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It was a fight to the finish between box-office champ "Real Steel" and new contender "Footloose." Over the weekend, the two movies were only separated by $200,000 but today, based on the box-office weekend actuals from BoxOfficeMojo, "Real Steel" gets to keep its crown

In Real Steel Hugh Jackman plays a boxing promoter who’s forced to reconnect with his estranged son. But the boxers on which Jackman hangs his hopes aren’t human: Real Steel, which is based on a Richard Matheson short story, is set in the near future, when “robot boxing” is all the rage.

The underdog boxing family drama, "Real Steel," was the undisputed champ at the weekend box-office! The winning film, starring Hugh Jackman and Dakota Goyo as a father-son underdog team, debuted at No. 1 with $27.3 million.

I had a great time attending the world premiere of "Real Steel" last Sunday at Universal Studios in Hollywood. It helped that I enjoyed the film so I didn’t have to play pretend that "Real Steel" was fun, because it was!

In the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring.

I have much respect for Dakota Goyo! Truth be told, the child actor stole "Real Steel" from Hugh Jackman and he is one of the main reasons I’m recommending the movie 100%!

When I first saw the trailer for "Real Steel," I quickly dismissed it as a derivative film that was produced simply to lure the Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em kids in all of us. We grew up with the boxing robots toy, and Walt Disney Pictures just wanted to capitalize on our nostalgia.

The first "Kung Fu Panda" was widely praised by audiences and critics alike when it was released in 2008.

One of the words that comes up with increasing frequency in the world of indie filmmaking, television and other forms of entertainment is transmedia. For some, it seems like a viable option for audience building and extending the reach of a project, while others seem reluctant to take that leap and try including it.

In the film, Ginnifer Goodwin (Rachel) and John Krasinski (Ethan) star as longtime friends, and in real-life, they seemed to be BFFs as well. I enjoyed the romantic but biting notion of the film, and it was such a treat seeing these two actors.