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September 15, 2009

How your iPhone got you to 2nd Base. No, really.

The iPhone can do many things: you can Yelp on it, play a game of Bejeweled, even pretend you're Luke Skywalker.

Now, you can also do dinner and a movie on it. But really, really well.

Yelp's teamed up with movie social-networking service Flixster.com to bring you the ability to not only search for movies playing in your neighborhood, but also find the best places to grab a bite to eat or a drink in the area.

If you're on your iPhone, the Flixster app will include a "Restaurants Nearby" button that will pull up reviews either via Yelp for iPhone or Yelp Mobile for places in the area to nosh before or after your flick.

Flixster

Additionally, if you're doing the research beforehand (because you're a smart date, right?), Yelp.com will have links to "Now Playing" movies on our theater pages, and will also have links to "Movies Nearby" below the map on those theater business pages, as well.

OK, what are you still doing here? We did all the work for you. If you don't get lucky this time, it's not the restaurant, it's not the movie, it's... the popcorn. You should've gotten Milk Duds, dude. Gets them every time.