THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASES (10/14/11)

"Do you know how cold it is up here?! I need to use a flamethrower to make decent barbecue!" Paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) fights back against a mysterious alien force taking over a group of researchers in the arctic in director Matthijs van Heijningen's THE THING, this version being a "prelude" to the beloved 1982 original film. Credit: Kerry Hayes / © 2011 Universal Studios, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

FOOTLOOSE (Paramount)

THE THING (Universal Studios)

THE BIG YEAR (Twentieth Century Fox)

*EDITOR'S NOTE: All release dates are subject to change.