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:
The Ambassador (Comedy, Drama, Not Rated): Directed and starring Mads Brugger.
Chicken With Plums (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi and starring Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros, Golshifteh Farahani and Eric Caravaca.
The Day (Science Fiction, Drama, R): Directed by Douglas Aarniokoski and starring Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell, Michael Eklund, Cory Hardrict and Dominic Monaghan.
Doggie B (Family, Comedy, PG): Directed by Romanus Wolter and starring Jesse Draper, Bettina Devin, Jane Wiedlin, Patrick Alan Davis and Scott Cox.
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (Action, Drama, R): Directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jet Li, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Gwei Lun-Mei and Li Yuchun.
For a Good Time, Call… (Comedy, R): Directed by Jamie Travis and starring Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller, Nia Vardalos, Seth Rogen and Justin Long.
The Good Doctor (Suspense, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Lance Daly and starring Orlando Bloom, Riley Keough, Michael Pena, Taraji P. Henson and Rob Morrow.
Lawless (Crime, Drama, R): Directed by John Hillcoat and starring Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Gary Oldman and Guy Pearce.
Little Birds (Drama, R): Directed by Elgin James and starring Juno Temple, Leslie Mann, Kay Panabaker, Neal McDonough and Kate Bosworth.
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (Family, Children, G): Directed by Matthew Diamond and starring Toni Braxton, Christopher Lloyd, Cloris Leachman, Jaime Pressly and Cary Elwes.
The Possession (Horror, PG-13): Directed by Ole Bornedal and starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Grant Show, Madison Davenport and Quinn Lord.
The Tall Man (Horror, R): Directed by Pascal Laugier and starring Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Stephen McHattie, Samantha Ferris and William B. Davis.
New DVD releases for the week of Aug. 28 include:
Apartment 143 (R, Suspense, Horror): Directed by Carles Torrens and starring Kai Lennox, Michael O’Keefe, Rick Gonzalez, Fiona Glascott and Gia Mantegna.
Battleship (PG-13, Action, Science Fiction): Directed by Peter Berg and starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgard and Tadanobu Asano.
A Beginner’s Guide to Endings (R, Comedy): Directed by Jonathan Sobol and starring Tricia Helfer, Scott Caan, Harvey Keitel, J.K. Simmons and Paulo Costanzo.
Citizen Gangster (Crime, Drama): Directed by Nathan Morlando and starring Scott Speedman, Kelly Reilly, Kevin Durand, Joseph Cross and William Mapother.
Darling Companion (PG-13, Comedy, Drama): Directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Ayelet Zurer, Richard Jenkins and Dianne West.
Headhunters (R, Action, Crime): Directed by Morten Tyldum and starring Aksel Hennie, Synnoye Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Olgaard and Kyrre Haugen Sydness.
Life Happens (R, Comedy): Directed by Kat Coiro and starring Krysten Ritter, Kate Bosworth, Rachel Bilson, Geoff Stults and Justin Kirk.
Lovely Molly (R, Horror, Suspense): Directed by Eduardo Sanchez and starring Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis, Alexandra Holden, Ken Arnold and Daniel Ross.
The Lucky One (PG-13, Drama, Romance): Directed by Scott Hicks and starring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner, Jay R. Ferguson and Joe Chrest.
The Moth Diaries (R, Suspense, Horror): Directed by Mary Harron and starring Sarah Bolger, Lily Cole, Sarah Gadon, Scott Speedman and Valerie Tian.
If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “The Tall Man,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Battleship.”
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.
I read that Tsui Hark shot an entire movie in 3D prior to shooting Flying Swords to familiarize himself with the format. Any idea if the film will get a release?
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