Wednesday, May 2, 2012

This week's movie picks are 'The Avengers' and 'Haywire'

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:

Asylum Blackout (Horror): Directed by Alexandre Courtes and starring Rupert Evans, Kenny Doughty, Joseph Kennedy, Dave Legeno and Marcus Garvey.

The Avengers (Action, Adventure, PG-13): Directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by John Madden and starring Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson and Dev Patel.

First Position (Documentary): Directed by Bess Kargman and starring Aran Bell, Michaela DePrince, Joan Sebastian Zamora, Rebecda Houseknecht and Gaya Bommer Yemini.

Last Call at the Oasis (Documentary, PG-13): Directed by Jessica Yu and starring Erin Brockovich, Peter Gleick, Alex Prud-homme, Jay Famiglietti and Robert Glennon.

A Little Bit of Heaven (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Nicole Kassell and starring Kate Hudson, Gael Garcia Bernal, Rosemarie DeWitt, Peter Dinklage and Lucy Punch.

LOL (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Lisa Azuelos and starring Miley Cyrus, Demi Moore, Jay Hernandez, Ashley Greene and Thomas Jane.

Meeting Evil (Suspense, Drama, R): Directed by Chris Fisher and starring Luke Wilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Peyton List, Leslie Bibb and Ryan Lee.

Mother’s Day (Horror, Suspense, R): Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and starring Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Patrick John Flueger, Warren Kole and Deborah Ann Woll.

The Perfect Family (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Anne Renton and starring Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Richard Chamberlain and Michael McGrady.

New DVD releases for the week of May 1 include:

And They’re Off (Comedy, Romance, PG-13): Directed by Rob Schiller and starring Sean Astin, Cheri Oteri, Kevin Nealon, Greg Cipes and Alex Rocco.

Fight the Fight (Action, PG-13): Starring Sammo Hung, Kane Kosugi, Wah Yuen, Dennis To and Eric Tsang.

Haywire (Action, Suspense, R): Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender and Michael Douglas.

Joyful Noise (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Todd Graff and starring Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Courtney B. Vance and Jesse L. Martin.

New Year’s Eve (Romance, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Garry Marshall and starring Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin and Chris Bridges.

W.E. (Drama, Romance, R): Directed by Madonna and starring Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D’Arcy, Oscar Isaac and Richard Coyle.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “The Avengers,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Haywire.”

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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