Movie Preview: October 2011

When it comes to October, I guess the days of a new horror movie opening every weekend are long gone. While you may be able to curl up on the couch at home every night, there’s a mere two horror flicks opening this month. While one looks way better than the other, the latter still has something going for it behind the cameras that have piqued my interest. So alas, let us delve into the haunt free October that is 2011.

October 7

Kicking off with only two new openings comes one for the family, and one for the rest of us. Shawn Levy is not the man who first comes to mind when it comes to big budget action films with Steven Spielberg executive producing and Robert Zemeckis producing. Yet here comes the man behind such disasters as Big Fat Liar, Just Married, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, and the second Night at the Museum, bringing us an unofficial Rock’em Sock’em Robots film. Granted, the first Night at the Museum wasn’t a complete bust but I have no doubt the only thing holding Date Night together was Tina Fey and Steve Carell. In Real Steel, the gist is that it’s set in the future where robots duke it out in the ring instead of humans. I have some choice words to say about this one and they’ll all be available later this week.

On the flip side of things, we do get a new George Clooney movie! Whether he’s in front of, or behind the camera, the man just does not produce a stinker. Okay, maybe Ocean’s 12. Now he brings us another possible Best Picture front runner with The Ides of March. Also in the spotlight is star Ryan Gosling who’s having the year of his life. Hot off his performance in Blue Valentine last year, 2011 has already given us Crazy, Stupid, Love. and Drive. Maybe we should just give him Best Actor right now on account of collective performances. Anyone? Anyone? Here Gosling plays second fiddle to Clooney’s Presidential candidate where he gets a crash course in corruption. While it sounds slightly cliché, Clooney is directing his own screenplay based on Beau Willimon’s (also credited as co-writer) play “Farragut North.” I think Clooney and company have cooked up another winner.

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