Elizabeth weitzman’s MOVIE watch
1 “The Hunger Games” finally arrives. And to excellent reviews, no less. Our only complaint: having to wait until 2013 for the next chapter.
2 Whitney’s film hit. To celebrate its release 20 years ago, “The Bodyguard” — featuring Whitney Houston as a superstar protected by Kevin Costner — will screen on Wednesday at the Kips Bay and Empire 25.
3 The first signs of Snow.
Tarsem Singh’s Snow White story “Mirror Mirror” opens Friday, while “Snow White and the Huntsman” arrives in June.
4 “Casablanca” on Blu-ray.
The beautifully restored 70th-anniversary edition features hours of additional features, including vintage radio broadcasts, deleted scenes and documentaries.
5 New Orleans on screen.
BAM’S tribute focuses on the city’s underside, with movies like “Hard Times,” “Down by Law” and “Cat People.”
6 “The Muppets” on DVD. An all-ages delight, boosted by awesome extras like “the longest blooper reel ever made (in Muppet history).”
7 The ultimate classic. Whenever a chance to see “Citizen Kane” on the big screen comes around, grab it. Friday at the Rubin Museum of Art.
8 New Directors/new Films.
This annual series celebrates new talent — even if that means looking backward. Along with contemporary titles like the indie romance “Now, Forager,” you’ll find “Fear and Desire,” the first feature from a then-24-yearold Stanley Kubrick.
9 Free films. A gratis series at the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center offers two worthwhile movies this week: the charming doc “Being Elmo” on Tuesday, and Whit Stillman’s influential indie “Metropolitan” on Wednesday.
10 “Women on Top” series.
Is this cinematic homage to “burlesque bombshells” — complete with a tribute to Bmovie star Tura Satana — the best way to close out Women’s History Month? Decide for yourself at the Maysles Institute on Saturday.