Wednesday, January 25, 2012

This week's movie picks are 'The Grey' and 'Paranormal Activity 3'

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:

Back to the Sea (PG, Family): Directed by Thom Lu and starring the voices of Tim Curry and Tom Kenny.

Declaration of War (Drama): Directed by Valerie Donzelli and starring Valerie Donzelli, Jeremie Elkaim, Cesar Desseix, Gabriel Elkaim and Brigitte Sy.

The Grey (R, Action, Suspense): Directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, James Badge Dale, Joe Anderson and Nonso Anozie.

How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster? (Documentary): Directed by Carlos Carcas and Norberto Lopez Amado and starring Norman Foster and Deyan Sudjic.

An Inconsistent Truth (PG, Documentary): Directed by Shayne Edward and starring Phil Valentine, Newt Gingrich, Jim DeMint, James Inhofe and Frederick Singer.

In Darkness (R, Drama): Directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Furmann, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Schrader and Herbert Knaup.

Lula, Son of Brazil (Drama): Directed by Fabio Barreto and Marcelo Santiago and starring Rui Ricardo Diaz, Gloria Pires, Juliana Baroni, Cleo Pires and Lucelia Santos.

Man on a Ledge (PG-13, Action): Directed by Asger Leth and starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Bell and Ed Harris.

One for the Money (PG-13, Comedy, Romance): Directed by Julie Anne Robinson and starring Katherine Heigl, Jason O’Mara, Daniel Sunjata, Nate Mooney and John Lequizamo.

The Wicker Tree (R, Drama, Horror): Directed by Robin Hardy and starring Christopher Lee, Graham McTavish, Honeysuckle Weeks, Clive Russell and Jacqueline Leonard.

New DVD releases for the week of Jan. 24 include:

50/50 (R, Comedy, Drama): Directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anna Kendrick and Anjelica Huston.

Another Happy Day (R, Drama, Comedy): Directed by Sam Levinson and starring Ellen Barkin, Ezra Miller, Kate Bosworth, Demi Moore and Thomas Harden Church.

Happy, Happy (R, Romance, Comedy): Directed by Anne Sewitsky and starring Agnes Kittelsen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Joachim Rafaelsen, Maibritt Saerens and Oskar Hernaes Brandso.

Hell and Back Again (Documentary): Directed by Danfung Dennis.

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

Paranormal Activity 3 (R, Horror, Suspense): Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman and starring Katie Featherston, Sprague Grayden, Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown and Brian Boland.

Real Steel (PG-13, Action, Science Fiction): Directed by Shawn Levy and starring Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Anthony Mackie and Kevin Durand.

Revenge of the Electric Car (PG-13, Documentary): Directed by Chris Paine and starring Elon Musk, Bob Lutz, Carlos Ghosn, ‘Gadget’ Abbott and Tim Robbins.

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

The Woman (R, Horror): Directed by Lucky McKee and starring Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers and Angela Bettis.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “The Grey,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Paranormal Activity 3.”

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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