Wednesday, June 6, 2012

This week's movie picks are 'Prometheus' and 'Act of Valor'

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:

Bel Ami (Drama, R): Directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod and starring Robert Pattinson, Christina Ricci, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Colm Meaney.

Dark Horse (Drama): Directed by Todd Solondz and starring Justin Bartha, Selma Blair, Mia Farrow, Jordan Gelber and Donna Murphy.

Lola Versus (Drama, R): Directed by Daryl Wein and starring Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman, Zoe Lister Jones, Hamish Linklater and Bill Pullman.

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (Comedy, Family, PG): Directed by Eric Darnell and Conrad Vernon and starring the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jessica Chastain.

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Elizabeth Olsen and Nat Wolff.

Prometheus (Science Fiction, Horror, R): Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Ben Foster and Idris Elba.

Safety Not Guaranteed (Comedy, R): Directed by Colin Treyorrow and starring Aubrey Plaza, Jake M. Johnson, Karan Soni, Mark Duplass and Mary Lynn Rajskub.

New DVD releases for the week of June 5 include:

Act of Valor (Action, R): Directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh and starring Roselyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano, Emilio Rivera, Gonzalo Menendez and Ailsa Marshall.

American Animal (Comedy, Drama): Directed by Matt D’Elia and starring Matt D’Elia, Brendan Fletcher, Mircea Monroe and Angela Sarafyan.

Animals United (Children, Family, PG): Directed by Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe and starring the voices of James Corden, Stephen Fry, Jim Broadbent, Vanessa Redgrave and Andy Serkis.

Bad Ass (Action, Adventure, R): Directed by Craig Moss and starring Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton, Ron Perlman, Joyful Drake and Patrick Fabian.

Exit Strategy (Directed by Michael Whitton and starring Jameel Saleem, Kimella Weathers, Quincy Harris, Kevin Hart and Sid Burston.

How to Live Forever (Documentary): Directed by Mark Wexler.

John Carter (Science Fiction, Action, PG-13): Directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong and Samantha Morton.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (Adventure, Family, PG): Directed by Brad Peyton and starring Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens and Luis Guzman.

Machine Gun Preacher (Drama, R): Directed by Marc Forster and starring Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker, Michael Shannon and Madeline Carroll.

Safe House (Action, Suspense, R): Directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson and Robert Patrick.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Prometheus,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Act of Valor.”

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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