Movies This Week: Ca$h Letters to Prince of Echo Pond Night

I love it ... bluebonnets in full bloom and all the pollen your sinuses can hold. At least the weather's been pretty summery. But it is kinda warm; I found that out when my AC was on the fritz last weekend. But it's all better now, and I'm ready for some more movies, how about you?

The Black Waters of Echo's Pond -- Friends on holiday on a private island ... you know there's a horror element that has to come into play here, right?  With a title like that, it's fully embracing the B-movie elements, but with a small distributor, we didn't get a chance to see it before it found a theater. Starring Robert Patrick. (wide)

Ca$h -- Sean Bean helmer about a guy recovering what's unlawfully his. This one has a bigger distributor but it didn't screen in advance either. (Cinemark Tinseltown 17)

Date Night -- A too-comfortably married couple on the date night from hell, starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell. It could have been great, but gets the Hollywood "make it funnier" treatment. Read my review for more. (wide)

Letters to God -- Cancer kid writes letters to god; the community is inspired. Movies like this really bring out the cynic in me, sorry, I don't like my tears being jerked around. (wide)

Prince -- Bollywood caper flick about a thief planning the heist of his life... (Cinemark Tinseltown 17)

Check our event calendar for special film events, and our personal picks below. Don't forget you can always alert us to special screenings, new film series, etc. 

Jenn: Lemon Tree  at the Austin Jewish Film Festival. It was Israel's pick for the Foreign Language film Oscar, and stars Hiam Abbass from The Visitor.

Jette: Got my ticket to see the Zellner brothers' evening of short films and who knows what else on Monday night.

Debbie: Forbidden Zone actress Susan Tyrell has moved to Austin, and the Alamo South Lamar is celebrating with a special screening on Sunday evening -- she will be attending and displaying her art. As if Forbidden Zone isn't bizarre enough, my strangest memory of Ms. Tyrell is her appearance at the late night screening of Night Warning as part of "Last Night at the Alamo" event. I highly recommend checking out what'll be an unique evening.