This week's movie picks are 'Branded' and 'Safe'

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:

Bachelorette (R, Comedy): Directed by Leslye Headland and starring Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, Rebel Wilson and James Marsden.

Branded (R, Action, Science Fiction): Directed by Jamie Bradshaw and Aleksandr Dulerayn and starring Max von Sydow, Ed Stoppard, Leelee Sobieski, Jeffrey Tambor and Ingeborga Dapkunaite.

The Cold Light of Day (PG-13, Action, Suspense): Mabrouk El Mechri and starring Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Echegui and Jim Piddock.

For Ellen (Drama): Directed by So Yong Kim and starring Paul Dano, Jena Malone, Jon Heder, Shaylena Mandigo and Margarita Levieya.

Hello I Must Be Going (Comedy, Romance, R): Directed by Todd Louiso and starring Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein, Julie White and Christopher Abbott.

The Inbetweeners (Comedy, R): Directed by Ben Palmer and starring Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas.

Keep the Lights On (Drama): Directed by Ira Sachs and starring Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, Julianne Nicholson, Justin Reinsilber and Souleymane Sy Sayane.

[REC] 3: Genesis (Horror, R): Directed by Paco Plaza and starring Leticia Dolera, Javier Botet and Diego Martin.

Toys in the Attic (Family, Fantasy, PG): Directed by Jiri Barta and starring the voices of Forest Whitaker, Joan Cusack, Cary Elwes, Vivian Schilling and Marcelo Tubert.

The Words (Drama, Romance, PG-13): Directed by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal and starring Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde, Jeremy Irons and Dennis Quaid.

New DVD releases for the week of Sept. 4 include:

The Five-Year Engagement (Comedy, Romance, R): Directed by Nick Stoller and starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie and Rhys Ifans.

For the Love of Money (Crime, Drama, R): Directed by Ellie Kanner and starring James Caan, Edward Furlong, Jonathan Lipnicki, Oded Fehr and Jeffrey Tambor.

A Happy Event (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Remi Bezancon and starring Louise Bourgoin, Pio Marmai, Josaine Balasko, Thierry Fremont and Gabrielle Lazure.

High School (Comedy, R): Directed by John Stahlberg Jr. and starring Matt Bush, Sean Marquette, Adrien Brody, Michael Chiklis and Colin Hanks.

Piranha 3DD (Horror, Comedy, R): Directed by John Gulager and starring Ving Rhames, Katrina Bowden, Danielle Panabaker, Christopher Lloyd and Gary Busey.

Safe (Action, Suspense, R): Directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Robert John Burke and Reggie Lee.

Touchback (Drama, Family, PG-13): Directed by Don Handfield and starring Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Melanie Lynskey, Marc Blucas and Christine Lahti.

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (Drama, Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Neema Barnette and starring Blair Underwood, Sharon Leal, Nicole Beharie, Clyde Jones and Pam Grier.

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

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.