Wednesday, December 11, 2013

This week's movie picks are 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' and 'Fast & Furious 6'

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:

- American Hustle (Drama, Suspense, R): Directed by David O. Russell and starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams, Louis C.K and Jennifer Lawrence.

- Here Comes the Devil (Horror, Suspense): Directed by Adrian Garcia Bogliano and starring Francisco Barreiro, Laura Caro, Alan Martinez and Michele Garcia.

- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Adventure, Fantasy): Directed by Peter Jackson and starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Lee Pace, Ian Holm and Luke Evans.

- Hours (Suspense, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Eric Heissere and starring Paul Walker, Genesis Rodriguez, Judd Lormand, Christopher Matthew Cook and Nick Gomez.

- Liv & Ingmar (Documentary): Directed by Dheeraj Akolkar and starring Liv Ullmann.

- Saving Mr. Banks (Drama, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by John Lee Hancock and starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti and Jason Schwartzman.

- Some Velvet Morning (Drama): Directed by Neil LaBute and starring Stanley Tucci and Alice Eve.

- Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas (Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Tyler Perry and starring Tyler Perry, Chad Michael Murray, Alicia Witt, Eric Lively and Kathy Najimy.

New DVD releases this week include:

- Adore (Drama, Romance, R): Directed by Anne Fontaine and starring Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Ben Mendelsohn, Xavier Samuel and Sophie Lowe.

- Battle of the Year (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Benson Lee and starring Josh Holloway, Laz Alonso, Josh Peck, Chris Brown and Terrence Jenkins.

- Despicable Me 2 (Comedy, Family, G): Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud and starring the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Elsie Fisher and Dana Gaier.

- Fast & Furious 6 (Action, Crime, PG-13): Directed by Justin Lin and starring Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Luke Evans and Gina Carano.

- The Hunt (Drama, Suspense, R): Directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrom and Susse Wold.

- Jane Mansfield’s Car (Drama, Comedy, R): Directed by Billy Bob Thornton and starring Thornton, Robert Duvall, Robert Patrick, Katherine LaNasa and Frances O’Connor.

- Man of Tai Chi (Action, R): Directed by Keanu Reeves and starring Tiger Hu Chen, Reeves, Karen Mok, Simon Yam and Michael Chan.

- Sightseers (Comedy, Drama, Crime): Directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Steve Oram and Alice Lowe.

- Touchy Feely (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Lynn Shelton and starring Rosemarie DeWitt, Allison Janney, Ellen Page, Scoot McNairy and Josh Pais.

- The Ultimate Life (Drama, Family, PG): Directed by Michael Landon Jr. and starring Bill Cobbs, Peter Fonda, Ali Hillis, Lee Meriwether and Logan Bartholomew.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Fast & Furious 6.”

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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