New this Weekend!

Yes, this comes a bit late this weekend, I know, but better late than never!  Here are the movies that are new at a theater near you!

Rock of Ages (PG-13)

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the sunset strip while pursuing their Hollywood Dreams. -IMDb

A small town girl and a city boy?  I don't know about you, but I am feeling some Journey coming on.  Not just Journey--this Broadway musical turned film also features music from fellow 80's rockers, Def Leppard, Foreigner, Poison, and Twisted Sister.  From what I have seen in the trailers, Rock of Ages promises to be big, flashy, and sexy.  The movie spot failed to do it justice, but the theater trailer intrigued me.  Hopefully, this film will love up to the hype.

That's My Boy (R)

While in his teens, Donny fathered a son,  Todd,  and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday.  Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.  -IMDb

This film seems like a mash-up of the standard wedding and dead-beat dad comedy plot lines with extra raunchiness thrown in for good measure.  Call me a prude, but I don't think sex and swearing make up for an unoriginal plot or make a film funny.  Based on its 24% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the critics seem to agree with me.

Here are the films coming out this week on limited release...

Marina Abramovic:  The Artist is Present (NR)

A biography that documents Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic's preparations for a retrospective of her work at New York's Museum of Modern Art.

Something from Nothing:  The Art of Rap (R)

Ice-T directs this film documentary and interviews Rap talent including its founders, newcomers, and superstars.  This film explore's Rap's origins and what makes it relevant, 'living' art through interviews and performances by the entire cast.