[Note: I was out of town and under the weather and missed "Looper." Hope to see it soon. October looks like an interesting mix of genres]
October 5
"Taken 2" - In Istanbul, retired CIA operative and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper he killed while rescuing his daughter.
"Frankenweenie" (http://disney.go.com/frankenweenie/) - A kid conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences.
October 12
"Argo" (http://argothemovie.warnerbros.com/) - As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
"Seven Psychopaths" (http://www.sevenpsychopaths.com/) - A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
October 19
"Alex Cross" - A detective is told that a member of his family has been murdered. He vows to track down the killer.
"Paranornal Activity 4" (http://www.paranormalmovie.com/) - It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in.
October 26
"Cloud Atlas" (http://cloudatlas.warnerbros.com/) - An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
"Chasing Mavericks" - When a young surfer discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his home, he enlists the help of local legend to train him to survive it.