Wednesday, August 3, 2011

My movie picks this week are 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' and 'Rio'

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.

Movies that are scheduled to hit theatres this week include:

- Bellflower (Action, R): Directed by Evan Glodell and starring Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes and Vincent Grashaw.

- The Change-Up (Comedy, R): Directed by David Dobkin and starring Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde and Mircea Monroe.

- Cold Fish (Suspense, Horror, Not Rated): Directed by Sion Sono.

- Gun Hill Road (Drama, R): Directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green and starring Esai Morales, Judy Reyes, Isiah Whitlock Jr. Harmony Santana and Vincent Laresca.

- Magic Trip (Documentary, Special Interest, R): Directed by Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney.

- Mysteries of Lisbon (Crime and Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Not Rated): Directed by Raul Ruiz and starring Adriano Luz, Maria Joao Bastos, Ricardo Pereira and Jose Afonso Pimentel.

- The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll (Drama, R): Directed by Scott D. Rosenbaum and starring Kevin Zegers, Jason Ritter, Taryn Manning, Lukas Haas and Peter Fonda.

- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Science Fiction, Action, PG-13): Directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring James Franco, Tom Felton, Freida Pinto, Andy Serkis and Brian Cox.

- Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness (Documentary, Special Interest, Not Rated):

- The Whistleblower (Drama, Thriller, R): Directed by Larysa Kondracki and starring Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave, Benedict Cumberbatch and David Hewlett.

New DVD releases for the week of Aug. 2 include:

- Cold Weather (Drama, Mystery, Not Rated): Directed by Aaron Katz and starring Cris Lankenau, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Raul Castillo, Robyn Rikoon and Jeb Pearson.

- Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (Drama, Mystery, Not Rated): Directed by Dick Lowry and starring Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth, Stephen McHattie and William Devane.

- Last Night (Drama, Romance, R): Directed by Massy Tadjedin and starring Keira Knightley, Eva Mendes, Sam Worthington, Guillaume Canet and Griffin Dunne.

- The Music Never Stopped (Drama, Family, PG): Directed by Jim Kohlberg and starring J.K. Simmons, Lou Taylor Pucci, Julia Ormond, Cara Seymour and Tammy Blanchard.

- The Perfect Game (Drama, Family, PG): Directed by William Dear and starring Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin, Jake T. Austin, Moises Arias and Jansen Panettiere.

- Pure Country 2: The Gift (Family, Drama, PG): Directed by Christopher Cain and starring George Strait, Katrina Elam, Dean Cain, William Katt and Travis Fimmel.

- Quarantine 2: The Terminal (Horror, Suspense, R): Directed by John Pogue and starring George Back, Andrew Benator, Jason Benjamin, Bre Blair and Lynn Cole.

- Rio (Animation, Comedy, Family, G): Directed by Carlos Saldanha and starring the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro and Jake T. Austin.

- Soul Surfer (Drama, Family, Sports, PG): Directed by Sean McNamara and starring Anna Sophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood and Jeremy Sumpter.

- Stake Land (Horror, Thriller, R): Directed by Jim Mickle and starring Nick Damici, Danielle Harris, Kelly McGillis, Michael Cerveris and Bonnie Dennison.

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

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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