Out at the Movies: "Were the World Mine", "Lake City" and a little sleeper called "Twilight"

OK, the big movie of the weekend is the big-screen adaptation of the hit teen novel Twilight. But if the "Team Edward" fanatics and their mothers have bought up all the tickets, there are other films of queer interest opening this weekend.

Find out which after the break!

Yes, this weekend is all about Twilight, based on the best-seller by Stephenie Meyer and directed by Catherine Hardwicke, whose explorations of teen-girl angst run the gamut from Thirteen to The Nativity Story. While most post–Anne Rice vampire fiction has generally had some sort of queer subtext, you won't find it here. But since the taste of gay men and teenage girls often runs parallel (I confess to having been a Sassy subscriber), fans of the book won't want to miss the broodingly faithful adaptation, even if there's not much here for non-converts.

If the glamorous undead isn't your bag, keep an eye out for Were the World Mine, opening this weekend in limited release. A fave of the gay film festival circuit this year, WTWM tells the story of a gay high-schooler who gets cast as Puck in the senior production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The rugby-playing students in the all-boy institution balk at having to play female roles in the traditional Shakespearean style, but they come around when "Puck" sprays them with a love potion that leads to outrageous results.

Tanner Cohen and Nathanial David Becker (above) are absolutely adorable as the film's male leads, and Twin Peaks fans will enjoy seeing Wendy Robie (who played that show's eyepatch-wearing drapes obsessive) as the school's open-minded English teacher.

Also opening in limited release today is Lake City, written and directed by Hero author Perry Moore and his partner Hunter Hill. The film stars Troy Garrity (Soldier's Girl) and Sissy Spacek as a son and mother awkwardly reunited years after a family tragedy tore them apart. With a supporting cast that includes Rebecca Romijn, Drea de Matteo, Barry Corbin, Keith Carradine and Dave Matthews, this sounds like an indie worth checking out.