Wednesday, December 18, 2013

This week's movie picks are 'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues' and 'The Lone Ranger'

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 or pick up at the local Redbox.

Movies that are scheduled to hit theatres this week include:

- Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Comedy): Directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Christina Applegate.

- Her (Comedy, Romance, Drama, R): Directed by Spike Jonze and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara and Chris Pratt.

- The Past (Drama, Mystery, PG-13): Directed by Asghar Farhadi and starring Berenice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, Pauline Burlet and Elyes Aguis.

- The Selfish Giant (Drama): Directed by Clio Barnard and starring Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas, Sean Gilder, Lorraine Ashbourne and Ian Burfield.

- Walking With Dinosaurs (Family, Adventure, PG): Directed by Neil Nightingale and Barry Cook and starring the voices of Justin Long, Tiya Sircar, John Leguizamo and Skyler Stone.

- Wrong Cops (Comedy): Directed by Quentin Dupieux and starring Mark Burnham, Marilyn Manson, Grace Zabriskie, Daniel Quinn and Eddie Tapia.

New DVD releases this week include:

- Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (Drama, Romance, R): Directed by David Lowery and starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Keith Carradine and Nate Parker.

- Devil’s Pass (Suspense, Mystery, R): Directed by Renny Harlin and starring Matt Stokoe, Gemma Atkinson, Richard Reid, Luke Albright and Holly Gross.

- Elysium (Science Fiction, Action, R): Directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlot Copley, William Fichtner and Michael Shanks.

- The Family (Action, Comedy, Crime, R): Directed by Luc Besson and starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron and John D’Leo.

- Force of Execution (Action, R): Directed by Keoni Waxman and starring Danny Trejo, Steven Seagal, Ving Rhames, David House and Sarah Minnich.

- Ghost Team One (Comedy, Horror, R): Directed by Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford and starring Carlos Santos, J.R. Villarreal, Tony Cavalero, Meghan Falcone and James Babson.

- Kick Ass 2 (Action, Comedy, R): Directed by Jeff Wadlow and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jim Carrey, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Clark Duke.

- The Lone Ranger (Adventure, Western, Action, PG-13): Directed by Gore Verbi and starring Armie Hammer, Johnny Depp, Ruth Wilson, Dwight Yoakam and Helena Bonham Carter.

- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (Adventure, Fantasy, Family, PG): Directed by Thor Freudenthal and starring Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Gina Carano and Melina Kanakaredes.

- Prisoners (Suspense, Crime, Drama, R): Directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo and Paul Dano.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “The Lone Ranger.”

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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