Wednesday, June 1, 2011

My movie picks this week are 'X-men: First Class' and 'Drive Angry'

It’s Wednesday, so today I give you my weekly list of movies that will open in theatres this week as well as a list of movies that will be released this week on DVD.

I hope this will serve as a useful guide as to what’s going on this week if you happen to be near a movie theatre or if you’re looking for something to drop into your NetFlix queue.

Movies that are scheduled to hit theatres this week include:

- Beautiful Boy (R, Drama, Romance): Directed by Shawn Ku and starring Michael Sheen, Maria Bello, Alan Tudyk, Moon Bloodgood and Kyle Gallney.

- Beginners (R, Drama): Directed by Mike Mills and starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic and Mary Page Keller.

- House of the Rising Sun (R, Action, Crime): Directed by Brian A. Miller and starring Danny Trejo, Amy Smart, Dominic Purcell, Dave Bautista and Craig Fairbrass.

- The Lion of Judah (PG, Family): Directed by Roger Hawkins and Deryck Broom.

- Love, Wedding, Marriage (PG-13, Comedy, Romance): Directed by Dermot Mulroney and starring Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz, Jessica Szohr, Jane Seymour and James Brolin.

- Rejoice & Shout (PG, Documentary, Special Interest): Directed by Don McGlynn and starring Smokey Robinson, Mahalia Jackson and the Rev. James Cleveland.

- Submarine (R, Comedy, Drama): Directed by Richard Avoade and starring Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine, Craig Roberts, Noah Taylor and Yasmin Paige.

- X-Men: First Class (PG-13, Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction): Directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne and Kevin Bacon.

- YellowBrickRoad (R, Horror, Suspense): Directed by Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton and starring Cassidy Freeman, Laura Heisler, Anessa Ramsey, Clark Freeman and Lee Wilkof.

New DVD releases for the week of May 31 include:

- Biutiful (R, Drama): Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and starring Javier Bardem, Maricel Alvarez, Eduard Fernandez, Diaryatou Daff and Cheich Ndiave.

- Cross (R, Action, Fantasy): Directed by Patrick Durham and starring Brian Austin Green, Michael Clarke Duncan, Vinnie Jones, C. Thomas Howell and Danny Trejo.

- Drive Angry (R, Action, Suspense): Directed by Patrick Lussier and starring Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, David Morse, William Fichtner and Christa Campbell.

- Kaboom (Not Rated, Comedy, Horror, Suspense, Thriller): Directed by Gregg Araki and starring Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, Roxane Mesquida, Juno Temple and James Duval.

- Passion Play (R, Drama, Mystery): Directed by Mitch Glazer and starring Megan Fox, Bill Murray, Mickey Rourke, Rhys Ifans and Kelly Lynch.

- Savage County (Not Rated, Horror): Directed by David Harris and starring Ana Ayora, Ryan Carter, Ken Luckey, Mimi Michaels and Doug Haley.

- The Waiting City (R, Drama, Romance): Directed by Claire McCarthy and starring Radha Mitchell, Joel Edgerton, Isabel Lucas and Samrat Chakrabarti.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “X-Men: First Class,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Drive Angry.”

In the end, let me know if you get a chance to watch any of the new movies in theatres this week or if you’ve already seen any of the movies that have just been released on DVD. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.

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