Wednesday, September 26, 2012

This week's movie picks are 'Solomon Kane' and 'The Avengers'

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:

Bringing Up Bobby (Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Famke Janssen and starring Milla Jovovich, Spencer List, Rory Cochrane, Bill Pullman and Marcia Cross.

The Hole (Horror, Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Joe Dante and starring Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett, Teri Polo, Nathan Gamble and Bruce Dern.

Hotel Transylvania (Comedy, Family, PG): Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and starring the voices of Adam Sandler, Miley Cyrus, Andy Samberg, Kevin James and Fran Drescher.

Looper (Action, Science Fiction, R): Directed by Rian Johnson and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Piper Perabo and Paul Dano.

The Other Dream Team (Sports, Documentary): Directed by Marius Markevicius and starring Sarunas Marciulionis, Arvydas Sabonis, David Remnick, Jim Lampley, Bill Walton and Mickey Hart.

Pitch Perfect (Comedy, Musical, PG-13): Directed by Jason Moore and starring Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Elizabeth Banks, Alexis Knapp and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

Solomon Kane (Action, Adventure, R): Directed by Michael J. Bassett and starring James Purefoy, Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Jason Flemyng and Mackenzie Crook.

Trade of Innocents (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Christopher Bessette and starring Dermot Mulroney, Mira Sorvino, John Billingsley, Jirantanin Pitakporntrakul and Vithaya Pansringarm.

The Waiting Room (Documentary): Directed by Peter Nicks.

Won’t Back Down (Drama, Family, PG): Directed by Daniel Barnz and starring Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ving Rhames, Oscar Isaac and Holly Hunter.

New DVD releases for the week of Sept. 25 include:

Asylum Blackout (Horror): Directed by Alexandre Courtes and starring Rupert Evans, Kenny Doughty, Josephy Kennedy, Dave Legeno and Marcus Garvey.

The Avengers (Action, Adventure, PG-13): Directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner.

Barricade (Action, PG-13): Directed by Andrew Currie and starring Jody Thompson, Eric McCormack, Conner Dwelly and Ryan Grantham.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (Action, Adventure, PG-13): Directed by Jay Oliva and starring the voices of Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, Wade Williams and Michael McKean.

Big Miracle (Drama, Family, PG): Directed by Ken Kwapis and starring Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell, Ted Danson and Dermot Mulroney.

Damsels in Distress (Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Whit Stillman and starring Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke and Carrie MacLemore.

Delicacy (Romance, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by David Foenkinos and Stephane Foenkinos and starring Audrey Tautou, Francois Damiens, Bruno Todeschini, Melanie Bernier and Josephine de Meaux.

The Letter (Suspense, R): Directed by Jay Anania and starring James Franco, Winona Ryder, Josh Hamilton, Katherine Waterston and Marin Ireland.

The Samaritan (Suspense, R): Directed by David Weaver and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Wilkinson, Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga and Gil Bellows.

Wanderlust (Comedy, R): Directed by David Wain and starring Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Malin Akerman, Justin Theroux and Lauren Ambrose.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Solomon Kane,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “The Avengers.”

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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