Attend this film event: Trailer Treats + Trailer Smackdown @ the Brattle

Superman II (1980)

Remember Terence Stamp as General Zod in Superman II (1980)? He might prefer to forget it himself, and you might not want to see the whole film in order to catch his performance, but it's all there in the trailer featured in this year's Trailer Treats, just one of many in this annual collection of trashy coming attractions at the Brattle. And don't miss the Trailer Smackdown, in which local wags compete with promos they have made for nonexistent films. Who knows, maybe one will be the inspiration for a future Hobo With a Shotgun. Come early for a pre-show BBQ (with ice cold beer). It takes place at the Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St, Cambridge | Thursday, July 14: 6:30 BBQ; 8 pm screening | $12; $10 students, seniors; $20; $18 students, seniors with BBQ | 617.876.6837 or brattlefilm.org.