Wednesday, October 10, 2012

This week's movie picks are 'Argo' and 'The Raven'

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:

3, 2, 1… Frankie Go Boom (Comedy): Directed by Jordan Moore and starring Charlie Hunnam, Chris O’Dowd, Lizzy Caplan, Chris North and Ron Perlman.

Argo (R, Drama, Suspense): Directed by Ben Affleck and starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman and Kyle Chandler.

Atlas Shrugged: Part Two (PG-13, Drama, Mystery): Directed by John Putch and starring Samantha Mathis, Jason Beghe, Esai Morales, Richard T. Jones and Kim Rhodes.

Grave Encounters 2 (Horror): Directed by John Poliquin and starring Richard Harmon, Sean Rogerson, Stephanie Bennett, Dylan Playfair and Leanne Lapp.

Here Comes the Boom (PG, Comedy, Action): Directed by Frank Coraci and starring Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, Joe Rogan and Greg Germann.

Least Among Saints (R, Drama): Directed by Martin Papazian and starring Martin Papazian, Tristan Lake Leabu, Laura San Giacomo, Azura Skye and Audrey Marie Anderson.

Middle of Nowhere (R, Drama): Directed by Ava DuVernay and starring David Oyelowo, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Omari Hardwick, Sharon Lawrence and Maya Gilbert.

Nobody Walks (R, Drama): Directed by Ry Russo-Young and starring Olivia Thirlby, John Krasinski, Rosemarie DeWitt, Justin Kirk and Dylan McDermott.

Seven Psychopaths (R, Action, Comedy): Directed by Martin McDonagh and starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, Woody Harrelson and Abbie Cornish.

Sinister (R, Horror): Directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Ethan Hawke, Vicent D’Onofrio, James Ransome, Fred Dalton Thompson and Clare Foley.

Smashed (R, Drama, Comedy): Directed by James Ponsoldt and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally.

War of the Buttons (PG-13, Drama): Directed by Christophe Barratier and starring Guillaume Canet, Laetitia Casta, Jean Texier, Clement Godefroy and Theophile Baquet.

New DVD releases for the week of Oct. 9 include:

The Barrens (R, Horror): Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and starring Stephen Moyer, Mia Kirshner, Erik Knudsen, Max Topplin and Demore Barnes.

A Cat in Paris (PG, Comedy, Crime): Directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol and starring the Marcia Gay Harden, Anjelica Huston and Matthew Modine.

The Courier (R, Action, Crime): Directed by Hany Abu-Assad and starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mickey Rourke, Til Schweiger, Lili Taylor and Miguel Ferrer.

The Giant Mechanical Man (PG-13, Directed by Lee Kirk and starring Jenna Fischer, Chris Messina, Topher Grace, Malin Akerman and Lucy Punch.

Losing Control (R, Comedy, Romance): Directed by Valerie Weiss and starring Miranda Kent, Reid Scott, Kathleen Robertson, Lin Shaye and Bitsie Tulloch.

Prometheus (R, Horror, Science Fiction): Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Ben Foster and Idris Elba.

The Raven (R, Suspense, Mystery): Directed by James McTeigue and starring John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson and Pam Ferris.

Rock of Ages (PG-13, Musical, Comedy): Directed by Adam Shankman and starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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

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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