Wednesday, November 30, 2011

My movie picks this week are 'Answers to Nothing' and '30 Minutes or Less'

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:

Answers to Nothing (R, Drama, Mystery): Directed by Matthew Leutwyler and starring Dane Cook, Barbara Hershey, Elizabeth Mitchell, Julie Benz and Zach Gilford.

Coriolanus (R, Drama, Suspense): Directed by Ralph Fiennes and starring Ralph Fiennes, Brian Cox, James Nesbitt, Gerard Butler and Jessica Chastain.

I Am Singh (Suspense, Action): Directed by Puneet Issar and starring GulzarInder Chahal, Tulip Joshi, Mika Singh, Brooke Johnston and Rizwan Haider.

Khodorkovsky (Documentary): Directed by Cyril Tuschi.

Knuckle (R, Documentary): Directed by Ian Palmer.

The Lady (R, Drama): Directed by Luc Besson and starring Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Bendict Wong, Jonathan Woodhouse and Susan Wooldridge.

Outrage: Way of the Yakuza (R, Action, Crime): Directed by Takeshi Kitano and starring Takeshi Kitano and Ryo Kase.

Pastorela (R, Comedy): Directed by Emilio Portes and starring Hector Jimenez, Joaquin Cosio, Ana Serradilla, Dagoberto Gama and Carlos Cobos.

Shame (NC-17, Drama): Directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie and Hannah Ware.

A Warrior’s Heart (PG, Drama, Romance): Directed by Michael F. Sears and starring Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Gabrielle Anwar, Chord Overstreet and Adam Beach.

New DVD releases for the week of Nov. 29 include:

5 Days of War (R, Drama, War): Directed by Renny Harlin and starring Val Kilmer, Andy Garcia, Dean Cain, Heather Graham and Rupert Friend.

30 Minutes or Less (R, Comedy, Action): Directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride, Nick Swardson and Dilshad Vadsaria.

Another Earth (PG-13, Drama, Science Fiction): Directed by Mike Cahill and starring William Mapother, Brit Marlin, Jordan Baker, Flint Beverage and Robin Taylor.

The Art of Getting By (PG-13, Comedy, Drama, Romance): Directed by Gavin Wiesen and starring Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Angarano and Elizabeth Reaser.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (G, Documentary, Special Interest): Directed by and starring Werner Herzog.

The Future (R, Drama): Directed by Miranda July and starring Miranda July, Hamish Linklater, David Warshofsky, Isabella Acres and Joe Putterlik.

One Day (PG-13, Drama, Romance): Directed by Lone Scherfig and starring Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson, Ken Stott and Romola Garai.

Our Idiot Brother (R, Comedy): Directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Paul Rudd, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Elizabeth Banks and Rashida Jones.

Snowmen (PG, Drama, Family): Directed by Robert Kirbyson and starring Bobby Coleman, Josh Flitter, Beverly Mitchell, Bobb’e J. Thompson and Doug E. Doug.

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (R, Comedy, Horror): Directed by Eli Craig and starring Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss and Philip Granger.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Answers to Nothing,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “30 Minutes or Less.”

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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