There Be Movies

For weeks it's been a dry spell for me movie-wise - I haven't seen anything on opening weekend since Star Trek came out a full month ago. I did see Much Ado About Nothing in the interim, but at an early preview - otherwise Hollywood has not been tickling anything even close to my fancy as of late. So I caught up on a bunch of Marlene Dietrich movies and played Drop7 instead (speaking to the latter - dear god I need a twelve stop program, I haven't been able to stop playing Drop7 for months).

Anyway all that changes this weekend. Man of Steel is obviously, oh so obviously, on my list, I'm seeing it Sunday. But there are actually other things! In fact there are so many other things that I am instantly behind already! What else? Let us take a look.

I should have gone and seen This is the End on one of the past two nights and gotten it out of the way since it opened on Wednesday. But I didn't. Still, I want to see it. I know it looks like a wank-fest to a lot of you, but I was sold when they showed Rihanna die horribly in the trailer. I will play good money for that!

There's Berberian Sound Studio but I've already (sort of) seen that. I had no plans to see Hatchet III since I am continually flabbergasted as to the franchise's fan-love - I think the first two movies are sloppy ugly messes. And yet they keep getting made, while something graceful and smart like Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon can't get a single sequel off the ground in six years. it makes me crazy! But then it was announced that Zach Galligan will be at a screening here in NYC tonight and...

... ZACH GALLIGAN, you guys. 

Obviously, I must.

And finally, the movie that give or take a Superman I have the highest hopes for - Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring, which I absolutely cannot cannot cannot wait to see, and yet somehow I have no idea when I will find the time, given my already crowded weekend schedule. Perhaps Monday, me and Emma Watson can rendezvous.

So that's me. What are you all seeing this weekend?

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