Dark of the Moon
Dark of the Moon may refer to:
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers:
Dark of the Moon is a 2011 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay, and it is based on the Transformers toy line.
It is the third installment in the live- action" Transformers" film series, and is the sequel to 2009's.
It is also the first film in the series that was not co-produced by DreamWorks, leaving Paramount Pictures as the sole distributor.
The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington- Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Malkovich, and Frances McDormand.
It s story is set three years after the events of" Revenge of the Fallen", and follows the warring Autobots and Decepticons as they battle to possess powerful technology from their homeworld that had crashed on Earth's moon.
Returning Transformers include Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, Sideswipe, Skids and Mudflap( as cameos), Wheelie, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, Barricade, Sideways, Long Haul, Scrapper, and Brawl.
The script was written by Ehren Kruger.
" Dark of the Moon" employed both regular 35 mm film cameras and specially- developed 3- D cameras, with filming locations in Chicago, Florida, Indiana, Milwaukee, Moscow, and Washington, D.C..
The film was rendered specifically for 3- D, and the visual effects involved more complex robots which took longer to render.
In May 2011, it was announced that Paramount would move" Dark of the Moon" release date of July 1 to June 29, in order to monitor an early response to footage.
Exclusive early premieres in both select 3D and IMAX theaters took place on June 28, 2011, one night before worldwide release in 2D and 3D( including IMAX 3D) formats —each featuring Dolby Surround 7.1 sound.
Metacritic characterized the reviews that it cataloged as" mixed or average", and the Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus praised the special effects, action scenes, scores, 3 D work, and the performances of Peter Cullen and Leonard Nimoy while criticizing the runtime, storyline, performances, and screenplay.
" Dark of the Moon" grossed over$ 1.1 billion worldwide, and it is currently the 26th highest- grossing film of all time( the 4th- highest at the time of release), the second- highest- grossing film of 2011, the highest- grossing film in the" Transformers" series, and the tenth film to gross over$ 1 billion.
Like the first film, it was nominated for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards.
It was followed by in 2014.
Mother Night (film)
Mother Night is a 1996 American romantic war drama film produced and directed by Keith Gordon.
It is based on Kurt Vonnegut's 1961 novel of the same name.
Nick Nolte stars as Howard W. Campbell, Jr., an American who moves with his family to Germany after World War I and goes on to become a successful German language playwright.
As World War II looms, Campbell meets a man who claims to be from the United States Department of War, and is recruited to spy for the U.S., transmitting Nazi propaganda containing hidden messages that can only be decoded by Allied intelligence.
After the war, Campbell relocates to New York City, where he attempts to live in obscurity.
Since the Americans keep his true war time role a closely guarded secret, Campbell is forced to live under an assumed identity.
The film is narrated by Campbell, through a series of flashbacks, as he sits in a jail cell in Israel, writing his memoirs, and awaiting trial for war crimes.
The film also stars Sheryl Lee, John Goodman, Alan Arkin, and Frankie Faison.
Vonnegut makes a brief appearance in a scene in New York City.
The Dark of the Sun
The Dark of the Sun may refer to:
Dark of the Sun
Dark of the Sun( also known as The Mercenaries in the UK) is a 1968 adventure- war film starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Brown, and Peter Carsten.
The film, which was directed by Jack Cardiff, is based on Wilbur Smith's 1965 novel," The Dark of the Sun".
The story about a band of mercenaries sent on a dangerous mission during the Congo Crisis was adapted into a screenplay by Ranald MacDougall.
Critics condemned the film on its original release for its graphic scenes of violence and torture.
Venice, the Moon and You
Venice, the Moon and You is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.
Mother Night (comics)
Mother Night is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (disambiguation)
Transformers:
Dark of the Moon may also refer to:
Around the Moon
Around the Moon( 1870), Jules Verne's sequel to" From the Earth to the Moon", is a science fiction novel which continues the trip to the Moon which was only partially described in the previous novel.
It was later combined with" From the Earth to the Moon" to create" A Trip to the Moon and Around ItFrom the Earth to the Moon" and" Around the Moon" served as the basis for the film" A Trip to the Moon".
To the Moon and Back
To the Moon and Back can refer to:

Question: Did the movies Mother Night (film) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon, originate from the same country?
Answer: yes