bad film geek, bad!

I should feel so very guilty. I bought a ticket in advance to see Me and You and Everyone We Know last night, and then I didn’t go. I got stuck in a meeting, it was storming pretty badly, I was exhausted from a personal training session at the gym at lunchtime, I hadn’t eaten, I accidentally had taken some medication that might have made me drowsy, I had a ton of stuff to do because we’re going to San Antonio today. Excuses, excuses.
So I didn’t post a review on the day the movie opened in Austin, which is a little sad, especially because I haven’t posted anything this week. Oh, the guilt.
I don’t feel too guilty, though, because at least the money I spent on the ticket I didn’t use went to a good cause (CinemaTexas), and it turned out I did in fact need the rest. The movie is playing at Arbor Great Hills all week and hopefully I will see it eventually and even write about it.
I probably won’t see any movies this weekend, though, because I’m going to be in San Antonio with my immediate family. My sister expressed an interest in seeing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but I have no idea if any San Antonio theaters are near the area where we’re staying. San Antonio does have an Alamo Drafthouse but it isn’t near the actual Alamo.
Before I go, I wanted to let y’all know—well, at least let the Austinites know—that Alamo Downtown has posted its August schedule on the Web. Looks like a good line-up, including Antonioni’s Blow-Up, Oldboy, Tell Them Who You Are (the documentary about cinematographer Haskell Wexler, made by his son Mark), and even The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, if you’re into early Kurt Russell.
My sister will be terribly jealous because on August 21, Alamo is showing all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back (it starts mid-morning) with an all-day Hobbit menu. I wonder if we could sneak her back into town for this. Well, I wish we could, anyway, although she would probably want Orlando Bloom for dessert.
If you are in Austin this weekend you can see Dr. Strangelove or A Hard Day’s Night at the Paramount, Fast Times at Ridgemont High or Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle at Alamo Downtown, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie for free at Alamo South Lamar.
Also, March of the Penguins is opening at Arbor Great Hills and my boyfriend and I may be weirdly tempted to see that in the next week. And I will see the Miranda July film. And catch up on my movie reviews. And finally write about my theory on the alleged box-office slump (now that it’s allegedly over). And not feel guilty when I fail to do all of the above.