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The weekend is here - again! Time for my weekly update on new movies in Iowa City and Coralville. I'll start with the new releases for March 19 and include some ideas on where you can go for live entertainment on this Spring Break weekend in Iowa City.

You can check the schedule for movies at the Coral Ridge Mall Movie Theatre in Coralville and the Sycamore Mall Cinema in Iowa City...


3 new movies in our theaters this week. I'll start with Repo Men, simply because I'm a huge Jude Law fan. Interesting concept too, repossessing vital organs from bad payers. Might be just a touch too gruesome for me though - I'm a bit on the squeamish side. Since it seems I'm doing this in order of favorite actor this week, the next new movie out today is Bounty Hunter with Jennifer Aniston. She's the bounty and it's her ex-husband tasked with job of hunting her down. Sounds like nice light entertainment to me. I'm sure it will do well. Final new movie for this week is Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Based on the best seller of the same name I'm sure kids will make sure this one is a hit.


When it comes to live entertainment you can't beat The Mill - as you must know by now if you're a regular reader of my blog. Tonight, Leslie & The Ly's is performing, along with Christopher the Conquered. Apparently this is a show like no other with sensational costumes and unbelievable dance moves. For anyone who likes quirky this looks like it's going to be quite a show!

This week The Mill beat out the Iowa City Yacht Club for acts with the most creative name too. (Usually the Yacht Club runs away with this title as you'll know if you're a regular reader). On Saturday the Burning Halos and friends are promising a night of insanity at the Mill! I guess it's Spring Break. Anything goes...

Still on the subject of Spring Break the The Iowa City Yacht Club has good music to offer too on Saturday with Head for the Hills + Filling Space + Songbird Bethann.


If you're up for something more sedate and you like your country music with dance then check out the Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon. Great music and great food and free wi-fi...They often have specials too like all you can eat ribs on Wednesdays...They're on Facebook and do a better job than anyone else I've seen using that media to give info on specials and upcoming events.


Another weekend favorite, also a little more sedate is the Riverside Casino. They have a class act there this weekend - The Pointer Sisters are performing there on Saturday. Now I remember their hits like Slow Hand and I'm So Excited. Do you?

So much for my hot picks. For more ideas on things to do in Iowa City this weekend I've written a couple of posts pulling things together making it easier for you to find theaters and live entertainment venues in Iowa City.

Valentine's weekend is a big movie weekend, at least judging by the star power out there this weekend it is.  Writing this post on new movies and events in Iowa City and Coralville for this weekend February 12 through February 14 it became clear that Valentine's weekend is a very important weekend on the calender - Probably more important here than anywhere else in the world I've lived. Just carry on reading and you'll see what I mean...

The first of the movies you can catch at the Coral Ridge Mall Movie Theatre in Coralville and the Sycamore Mall Cinema in Iowa City is The Wolfman - This is of course based on the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror. It stars Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving and Anthony Hopkins, who I am proud to say comes from the same corner of the world as me. (Wales is a tiny country that most folks not living there have difficulty finding on a map, so I need to give it a special mention every now and then!)

The next new movie is Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightening Thief. Percy is a regular high school student who's life gets interesting when he finds out his father was Poseiden, the God of the Sea, which naturally makes him a demigod. A bit of a Harry Potter knock-off by all accounts, not that it matters. A good story is a good story. Once again there's a whole bunch of stars, this time in supporting roles. We've got Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan and Sean Bean supporting Logan Lerman as Percy. 

The last new movie for this week has the give away title of Valentine's Day. No clarification needed there... And if you thought the previous two movies were star laden, this one takes the cake! There are more than a dozen famous names in it. Here are a few of the names for you to make my point: Julia Roberts, Kathy Bates, Taylor Swift, Ashton Kutcher, Bradley Cooper and George Lopez.  Pretty diverse bunch of actors, I'm sure you'll agree... Add Patrick Dempsey, Queen Latifah and Shirley Maclaine and you've got quite a hot pot there... (I'm going to stop now or this will start looking like a grocery list!)

Moving onto the regular theatre... The Englert has an amazing show lined up this weekend with two performances by the Peking Acrobats on Saturday. I'm sure that will be a totally awesome show not to be missed by anyone who appreciates acrobatics.

End Days continues its run until February 21 at The Riverside Theater If you follow my blog you'll know this is a play about science, religion and suburbia. (A surprising combination for a comedy for sure).


The Mill will deliver as usual of course. They kick off Friday with the Jazz after Five Concert Series and continue through Valentine's weekend with other events. You'll find the schedule on their website.

If you like your country music with dance then check out the Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon. Great music and great food and free wi-fi...They often have specials too like all you can eat ribs on Wednesdays...They're on Facebook and do a great job of keeping fans updated on events and specials on their fan page. 

Last, but definitely not least for this week I'm going to round it up again with the Riverside Casino. It's not all about the casino, they have plenty of live entertainment. They have landed themselves quite a catch this weekend with Kris Kristopherson playing there tonight, (Friday). And you know they don't come any better than that!

Iowa City is a busy little town and this is just what caught my eye for this weekend. The Press Citizen is a good source for more events and entertainment in the Iowa City area.

And in an effort to pull things together and make them easier to find in one place I've put together a list of theaters in the Iowa City area, also including telephone numbers.