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:
- Amour (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Michael Haneke and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud and William Shimell.
- Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best (Drama, Not Rated): Directed by Ryan O’Nan and starring Ryan O’Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Melissa Leo and Jason Ritter.
- Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (PG, Performing Arts, Fantasy): Directed by Andrew Adamson and starring Igor Zaripov and Erica Kathleen Linz.
- The Guilt Trip (PG-13, Comedy): Directed by Anne Fletcher and starring Seth Rogen, Barbra Streisand, Yvonne Strahovski, Colin Hanks and Adam Scott.
- The Impossible (PG-13, Action, Drama): Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and starring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin and Oaklee Pendergast.
- Jack Reacher (PG-13, Crime, Action): Directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall, David Oyelowo and Richard Jenkins.
- Not Fade Away (R, Drama): Directed by David Chase and starring John Magaro, Will Brill, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote and Brahm Vaccarella.
- On the Road (R, Drama, Adventure): Directed by Walter Salles and starring Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Kirsten Dunst, Garrett Hedlund and Viggo Mortensen.
- This is 40 (R, Comedy): Directed by Judd Apatow and starring Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Megan Fox, Jason Segel and Albert Brooks.
- Zero Dark Thirty (R, Action, Drama): Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Joel Edgerton, Kyle Chandler, Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong and Jennifer Ehle.
New DVD releases for the week of Dec. 18 include:
- Arbitrage (R, Drama): Directed by Nicholas Jarecki and starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling and Monica Raymund.
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG, Childrens, Comedy): Directed by David Bowers and starring Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris and Robert Capron.
- Killer Joe (R, Crime, Drama): Directed by William Friedkin and starring Matthew McConqughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church and Gina Gershon.
- Pitch Perfect (PG-13, Comedy, Musical): Directed by Jason Moore and starring Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Elizabeth Banks, Alexis Knapp and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
- Premium Rush (PG-13, Action, Suspense): Directed by David Koepp and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Jamie Chung, Aasif Mandvi and Michael Shannon.
- Red Hook Summer (R, Drama): Directed by Spike Lee and starring Clarke Peters, Nate Parker, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Toni Lysaith and Jules Brown.
- Resident Evil: Retribution (R, Science Fiction, Action): Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory, Kevin Durand and Shawn Roberts.
- Sleepwalk with Me (PG-13, Comedy): Directed by Mike Birbiglia and starring Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn, Carol Kane and Cristin Milioti.
- Total Recall (PG-13, Science Fiction, Action): Directed by Len Wiseman and starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston and John Cho.
- Trouble with the Curve (PG-13, Drama): Directed by Robert Lorenz and starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, Matthew Lillard and John Goodman.
If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “On the Road,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Total Recall.”
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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