Wednesday, April 18, 2012

This week's movie picks are 'The Moth Diaries' and 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol'

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:

Chimpanzee (Documentary, G): Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield and starring the voice of Tim Allen.

Darling Companion (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Ayelet Zurer, Richard Jenkins and Dianne Wiest.

Downtown Express (Musical, Romance): Directed by David Grubin and starring Philippe Quint, Nellie McKay, Michael Cumpsty, Carolyn McCormick and Ashley Springer.

Farmageddon (Documentary, Not Rated): Directed by Kristin Canty.

Goodbye First Love (Drama, Romance): Directed by Mia Hansen-Love and starring Lola Creton, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Magne-Havard Brekke, Valerie Bonneton and Serge Renko.

The Lucky One (Drama, Romance, PG-13): Directed by Scott Hicks and starring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner, Jay R. Ferguson and Joe Chrest.

Marley (Documentary, Music, PG-13): Directed by Kevin Macdonald.

The Moth Diaries (Suspense, Horror, R): Directed by Mary Harron and starring Sarah Bolger, Lily Cole, Sarah Gadon, Scott Speedman and Valerie Tian.

Think Like a Man (Comedy, Romance, PG-13): Directed by Tim Story and starring Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall and Kevin Hart.

To the Artic (Documentary, G): Directed by Greg MacGillivray and starring the voice of Meryl Streep.

Zombie Dawn (Horror, Action, R): Directed by Lucio A. Rojas and Cristian Toledo and starring Sebastian Accorsi, Guillermo Alfaro, Martin Bohte, Felipe Lobos and Jorge Magni.

New DVD releases for the week of April 17 include:

7 Below (Suspense, R): Directed by Kevin Carraway and starring Val Kilmer, Ving Rhames, Luke Goss, Bonnie Somerville and Christian Baha.

Born to Be Wild (Documentary, G): Directed by David Lickley and starring the voice of Morgan Freeman.

The Divide (Science Fiction, Suspense, R): Directed by Xavier Gens and starring Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Courtney B. Vance and Rosanna Arquette.

Episode 50 (Horror, Not Rated): Directed by Joe Smalley and Tess Smalley and starring Josh Folan, Chris Perry and Natalie Wetta.

A Heavenly Vintage (Drama, R): Directed by Niki Caro and starring Jeremie Renier, Vera Farmiga, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Eric Godon and Gaspard Ulliel.

The Last Rites of Joe May (Drama, Not Rated): Directed by Joe Maggio and starring Dennis Farina, Jamie Anne Allman, Ian Barford, Chelcie Ross and Meredith Droeger.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Action, Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Brad Bird and starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton and Josh Holloway.

Robotropolis (Action, Science Fiction, Not Rated): Directed by Christopher Hatton and starring Zoe Naylor, Graham Sibley, Edward Foy and Lani Tupu.

Shame (Drama, NC-17): Directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie and Hannah Ware.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “To Moth Diaries,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.”

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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