An Education @ The Egyptian: I’m not usually big on “coming-of-age” stories, but this one’s been getting so many positive reviews I’m willing to give it a go—doesn’t hurt that it’s set in the 60s, has a Nick Hornby written screenplay, and stars celebrity love-of-my-life Peter Sarsgaard. Long story short (too late!): teenage good girl gets talked into bed by a smooth-talking playboy who’s twice her age, then whisks her off to Paris to give her a taste of the freedom she’s craving. Slightly creepy? Sure. But Interesting? Definitely:

[Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn9IMe5jmf0]

Big Trouble in Little China @ Central Cinema: Possibly my favorite John Carpenter movie. Ridiculous, unbelievable, and just so much fun it’s impossible not to enjoy. Kurt Russell plays Jack Burton, truck driver of the Porkchop Express, who gets dragged into the mysterious world of San Franciso’s Chinatown by his best friend, and recruited to rescue 2 woman from the evil Lo Pan amidst magic, martial arts, and gang wars. “I was born ready”:

[Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yM3-YO7qHs]

Leave Her to Heaven @ The Grand Illusion: Glossy screen goddess Gene Tierny at her bad girl best. Watch as Tierney’s Ellen Berent seduces leading man Cornel Wilde while leaving snooty fiancé Vincent Price in the dust – and causes more damage with her calculated evil then Glen Close ever did by boiling that bunny. A classic 40s thriller full of melodramatic Technicolor brilliance:

[Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7vRDd5lF_k]