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The Man With the Iron Fists
Who: Lucy Liu, Russell Crowe, David Bautista, RZA, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, Eli Roth
What: I don't see Tarantino directly involved, but he's listed as a presenter on this movie, which almost looks like a spin off of Kill Bill Part 2. It appears to be set in 19th century rural China, where a selection of warring clans fight for some hidden gold. Crowe plays a British soldier. RZA stars and also directs. Roth wrote the screenplay; he acted in Inglourious Basterds but is also known for writing the Hostel series. TMWTIF is rated R and violent to be sure, but probably not as bloody.
When: March 12th - DVD and Ultraviolet
Why: Liu in a Tarantino-esque kung fu action flick is a seductively deadly combination, with Crowe thrown in for fun.

Rise of the Guardians
Who: Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Chris Pine, Jude Law, Isla Fisher
What: An animated adventure from DreamWorks featuring a group of folklore characters: the Boogeyman (Law), jealous that nobody's believed in him in centuries, starts striking fear into children and making them lose faith in Santa (Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Jackman), the Tooth Fairy (Fisher), and the Sandman. Jack Frost (Pine) is called upon to save the day.
When: March 12th - DVD and Ultraviolet
Why: This was a big Thanksgiving release, but not big enough to be in the top three box office earners in its opening weekend. For all the bluster in the movie, I thought it was incredibly boring, and the animation wasn't great. There are some nightmarish horses, but I don't think this movie should be too scary for kids.

SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
Who: Cam Gigandet, William Fichtner, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Xzibit
What: Think of Zero Dark Thirty but focused more on the SEAL team than the investigation. This is a made-for-TV action title, unrated by the MPAA.
When: March 12th - DVD, Ultraviolet, and streaming
Why: I've kept a lookout for Gigandet since he appeared in the fight movie Never Back Down, and Fichtner, who's had a long list of intimidating-and-unscrupulous characters, is always worth a rental for me.

The Sessions
Who: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, Adam Arkin, Rhea Perlman
What: Based on a true story, in the 1970s, a poet mostly paralyzed by polio decides to experience sex for the first time in his late 30s by hiring a sex surrogate. Bloodgood plays his caretaker and Macy plays the priest he goes to for advice.
When: March 12th - DVD and Ultraviolet
Why: Hunt received an Oscar nomination and she and Hawkes received Screen Actors Guild nominations for their performances. Hawkes is a previous Oscar nominee for his role in Winter's Bone and does an excellent job in this movie portraying the limitations of someone paralyzed by polio. Their scenes are nude and sexual, but not gratuitous. The tone is more about intimacy and emotion, and is light-hearted. I recommend it.

Silent Hill: Revelation
Who: Adelaide Clemens, Carrie-Anne Moss, Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Malcolm McDowell, Deborah Kara Unger, Martin Donovan
What: The sequel to the 2006 movie adaptation of the sci-fi horror video game, where a girl finds herself in an alternate reality of a town populated by a witch cult and paranormal creatures. The first movie featured Mitchell as the girl's mother; this sequel focuses on Sean Bean as her father.
When: March 12th - DVD and Ultraviolet
Why: I haven't played the video game or seen the first movie, so I'd hesitate to jump in (especially since I'm not a fan of this type of horror), but the visual effects look nifty. Plus I'm a fan of Bean and McDowell.

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