Wednesday, August 28, 2013

This week's movie picks are 'Closed Circuit' and 'The Great Gatsby'

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:

- Afternoon Delight (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Jill Soloway and starring Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor, Jane Lynch and Jessica St. Clair.

- American Made Movie (Documentary, G): Directed by Nathaniel Thomas McGill and Vincent Vittorio.

- Closed Circuit (Suspense, Crime, Drama, R): Directed by John Crowley and starring Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent, Ciaran Hinds and Riz Ahmed.

- Getaway (Action, Crime, Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Courtney Solomon and Yaron Levy and starring Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight and Rebecca Budig.

- I Declare War (Drama, Comedy, Not Rated): Directed by Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson and starring Siam Yu, Gage Munroe, Michael Friend, Aidan Gouveia and Mackenzie Munro.

- Instructions Not Included (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Eugenio Derbez and starring Eugenio Derbez, Jessica Lindsey, Loreto Peralta, Daniel Raymont and Alessandra Rosaldo.

- Lifeguard (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Liz W. Garcia and starring Kristen Bell, Mamie Gummer, Martin Starr, Joshua Harto and John Finn.

- One Direction: This is Us (Music, Documentary, PG): Directed by Morgan Spurlock and starring Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne.

- Our Nixon (Documentary, Not Yet Rated): Directed by Penny Lane.

- Passion (Suspense, R): Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace, Paul Anderson, Karoline Herfurth and Rainer Bock.

New DVD releases this week include:

- At Any Price (Drama, R): Directed by Ramin Bahrani and starring Zac Efron, Dennis Quaid, Kim Dickens, Heather Graham and Clancy Brown.

- The Great Gatsby (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton and Isla Fisher.

- Pain & Gain (Comedy, Action, Crime, R): Directed by Michael Bay and starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub and Ed Harris.

- Pawn Shop Chronicles (Action, Comedy, R): Directed by Wayne Kramer and starring Norman Reedus, Elijah Wood, Paul Walker, Brendan Fraser and Vincent D’Onofrio.

- The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Suspense, Drama, R): Directed by Mira Nair and starring Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Live Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland and Adil Hussain.

- Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s (Documentary, PG-13): Directed by Matthew Miele and starring William Fichtner, Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Joan Rivers and Candice Bergen.

- Stranded (Science Fiction, Suspense, Horror, Not Rated): Directed by Roger Christian and starring Christian Slater, Brendan Fehr, Amy Matysio and Michael Therriault.

- Super Buddies (Childrens, Family, G): Directed by Robert Vince and starring John Ratzenberger, Jason Earles, Colin Hanks, John Michael Higgins and Atticus Shaffer.

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

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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