Wednesday, May 30, 2012

This week's movie picks are 'Snow White and the Huntsman' and 'Man on a Ledge'



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:

Apartment 143 (Suspense, Horror, R): Directed by Carles Toreens and starring Kai Lennox, Michael O’Keefe, Rick Gonzalez, Fiona Glascott and Gia Mantegna.

Battlefield America (Drama, Musical, PG-13): Directed by Chris Stokes and starring Marques Houston and Mekia Cox.

A Cat in Harris (Comedy, Crime): Directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol and starring the voices of Marcia Gay Harden, Anjelica Huston and Matthew Modine.

Cellmates (Comedy): Directed by Jesse Baget and starring Hector Jimenez, Tom Sizemore, Stacy Keach, Kevin Farley and Olga Segura.

For the Greater Glory (Drama, War, R): Directed by Dean Wright and starring Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Bruce Greenwood, Oscar Isaac and Peter O’Toole.

High School (Comedy, R): Directed by John Stahlberg Jr. and starring Matt Bush, Sean Marquette, Adrien Brody, Michael Chiklis and Colin Hanks.

Like Water (Documentary, Sports, Not Rated): Directed by Pablo Croce and starring Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen.

Piranha 3DD (Horror, Comedy, R): Directed by John Gulager and starring Ving Rhames, Katrina Bowden, Danielle Panabaker, Christopher Lloyd and Gary Busey.

Snow White and the Huntsman (Adventure, Fantasy, PG-13): Directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin and Ray Winstone.

Ultrasonic (Drama, Suspense, R): Directed by Rohit Colin Rao and starring Silas Gordon Brigham, Sam Repshas, Cate Buscher, Josh Davidson and Richardo Kingsbury.

New DVD releases for the week of May 29 include:

96 Minutes (Drama, Suspense, R): Directed by Aimee Lagos and starring Brittany Snow, Christian Serratos, Evan Ross, David Oyelowo and Elena Varela.

Coriolanus (Drama, Suspense, R): Directed by Ralph Fiennes and starring Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Redgrave.

Gone (Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Heitor Dhalia and starring Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan, Wes Bentley and Daniel Sunjata.

Goon (Comedy, R): Directed by Michael Dowse and starring Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill, Live Schreiber and Kim Coates.

Man on a Ledge (Action, Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Asger Leth and starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Bell and Ed Harris.

Memorial Day (Action, Drama, R): Directed by Sam Fischer and starring Jonathan Bennett, James Cromwell, John Cromwell and Jackson Bond.

Take Me Home (Drama, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Sam Jaeger and starring Sam Jaeger, Amber Jaeger, Lin Shaye, Victor Garber and Cristine Rose.

Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston (Documentary, Not Rated): Directed by Whitney Sudler-Smith.

We Need to Talk About Kevin (Drama, Suspense, R): Directed by Lynne Ramsay and starring Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell and Rocky Duer.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Snow White and the Huntsman,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Man on a Ledge.”

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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