Wednesday, February 22, 2012

This week's movie picks are 'Act of Valor' and 'J. Edgar'


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:

Act of Valor (Action, R): Directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh and starring Roselyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano, Emilio Rivera, Gonzalo Menendez and Ailsa Marshall.

The Fairy (Comedy, Romance, Not Rated): Directed by Dominique Abel and Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Philippe Martz and Bruno Romy.

The Forgiveness of Blood (Drama): Directed by Joshua Marston and starring Refet Abazi, Tristan Halilaj, Sindi Lacej and Ilire Vinca Celaj.

Gone (Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Heitor Dhalia and starring Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan, Wes Bentley and Daniel Sunjata.

Good Deeds (Drama, Romance, PG-13): Directed by Tyler Perry and starring Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union, Thandie Newton, Brian White and Rebecca Romijn.

Tomorrow When the War Began (Action, Drama, R): Directed by Stuart Beattie and starring Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Linsoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz and Phoebe Tonkin.

Wanderlust (Comedy, R): Directed by David Wain and starring Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Malin Akerman, Justin Theroux and Lauren Ambrose.

New DVD releases for the week of Feb. 21 include:

J. Edgar (Drama, R): Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Armie Hammer, Judi Dench and Jeffrey Donovan.

London Boulevard (Drama, Crime, R): Directed by William Monahan and starring Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, Anna Friel, Ray Winstone and David Thewlis.

Martha Marcy May Marlene (Drama, Suspense, R): Directed by Sean Durkin and starring Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, Hugh Dancy and Brady Corbet.

The Mighty Macs (Drama, G): Directed by Tim Chambers and starring Carla Gugino, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Ellen Burstyn and Phyllis Somerville.

Puss in Boots (Comedy, Family, PG): Directed by Chris Miller and starring the voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris.

Retreat (Suspense, Action, R): Directed by Carl Tibbetts and starring Cillian Murphy, Jamie Bell, Thandie Newton and Jimmy Yuill.

The Son of No One (Action, Suspense, R): Directed by Dito Montiel and starring Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Juliette Binoche, Ray Liotta and Katie Holmes.

The Space Between (Drama, Not Rated): Directed by Travis Fine and Melissa Leo, Anthony Keyvan, AnnaSophia Robb, Hunter Parrish and Brad William Henke.

Tower Heist (Action, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Brett Ratner and starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Gabourey Sidibe and Casey Affleck.

The Way (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Emilio Estevez and starring Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Deborah Kara Unger, Yorick van Wageningen and James Nesbitt.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Act of Valor,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “J. Edgar.”

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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