This week's movie picks are 'Red Dawn' and 'The Expendables 2'

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:

- The Central Park Five (Documentary): Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon.

- Hitchcock (Drama, Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Sacha Gervasi and starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, James D’Arcy and Jessica Biel.

- Life of Pi (Adventure, Drama, PG): Directed by Ang Lee and starring Suraj Sharma, Tobey Maguire, Irrfan Khan, Gerard Depardieu and Tabu.

- Red Dawn (Action, War, PG-13): Directed by Dan Bradley and starring Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki and Isabel Lucas.

- Rise of the Guardians (Family, Adventure, PG): Directed by Peter Ramsey and starring the voices of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law.

- Rust and Bone (Drama, Mystery, R): Directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Celine Sallette and Corinne Masiero.

New DVD releases for the week of Nov. 20 include:

- Alter Egos (Comedy, R): Directed by Jordan Galland and starring Kris Lemche, Brooke Nevin, Joey Kern, Tim Barker and Lou Carbonneau.

- Bringing Up Bobby (Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Famke Janssen and starring Milla Jovovich, Spencer List, Rory Cochrane, Bill Pullman and Marcia Cross.

- The Dead Inside (Horror, Comedy, Not Rated): Directed by Travis Betz and starring Dustin Fasching and Sarah Lassez.

- Doggie B (Family, Comedy, PG): Directed by Romanus Wolter and starring Jesse Draper, Bettina Devin, Jane Wiedlin, Patrick Alan Davis and Scott Cox.

- Dragons: Riders of Berk (Family, Childrens, Not Rated)

- The Expendables 2 (Action, R): Directed by Simon West and starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and Chuck Norris.

- A Little Bit of Faith (Drama, Family, PG): Directed by Tiana Hailey and starring Tiana Hailey, Frances Bowman, Kay Dukes, J.D. Roberts and D. Wesson.

- The Obama Effect (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Charles S. Dutton and starring Charles S. Dutton, Meagan Bell Calloway, Meagan Good, Zab Judah and Emilio Rivera.

- Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (Childrens, Family, G): Directed by Robert Vince.

- The Survival Games (Action, R): Directed by Mike Corkle and starring Konrad Case, Mischa McCortney, Andrew Olson and Stephanie Rubin.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Red Dawn,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “The Expendables 2.”

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.