Wednesday, November 16, 2011

My movie picks this week are 'Breaking Dawn: Part I' and 'Turtle: The Incredible Journey'

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:

The Descendants (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Alexander Payne and starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Matthew Lillard and Judy Greer.

Division III: Football’s Finest (Comedy): Directed by Marshall Cook and starring Andy Dick, Marshall Cook, Bryan Callen, Michael Jace and Mo Collins.

Happy Feet Two (Comedy, Family, Musical, PG): Directed by George Miller and starring the voices of Elijah Wood, E.G. Daily, Alecia Moore, Robin Williams and Brad Pitt.

The Lie (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Joshua Leonard and starring Joshua Leonard, Jess Weixler, Mark Webber, Violet Long and Kelli Garner.

Rid of Me (Comedy, Drama, Not Yet Rated): Directed by James Westby and starring Katie O’Grady, John Keyser, Storm Large, Orianna Herrman and Art Alexakis.

Tomboy (Drama): Directed by Celine Sciamma and starring Zoe Heran, Malonn Levana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani and Mathieu Demy.

Tyrannosaur (Drama, Not Rated): Directed by Paddy Considine and starring Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Paul Popplewell and Ned Dennehy.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part I (Drama, Romance, PG-13): Directed by Bill Condon and starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene and Jackson Rathbone.

New DVD releases for the week of Nov. 15 include:

Beginners (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Mike Mills and starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic and Mary Page Keller.

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

Fading of the Cries (Horror, Suspense, Thriller, R): Directed by Brian Metcalf and starring Brad Dourif, Mackenzie Rosman, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Elaine Hendrix and Lateef Crowder.

Flypaper (Comedy, Not Yet Rated): Directed by Rob Minkoff and starring Patrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd, Tim Blake Nelson, Mekhi Phifer and Matt Ryan.

Griff the Invisible (Comedy, Drama, Romance, PG-13): Directed by Leon Ford and starring Ryan Kwanten, Maeve Dermody, Marshall Napier, Toby Schmitz and Heather Mitchell.

Larry Crowne (Comedy, Romance, PG-13): Directed by Tom Hanks and starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Cedric the Entertainer, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Bryan Cranston.

Main Street (Drama, PG): Directed by John Doyle and starring Colin Firth, Orlando Bloom, Amber Tamblyn, Patricia Clarkson and Ellen Burstyn.

The Tree (Drama, Not Rated): Directed by Julie Bertuccelli and starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas, Aden Young and Morgana Davies.

Turtle: The Incredible Journey (Documentary, G): Directed by Nick Stringer and starring the voice of Miranda Richardson.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Breaking Dawn: Part I,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Turtle: The Incredible Journey.”

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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