Wednesday, September 21, 2011

My movie picks this week are 'Killer Elite' and 'Area 51'

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:

Abduction (PG-13, Drama, Suspense, Thriller): Directed by John Singleton and starring Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs and Maria Bello.

A Bird of the Air (Not Rated, Comedy, Drama, Romance): Directed by Margaret Whitton and starring Rachel Nichols, Jackson Hurst, Judith Ivey, Linda Emond and Buck Henry.

Dolphin Tale (PG, Drama, Family): Directed by Charles Martin Smith and starring Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson and Nathan Gamble.

Killer Elite (R, Action): Directed by Gary McKendry and starring Robert De Niro, Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Yvonne Strahovski and Dominic Purcell.

Limelight (Not Rated, Documentary, Special Interest): Directed by Billy Corben.

Machine Gun Preacher (R, Action, Drama, War): Directed by Marc Forster and starring Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker, Michael Shannon and Madeline Carroll.

Mardi Gras Spring Break (R, Comedy): Directed by Phil Dornfeld and starring Nicholas D’Agosto, Josh Gad, Bret Harrison, Arielle Kebbel and Regina Hall.

Moneyball (PG-13, Comedy, Drama, Sports): Directed by Bennett Miller and starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright Penn and Chris Pratt.

Puncture (R, Drama, Crime, Mystery): Directed by Adam Kassen and Mark Kassen and starring Chris Evans, Michael Biehn, Vinessa Shaw, Kate Burton and Brett Cullen.

Thunder Soul (PG, Documentary, Music, Special Interest): Directed by Mark Landsman.

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

Area 51 (R, Horror, Science Fiction): Directed by Jason Connery and starring Bruce Boxleitner, Jason London, Rachel Miner, John Shea and Vanessa Branch.

Breaking the Press (PG, Drama, Family): Directed by Andrew Stevens and starring Drew Waters, Farah White, Tom Maden, Chad Halbrook and Burton Gilliam.

Bride Flight (R, Drama, Epic, Historical, Romance): Directed by Ben Sombogaart and starring Karina Smulder, Waldemar Torenstra, Anna Drijver, Pleuni Touw and Petra Laseur.

Bridesmaids (R, Comedy): Directed by Paul Feig and starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper.

The River Murders (R, Crime, Suspense): Directed by Rich Cowan and starring Ray Liotta, Christian Slater, Ving Rhames, Gisele Fraga and Sarah Ann Schultz.

Set Up (R, Action): Directed by Mike Gunther and starring Bruce Willis, Ryan Phillippe, Curtis Jackson, Jenna Dewan and James Remar.

Spooky Buddies (G, Comedy, Family): Directed by Robert Vince and starring Harland Williams, Elisa Donovan, Sierra McCormick, Jennifer Elise Cox and Tucker Albrizzi.

Today’s Special (R, Comedy): Directed by David Kaplan and starring Dean Winters, Aarti Majmudar, Kevin Corrigan, Jess Weixler and Aasif Mandvi.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Killer Elite,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Area 51.”

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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