This week's movie picks are 'Silent Hill: Revelation' and 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'

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:

Chasing Mavericks (PG, Drama, Family): Directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Gerard Butler, Elisabeth Shue, Leven Rambin, Abigail Spencer and Taylor Handley.

Cloud Atlas (R, Drama, Science Fiction): Directed by Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski and starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon, Jim Sturgess and Hugh Grant.

Fun Size (Comedy, Family): Directed by Josh Schwartz and starring Victoria Justice, Jane Levy, Chelsea Handler, Jackson Nicoll and Thomas Mann.

The Loneliest Planet (Drama, Suspense): Directed by Julia Loktev and starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Hani Furstenberg and Bidzina Gujabidze.

The Other Son (PG-13, Drama): Directed by Lorraine Levy and starring Emmanuelle Devos, Pascal Elbe, Mehdi Dehbi, Jules Sitruk and Areen Omari.

Pusher (R, Crime, Suspense): Directed by Luis Prieto and starring Richard Coyle, Bronson Webb, Agyness Deyn, Mem Ferda and Zlatko Buric.

Silent Hill: Revelation (R, Horror): Directed by Michael J. Bassett and starring Sean Bean, Deborah Kara Unger, Radha Mitchell, Adelaide Clemens and Kit Harington.

New DVD releases for the week of Oct. 23 include:

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (R, Horror, Suspense): Directed by Timur Bekmambetov and starring Benjamin Walker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dominic Cooper, Alan Tudyk and Anthony Mackie.

Cargo (R, Horror): Directed by Yan Vizinberg and starring Natasha Rinis, Sayed Badreya and Philip Willingham.

Crooked Arrows (PG-13, Drama): Directed by Steve Rash and starring Brandon Routh, Gil Birmingham, Alexandra East, Crystal Allen and Chelsea Ricketts.

Dragon Eyes (R, Action, Crime): Directed by John Hyams and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Peter Weller, Cung Le, Monica Acosta and Kristopher Van Varenberg.

Madea’s Witness Protection (PG-13, Comedy): Directed by Tyler Perry and starring Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, Doris Roberts and Romeo Miller.

Magic Mike (R, Drama, Comedy): Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer and Joe Mangianello.

Morgan (Not Rated): Directed by Michael D. Akers Jr. and starring Leo Minaya, Jack Kesy, Ben Budd, Theodore Bouloukos and Darra Boyd.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (R, Comedy, Romance): Directed by Lorene Scafaria and starring Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton, Melanie Lynskey and T.J. Miller.

Take This Waltz (R, Drama, Romance): Directed by Sarah Polley and starring Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby, Sarah Silverman and Aaron Abrams.

Transit (R, Action, Suspense): Directed by Antonio Negret and starring Jim Caviezel, James Frain, Diora Baird, Elisabeth Rohm and Harold Parrineau.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Silent Hill: Revelation,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.”

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.