Rueben's Ramblings

Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons site and internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in movie theatres in November:

My Week with Marilyn
Opens: November 4

Michelle Williams portrays Marilyn Monroe in this film that focuses on the behind-the-scenes troubles between her and co-star/director Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) on the set of the 1957 film The Prince and the Showgirl.

Puss in Boots
Opens: November 4

Way before Puss ever met Shrek, our suave and furry feline hero goes on a swashbuckling ride, as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs. Among the voices for this film are Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis.

Tower Heist
Opens: November 4

After losing their pensions to a Bernie Madoff-like fat cat (Alan Alda), a ragtag group of employees working in his apartment complex decide to steal it back. The cast includes Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick and Casey Affleck.

Immortals
Opens: November 11

The power hungry King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) is destroying all before him in his quest to possesses an artifact that can unleash the Titans, the race of beings imprisoned by the Olympian Gods deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros. As the Gods cannot intervene in man’s conflict, a young peasant (Henry Cavill) is secretly chosen to save his people from Hyperion and his hordes. The cast includes Stephen Dorff, Freida Pinto and John Hurt.

J. Edgar
Opens: November 11

As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life. The cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas, Dermot Mulroney and Judi Dench (among many others)

Happy Feet Two
Opens: November 18

Mumble and Gloria now have a son of their own, Erik, who is struggling to find his own particular talents in the Emperor Penguin world. But new dangers are threatening the penguin nation, and it’s going to take everyone working–and dancing–together to save them. Among the voices for this animated film include Elijah Wood, Pink, Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, and Hank Azaria.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Opens: November 18

Set in the mid-70’s during the height of the Cold War, the judicious, reserved, middle-aged intelligence expert George Smiley is recalled out of forced retirement. He is tasked to hunt down a Soviet mole in the “Circus”, the highest echelons of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). The cast includes Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong and Benedict Cumberbatch.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
Opens: November 18

The new found married bliss of Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threatens to destroy their world. After their wedding, Bella and Edward travel to Rio de Janeiro for their honeymoon, where they finally give in to their passions. Bella soon discovers she is pregnant, and during a nearly fatal childbirth, Edward finally fulfills her wish to become immortal. But the arrival of their remarkable daughter, Renesmee, sets in motion a perilous chain of events that pits the Cullens and their allies against the Volturi, the fearsome council of vampire leaders, setting the stage for an all-out battle.

Arthur Christmas
Opens: November 23

How does Santa deliver all those presents in one night? The answer: Santa’s exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. Inside is a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns. Among the voices for this animated film are James McAvoy, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent and Imelda Staunton.

Hugo
Opens: November 23

The film follows a young orphan (Asa Butterfield) who inherits a broken automaton from his late father. The device’s inventor turns out to be Georges Melies (Ben Kingsley), a real-life toymaker and pioneering French filmmaker.

The Descendants
Opens: November 23

George Clooney stars as a Hawaiian land baron whose life is upended after his wife (Patricia Hastie) goes into a coma and he learns that she’d been having an affair. The cast includes Shailene Woodley and Matthew Lillard.

The Muppets
Opens: November 23

A couple and their friend Walter reunite The Muppets, now retired entertainers known for the same Muppet show we know them from, to save the TV studio that the original show was shot in from a Texan oil baron bent on drilling for oil underneath it. The cast includes Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones (as well as, of course, The Muppets).

Movies coming out in December will be posted at the end of November.

Enjoy!