Just one new movie release to share with you this weekend as I round up new movies and events in Iowa City and Coralville for this weekend February 19 through February 21.

You can check the schedule for movies at the Coral Ridge Mall Movie Theatre in Coralville and the Sycamore Mall Cinema in Iowa City… So what’s new? Only one new release, but it’s a real humdinger! It’s Shutter Island, a Martin Scorsese movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo. Two US Marshals are called in to investigate the disappearance of a murderess from a high-security hospital for the criminally insane. Sounds very creepy to me! Leonardo DiCaprio gets better and better as an actor and it’s a Scorsese film, so you can’t go wrong…

Moving onto the regular theatre… The Iowa City Community Theatre is taking the stage at The Englert this weekend with performances of Leonard Bernstein’s Musical Wonderful Town.

The Riverside Theater finishes its run of End Days on February 21. If you follow my blog you’ll know this is a play about science, religion and suburbia. (A surprising combination we’re all agreed).

The Mill is one of the liveliest places in town and will deliver it’s usual busy program this weekend.They kick off Friday with Brighton MA - a five piece Chicago rock band and continue through the weekend with a fun packed schedule. You’ll find more 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 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 too. New Odyssey is playing there this weekend – Three guys playing thirty instruments. Impressive!

Plenty to do in Iowa City and Coralville this weekend as you can see – And this only covers things that caught my eye – it’s not an all inclusive list! This is a regular weekly post, so if you have any events to add, just let us know in the comments. I’m sure other readers will appreciate it.

Who knew Valentine’s weekend was such a big weekend for movies? This was news to me until it came time to write my regular post on new movies and events in Iowa City and Coralville for this weekend February 12 through February 14. So much star power out there this weekend… Just keep on reading and you’ll see what I mean...

The first new movie 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. Probably no need to say more… And if you thought the previous two movies were star laden, you ain’t seen nothing yet! It seems there are more than a dozen famous names in this movie. Here are just a few… Julia Roberts, Kathy Bates, Taylor Swift, Ashton Kutcher, Bradley Cooper and George Lopez. Pretty diverse group of actors, don’t you think? Dr McDreamy is in it too and Queen Latifah. Like I said, A LOT of famous names in this movie. Wonder if it will make the box office this weekend…

Moving onto the regular theatre… The Englert has landed itself quite a catch 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 too. This weekend they have landed a special catch too with Kris Kristofferson performing there on Friday. (Now there’s an icon for you!)

Plenty to do in Iowa City and Coralville this weekend as you can see – And this only covers things that caught my eye – it’s not an all inclusive list! This is a regular weekly post, so if you have any events to add, just let us know in the comments. I’m sure other readers would appreciate it.