FILM

Alamo Drafthouse Mason (Katy) presents Girlie Night: SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL.

Girlie Night celebrates the much-loved but often neglected genre of Slumber Party Movies. You know, the ones where you rewind an awesome kiss and watch it five times while sighing deeply or squeal with your friends when the boy and girl finally get together like you NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN (even though you've seen the movie a thousand times).

At Girlie Night, you can squee without shame.

Forget Samantha Baker! Who cares about Andie Walsh? If I could be one John Hughes heroine, it would without a doubt be Watts. Watts, who plays the shizz out of the drums and totally rocks her red leather fringed fingerless gloves! Watts, who isn't afraid to be herself! Watts, who is totally and completely in love with her best friend, Keith Nelson, a.k.a. Eric Stoltz back when he was amazingly, incredibly, mind-blowingly beautiful. Like, when I watch this movie at home, sometimes i have to hit pause just so I can drink in his hotness or, in the case of the party scene, laugh at his horrible wig.

If you're a fan of 80s teen films, then you already know that SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL aces pretty much all of the important categories. Excruciating love triangle? Check. Cheesy villain with huge hair? Check. Excellent soundtrack? Check. Epic kissing scene? CH-CH-CHECK. Throw in Lea Thompson, Elias Koteas (i never knew i could love a skinhead so much) and a little Candace Cameron, and you've got yourself a gem of a film that is, indeed, some kind of wonderful.