Wednesday, September 28, 2011

My movie picks this week are 'Dream House' and 'Transformers III'


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:

50/50 (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anna Kendrick and Anjelica Huston.

Bunraku (Action, Crime and Mystery, Martial Arts, Westerns, Fantasy, R): Directed by Guy Moshe and starring Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore, Ron Perlman and Kevin McKidd.

Courageous (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Alex Kendrick and starring Alex Kendrick, Kevin Downes, Ken Bevel, Ben Davies and Rusty Martin.

Dream House (Drama, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, PG-13): Directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts, Marton Csokas and Rachel G. Fox.

Finding Joe (Documentary, Special Interest, Not Rated): Directed by Patrick Takaya Solomon and starring Deepak Chopra, Mick Fleetwood, Tony Hawk, Rashida Jones and Laird Hamilton.

Margaret (Drama, R): Directed by Kenneth Lonergan and starring Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, Sarah Steele and Matthew Broderick.

Sarah Palin: You Betcha! (Documentary, Special Interest, Not Rated): Directed by Nick Broomfield and starring John Bitney, Colleen Cottle, Walt Moneghan, Mike Wooten and Chuck Heath.

Take Shelter (Drama, Thriller, R): Directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Katy Mixon, Shea Whigham and Kathy Baker.

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (Comedy, Horror, R): Directed by Eli Craig and starring Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss and Philip Granger.

What’s Your Number (Comedy, Romance, R): Directed by Mark Mylod and starring Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Martin Freeman, Zachary Quinto and Andy Samberg.

New DVD releases for the week of Sept. 27 include:

American Loser (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Tod Harrison Williams and starring Seann William Scott, Gretchen Mol, Jeff Garlin, Jayce Bartok and Ian Buchanan.

Angel of Evil (Suspense, R): Directed by Michele Placido and starring Kim Rossi Stuart and Filippo Timi.

The Boxer and the Bombshell (Drama, R): Directed by Jonathan Ogilvie and starring Hugo Weaving, Rose Byrne and Matt Le Nevez.

The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman (Action, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Wuershan and starring Masanobu Ando, You Benchang, Liu Xiaove, Ashton Xu and Kitty Zhang Yugi.

Dum Maaro Dum (Action, Crime, R): Directed by Rohan Sippy and starring Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Prateik Babbar, Aditya Pancholi and Harry Key.

Go For It! (Drama, Family, Musicals, PG-13): Directed by Carmen Marron and starring Aimee Garcia, Al Bandiero, Jossara Jinaro, Gina Rodriguez and Louie Alegria.

Good Neighbors (Comedy, Drama, Suspense, Thriller, R): Directed by Jacob Tierney and starring Jay Baruchel, Scott Speedman, Xavier Dolan, Emily Hampshire and Gary Farmer.

L’Amour Fou (Art and Experimental, Documentary, Special Interest, Not Rated): Directed by Pierre Thoretton.

The Ledge (Drama, Suspense, Thriller, R): Directed by Matthew Chapman and starring Charlie Hunnam, Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson, Terrence Howard and Christopher Gorham.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Action, Science Fiction, PG-13): Directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and Patrick Dempsey.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Dream House,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.”

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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