Wednesday, May 9, 2012

This week's movie pics are 'Dark Shadows' and 'Underworld Awakening'


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:

Dark Shadows (Horror, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green and Jackie Earle Haley.

El Gringo (Action, R): Directed by Eduardo Rodriguez and starring Scott Adkins, Yvette Yates, Christian Slater, Israel Islas and Erando Gonzalez.

Girl in Progress (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Patricia Riggen and starring Eva Mendes, Cierra Ramirez, Matthew Modine, Patricia Arquette and Eugenio Derbez.

God Bless America (Comedy, Action, R): Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait and starring Tara Lynne Barr, Joel Murray, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Rich McDonald and Guerrin Gardner.

Hick (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Derick Martini and starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Blake Lively, Eddie Redmayne, Juliette Lewis and Alec Baldwin.

Philly Kid (Action, R): Directed by Jason Connery and starring Wes Chatham, Devon Sawa, Sarah Butler, Neal McDonough and Lucky Johnson.

The Road (Horror, Drama, R): Directed by Yam Laranas and starring Carmina Villaroel, Rhian Ramos, T.J. Trinidad, Barbie Forteza and Lexi Fernandez.

Stash House (Action): Directed by Eduardo Rodriguez and starring Dolph Lundgren, Sean Faris, Briana Evigan, Jon Huertas and Alyshia Ochse.

Tonight You’re Mine (Comedy): Directed by David Mackenzie and starring Luke Treadaway, Natalie Tena, Mathew Baynton, Ruta Gedmintas and Gilly Gilchrist.

Where Do We Go Now? (Drama, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Nadine Labaki and starring Nadine Labaki, Julie Farhat and Claude Baz Moussawbaa.

New DVD releases for the week of May 8 include:

Beautiful Wave (Family, Drama, PG-13): Directed by David Mueller and starring Aimee Teegarden, Patricia Richardson, Alicia Ziegler, Lance Henriksen and Ben Milliken.

Cinnamon (Family, PG): Directed by Michael Feifer and starring Cynthia Gibb, Greg Evigan, Kendall Ryan Sanders, Ashley Leggat and Lesley-Anne Down.

The Front Line (Drama, War, Not Rated): Starring Shin Ha-Kyun and Ko Soo.

The Genesis Code (Family, Drama, PG): Starring Logan Bartholomew, Kelsey Sanders, Lance Henriksen, Fred Dalton Thompson and Louise Fletcher.

Madison County (Horror, R): Directed by Eric England and starring Ace Marrero, Katie Stegeman and Nick Principe.

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

Playback (Horror, Suspense, R): Directed by Michael A. Nickles and starring Johnny Pacar, Ambyr Childers, Christian Slater, Jonathan Keltz and Alessandra Torresani.

Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie (Comedy, R): Directed by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim and starring Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, John C. Reilly, Zach Galifianakis and Jeff Goldblum.

Underworld Awakening (Action, Horror, R): Directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein and starring Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, Stephen Rea, India Eisley and Charles Dance.

The Vow (Drama, Romance, PG-13): Directed by Michael Sucsy and starring Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman and Jessica Lange.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Dark Shadows,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Underworld Awakening.”

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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