‘Sarah Marshall’: Forgotten
Plus: Mick the Sick and crew strut in Scorsese’s Shine a Light
(April 24, 2008) Opening
BABY MAMA.Infertile business woman hires working-class woman as unlikely surrogate. Rated PG-13. 99 m. At the Broadway and Mill Creek.
CJ7.Poor father goes to junkyard for kids’ clothes and brings home CJ7, a “pet” orb with mysterious powers. In Cantonese w/English subtitles. Rated PG. 86 m. At the Minor.
DECEPTION.Business man meets womanizing lawyer in mysterious sex club, then becomes suspect in woman’s disappearance. Rated R. 108 m. At the Broadway.
HAROLD AND KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY.Harold and Kumar are mistaken for terrorists and have to run from the law. Rated R. 102 m. At the Broadway, Mill Creek and the Minor.
SMART PEOPLE.College prof’s run-of-the-mill midlife crisis gets turned upside down when unforeseen circumstances arise. Rated R. 94 m. At the Broadway.
Reviews
SHINE A LIGHT.The Rolling Stones are either a) aging dinosaurs who have become an absurd parody of themselves or b) the world’s greatest rock and roll band. In Martin Scorsese’s new film there’s copious evidence for both views.
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Open Celtic Music Session
music / 3 p.m. Cafe Veritas/Mosgo's, 180 Westwood Center, Arcata. Informal monthly gathering of musicians playing Irish and other Celtic music. Hosted by Seabury Gould. seaburygould.com. 845-8167.
Nonviolence Action Camp
etc. / 10 a.m. Chinmaya Mission near Piercy. Weekend-long direct action orientation features workshops, role playing, seminars, ceremonies and field trips. Bring food, bedding, warm clothes, signs, banners, bikes, drums, acoustic instruments. Pre-register. saverichardsongrove.org. 932-5898.
Audubon Society Field Trip
outdoors / 9 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Meet at Refuge Visitor Center off Hookton Road. Leisurely, two- to three-hour trip intended for people wanting to learn birds of Humboldt Bay area. 822-3613.
Look Back in Anger Matinee
theater / 2 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main Street. John Osborne’s sharply funny, fiercely honest exploration of political disillusionment and basic human yearning. Directed by John Heckel. $15/$13 students and seniors. ferndale-rep.org. 800-838-3006.
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