Instead of posting from my dilapidated dorm in Nussbaum, this post comes live from the 5th Ave. Apple store, and is brought to you by the letter A, which stands for both Apple and Awesome. Basically they saved my computer, and subsequently my life, from perishing in the fires of hell. But anyways, there are movies to see now:

1. JCVD: Meta and Jean Claude Van Damme usually don’t fit in the same sentence. That is, unless you go see his new film. In JCVD, Van Damme plays himself; not the glorified action hero, but the fallen from grace loser who now has to rob a bank in order to survive. Mayhem, Meta, and Madness ensue. (Angelika Film Center—Van Damme in person for tonight and tomorrow’s late showings)

2. The Wild Child (1970): Francois Truffaut’s curious tale isn’t as enigmatic or mystifying as either The 400 Blows or Jules et Jim, but it deserves it’s own place for curiosity in storytelling. The film places Truffaut as a man who discovers a boy who has been raised in the wilderness on his own for years. By avoiding some of the flashy techniques, Truaffaut waves a tale of humanity and enlightenment in a gorgeous new 35mm print. (Film Forum)

3. Role Models: It’s not Judd Apatow, but there’s really no way you would be able to tell. Paul Rudd and Sean William Scott star as two idiots who join a Big Brothers program in order to skip out on jail time. Instead, they find themselves stuck with an 8 year old with a dirty and foul mind and McLovin.’ David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer) directs. (AMC Harlem)

4. The Times of Harvey Milk (1984): Many of us have reasons to be bitter about the passing of Proposition 8 in California, but this documentary will remind you of better times, when the first elected Gay official, Harvey Milk, battled against Proposition 6, which would have banned homosexuals from education jobs. This documentary shows a highly insightful and charismatic man, whose life was cut too short. (MoMA—Saturday 8:30pm)

5. Kings and Queens (2005): Before the release of his new film, A Christmas Tale, check out the film that sent Arnaud Desplechin to international fame. This tale of two ex-lovers masterfully blends elements of comedy, tragedy, and everything in between, in what could only be described as…life. (IFC Center)