Total Recall: In the tradition of Hollywood remaking movies that you didn't think needed to be remade comes this remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger flick, this one featuring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Breaking Bad's super-awesome Bryan Cranston and Jessica Biel. Opens everywhere on Friday. Details

Third In the Series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Choose Your Own Girls-Night-Out Adventure: Rom-com Ruby Sparks or period film Farewell, My Queen
I'm Pretty Sure This Will Still Be Funny: Bryn Mawr Film screens Caddyshack
Only For Insane People: All of the Harry Potter movies, screened back-to-back
From the Great Mind of Otto Preminger: Political intrigue in the 1962 classicAdvise and Consent

When the 80s Come A Knockin': There are a whole lot of guilty pleasures all rolled into one this weekend in Philadelphia as the Party in Fairmount Park hits with New Edition, Salt-N-Pepa and El DeBarge. And you know what? I kind of want to go. Kind of. Details

Where All the Cool Kids Will Be: The Mad Decent Block Party with Major Lazer and friends
The Pot-Smoking Pride of Pittsburgh: Wiz Khalifa visits the Susquehanna Bank Center
A Combination That Makes Sense: Chicago and the Doobie Brothers
A Combination That Just Doesn't: Joe Cocker and Huey Lewis
He Would Do Anything for Love: But Meatloaf won't do that

Center City Playdate: Many of the parents among you may have seen the Grateful Dead, but far fewer have likely seen the Grateful Dad band, a more recent outfit of Philadelphia dads that play cool tunes for tots. This weekend, they're at the Comcast Center for the Center City Playdate, along with cupcake decorating courtesy of Termini Bros. and gaming (as in video gaming) from Sony. Just don't let anything slip about your previous activities at the Dead shows, or you may have a lot of explaining to do. Details

Barlett & Steele: Once upon a time, Donald Barlett and James Steele were star investigative reporters for the Inquirer, then Time magazine, and then Vanity Fair, where they still write from time to time. This Thursday, they come to the Central Library to talk about their new book,The Betrayal of the American Dream, in which they tell us why our economic future sucks. Details

Phreak N Queer: You'd think that a festival named Phreak N Queer that's dedicated to showcasing the artistic talents of gay, lesbian and transgendered musicians would find its home in Philadelphia's Gayborhood. Not so. The 2nd Annual PNQ steers clear of drag shows and late-night dance parties on 13th Street in favor of a hip-hop/punk party at Milkboy and Hotrods & Mustang Sallies: A Queer Sock Hop at Johnny Brenda's, among other events. Details