Movies This Week: Green Submarine Penguin Art

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It's Father's Day weekend, and why not take your dad or other father figure to the movies? Submarine includes a couple of lovely father-son scenes. Or perhaps your dad would like a comic book movie like Green Lantern? Probably not a children's book adaptation unless he's a fan of Jim Carrey or penguins, though.

If my dad lived in town, I'd wait until Thursday night and take him to the Paramount for a movie we loved watching on TV when I was growing up: the 1974 Sidney Poitier/Bill Cosby comedy Uptown Saturday Night. It's paired with Stir Crazy, which I wasn't allowed to watch at that age. Or we could drive out to Waxahachie on Sunday night for the Rolling Roadshow screening of Tender Mercies.

I may head over to Austin Studios next Wednesday night for an outdoor screening of Slacker with filmmaker Richard Linklater in attendance -- free for AFS members. If it's not too hot, I might go to Blue Starlite this weekend, where they're showing The Blob, The Mummy and Young Frankenstein.

Movies We've Seen

Green Lantern -- Mike tells us in his review that the audience at the screening he attended was extremely underwhelmed with this latest comic-book movie. He also recommends you pick the 2D version this time. I hear Peter Sarsgaard is in it but I think I may find one of his earlier movies to watch instead. (wide)

Submarine -- This is the kind of movie that reminds you of other movies, but in a good way ... possibly because what we're watching may be one character's internal movie of his life. Read my review, then go see the movie. (Arbor)

TrollHunter (Trolljegeren) -- Debbie saw this at Fantastic Fest, and here's her reaction: "I loved it -- kept me on the edge of my seat. The writer/director creates a plausible life history of trolls while at the same time the audience engages with the protagonists (troll hunter and documentary film crew). Should not be dismissed as a "Blair Witch" hyper-realism film. I look forward to seeing it again. (Alamo South Lamar)

Other Movies Opening in Austin

The Art of Getting By -- Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts star in this teen romance, known as Homework when it premiered at Sundance this year. (wide)

Mr. Popper's Penguins -- This Jim Carrey adaptation-in-name-only of a classic kids' book didn't screen for Austin critics, and judging from the response so far, I'm fine with that. Check out Eric Snider's review at Film.com, which is probably funnier than the actual movie. (wide)