egg, takes it home and finds himself with the mythical "water horse" of Scottish lore.

"Alien vs. Predator -- Requiem" -- Nothing says merry Christmas like a pair of film franchises.

"The Great Debaters" -- Denzel Washington directs and plays a volatile coach who molds students from a small black college in East Texas into an elite debate team in the 1930s. Inspired by a true story.

"Juno" -- Jason Reitman's "Juno," starring Ellen Page as a whip-smart teen who ends up pregnant, was first runner-up as audience favorite at the Toronto International Film Festival. She searches for the perfect parents for her child in this movie also featuring Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner.

Dec. 26

"The Red Balloon" and "White Mane" -- Children's classics double feature from director Albert Lamorisse, at the Regent Square Theater. The first is about a youngster who "befriends" a balloon on his way to school, while the second pairs a determined boy with a spirited stallion.

Dec. 28

"Eraserhead" -- New print of David Lynch's cult classic, starring the late Jack Nance, to play at Regent Square Theater.

Jan. 4

"Cassandra's Dream" -- Woody Allen directs Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor as British brothers desperate to better their troubled lives. Tom Wilkinson is their wealthy uncle who makes them an offer they may not be able to refuse.

"One Missed Call" -- Remake of a Japanese horror film about people receiving voicemails from their future selves, with information about the date and details of their deaths. Cast includes Edward Burns.

Jan. 11

"The Bucket List" -- Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play, respectively, a corporate billionaire and a working-class mechanic who share a hospital room and desire to spend their remaining days doing everything they've ever wanted before they "kick the bucket."

"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" -- Ronald Harwood, whose adaptation of "The Pianist" took the 2002 Oscar, tackles the autobiographical book by Jean-Dominique Bauby, a French magazine editor who suffered a stroke.

"First Sunday" -- Comedy starring Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan as best friends and bumbling petty crooks who decide to rob their neighborhood church to pay off a $17,000 debt.

"The Orphanage" -- A woman discovers dark secrets hidden in her childhood home, an orphanage by the sea, in this supernatural drama from a young Spanish director, Juan Antonio Bayona.

Jan. 18

"The Savages" -- Philip Seymour Hoffman is a neurotic college professor writing books on obscure subjects in Buffalo and Laura Linney is a struggling playwright in this story of a brother and sister called home to care for their father (Philip Bosco), who is sliding into dementia.

"Cloverfield" -- This is the movie, produced by J.J. Abrams, that caused a buzz when the preview appeared with "Transformers" and then on YouTube. Five young New Yorkers throw a friend a going-away party the night a skyscraper-size monster descends upon the city; their attempts to survive are documented on a video camera, later found in Central Park.

"Mad Money" -- Caper movie with Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes as women who strike up an unlikely friendship and concoct a robbery scheme.

TBA

"There Will Be Blood" -- Story of an oil prospector and his son set against the backdrop of the earliest days of the California oil boom and loosely based on Upton Sinclair's novel "Oil." Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano star in a film that could factor into awards season.