MOVIES
You won’t get any shut-eye in “Red Eye,” Wes Craven’s fast-paced foray into suspense. Luxury hotel manager Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is Miami-bound from her grandmother’s funeral when she meets Jack (Cillian Murphy) at an airport. What began as a mild flirtation gets a boost when the two find themselves seated next to each other on the jet. But the coincidence is in fact part of an assassination plot against a high-ranking Homeland Security official. Lisa plays a key role because she can move the official from his hotel room to another without a collapse in trust. What does Jack use to exert pressure on the upstanding Lisa? Her father. While much of the action takes place at 30,000 feet, this is no fear-of-flying exploitation flick. Craven has bigger anxieties to tackle: homeland insecurity, love of family and something he calls “moral terror.”
– LISA KENNEDY
TELEVISION
Approaching the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, cable’s National Geographic Channel traces the roots of the radical Islamic jihad movement and dissects the events of the tragic day in a remarkable two-night, four-hour documentary. “Inside 9/11,” the first of several planned anniversary telecasts, airs at 7 tonight and Monday.
– JOANNE OSTROW
POPULAR MUSIC
Tuesday’s the day for the ’80s, the ladies and the would-be-Bradys. Devo will bring its new-wave sounds and funny hats to Coors Amphitheatre on Tuesday – the same day Destiny’s Child will belt out its pop-rooted R&B to the Pepsi Center and the Backstreet Boys will rock the Budweiser Events Center with their nu-boy band stylings. Tickets to all three shows are available through Ticketmaster.
– RICARDO BACA
STAGE
Fourteen months later, “Menopause The Musical” is still sweating up a storm at the Denver Civic Theatre. This slight and silly show parodies 28 baby-boomer pop tunes with lyrics changed to menopausal themes. It has now been seen by 115,000 people here. The cast now includes Melody Prentice, Mercedes Perez, Stephanie Pascaris and Dee Etta Rowe. Prentice just replaced Joilet Harris, who has returned to her role on HBO’s “The Wire.” Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 5 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays at 721 Santa Fe Drive. Tickets $32.50 (303-309-3773, King Soopers or ticketswest.com).
– JOHN MOORE
NIGHT LIFE
In another setting, this band might flop. But among the hodgepodge of Baker neighborhood weekenders who pass through The Hornet, 82 Broadway, on a Saturday night, the John Lennon and Paul McCartney tribute act, “The Two of Us,” could be a great social equalizer. The band promises not to don any wigs, mustaches or funny suits but still tackles Beatles-era material and post-Beatles solo stuff. Plus, The Hornet does a nice job of managing both hipsters and neighborhood folk. 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday. No cover.
– ELANA ASHANTI JEFFERSON
