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I'm so happy it's September because that means fall is coming! AND it means Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is hitting theaters! I've been dying to see this movie for months, ever since glimpsing the teaser trailer. I can tell they've made several changes to it (one of which is very obvious character change), but I'm still looking forward to it.

As far as books, I want to read every single one I've listed below. *grabby hands*

MOVIES

The Light Between Oceans

Based on a novel, Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender), a lighthouse keeper and war veteran, and his wife Isabel (Alicia Vikander) are living off the coast in post-World War I Western Australia. One day, the couple rescue a baby girl on an adrift rowboat and decide to informally adopt her as their own. But Tom and Isabel discover the consequences of raising the child when an encounter with a particular woman (Rachel Weisz) threatens to break apart their blissfully happy family. {Watch the trailer} (September 2)

Sully

On January 15, 2009, pilots Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) depart from LaGuardia Airport and take off. Barely three minutes into the flight, disaster strikes. Without engine power and no airport within range, Sully is forced to land his ill-fated airliner in the frigid waters of the Hudson River. He is dubbed a hero by the press for his actions. But afterward, Sully's life is invaded by reporters and investigators who force Sully to put his job, family and reputation on the line. {Watch the trailer} This was everywhere on the news (especially since I live 20 minutes from the Hudson), and Tom Hanks is a great actor. (September 9)

Mr. Church

Charlotte (Britt Robertson) lives with her single mother Marie (Natascha McElhone). One day, a stranger named Mr. Church (Eddie Murphy) comes to cook for the family. Charlie doesn’t like this mysterious man, but Marie finds out he was hired by Marie's deceased ex-lover to take care of her for six months because she has breast cancer and only has six months to live. {Watch the trailer} You know a movie is going to be good when the trailer makes you tear up. (September 16)

The Dressmaker

In 1926 in the Australian outback, schoolboy Stewart Pettyman dies in unknown circumstances. The only witness to his death, schoolgirl Myrtle Dunnage, is branded a murderer and exiled from town. 25 years later in 1951, Myrtle, now an accomplished dressmaker and going by the name Tilly (Kate Winslet), returns to her hometown to take care of her ill mother Molly. Also starring Hugo Weaving, Liam Hemsworth, and Judy Davis. {Watch the trailer} I heard this called a "revenge comedy-drama," and that sounds fantastic to me. (September 23)

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

When his grandfather mysteriously dies, 16-year-old Jacob Portman (Asa Butterfield) travels and discovers "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children", run by the mysterious Miss Peregrine (Eva Green). However, he is chosen to protect the Peculiar Children as an evil band of forces is intent on killing them, know as the "Hollows" and "Wights", led by the mysterious Mr. Barron. {Watch the trailer} SO. FREAKING. EXCITED. (September 30)

Other movies coming out:

The 9th Life of Louis Drax (Sept 2)
Morgan (Sept 2)
Zoom (Sept 2)
Author: The JT LeRoy Story (Sept 9)
Before I Wake (Sept 9)
Brother Nature (Sept 9)
For the Love of Spock (Sept 9)
London Road (Sept 9)
Blair Witch (Sept 16)
Bridget Jones's Baby (Sept 16)
Is That A Gun In Your Pocket? (Sept 16)
Operation Avalanche (Sept 16)
Snowden (Sept 16)
Generation Start Up (Sept 23)
Girl Asleep (Sept 23)
The Magnificent Seven (Sept 23)
American Money (Sept 30)
Denial (Sept 30)
Do Not Resist (Sept 30)

BOOKS & MUSIC

Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs -- Before Miss Peregrine gave them a home, the story of peculiars was written in the Tales. Wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars. A fork-tongued princess. These are but a few of the truly brilliant stories in Tales of the Peculiar—the collection of fairy tales known to hide information about the peculiar world (September 3)
As Old As Time by Liz Braswell -- What if Belle's mother cursed the Beast? When Belle touches the Beast's enchanted rose, memories flood through Belle's mind-memories of a mother she thought she would never see again. (September 6)
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova -- Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation...and she hates magic. At her Deathday celebration, Alex performs a spell to rid herself of her power. But it backfires. Her whole family vanishes into thin air, leaving her alone with Nova, a brujo boy she can't trust. (September 6)
Closed Casket by Agatha Christie and Sophie Hannah -- The world's most famous detective returns in this ingenious, stylish, and altogether delicious mystery. As guests arrive for a party at Lady Athelinda Playford's mansion, Lady Playford has decided to cut off her two children without a penny . . . and leave her vast fortune to someone else: an invalid who has only weeks to live.(September 6)
The Reader by Traci Chee -- The only clue to both Sefia's aunt’s disappearance and her father’s murder is the odd rectangular object her father left behind, an object she comes to realize is a book—a marvelous item unheard of in her otherwise illiterate society. (September 13)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson -- In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. (September 13)
Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake -- In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. But becoming the Queen Crowned isn’t solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it’s not just a game of win or lose...it’s life or death. (September 20)
Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter -- In Vassa’s neighborhood, where she lives with her stepmother and bickering stepsisters, one might stumble onto magic, but stumbling out again could become an issue. Babs Yagg, the owner of the local convenience store, has a policy of beheading shoplifters—and sometimes innocent shoppers as well. So when Vassa’s stepsister sends her out for light bulbs in the middle of night, she knows it could easily become a suicide mission. (September 20)
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo -- Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. (September 27)
Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge -- When the mysterious fog of the Ruining crept over the world, the living died and the dead rose. Only the walled city of Viyara was left untouched. The heirs of the city’s most powerful—and warring—families, Mahyanai Romeo and Juliet Catresou, share a love deeper than duty, honor, even life itself. But the magic laid on the Juliet at birth compels her to punish the enemies of her clan—and Romeo has just killed her cousin Tybalt. Which means he must die.(September 27)
Welcome to the Universe by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott -- A personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. This book covers it all--from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel. (September 27)