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October 7, 2011
* Real Steel
Real Steel (PG-13)
Hugh Jackman, Anthony Mackie, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Kevin Durand
A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, "Real Steel" stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost... read more his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback. -- (C) Dreamworks
* Wanderlust
Wanderlust (Unrated)
Jennifer Aniston, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda, Justin Theroux, Kerri Kenney
A urban couple branch out to live a more counter-culture lifestyle.
* The Ides of March
The Ides of March (Unrated)
George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei
The Ides of March takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, when an up-and-coming campaign press secretary (Ryan Gosling) finds hims... read moreelf involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot at the presidency. -- (C) Sony Pictures
October 14, 2011
* Footloose
Footloose (Unrated)
Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Miles Teller, Andie MacDowell
Kevin Bacon's beloved '80s film Footloose gets a musical reboot with this Paramount Pictures production. Hustle & Flow's Craig Brewer writes and directs. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
* The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (Unrated)
Logan Lerman, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Matthew MacFadyen, Christoph Waltz
The hot-headed young D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman) joins forces with three rogue Musketeers (Matthew MacFadyen, Luke Evans and Ray Stevenson) in this reboot of Alexandre Dumas' story. They ... read moremust stop the evil Richlieu (Christoph Waltz) and face off with Buckingham (Orlando Bloom) and the treacherous Milady (Milla Jovovich). The action adventure is given a state of the art update in 3-D.--(c)Summit
* The Thing
The Thing (R)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jo Adrian Haavind, Joel Edgerton
At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson. While Dr. Halvorson keep... read mores to his research, Kate partners with Sam Carter, a helicopter pilot, to pursue the alien life form.
* The Big Year
The Big Year (Unrated)
Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson
Three disparate men, each facing unique personal challenges, try to outdo each other in the ultimate bird-watching competition in 1998 -- the year El Nino brought an unprecedented numbe... read morer of species to North America. Their quest takes them on an unforgettable trek throughout North America.
October 21, 2011
* Paranormal Activity 3
Paranormal Activity 3 (Unrated)
Katie Featherston
The Paranormal Activity franchise continues with this third outing from Paramount Pictures. Oren Peli and Jason Blum return to produce the highly secretive feature, with Catfish's direc... read moreting duo of Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman taking on the helming duties. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
* Contagion
Contagion (Unrated)
Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet
Steven Soderbergh presents this look at what happens when an infectious disease threatens humanity through varied viewpoints from an ensemble cast, including Marion Cotillard, Matt Damo... read moren, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, and Kate Winslet. The Informant's Scott Z. Burns provides the script. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
October 28, 2011
* The Rum Diary
The Rum Diary (R)
Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi
Paul Kemp is a freelance journalist who finds himself at a critical turning point in his life while writing for a run-down newspaper in the Caribbean. Paul is challenged on many levels ... read moreas he tries to carve out a more secure niche for himself amidst a group of lost souls all bent on self-destruction.
* In Time
In Time (Unrated)
Justin Timberlake, Olivia Wilde, Amanda Seyfried, Brendan Miller, Cillian Murphy
When scientists unlock the secret to immortality, time becomes the new currency and one desperate man comes under attack from a mysterious group known only as the "Time Keepers." In the... read more not-too-distant future, scientists have discovered a way to turn off the aging gene. As the threat of overpopulation looms over society, money becomes a thing of the past. Now, assets are measured in time; those with the most time also possess the most power. Meanwhile, the lower classes are forced to barter with the new elite if they want to live forever. Suddenly a young commoner stumbles across a treasure chest of time. With the "Time Keepers" in hot pursuit, however, he may never get a chance to use it. Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, and Olivia Wilde star in this sci-fi thriller from writer/director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
* Anonymous
Anonymous (Unrated)
Rhys Ifans, Ed Hogg, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis
Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds such as Mark Twain, Charles Dicken... read mores, and Sigmund Freud, namely: who actually created the body of work credited to William Shakespeare? Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature. Anonymous poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when scandalous political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles lusting for the power of the throne were brought to light in the most unlikely of places: the London stage. -- (C) Sony Pictures
* Safe
Safe (Unrated)
Jason Statham, Chris Sarandon, James Hong, Robert John Burke, Anson Mount
A former elite agent (Statham) takes on a two-tier mission: rescue a Chinese girl who has been abducted by the Triads, then use a highly desired safe combination to outwit the Russian M... read moreafia, corrupt NYC officials, and the Triads themselves.
October 31, 2011
* So Undercover
So Undercover (Unrated)
Miley Cyrus, Jeremy Piven, Mike O'Malley, Kelly Osbourne, Josh Bowman
Miley Cyrus goes undercover at a sorority in this college comedy from Exclusive Films. Cyrus stars as a government agent, with Jeremy Piven playing her boss and Glee's Mike O'Malley tak... read moreing the role of her father. Tom Vaughan directs from a script by Allan Loeb and Steven Pearl. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
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