Today, the most anticipated adult sci-fi movie of the summer hits theaters. The plot revelations, according to the studio, are best kept under a shroud of secrecy. I’m not one to spoil anything, but I will reveal this much about Ridley Scott‘s “Prometheus” — it’s good to adjust your expectations.

The marketing and interviews are being coy about this new movie’s relationship to Scott’s classic 1979 sci-fi horror picture “Alien,” but I’m here to tell you that “Prometheus” takes place in the same universe some years earlier and has some very direct connections.

Co-written by “Lost”‘s Damon Lindelhof, “Prometheus” uses some unexplained beings and abandoned spaceships from the original “Alien” as a jumping off point. A crew of scientists, including Noomi Rapace, the Swedish “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” are led to a distant moon to discover keys to the history of humans on Earth.

The art direction updates the cold, sinister look of “Alien” perfectly and the cinematography is beautiful, but actors like Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender, who turn in fine performances, sometimes have to deliver dialogue that’s pretty clunky and obvious. When I say adjust your expectations, I mean specifically that in 1979, movies were allowed to unfold at a slower pace and with less dialogue. “Prometheus” has the feel of a contemporary film where character talk too much and over-explain things.This is ironic because it doesn’t necessarily explain what you want to know the most.The story is intriguing, however, and the mystery deepens while Scott ratchets up some familiar “Alien” horror scares.

Here’s where adjusting your expectations will help your enjoyment of the film:

The conclusion really isn’t a resolution at all. In an attempt to save more mystery for a sequel, Scott’s ending stumbles a bit. Knowing this going in, however, might save you the heartache and let you concentrate more on the good stuff, of which there is plenty. “Prometheus” is an adult sci-fi film about ancient Greek myths (where Gods meddled with humans) and the origin of human life on Earth. It’s the kind of big-idea movie you don’t get much of in the summer, and it’s a welcome sight.

Also this week, Liberty Hall plays host to the Third Annual Fatherhood Film Festival, a benefit for the Dads of Douglas County. It’s just one night, but the evening of June 14 features two movie screenings, a panel, and a live musical performance. The goal of the festival is to initiate larger conversations about fatherhood through storytelling and film.

At 5:30, a documentary about a unique challenge kicks off the night. Veteran punk rock dads (What’s Art Alexakis from Everclear doing in there?) adapt their lives and wrestle with fatherhood in “The Other F Word,”. The movie examines what happens when a generation’s ultimate anti-authoritarians become society’s ultimate authorities — dads. As Duane Peters of U.S. Bombs says in the movie: “You become Ward Cleaver, and Ward Cleaver’s a prick.”

Following “The Other F Word” at 7:30 will be a live panel discussion called “Balancing a Dream with Becoming a Dad,” featuring local musicians who are also fathers and filmmakers from the next film to be shown.

At 8:00, the feature film “Sironia,” which won the Audience Award at the 2011 Austin Film Festival, will be shown. “Sironia” stars Amy Acker (“Cabin in the Woods,” TV’s “Angel”), Tony Hale (TV’s “Arrested Development” and “Veep”), and singer/songwriter Wes Cunningham, whose music inspired the film. In fitting with the theme of musicians-turned-fathers, Cunningham plays a frustrated songwriter who gives up his music dreams to raise a family in the small town of Sironia, Texas.

Cunningham will attend the screening, and at 9:45, once the film has ended, he will perform live.