Man. Kind of an underwhelming week for film.
DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS It's problematic when the best you can say about something is, "Well, it's better than Grown Ups, I guess."
COUNTDOWN TO ZERO An agit-doc aiming to get you all riled up about how we're all going to die in a nuclear holocaust. Good times, good times.
SOUTH OF THE BORDER Hey, did you hear that joke about Oliver Stone? It's the one where just saying "Oliver Stone" is the punchline.
There's also ¡THREE AMIGOS! for free at dusk at Pioneer Courthouse Square tonight, THE BICYCLE THIEF at the Clinton Street, ANTONIO GAUDÍ at the Fifth Ave, CATS & DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE at places with screaming children, CHARLIE ST. CLOUD at places with lonely teen girls swooning over Zac Efron, BLUE VELVET at the Film Center, and WIPEOUT at the Hollywood. More, as ever, can be found in our Film Shorts and Movie Times.
Things get better next week, with the promising-looking WINNEBAGO MAN at Cinema 21, and things get even better the week after that, with SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, which is absolutely phenomenal. Until then, though, you'll have to largely make do with Oliver Stone and Netflix. Sorry dudes.