Man Follows Birds International House 3701 Chestnut Street Sat, 8 p.m., $5 with PennCard http://www.ihousephilly.org
Since I'm sure this film at some point depicts a man following birds, there's no attempt here to fool you. Unlike Crossroads, which should have been named Britney frolics around in underwear on her bed in the first five minutes and then all the guys who were dragged to see the movie by their girlfriends are bored for the rest of the flick, you get what you expect. Maybe Man Follows Birds sounds sexy in its native Russian. I'm sure if those girls from Tatu whispered the Russian equivelent to, "My grandma wears slippers in the pool," I'd still be turned on.
28 Days Later Trocadero 1003 Arch St. Mon, 8 p.m., $3.00 (215) 922-LIVE http://www.thetroc.com
28 Days Later was leaps and bounds above anything else that made it to mainstream cinemas this summer. It is one of those rare independent movies with incredible breakthrough success based merely on the fact that it's incredi-fuckin-tastic. For those who don't know, the premise is simple: the biological equivalent of rage infects Britain, emptying the island faster than you can say Gigli. The film throws its audience into a surreal quasi-impressionist world that is overflowing with morbid consternation, and, um... zombies. It's only $3, so just go see it this Monday.
