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From biopic to comedy to thriller, you can’t go wrong with last week’s openings
(Aug. 13, 2009) Previews
Opening Friday, Aug. 14, is the allegorical scifi film District 9, in which extraterrestrials in South Africa are forced to work for low wages and live in substandard conditions by a multinational corporation. Rated R for bloody violence and pervasive language. 112m. At the Broadway, Minor, Mill Creek and Fortuna.
The Time Traveler’s Wife stars Eric Bana as a time-traveling librarian and Rachel McAdams as the woman who tries to keep the home fires burning. Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, brief disturbing images, nudity and sexuality. 107m. At the Broadway, Mill Creek and Fortuna.
The narrator of the romantic comedy (500) Days of Summer assures us that the film is not a romantic comedy. Okay. With Zooey Deschanel as the dumper and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the dumpee. Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language. 95m. At the Broadway.
More than one critic has called Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker the best fiction film about Iraq so far. A Charlie pick of the week. Rated R for war violence and language. 131m. At the Minor.
Bandslam is a musical romantic comedy wherein a teen singer (Alyson Michalka) goes up against her ex-boyfriend (Scott Porter) at a battle of the bands. Rated PG for some thematic elements and mild language. 111m. At the Broadway.
In The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, a squad of salesmen attempt to save a car dealership from bankruptcy. Rated R for sexual content, nudity, pervasive language and some drug material. 90m. At the Broadway and Mill Creek.
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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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