Wednesday, April 4, 2012

This week's movie picks are 'American Reunion' and 'War Horse'

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:

American Reunion (Comedy, Romance, R): Directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg and Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Chris Klein and Mena Suvari.

The Assault (Action, Suspense, R): Directed by Julien Leclercq and starring Vincent Elbaz, Gregori Derangere, Melanie Bernier, Philippe Bas and Aymen Saidi.

ATM (Horror, Suspense, R): Directed by David Brooks and starring Alice Eve, Josh Peck, Brian Geraghty, Will Woytowich and Glen Thompson.

Comic-Con: Episode IV- A Fan’s Hope (Documentary): Directed by Morgan Spurlock and starring Stan Lee, Joss Whedon, Frank Miller, Kevin Smith and Matt Groening.

Damsels in Distress (Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Whit Stillman and starring Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke and Carrie MacLemore.

Keyhole (Suspense, Drama, R): Directed by Guy Maddin and starring Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini, Udo Kier, Tattiawna Jones and Kevin McDonald.

Return (Drama): Directed by Liza Johnson and starring Linda Cardellini, Michael Shannon, John Slattery, Talia Balsam and Emma Rayne Lyle.

Take Me Home (Drama, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Sam Jaeger and starring Sam Jaeger, Amber Jaeger, Lin Shaye, Victor Garber and Cristine Rose.

We Have a Pope (Foreign): Directed by Nanni Moretti and starring Michel Piccoli, Jerzy Stuhr, Renato Scarpa, Franco Graziosi and Camillo Milli.

We the Party (Comedy, R): Directed by Mario Van Peebles and starring Mandela Van Peebles, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Mario Van Peebles, Simone Battle and Moises Arias.

New DVD releases for the week of April 3 include:

Alien Opponent (Action, Science Fiction, Not Rated): Directed by Colin Theys and starring Jeremy London, Roddy Piper, Adrienne LaValley, Jessica Alexandra Green and Ashley Bates.

Angels Crest (Drama, R): Directed by Gaby Dellal and starring Thomas Dekker, Lynn Collins, Jeremy Piven, Mira Sorvino and Kate Walsh.

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (Documentary, PG): Directed by Constance Marks and starring Kevin Clash, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O’Donnell, Frank Oz and Joan Graz Cooney.

Chasing Madoff (Documentary): Directed by Jeff Prosserman.

The Double Hour (Drama, Mystery, Not Rated): Directed by Giuseppe Capotondi and starring Ksenia Rappoport and Filippo Timi.

In the Land of Blood and Honey (Romance, War, R): Directed by Angelina Jolie and starring Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic, Rade Serbedzija, Branko Djuric and Ermin Sijamija.

The Odds (Mystery, Suspense, R): Directed by Simon Davidson and starring Tyler Johnston, Julia Maxwell, Jaren Brandt Bartlett, Calum Worthy and Robert Moloney.

Tyrannosaur (Drama, Not Rated): Directed by Paddy Considine and starring Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Paul Popplewell and Ned Dennehy.

War Horse (War, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston and Emily Watson.

We Bought a Zoo (Drama, Comedy, PG): Directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Elle Fanning, Patrick Fugit and Thomas Haden Church.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “American Reunion,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “War Horse.”

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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