Well it’s Friday and here at Doc HQ i’ve got my copy of the Nashville Scene in hand and Fandango.com bookmarked in anticipation of the insane cinematic bounty that this weekend has to offer us. There are four films that demand to be seen before Monday rolls around and by god i’m a gonna hit ‘em all. First i’ll be headed into Christopher Nolan’s latest “The Prestige” a film i’ve looked forward to both as fan of all of Nolan’s other works (even his unnecessary remake of Erik Skjoldbj?ɬ¶rg’s Insomnia) and also since I read that none other than David Bowie will be playing Nikola Tesla in the film. Next I’ll be making my way into Sofia Coppola’s “Marie Antionette,” a film that I’m curious to see after hearing reports of it being booed at it’s premiere in Cannes (but then I also heard the French audience gave a standing O to Kevin Smith’s sophmoric “Clerks 2″). Coppola’s casting choices (including my hopeful future wife, Asia Argento) as well as her decision to include some choice 80’s pop on the film’s soundtrack and even using New Order’s “Age of Consent” and “Ceremony” (two of my favorites) in the film’s trailers makes me sure i’ll likely enjoy this one. Then it’s on to Clint Eastwood’s latest epic, “Flags of our Father’s” which we’ve been running classic wartime docs by legends like John Ford and John Huston in pre-celebration of all week.Now admittedly ole’ Clint’s last two films have been a bit of a bummer (it’s true, though I enjoyed them both, “Million Dollar Baby” and “Mystic River” each made me feel a bit blue afterwards). But that’s why i’ve saved the final of the four films i’ll be catching for last, to act as a palette cleanser, filmmaker Andrew Bujalski’s “Mutual Appreciation” which is playing in town at The Belcourt and we doubtless have our own contributing blogger Toby Leonard to thank for. I really dug Bujalski’s wry 2002 debut “Funny Ha Ha” and the black and white, modestly budgeted “Mutual Appreciation” strikes me as a damn good way to return to my roots and shake off the much larger budgets of the weekend’s first three screenings. So if you are down, drop us a line and maybe you guys can come too. We can share sourpatch kids and discuss the films over coffee and pie afterward. I’ve said it before but this weekend gives me plenty of reason to say it again, God bless motion pictures God bless us everyone.