Upcoming movies in the next week

Hey all, this weekend is of course Valentine's Day, so if you're looking to take that special someone to a movie, here are some choices. Monday is also Family Day, and with not much open, you might want to check out a film then, and there are a few options. There's not much in the way of mainstream Hollywood fare, and won't be until The Watchmen on March 6th, but that's why we have the Bytowne and the Mayfair.


Wednesday

9 to 5 Days in Porn plays Wednesday at the Mayfair. It’s a documentary about the behind the scenes lives of the relatively ordinary people who happen to make a living by acting in pornography. Featuring Sasha Grey, among others. Without pissing anyone off, I didn’t want to post a trailer for this one, sorry.


Friday

Flicker
This documentary is playing at the Mayfair, about a 60’s invention called the dream machine, which is a rotating cylinder with lights inside and cut-outs. You stare into it and supposedly it provokes visions. At the Mayfair they have one running right now. I tried it (sans drugs) on Monday night and I didn’t get anything but a headache. No trailer to be found.


Friday the 13th

Apropos for the date comes the Michael Bay-produced remake of the slasher classic. Kids go back to Camp Crystal Lake, probably get naked, and get killed.




Friday the 13th
Now if you’re someone who thinks remakes are bullshit, check out the orginal at Midnight at the Mayfair. Kevin Bacon is among the unlucky young souls.




Rumba
At the Bytowne opening this Friday, this is the story of a couple of elementary school teachers who compete in rumba contests, only to to get into a serious car accident where both acquire serious handicaps. Supposedly a comedy.




Bienvenue Chez Les Ch’tis
Also at the Bytowne is this film, the most successful French film of all time. The trailer looks stupid.




Confessions of a Shopaholic
Is there a less offensive film in our current recession?




The International
This is the latest film from Tom Tykwer, director of Run, Lola, Run. Starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, it’s about murder and conspiracy involving international banking.




Saturday

Smokey and the Bandit
I can’t think of a better way to tell someone you love them then to take them to see this car chase classic with Sally Field … and of course, Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. At the Mayfair




Henry & June
Last month the Mayfair played Showgirls, the highest grossing NC17 film of all time. This Valentine’s Day, they are playing Henry & June, the very first NC17 film. It’s the story of Anais Nin encountering Henry Miller and his wife.




Emmanuelle
If, like me, you used to pretend to watch Saturday Night Live when you were younger, you’ll probably be familiar with this. Enough said. Midnight Valentine’s, at the Mayfair.




Sunday

Malcolm X
One of the great American epics of the 1990s, this is one of Spike Lee’s masterpiece, and Denzel Washington’s greatest performance. Plays Sunday afternoon at the Mayfair. If you have a shift that day, don’t worry, Spike Lee himself said you should skip work or school to see this film.
(Note, that only applies if you’re black.)




Monday – FAMILY DAY

E.T. the Extraterrestrial
The Mayfair is running movies all day on Family Day, so unless you work for the Federal Government, you can go see some classic films. First up is a FREE screening of Steven Spielberg’s classic E.T. See Drew Barrymore pre-coke addiction … and no one else that regularly works.




The Muppet Movie
Next up is the original Muppet movie, where the Muppets have to make their way to Hollywood, which of course means what? CAMEOS! CAMEOS FOR EVERYONE!




The Great Muppet Caper
The Muppet fun continues when the Muppets get accused of a diamond heist. Fear not, THERE ARE MORE CAMEOS!




The Times of Harvey Milk
Winner of the 1984 Oscar for Best Documentary, this is the film that inspired Milk, also still in theatres. Monday night at the Mayfair, after all the kids leave.




The Motorcycle Diaries
With Che hitting theatres later this month, the Bytowne is playing this about about the early adventures of Che Guevera, which shaped his ideologies that led him to the Cuban revolution.