Friday’s openings: Silly time on the big screen

It's mostly mainstream comedy time this weekend. Of the three films opening generally, two feature name stars acting in roles that seem suited for Melissa McCarthy. Or someone.

Anyway, Friday's movie openings are as follows:

"Hot Pursuit": Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara star as, respectively, a by-the-rule cop and a drug boss' widow who race through Texas with murderers on  their tail. Sounds like a Tea Party recruiting video.

"The D Train": Jack Black stars as a nerdy guy who tries to attract a one-time high-school hotshot to their reunion. Who hasn't been in that position? (Nerd, I mean, not hotshot.)

"The Salt of the Earth": Wem Wenders co-directs this documentary that explores the work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who's spent the last four decades capturing some of the world's biggest events and who now is attempting to capture the world's beauty. Surprise, surprise he manages to find some. 

And at the Magic Lantern? Preliminary bookings are as follows:

"Dior and I": A fashion-house documentary centering on Raf Simons, since 2012 the creative director at Christian Dior. As David Bowie sings, "Oooh, fashion! We are the goon squad and we're coming to town. Beep-beep, beep-beep."

So go to the movies. Any of the movies. And enjoy.