This week's movie picks are 'Charlie Countryman' and 'Man of Steel'

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 or pick up at the local Redbox.

Movies that are scheduled to hit theatres this week include:

- 12-12-12 (Documentary, Music): Directed by Michael Dempsey and starring Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and Seth Meyers.

- The Best Man Holiday (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Malcolm D. Lee and starring Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan and Regina Hall.

- Charlie Countryman (Action, Comedy, R): Directed by Fredrik Bond and starring Shia LaBeouf, Mads Mikkelsen, Vincent D’Onofrio, Evan Rachel Wood and Rupert Grint.

- Dear Mr. Watterson (Documentary): Directed by Joel Allen Schroeder and starring Schroeder, Nevin Martell, Berkeley Breathed, Bill Amend and Dave Kellett.

- Nebraska (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Alexander Payne and starring Will Forte, Bruce Dern, June Squibb, Stacy Keach and Bob Odenkirk.

- Sunlight Jr. (Drama): Directed by Laurie Collyer and starring Naomi Watts, Matt Dillon, Norman Reedus, Tess Harper and Yvonne Gougelet.

New DVD releases this week include:

- The Attack (Drama, R): Directed by Ziad Doueiri and starring Ali Suliman, Evgenia Dodena, Reymonde Amsalem, Dvir Benedek and Uri Gavriel.

- Barbara (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Christian Petzold and starring Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock, Christina Hecke and Claudia Geisler.

- Blackfish (Documentary, PG-13): Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite.

- Frances Ha (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Noah Baumbach and starring Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver, Michael Zegen and Patrick Heusinger.

- Grabbers (Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction): Directed by Jon Wright and starring Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russel Tovey, Lalor Roddy and David Pearse.

- I Declare War (Drama, Comedy, Not Rated): Directed by Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson and starring Siam Yu, Gage Munroe, Michael Friend, Aidan Gouveia and Mackenzie Munro.

- Ip Man: The Final Fight (Action, PG-13): Directed by Herman Yau and starring Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Jordan Chan, Gilliam Chung and Marvel Chow.

- Man of Steel (Action, Adventure, PG-13): Directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane and Kevin Costner.

- Paradise (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Diablo Cody and starring Julianne Hough, Octavia Spencer, Russell Brand, Holly Hunter and Nick Offerman.

- Prince Avalanche (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by David Gordon Green and starring Emile Hirsch, Paul Rudd, Lance LeGault, Joyce Payne and Gina Grande.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Charlie Countryman,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Man of Steel.”

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.