My movie picks this week are 'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest,' 'Played with Fire'

It’s Wednesday, so today I give you my weekly list of movies that will open in theatres this week as well as my 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 Friday include:

- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Drama, R): Directed by Daniel Alfredson and starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Annika Hallin, Per Oscarsson and Lena Endre.

- Saw 3D (Horror, Thriller, R): Directed by Kevin Greutert and starring Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell and Sean Patrick Flanery.

- Welcome to the Rileys (Drama, R): Directed by Jake Scott and starring Melissa Leo, James Gandolfini and Kristen Stewart.

- Wild Target (Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Emily Blunt, Bill Nighy, Rupert Grint, Rupert Everett and Martin Freeman.

- Monsters (Science Fiction, R): Directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able.

New DVD releases for the week of Oct. 26 include:

- The Girl Who Played with Fire (Crime and Mystery, Thriller, R): Directed by Daniel Alfredson and starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Alexandra Eisenstein, Annika Hallin and Per Oscarsson.

- Winter’s Bone (Drama, R): Directed by Debra Granik and starring Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey and Sheryl Lee.

- South of the Border (Documentary, Not Rated): Directed by Oliver Stone and starring Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, Lula da Silva, Cristina Kirchner and Nestor Kirchner.

- Sex in the City 2 (Comedy, R): Directed by Michael Patrick King and starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Chris North.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “The Girl Who Played with Fire.”

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.