I’m not gonna lie. I’ll look for just about any excuse to go to the movies. I just love the atmosphere of the theatre, and this weekend my big excuse is Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston. No matter what your excuse for going to the movies, I’ve got the scoop for this weekends releases so you can start planning your weekend now. There are a handful of great flicks debuting this weekend, so grab your popcorn and let’s go.
Romantic comedy fans will love Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston in “The Bounty Hunter” (PG-13). It’s every divorced man’s dream job to be charged with the responsibility of bringing in his ex-wife, who jumped bail, in to the authorities. When she gives him the slip to chase the new story of a lifetime, they find themselves on the run and fighting to stay alive.
Forest Whitaker and Jude Law work together in a futuristic world where life-saving organs are leased out by major corporations. If you can’t pay, the repo men come to take back what you were given. When Law finds himself on the receiving end of an organ he can’t afford, his partner comes after him to collect. Action-packed and edge of your seat thrilling, “Repo Men” (R) is one I can’t wait to see.
Based on the award-winning children’s series by Jeff Kinney, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” (PG) chronicles the hardships of a young man in middle school. Even if you don’t have kids, this family looks like it’s just plain fun.
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning team up in “The Runaways” (R), which chronicles the early years of Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. Under the thumb of an overbearing manager, life on the road isn’t easy. Drug exposure and hardship shape the duo, but life in the spotlight isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.
The thing about actors is that they get paid to pretend to be someone they are not. Not the case for New York native, Vince Rizzo, who’s been lying to his wife every week about where he’s really going on poker night. He’d rather let her think he’s having an affair, than tell her the truth about the acting classes he’s been taking. As the lies unravel in “City Island” (PG-13), starring Andy Garcia, Rizzo’s entire family discovers it’s easier to tell the try than it is to keep spinning a web of deceit.
The IMAX space team put together Hubble 3D, a three dimensional journey through other galaxies that will dazzle science and space lovers. At this time it is limited release only, so check your local IMAX theatre for details on its availability.
I can’t wait to get to the movies this weekend. Hope I see you there.
