Two girls you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley

Can we talk? about the new movies opening up this weekend as we get ready to start a new decade in this latest millennium at a/perture. I've littered the opening sentence with clues, and I imagine if you've ever watched the Oscars or read the most popular books in the last, oh, forever, you know what I'm talking about. Lisbeth Sandler returns in the second installment of the Millennium Trilogy, The Girl who Played with Fire, and even scarier Joan Rivers tells her story in Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. Am I the only one who didn't realize Joan was the female Bob Saget?? (Youtube "Bob Saget half baked" at your own risk.) Even I blushed listening to some of her stuff, but it was still supremely funny. In honor of the fall movie issue and having that Harry Potter kid on the cover, I've culled reviews for both movies from Entertainment Weekly. Owen Gleiberman gave both of them better grades than I ever got in Chemistry while at college, scoring Dragon with a "B+" and Joan with an "A". An honor roll weekend!

But wait, there's more! We're bringing back the tattoos for people who buy concessions, and Lawren's getting in on the tattoo for a sellout action. We'll get matching dragon tattoos if there are four sellouts in the first weekend. So feel free to spread out your viewing of this film this weekend. After you see it, check out our blackboard for a trivia question to enter to win

THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE SWEDISH PRIZE PACK

which includes:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - DVD
The Girl who Played with Fire - Book
Gift Certificate for a copy of The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest from Barnhill's - www.onlyatbarnhills.com - 811 Burke Street
Gift Certificate for a Swedish Massage from European Touch Day Spa in Reynolda Village - www.european-touch.com
$25 Ikea Gift Card
Swedish Fish!!!
And maybe we'll throw in another surprise or two...

Get excited about the trailers!






When David Fincher reinvents these Girl movies (for people who don't like to read), make sure you're able to be extra snooty about it and tell everyone you saw the originals.