This week's movie picks are 'Pompeii' and 'Battle of the Damned'

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:

- 3 Days to Kill (Action, Suspense): Starring Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Amber Heard, Connie Nielsen and Richard Sammel.

- Almost Human (Horror, Science Fiction): Directed by Joe Begos and starring Josh Ethier, Graham Skipper, Vanessa Leigh, Susan T. Travers and Anthony Amaral III.

- Barefoot (Comedy, Drama, Romance, PG-13): Directed by Andrew Fleming and starring Evan Rachel Wood, Scott Speedman, J.K. Simmons, Treat Williams and Kate Burton.

- Black Out (Action, Crime): Directed by Arne Toonen and starring Raymond Thiry, Kim van Kooten, Bas Keijzer and Renee Fokker.

- Child’s Pose (Drama): Directed by Calin Peter Netzer and starring Luminita Gheorghiu.

- Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (Documentary): Directed by Chiemi Karasawa.

- In Secret (Crime, Drama, R): Directed by Charlie Stratton and starring Elizabeth Olsen, Jessica Lange, Oscar Isaac, Tom Felton and Dimitrije Bogdanov.

- Pompeii (Action, Adventure, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Jared Harris and Carrie-Anne Moss.

- The Wind Rises (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Hayao Miyazaki and starring the voices of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Martin Short and Stanley Tucci.

New DVD releases 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.

- Battle of the Damned (Action, Horror, Science Fiction, R): Directed by Christopher Hatton and starring Dolph Lundgren, Melanie Zanetti, Matt Doran, David Field and Jen Sung.

- Dracula Reborn (Horror): Directed by Patrick McManus and starring Victoria Summer, Corey Landis and Stuart Rigby.

- The Ganzfeld Haunting (Horror): Directed by Michael Oblowitz and starring Rumer Willis, Dominic Purcell, Taylor Cole, Kimberly Estrada and Sunny Garcia.

- Hellbenders (Comedy, Horror, R): Directed by J.T. Petty and starring Clifton Collins Jr., Clancy Brown, Dan Fogler, Andre Royo and Robyn Rikoon.

- Jailbait (Suspense): Directed by Jared Cohn and starring Sara Malakul Lane, Steve Hanks, Shannon Walters, David Brite and Samantha Cardona.

- On the Job (Action, Crime, Drama): Directed by Erik Matti and starring Piolo Pascual, Gerald Anderson, Joel Torre and Angel Aquino.

- Zaytoun (Drama): Directed by Eran Riklis and starring Stephen Dorff, Abdallah ElAkal, Ali Suliman, Alice Taglioni and Loai Noufi.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Pompeii,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Battle of the Damned.”

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.