Wednesday, November 23, 2011

My movie picks this week are 'Hugo' and 'Conan the Barbarian'

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:

Arthur Christmas (PG, Comedy, Family): Directed by Barry Cook and Sarah Smith and starring the voices of James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Laurie and Bill Nighy.

The Artist (PG-13, Comedy, Drama): Directed by Michel Hazanavicius and starring John Goodman, Malcolm McDowell, Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo and James Cromwell.

A Dangerous Method (R, Drama): Directed by David Cronenberg and starring Michael Fassbender, Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley, Vincent Cassel and Sarah Gadon.

Desi Boyz (Not Rated, Action, Comedy): Directed by Rohit Dhawan and starring John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Akshay Kumar and Chitrangda Singh.

Hugo (PG, Family, Adventure): Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Christopher Lee, Jude Law, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen and Asa Butterfield.

The Legend of Pale Male (Documentary): Directed by Frederic Lilien.

The Muppets (PG, Comedy, Family): Directed by James Bobin and starring Zach Galifianakis, Rashida Jones, Wanda Sykes, Mickey Rooney and Jack Black.

My Week with Marilyn (R, Drama): Directed by Simon Curtis and starring Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench and Dominic Cooper.

Rampart (R, Action, Crime): Directed by Oren Moverman and starring Woody Harrelson, Steve Buscemi, Sigourney Weaver, Anne Heche and Ice Cube.

New DVD releases for the week of Nov. 22 include:

Carjacked (R, Action, Drama, Suspense): Directed by John Bonito and starring Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff, Joanna Cassidy, Catherine Dent and Kristen Kerr.

Conan the Barbarian (R, Action, Fantasy): Directed by Marcus Nispel and starring Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Ron Perlman and Rose McGowan.

The Devil’s Double (R, Action, Crime and Mystery, Drama, Thriller): Directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Philip Quast, Mem Ferda and Raad Rawi.

The Family Tree (R, Comedy, Drama): Directed by Vivi Friedman and starring Selma Blair, Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Max Thieriot and Chi McBride.

Sarah’s Key (PG-13, Drama): Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner and starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Aidan Quinn, Melusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup and Frederic Pierrot.

Spy Kids: All The Time In The World (PG, Action, Comedy, Family): Directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, Jeremy Piven, Danny Trejo and Mason Cook.

Super 8 (PG-13, Action, Science Fiction): Directed by J.J. Abrams and starring Noah Emmerich, Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler and Ron Eldard.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Hugo,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Conan the Barbarian.”

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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