This week's movie picks are 'Neighbors' and 'Awful Nice'

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:

- Chef (Comedy, R): Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Favreau, Emjay Anthony, Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara and John Leguizamo.

- Devil’s Knot (Drama): Directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, Mireille Enos, Kevin Durand and Dane DeHaan.

- The Double (Comedy, Drama, Suspense, R): Directed by Richard Ayoade and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Yasmin Paige and Noah Taylor.

- God’s Pocket (Drama, R): Directed by John Slattery and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Turturro, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks and Caleb Landry Jones.

- The Hornet’s Nest (Documentary, R): Directed by David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud and starring Carlos Boettcher, Mike Boettcher and Kalen M. Waite.

- Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (Family, Musical, PG): Directed by Will Finn and Dan St. Pierre and starring the voices of Lea Michele, Dan Aykroyd, Hugh Dancy, Patrick Stewart and Kelsey Grammer.

- Moms’ Night Out (Comedy, PG): Directed by Andrew Erwin and Jon Erwin and starring Sara Drew, Trace Adkins, Sean Astin, Patricia Heaton and Sammi Hanratty.

- Neighbors (Comedy, R): Directed by Nick Stoller and starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Dave Franco and Jake Johnson.

- Palo Alto (Drama, R): Directed by Gia Coppola and starring Emma Roberts, James Franco, Val Kilmer, Christian Madsen and Nat Wolff.

- Stage Fright (Comedy, Horror, Musical, R): Directed by Jerome Sable and starring Minnie Driver, Meat Loaf, Allie MacDonald, Douglas Smith and Kent Nolan.

New DVD releases this week include:

- The Art of the Steal (Action, Comedy, Crime, R): Directed by Jonathan Sobol and starring Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, Jay Baruchel, Katheryn Winnick and Terrence Stamp.

- Awful Nice (Comedy, R): Directed by Todd Sklar and starring Christopher Meloni, Laura Ramsey, Keeley Hazell, Brett Gelman and Zahn McClarnon.

- Call Me Crazy: A Five Film: Directed by  Laura Dern, Bonnie Hunt, Ashley Judd and Bryce Dallas Howard and starring Jennifer Hudson, Melissa Leo, Octavia Spencer, Sarah Hyland and Mitch Rouse.

- Making the Rules (Drama, Romance, R): Directed by Jimbo Lee and starring Jaime Pressly, Robin Thicke, Tygh Rynyan, Joey Lauren Adams and Frances Conroy.

- Mr. Jones (Drama, Horror, PG-13): Directed by Karl Mueller and starring Jon Foster, Sarah Jones, Mark Steger, Faran Tahir and Stanley B. Herman.

- Son of Batman (Action, Adventure, PG-13)

- Still Mine (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Michael McGowan and starring James Cromwell, Genevieve Bujold, Campbell Scott, Julie Stewart and Rick Roberts.

- Veronica Mars (Comedy, Drama, Mystery, PG-13): Rob Thomas and starring Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni, Jason Dohring, Tina Majorino and Ryan Hansen.

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

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.