Looking at the Weekend: Nov. 8-10, 2013

No other wide releases this weekend and no hold overs will be able to trump Thor: The Dark World, which will have two weeks to rule the #1 position at the box office before The Hunger Games (spoofed this week in The Starving Games sequel Catching Fire stomps the competition for three weekends until The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug does the same.

Individual Commentaries

Wesley Lovell: It should come as no surprise that my primary recommendation this week is Thor: The Dark World. However, I’m also interested in seeing spoof feature The Straving Games. As bad as these films are, it’s somewhat fun to sit down and thoroughly let your brain go and laugh at the utter inanity.
Peter J. Patrick: Another holiday weekend, another blockbuster opening and some possibly good stuff at the art-house make it an interesting moviegoing week.
Tripp Burton: As the end begins to wrap up, some interesting films are continuing to sneak in, at least at the art houses.

Nov. 8-10, 2013
	Thor: The Dark World (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	The Armstrong Lie (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	The Book Thief (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	The Starving Games (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
	In Theaters For Avengers Fans T	On DVD For Documentary Fans D	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts M,S,C	In Theaters For Spoof Fans None
	On DVD For Everyone C,T	On DVD For Documentary Fans D	In Theaters For Everyone M,S,C	Never For Spoof Fans None
	On DVD For Avengers Fans T	On DVD For Documentary Fans D	In Theaters For Everyone M,S,C	On DVD For Spoof Fans None
KEY:	Personal Impression Personal Pick of the Week Recommendation (For Everyone) Recommendation (For Genre Fans) Recommendation (For Film Enthusiasts) Recommendation (Avoid It)		Oscar Impression: Oscar Codes: M: Major (Picture, Directing, Acting) S: Support (Writing, Music, Editing, Cinematography) C: Creative (Production Design, Costumes, Makeup) T: Tech (Sound, Visual Effects) A: Animated Feature D: Documentary Feature F: Foreign LanguageFilm
KEY:	All ratings are on a scale of 0 to 10 (with 0 being no interest / no recommendation, and 10 being absolute interest / recommendation). The Avoid rating follows the same 0 to 10 format with 10 being the highest recommendation that you avoid the film at all costs. Each Person selects makes a “Pick of the Week,” some weeks may have more than one, some may have none at all.