Enchanting Ember
Plus: Charlie skips town, misses DiCaprio & the Duchess
(Oct. 16, 2008) Previews
Opening Friday, Oct.17, is Max Payne, a video game adaptation with Mark Wahlberg in the title role as a leather coat-clad, pistol-packing antihero cop. Rated PG-13. 90m. At Mill Creek, the Minor, Fortuna and Broadway.
In the road trip/teensploitation comedy genre, Sex Drive chronicles the journey a libidinous 18-year-old male (redundant, I know) who sets out with his buds in the hopes of losing his virginity to a smokin’ hot babe he met online. Rated R. 109m. At Mill Creek, Fortuna and Broadway.
Based on the bestselling novel by Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees takes place in the South Carolina of 1964. A 14-year-old girl (Dakota Fanning) seeks clues to her late mother’s past with help from her caregiver (Jennifer Hudson), a trio of independent sisters and the world of beekeeping. Rated PG-13. 110m. At the Broadway.
For my money, the most intriguing release of the week is Oliver Stone’s biopic on our 43rd president, W. With Josh Brolin in the title role, Elizabeth Banks as Laura, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara and Richard Dreyfus as Dick Cheney. Rated PG-13. 129m. At the Broadway.
The Eureka Library film series continues with another Hitchcock classic, Strangers on a Train, hosted by Wynston Jones. Tuesday, Oct. 21 at the Main Branch, 6:30 p.m.
— Ryan Burns
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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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