Wednesday, February 26, 2014

This week's movie picks are 'Non-Stop' and 'Thor: The Dark World'

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:

- 2 Bedroom 1 Bath (Horror, R): Directed by Stanley Yung and starring Eric Roberts, Dee Wallace, Costas Mandylor, Michele Hicks and Andrew W. Walker.

- Alan Patridge (Comedy, R): Directed by Declan Lowney and starring Steve Coogan, Phil Cornwell, Colm Meaney, Felicity Montagu and Nigel Lindsay.

- The Bag Man (Action, Crime, Suspense, R): Directed by David Grovic and starring John Cusack, Robert De Niro, Rebecca Da Costa, Dominic Purcell and Martin Klebba.

- Jersey Store Massacre (Comedy, Horror, R): Directed by Paul Tarnopol and starring Danielle Dallacco, Angelica Boccella, Giovanni Roselli, Chris Lazzaro and Nicole Rutigliano.

- The Lunchbox (Drama, Romance, PG): Directed by Ritesh Batra and starring Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Denzil Smith and Bharati Achrekar.

- Non-Stop (Action, Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy, Bar Paly and Michelle Dockery.

- Odd Thomas (Drama, Fantasy, Suspense): Directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Anton Yelchin, Addison Timlin, Willem Dafoe, Patton Oswalt and Gug Mbatha-Raw.

- Repentance (Horror, Suspense, R): Directed by Philippe Caland and starring Forest Whitaker, Anthony Mackie, Mike Epps, Sanaa Lathan and Nicole Ari Parker.

- Son of God (Drama): Directed by Christopher Spencer and starring Diogo Morgado, Roma Downey, Amber Rose Revah, Andrew Brooke and Louise Delarmere.

- Two Lives (Drama): Directed by Georg Maas and Judith Kaufmann and starring Juliane Kohler, Ken Duken, Liv Ullman, Ken Duken and Sven Nordin.

New DVD releases this week include:

- Adventures of the Penguin King (Documentary, Drama, Family, PG): Starring the voice of Tim Allen.

- Blue is the Warmest Color (Drama, Romance, NC-17): Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche and starring Lea Seydoux, Adele Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Jeremie Laheurte and Catherine Salee.

- Gravity (Drama, Science Fiction, Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Alfonso Cuaron and starring Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen and Phaldut Sharma.

- Ice Soldiers (Action, Science Fiction, Suspense, R): Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson and starring Dominic Purcell, Adam Beach, Michael Ironside, Gabriel Hogan and Camille Sullivan.

- Jamesy Boy (Crime, Drama): Directed by Trevor White and starring Spencer Lofranco, Mary-Louise Parker, Taissa Farmiga, Ving Rhames and James Woods.

- Mr. Nobody (Drama, R): Directed by Jaco Van Dormael and starring Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Rhys Ifans and Linh-Dan Pham.

- Nebraska (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Alexander Payne and starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Stacy Keach and Bob Odenkirk.

- Pulling Strings (Comedy, Romance, PG): Directed by Pitipol Ybarra and starring Jaime Camil, Omar Chaparro, Laura Ramsey, Stockard Channing and Tom Arnold.

- Thor: The Dark World (Action, Fantasy, PG-13): Directed by Alan Taylor and starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Christopher Eccleston, Natalie Portman and Idris Elba.

- Twice Born (Drama, Romance, R): Directed by Sergio Castellitto and starring Penelope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy and Pietro Castellitto.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Non-Stop,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Thor: The Dark World.”


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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