Wednesday, March 26, 2014

This week's movie picks are 'Noah' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street'

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:

- Breathe In (Drama, R): Directed by Drake Doremus and starring Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Amy Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan and Alexandra Wentworth.

- Cesar Chavez (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Diego Luna and starring Michael Pena, John Malkovich, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson and Wes Bentley.

- Finding Vivian Maier (Documentary): Directed by Charlie Siskel and John Maloof.

- Hide Your Smiling Faces (Drama): Directed by Daniel Patrick Carbone and starring Ryan Jones, Nathan Varnson, Colm O’Leary, Thomas Cruz and Christina Starbuck.

- Leave the World Behind (Music, Documentary): Directed by Christian Larson.

- Mistaken for Strangers (Documentary, Music): Directed by Tom Berninger and starring Tom Berninger and Matt Berninger.

- Noah (Adventure, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins and Ray Winstone.

- No God, No Master (Crime, Drama, Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Terry Green and starring David Strathairn, Same Witwer, Alessandro Mario, Edoardo Ballerini and Mike Bacarella.

- The Raid 2 (Action, R): Directed by Gareth Evans and starring Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Tio Pakusadewo, Oka Antara and Julie Etelle.

- Sabotage (Action, Crime, Drama, R): Directed by David Ayer and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Williams, Mireille Enos and Sam Worthington.

New DVD releases this week include:

Chinese Zodiac (Action, Adventure, PG-13): Directed by Jackie Chan and starring Chan, Oliver Platt, Oi Shu, Daniel Wu and Laura Weissbecker.

Delivery Man (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Ken Scott and starring Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smulders, Chris Pratt, Britt Robertson and Amos VanderPoel.

Free Ride (Crime, Drama): Directed by Shana Betz and starring Anna Paquin, Cam Gigandet, Liana Liberato, Drea de Matteo and Yvette Yates.

The Great Beauty (Comedy, Drama): Directed by Paolo Sorrentino and starring Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli and Carlo Buccirosso.

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

The Past (Drama, Mystery, PG-13): Directed by Asghar Farhadi and starring Berenice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, Pauline Burlet and Elyes Aguis.

The Truth About Emmanuel (Drama, Suspense): Directed by Francesca Gregorini and starring Kaya Scodelario, Jessica Biel, Alfred Molina, Frances O’Connor and Aneurin Barnard.

Walking With Dinosaurs (Adventure, Family, PG): Directed by Neil Nightingale and Barry Cook and starring the voices of Justin Long, Tiya Sircar, John Leguizamo and Skyler Stone.

Welcome to the Jungle (Adventure, Comedy): Directed by Rob Meltzer and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adam Brody, Megan Boone, Kristen Schaal and Dennis Haysbert.

The Wolf of Wall Street (Comedy, Crime, Drama, R): Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Jean Dujardin and Rob Reiner.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Noah,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “The Wolf of Wall Street.”


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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