Real Steel
Genre:
Action/Science-Fiction
Directed by:
Shawn Levy
Starring:
Hugh
Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Kevin Durand, Anthony Mackie, Evangeline Lilly, Hope
Davis, James Rebhorn, Olga Fonda
Release
date:
Fri 07, Oct
2011
Budget $110 million
Box office $295,120,796
Real Steel
is a 2011 American science fiction sports drama film starring Hugh Jackman and
Dakota Goyo and co-produced and directed by Shawn Levy. The film is based in
part on the 1956 short story "Steel" by Richard Matheson, though
screenwriter John Gatins placed the film in U.S. state fairs and other
"old-fashioned" Americana settings. Real Steel was in development for
several years before production began on June 11, 2010. Filming took place
primarily in the U.S. state of Michigan. Animatronic robots were built for the
film, and motion capture technology was used to depict the brawling of
computer-generated robots and animatronics. Real Steel was publicly released in
Australia on October 6, 2011, and in the United States and Canada on October 7,
2011, to mixed reviews. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards.
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Margin Call
Genre:
Drama/Thriller
Directed by:
J. C.
Chandor
Starring:
Kevin
Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci
Release
date:
Fri 21, Oct
2011
Budget $3,500,000
Box office $16,086,247
Margin Call
is a 2011 American independent drama film directed by J.C. Chandor. The
storyline was conceived from a screenplay also written by Chandor. The film
takes place over a 36-hour period at a large Wall Street investment bank and
highlights the initial stages of the financial crisis of 2007–2008. In
focus are the actions taken by a group of employees during the subsequent
financial collapse. The ensemble cast features Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany,
Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Demi Moore, and Stanley Tucci in lead roles.
The film was
a co-production between the motion picture studios of Before the Door Pictures,
Benaroya Pictures, Washington Square Films, Margin Call Productions, Sakonnet
Capital Partners, and Untitled Entertainment. Theatrically, it was commercially
distributed by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions. Margin Call explores
capitalism, greed and investment fraud. Following its wide release in
theaters, the film garnered award nominations for its production merits from
the Detroit Film Critics Society, along with several separate nominations for
its screenplay and direction from recognized award organizations. The film
score was orchestrated by musician Nathan Larson.
The film
made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 25, 2011 and opened
in theaters nationwide in the United States on October 21, 2011 grossing
$5,354,039 in domestic ticket receipts. It was screened at 199 theaters during
its widest release in cinemas. It earned an additional $10,732,208 in business
through international release to top out at a combined $16,086,247 in gross
revenue. Taking into account its $3.5 million budget costs, the film was
technically considered a minor box office success. Preceding its initial
screening to the public, the film was generally met with positive critical
reviews. With its initial foray into the home media marketplace; the widescreen
DVD and Blu-ray editions of the film featuring video commentary, cast &
crew selections, deleted scenes and special features among other highlights was
released in the United States on December 20, 2011.
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Paranormal Activity 3
Genre:
Horror
Directed by:
Starring:
Release
date:
Fri 21, Oct
2011
Budget $5 million
Box office $205,703,818
Paranormal
Activity 3 is a 2011 American supernatural horror film, directed by Henry Joost
and Ariel Schulman. It is the third film of the Paranormal Activity series and
serves as a prequel, mostly set 18 years prior to the events of the first two
films. It was released in theaters on October 21, 2011.
The film
broke financial records upon release, setting a new record for a midnight
opening for a horror film ($8 million), the best opening day for a horror film
in the United States ($26.2 million), the highest opening for any film in
October, highest opening for a film in the fall (September–October), and
setting a record opening for the franchise ($52.6 million).
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Puss in Boots
Genre:
Animation/Family/Adventure
Directed by:
Chris Miller
Starring:
Antonio
Banderas, Zach Galifianakis
Release
date:
Fri 28, Oct
2011
Budget $130 million
Box office $554,709,226
Puss in
Boots (previously titled as Puss in Boots: The Story of an Ogre Killer) is a
2011 American computer-animated action comedy film produced by DreamWorks
Animation, directed by Chris Miller (who directed Shrek the Third in 2007),
executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, and written by Brian Lynch, with
screenplay by Tom Wheeler. It stars Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach
Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris. The film was released in
theaters on October 28, 2011 in Digital 3D and IMAX 3D.
The film is
a spin-off prequel to the Shrek franchise, and it follows the character Puss in
Boots on his adventures before his first appearance in Shrek 2 in 2004.
Accompanied by his sidekicks, Humpty Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws, Puss is pitted
against Jack and Jill, two murderous outlaws in ownership of legendary magical
beans which lead to great fortune.
Puss in
Boots opened to very positive reviews and became a success at the box office
with a gross of over $554 million. It was also nominated for Best Animated
Feature Film at the 84th Academy Awards.
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