It’s Friday again and time for my weekly update on new movies in Iowa City and Coralville. I’ll start with the new releases for March 12 and include a couple of other ideas on things to do in Iowa City this weekend.

You can check the schedule for movies at the Coral Ridge Mall Movie Theatre in Coralville and the Sycamore Mall Cinema in Iowa City… Our Family Wedding is only showing at Sycamore, the other new movies this week are showing at both theaters.

Lots of choices this weekend with 4 new movies to tell you about. Probably the most interesting new movie is Green Zone starring Matt Damon. Action packed and building on the idea of the Bourne films chances are this is the movie to watch out for this weekend. (Don’t write off Alice though.Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s collaboration made $116M last weekend – that was light years ahead of anyone else out there and there’s no reason to think they’re anywhere near done yet!)

With those two heavyweights the other 3 new movies have their work cut out for them to see some action this weekend. Romantic comedies are always a winner in my book and top pick for me from the remaining new movies is She’s Out of My League starring Jay Baruchel and Alice Eve. No reason to elaborate on the storyline – the title says it all!

Remember Me is a romantic drama with a twist. It stars Robert Pattinson who has a strained relationship with his father, played by Pierce Brosnan after tragedy hits the family.  Things get messy when a girl, Emilie de Ravin enters the young man’s life and the rest you will need to find out when you go and watch the movie….

Our Family Wedding is the last new movie this week. It stars Forest Whittaker and America Ferrera. Once again no need to elaborate on the storyline, it’s all in the title! Neither of these last two movies get particularly good reviews, but if you like the actors I’m sure you’ll be forgiving of that. Lots of times we go to the movies to see a friendly face and can be forgiving of the script.

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 this post. Tonight, Ed Gray – who’s termed as a wildly inventive improv musician will be playing. Saturday it’s Shame Train and on Sunday they have a one of a kind event called the Found Footage Festival! Looks like another fun packed weekend to me. You’ll find much more detailed info 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 better job than anyone else I’ve seen using that media to give info on specials and upcoming events.

I’m going to round it up this week again with The Iowa City Yacht Club. They hit my radar a few weeks ago when I noticed that bands with the most original names play there… Tonight, (Friday), they have a benefit for Haiti. Meh Funk + Mother Culture + Stubborn Tiny Lights are all performing at this benefit. Kudos to them!

On Saturday Paul Kresowik & The Instrumentals + Collectible Boys will be playing.

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.