Wednesday, March 6, 2013

This week's movie picks are 'Emperor' and 'Red Dawn'

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:

- The ABCs of Death (Horror, Not Rated): Directed by Kaare Andrews, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Angela Bettis, Adrian Garcia Bogliano and others.

- Beyond the Hills (Drama): Directed by Cristian Mungiu and starring Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valerius Andriut and Dana Tapalaga.

- Dead Man Down (Suspense, Crime, R): Directed by Niels Arden Opley and starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, Terrence Howard and Armand Assante.

- Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey (Documentary, Music): Directed by Ramona S. Diaz and starring Arnel Pineda, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory and Deen Castronovo.

- Electrick Children (Drama, R): Directed by Rebecca Thomas and starring Julia Garner, Rory Culkin, Liam Aiken, Bill Sage and Cynthia Watros.

- Emperor (Drama, War, PG-13): Directed by Peter Webber and starring Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Toshiyuki Nishida and Masayoshi Haneda.

- Girl Rising (Documentary, PG-13): Directed by Richard Robbins and starring the voices of Cate Blanchett, Priyanka Chopra, Selena Gomez, Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek.

- The Monk (Suspense, R): Directed by Dominik Moll and starring Vincent Cassel, Deborah Francois, Josephine Japy, Sergi Lopez and Catherine Mouchet.

- Oz: The Great and Powerful (Fantasy, Drama, PG): Directed by Sam Raimi and starring James Franco, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Zach Braff.

- The Silence (Suspense, Crime, Not Rated): Directed by Baran bo Odar and starring Ulrich Thomsen, Wotan Wilke Mohring, Sebastian Blomberg, Katrin Sass and Burghart Klaussner.

- Somebody Up There Likes Me (Comedy): Directed by Bob Byington and starring Keith Poulson, Nick Offerman, Jess Weixler, Stephanie Hunt and Marshall Bell.

- The We and the I (Drama): Directed by Michel Gondry and starring Meghan Murphy, Raymond Delgado, Jonathan Ortiz and Laidychen Carrasco.

New DVD releases this week include:

- The Bay (Suspense, Horror, R): Directed by Barry Levinson and starring Nansi Aluka, Christopher Denham, Stephen Kunken, Frank Deal and Kether Donohue.

- A Dark Truth (Action, Suspense, R): Directed by Damian Lee and starring Andy Garcia, Forest Whitaker, Eva Longoria, Kevin Durand and Devon Bostick.

- Gun Hill Road (Drama, R): Directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green and starring Esai Morales, Judy Reyes, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Harmony Santana and Vincent Laresca.

- Heleno (Drama, R): Directed by Jose Henrique Fonseca and starring Rodrigo Santoro, Othon Bastos, Herson Capri, Erom Cordeiro and Ora Figueiredo.

- House Hunting (Horror, Suspense, R): Directed by Eric Hurt and starring Marc Singer, Art LaFleur, Hayley DuMond, Janey Gioiosa and Paul McGill.

- The Intouchables (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Eric Toledano and starring Omar Sy, Francois Cluzet, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot and Clotilde Mollet.

- Playing for Keeps (Romance, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Dennis Quaid and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

- Red Dawn (Action, War, PG-13): Directed by Dan Bradley and starring Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki and Isabel Lucas.

- Unconditional (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Brent McCorkle and starring Lynn Collins, Michael Ealy, Bruce McGill, Kwesi Boakye and Diego Klattenhoff.

- Wreck-It Ralph (Comedy, Family, PG): Directed by Rich Moore and starring the voices of John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer, Sarah Silverman and Ed O’Neill.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Emperor,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Red Dawn.”

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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