Wednesday, June 27, 2012

This week's movie picks are 'Ted' and 'The Artist'

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:

Beasts of the Southern Wild (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Benh Zeitlin and starring Quvenzhane Wallis and Dwight Henry.

Magic Mike (Drama, Comedy, R): Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer and Joe Mangianello.

Neil Young Journeys (Music, Documentary, PG): Directed by Jonathan Demme.

People Like Us (Drama, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Alex Kurtzman and starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jon Favreau.

Take This Waltz (Drama, Romance, R): Directed by Sarah Polley and starring Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby, Sarah Silverman and Aaron Abrams.

Ted (Comedy, R): Directed by Seth MacFarlane and starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel McHale and the voice of Seth MacFarlane.

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Tyler Perry and starring Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, Doris Roberts and Romeo Miller.

Unforgivable (Drama): Directed by Andre Techine and starring Andre Dussollier, Melanie Thierry, Carole Bouquet and Adriana Asti.

New DVD releases for the week of June 26 include:

21 Jump Street (Action, Comedy, R): Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Brie Larson and Rob Riggle.

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

Bending the Rules (Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Artie Mandelberg and starring Adam Copeland, Jamie Kennedy, Alicia Witt, Jennifer Esposito and Jessica Walter.

Bullhead (Drama, Crime, R): Directed by Michael R. Roskam and starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy, Barbara Sarafin and Tibo Vandenborre.

The Decoy Bride (Comedy, PG): Directed by Sheree Folkson and starring David Tennant, Kelly Macdonald, Alice Eve, Michael Urie and Federico Castelluccio.

Mirror, Mirror (Fantasy, Comedy, PG): Directed by Tarsem and starring Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane and Robert Emms.

Oranges and Sunshine (Drama, R): Directed by Jim Loach and starring Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Lorraine Ashbourne and Tara Morice.

The Perfect Family (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Anne Renton and starring Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Richard Chamberlain and Michael McGrady.

A Thousand Words (Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Brian Robbins and starring Eddie Murphy, Clark Duke, Kerry Washington, Cliff Curtis and Allison Janney.

Wrath of the Titans (Fantasy, Adventure, PG-13): Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and starring Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Rosamund Pike and Bill Nighy.

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

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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