American coming-of-age films (Film Guide)

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Source: Wikipedia. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 208. Chapters: Thor (film), The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), Forrest Gump, Jennifer's Body, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Juno (film), Beauty and the Beast (1991 film), Labyrinth (film), The Tree of Life (film), Let Me In (film), Tangled, Gran Torino, Dirty Dancing, American Graffiti, Bandslam, Ratatouille (film), (500) Days of Summer, Apt Pupil (film), Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, But I'm a Cheerleader, Road to Perdition, Pinocchio (1940 film), Footloose (2011 film), Alice in Wonderland (1951 film), Carrie (1976 film), ATL (film), The Rescuers, Brave (2012 film), Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (film), Puss in Boots (2011 film), Bambi, The Reader (2008 film), The Black Cauldron (film), Summer of '42, Empire of the Sun (film), She's All That, Chicken Little (2005 film), Eragon (film). Excerpt: Thor is a 2011 American superhero film based on the comic book character of the same name published by Marvel Comics. It is the fourth film released as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was directed by Kenneth Branagh, written by Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz and Don Payne, and stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins. The film tells the story of Thor, the crown prince of Asgard, who is exiled from his homeland to Earth. While there, he forms a relationship with Jane Foster, a scientist. However, Thor must stop his adopted brother Loki, who intends to become the new king of Asgard. Sam Raimi first developed the concept of a film adaptation of Thor in 2001, but soon abandoned the project, leaving it in "development hell" for several years. During this time, the rights were picked up by various film studios until Marvel Studios signed Mark Protosevich to develop the project in 2006, and planned to finance it and release it through Paramount Pictures. Matthew Vaughn was originally assigned to direct the film for a tentative 2010 release. However, after Vaughn was released from his holding deal in 2008, Branagh was approached and the film's release was rescheduled into 2011. The main characters were cast in 2009, and principal photography took place in California and New Mexico from January to May 2010. The film was converted to 3D in post-production. Thor was released on April 21, 2011, in Australia, and on May 6, 2011, in the United States. The film was a financial success and received positive reviews from film critics. The DVD and Blu-ray sets were released on September 13, 2011. A sequel, Thor: The Dark World, is set for release November 8, 2013. In AD 965, Odin, king of Asgard, wages war against the Frost Giants of Jotunheim and their leader Laufey, to prevent them from conquering the nine realms, starting with Earth. The Asgardia