Wednesday, September 19, 2012

This week's movie picks are 'Dredd' and 'The Cabin in the Woods'

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:

17 Girls (Drama, Comedy): Directed by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin and starring Louise Grinberg, Juliette Darche, Roxane Duran, Esther Garrel and Yara Pilartz.

About Cherry (Drama): Directed by Stephen Elliot and starring Ashley Hinshaw, James Franco, Dev Patel, Lili Taylor and Jonny Weston.

Backwards (PG, Drama, Romance): Directed by Ben Hickernell and starring Sarah Megan Thomas, James Van Der Beek, Glenn Morshower, Margaret Colin and Wynn Everett.

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (PG-13, Documentary): Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland.

Dredd (R, Action, Science Fiction): Directed by Pete Travis and starring Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris and Rakie Ayola.

End of Watch (R, Crime, Drama): Directed by David Ayer and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick, America Ferrera and Frank Grillo.

Head Games (PG-13, Documentary, Sports): Directed by Steve James and starring Chris Nowinski.

House at the End of the Street (PG-13, Horror, Suspense): Directed by Mark Tonderai and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thieriot, Gil Bellos and Krista Bridges.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (PG-13, Drama, Romance): Directed by Stephen Chbosky and starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd and Nina Dobrey.

Trouble with the Curve (PG-13, Drama): Directed by Robert Lorenz and starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, Matthew Lillard and John Goodman.

New DVD releases for the week of Sept. 18 include:

Bait (R, Horror, Suspense): Directed by Kimble Rendall and starring Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Phoebe Tonkin, Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu.

Battlefield America (PG-13, Drama, Musical): Directed by Chris Stokes and starring Marques Houston, Mekia Cox, Christopher Jones and Lynn Whitfield.

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

Brawler (R, Drama): Directed by Chris Sivertson and starring Nathan Grubbs, Marc Senter, Bryan Batt, Michael Bowen and Pell James.

The Cabin in the Woods (R, Horror, Science Fiction): Directed by Drew Goodard and starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford.

Dawn of the Dragonslayer (PG-13, Action, Adventure): Directed by Anne K. Black and starring Richard McWilliams, Nicola Posener and Philip Brodie.

Hysteria (R, Comedy, Romance): Directed by Tanya Wexler and starring Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones and Rupert Everett.

Katy Perry: Part of Me: The Movie (PG, Music, Documentary): Directed by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz and starring Katy Perry.

The Magic of Belle Isle (PG, Comedy, Drama): Directed by Rob Reiner and starring Morgan Freeman, Madeline Carroll, Virginia Madsen, Kenan Thompson and Fred Willard.

The Woman in the Fifth (R, Suspense): Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski and starring Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joanna King and Samir Guesmi.

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

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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