Well, some of you may have read the piece I did for yesterday's Life, etc. section on this black film poster exhibit going on now at UNC-Chapel Hill. (I highly recommend it, by the way.)

As for today's Weekend section, I did:

— Reviews of "Body of Lies" and "The Express"

— A profile on soul singer Dwele, who will be performing with Eric Benet at the Carolina tomorrow night.

CORRECTION: In the "Body of Lies" review, a review I keep regretting by the hour, the nurse (as well as the actress who plays her) is Iranian, not Jordanian. See what I mean when I say the flick didn't stick to my ribs!

As you've probably seen in your paper today, there is no more 'Sup. Yes, kids, we've gone broadsheet and hitting you with the Weekend section. Already, I've gotten a less-than-glowing comment from a reader this morning:

"Hello Craig, What happened to the 4 star rating system? Now you’re going to use the alphabet? I don’t like it." — TD 

Sorry to hear that, man. But, this is how things are going to be. So, try to have an open mind, everyone. While y'all work that out, here's what I have in the new section today:  

— Reviews of "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" and "Flash of Genius."

— A profile on the group N.E.R.D., performing tonight at the N.C. State homecoming concert.

— A "road trip" Q & A with Raphael Saadiq, who will also perform tonight, all the way in Charlotte.

Toodles.

Yeah, I know I keep slagging off on the shameless self-promotion front. But, as you'll learn from this post, I've been so busy, working my fingers to the bone for this paper, that I've barely had enough time to hype myself up. Nevertheless, in the past two 'Sups, I've churned out:

— Reviews of "Burn After Reading," "Kabluey," "Ghost Town" and "Moving Midway."

— A fall movie preview.

— Interviews with "Moving" director/film critic Godfrey Cheshire and Robin Thicke.

— A critic's pix column.

— A Pop Life piece on the new film-noir series at the N.C. Museum of Art.

And, in today's Sup, we have:

— Reviews of "Eagle Eye" and "Choke."

— A Pop Life Q & A with "Choke" director Clark Gregg.

And let's not forget the "Miracle at St. Anna" review that appeared in today's Triangle & Co. that's already been getting some interesting responses from folks. (Mostly, from my co-workers who want to know what Spike ever did to me to cause this ire. Watch the movie and you'll know.)

So, there you go. Hopefully, I'll be a lot more speedy with the plugging in the near future. 

Man, I have some catching up to do on the shameless self-promotion front. Let's recap!

From last week:

— Reviews of "Traitor," "Man on Wire" and "Frozen River."

— A DVD review of the "Spaced" box set.

— An Arts & Living piece on the current, struggling state of indie cinema.

And now, this week:

— A feature on the Hi Mom! Film Festival, which is still going on despite the weather.

— Film picks.

— A Pop Life piece where I rap with "outlaw critic" Vern about the past summer movie season.

Try to keep dry!

In today's Sup:

— Two reviews: "Death Race" and "Baghead."

—A piece where I interview the Human League frontman Phillip Oakey.

There is not much happening on the film-screening front this week. However, there is a Retrofantasma double bill at the Carolina tonight. It's "Alligator" and "Piranha." Now, tell me, you aren't feeling that! I don't know what's more hilarious: that they're both cheesy killer-amphibian movies, or they're both scripted by this guy.

And I just got word that there will be a Wednesday-night screening of this movie called "Taken For A Ride." It's about an auto and oil industry campaign to buy and dismantle transit systems across the country. This will apparently be the first in a series of free movies focusing on transit. For more info,  go to this Web site.