February at a glance

The first weekend butts heads with Super Bowl weekend, but we're talking movies man. Dear John the first of more than one Nicholas Sparks adaptations coming to the big screen in 2010 (another one stars Miley Cyrus) shows its moxie; it's got love letters, Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. From Paris With Love promises at least some action with a Luc Besson-scripted quickie featuring John Travolta as a baddie or at least a guy with a bad hairline. Crazy Heart goes wider.
For Valentine's Day weekend the aptly titled Valentine's Day features an all star list if such a list consisted of hottie talent as opposed to A-list actors and The Wolfman starring Benicio Del Toro looks like the first film in a while to dethrone Avatar as the leadrunner at the weekend box office. Universal it should be noted has the monopoly on horror, what with Wolfie, Frankenstein and Dracula this could be the first of many reboots. Another film coming out that week is Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, a long title for a PG-rated action fantasy.
The weekend of February 19 has Shutter Island with DiCaprio and helmed by Scorsese, 'nuff said. There are a few indie releases including The White Ribbon, The Last Station, and Happy Tears also rolling out.
The month closes out with Cop Out, which not oddly looks totally crunk with Kevin Smith doing his take on a studio (WB) cop comedy. The last weekend also shoves a remake of The Crazies and we all know that nobody can replicate George Romero.