Wednesday, February 8, 2012
This week's movie picks are 'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island' and 'Anonymous'
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:
Chico and Rita (Romance, Drama): Directed by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba.
In Darkness (R, Drama): Directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Furmann, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Schrader and Herbert Knaup.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG, Adventure, Family): Directed by Brad Peyton and starring Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens and Luis Guzman.
La Ultima Muerte (R, Action, Suspense): Directed by David Ruiz and starring Kuno Becker, Alvaro Guerrero, Carlos Bracho, Claudette Maulle and Carlos Kaspar.
Safe House (R, Action, Suspense): Directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson and Robert Patrick.
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3D (PG, Science Fiction, Fantasy): Directed by George Lucas and starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd and Ian McDiarmid.
The Vow (PG-13, Drama, Romance): Directed by Michael Sucsy and starring Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman and Jessica Lange.
New DVD releases for the week of Feb. 7 include:
All’s Faire in Love (PG-13, Comedy, Romance): Directed by Scott Marshall and starring Christina Ricci, Owen Benjamin, Ann Margret, Matthew Lillard and Cedric the Entertainer.
Anonymous (PG-13, Drama): Directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Vanessa Redgrave, Rafe Spall, Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis and Sebastian Armesto.
The Elephant in the Living Room (PG, Documentary): Directed by Michael Webber and starring Tim Harrison, Terry Brumfield, Russ Clear, Casey Craig and Pat Craig.
Fireflies in the Garden (R, Drama, Mystery): Directed by Dennis Lee and starring Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson and Hayden Panettiere.
Knuckle (R, Documentary): Directed by Ian Palmer.
Project Nim (PG-13, Documentary): Directed by James Marsh and starring Bob Angelini, Bern Cohen and Reagan Leonard.
The Rebound (R, Comedy, Romance): Directed by Bart Freundlich and starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha, John Schneider, Lynn Whitfield and Joanna Gleason.
The Sunset Limited (Drama): Directed by Tommy Lee Jones and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson.
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (R, Comedy): Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and starring John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, Danneel Harris and Thomas Lennon.
A Warrior’s Heart (PG, Drama, Romance): Directed by Michael F. Sears and starring Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Gabrielle Anwar, Chord Overstreet and Adam Beach.
If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Anonymous.”
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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