Tower Heist
Genre:
Action/Comedy
Directed by:
Brett Ratner
Starring:
Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, Tea Leoni, Gabourey Sidibe, Michael Pena, Nina Arianda
Release date:
Fri 04, Nov 2011
Budget $85 million
Box office $152.9 million
Tower Heist is a 2011 crime comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson, based on a story by Bill Collage, Adam Cooper, and Griffin. It was released on November 2, 2011, in the United Kingdom, with a United States release following two days later. Tower Heist follows Josh (Ben Stiller), Charlie (Casey Affleck), and Dev'reaux (Michael Peña), employees of an exclusive apartment building who lose their pensions in the Ponzi scheme of Wall Street businessman Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda). The group enlist the aid of criminal Slide (Eddie Murphy), bankrupt businessman Mr. Fitzhugh (Matthew Broderick), and another employee of the apartment building, Odessa (Gabourey Sidibe), to break into Shaw's apartment and steal back their money while avoiding the FBI agent in charge of his case, Claire Denham (Téa Leoni).
Tower Heist began development as early as 2005, based on an idea by Murphy that would star himself and an all-black cast of comedians as a heist group who rob Trump Plaza. As the script developed and changed into an Ocean's Eleven–style caper, Murphy left the project. Ratner continued to develop the idea into what would eventually become Tower Heist, with Murphy later rejoining the production. Filming took place entirely in New York City on a budget of $85 million, with several buildings provided by Donald Trump used to represent the titular tower. The film score was composed by Christophe Beck and released commercially on November 1, 2011.
The film received a generally positive critical reception with much of the praise going to the cast, including Sidibe, Leoni, and Stiller. However, Murphy was repeatedly singled out by critics as the star of the film, with critics feeling that he displayed a welcome return to the comedic style of his early career. Much of the criticism received by the film was focused on the plot which was considered "formulaic," "rushed," "dull," and "laborious." As of February 2012, the film has earned $152 million during its theatrical run.
Prior to release, the film was involved in a controversy over plans by Universal Pictures to release it for home viewing on video on demand to 500,000 Comcast customers, only three weeks after its theatrical debut. Concern over the implementation's harming ticket sales and inspiring further films to follow suit resulted in several theater chains' refusal to show the film at all if the plan went ahead, forcing Universal to abandon the idea.
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Jack and Jill
Genre:
Comedy
Directed by:
Dennis Dugan
Starring:
Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes
Release date:
Fri 11, Nov 2011
Budget $79 million
Box office $149,673,788
Jack and Jill is a 2011 family comedy film starring Adam Sandler and directed by Dennis Dugan, who has collaborated with Sandler on most of his films. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and released on November 11, 2011.
Jack and Jill has received extremely negative reviews from critics; it holds a score of 3% on Rotten Tomatoes and won in every category at the 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards, a first for the Razzies.
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Happy Feet 2
Genre:
Animation/Adventure/Family
Directed by:
George Miller
Starring:
Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Hank Azaria
Release date:
Fri 18, Nov 2011
Budget $135 million
Box office $150,406,466
Happy Feet Two is a 2011 Australian-American 3D computer-animated family musical film directed by George Miller, who co-directed the original film Happy Feet. The film is a sequel to Happy Feet and features Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hugo Weaving, Magda Szubanski and Anthony LaPaglia reprising their roles from the first. Pink, Common and Richard Carter replaced Brittany Murphy, Fat Joe and Steve Irwin as Gloria, Seymour and Bryan the beachmaster, respectively. The original cast is joined by new characters voiced by Hank Azaria, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and SofÃa Vergara. Kennedy Miller Mitchell and Dr. D Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, produced the film, which premiered in North American theaters on November 18, 2011 in Digital 3D and IMAX 3D. The film was released with a Looney Tunes short called I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat starring Sylvester Cat and Tweety Bird and this film is dedicated in memory of Steve Irwin and Brittany Murphy.
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Arthur Christmas
Genre:
Animation/Adventure/Family
Directed by:
Barry Cook, Sarah Smith
Starring:
James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Ashley Jensen, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton
Release date:
Wed 23, Nov 2011
Budget $100 million
Box office $147,419,472
Arthur Christmas is a British/American 2011 3-D computer animated Christmas fantasy comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Aardman Animations and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was released on November 11, 2011, in the UK and on November 23, 2011, in the USA. The film was directed by Sarah Smith, and it features voices of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jensen, Marc Wootton, Laura Linney, Eva Longoria, Ramona Marquez and Michael Palin. Set in the North Pole, the plot tells about Santa's son Arthur Christmas, who must complete a mission before Christmas morning. It is Aardman Animations' first computer-animated cinema feature with Sony Pictures Animation.
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