Wednesday, August 8, 2012

This week's movie picks are 'The Bourne Legacy' and 'The Lorax'

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:

- 2 Days in New York (Drama, Comedy, R): Directed by Julie Delpy and starring Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy, Alexia Landeau and Alex Nahon.

- The Bourne Legacy (Action, Adventure, PG-13): Directed by Tony Gilroy and starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Joan Allen and Oscar Isaac.

- The Campaign (Comedy): Directed by Jay Roach and starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Katherine LaNasa and Dylan McDermott.

- Freelancers (Crime, Action, R): Directed by Jessy Terrero and starring Robert De Niro, Forest Whitaker, Beau Garrett, 50 Cent and Dana Delany.

- Goats (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Christopher Neil and starring Graham Phillips, David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Ty Burrell and Keri Russell.

- Hope Springs (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by David Frankel and starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Jean Smart and Marin Ireland.

- Nitro Circus: The Movie (Comedy, Reality, PG-13): Directed by Gregg Godfrey and Jeremy Rawle and starring Travis Pastrana.

- Red Hook Summer (Drama): Directed by Spike Lee and starring Clarke Peters, Nate Parker, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Toni Lysaith and Jules Brown.

- $upercapitalist (Suspense, Drama): Directed by Simon Yin and starring Linus Roache, Kenneth Tsang, Derek Ting, Richard Ng and Kathy Yin.

New DVD releases for the week of Aug. 7 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.

- Blue Like Jazz (Comedy, Drama): Directed by Steve Taylor and starring Marshall Allman, Tania Raymonde, Claire Holt, Jason Marsden and Eric Lange.

- Bomber Boys (Documentary): Starring Ewan McGregor and Colin McGregor.

- Knock Knock 2 (Horror, R): Directed by Chris Sheng and starring Gina Sorell and Jordan Elizabeth.

- The Lorax (Family, Comedy, PG): Directed by Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda and starring the voices of Danny De Vito, Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Betty White and Taylor Swift.

- Loving the Bad Man (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Peter Engert and starring Alexander Alonso, Carol Antoine, Stephen Baldwin, Raul Barrios and Jason Bartley.

- Marley (Documentary, Music, PG-13): Directed by Kevin Macdonald.

- Mr. Hush (Horror): Directed by David Lee Madison and starring Stephen Geoffreys, Edward X. Young, Jessica Cameron, Steve Dash and Brad Loree.

- Redemption Road (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Mario Van Peebles and starring Michael Clarke Duncan, Morgan Simpson, Kiele Sanchez, Taryn Manning and Luke Perry.

- Yellow Rock (Western, R): Directed by Nick Vallelonga and starring Michael Biehn, James Russo and Lenore Andriel.

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

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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