Movies
Two months ago I sat in a great Colorado restaurant – Aly’s Fireside Cafe in Walsenberg – writing furiously about a great American film, “Michael Clayton.” On second viewing, writer-director Tony Gilroy’s corporate thriller, starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton, has lost none of its gleam. The writing is tart and meaningful. The performances are fierce. Wilkinson amazes as a genius litigator who, bedeviled by a chemical imbalance, starts to turn on his corporate client. Swinton chills as a modern-day Lady Macbeth with ambitions all her own. Clooney, well, the assurance he has in the power of his fine mug to convey all manner of moral discomfort is something to behold. Lisa Kennedy
Night Life
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure may be over, but that doesn’t mean we’ve run out of creative ways to keep the issue of breast cancer in the forefront of our minds. On Monday, aerospace-themed nightclub DC10 will hold its own Breast Cancer Fundraiser, including a fashion show, silent auction and raffle prizes. All proceeds going to the cause at hand, so get out there and show your support in sleek, trendy style. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. 940 Lincoln St. Free. 303-813-1032 or John Wenzel
Popular music
Have you listened yet to “Our Love to Admire,” the new Interpol record? Forget everything you’ve ever read about the band. Some of it carries weight, but much of it can be cast aside. Paul Banks’ voice needs to be heard – both his audible voice and his inner, songwriting voice. Just when you think his band has reached its inevitable pinnacle with a record, it releases another one that proves its bizarre and unexpected depth. And with three searingly potent full- lengths to its name – this most recent being its major-label debut – the band has more than proved itself as a true rock ‘n’ roll force more worthy than a cheap comparison or two. Interpol plays the Fillmore tonight with the Liars. Tickets: or 303-830-8497. Ricardo Baca
Classical music
Born in Longmont in 1980, cellist Julie Albers left during her junior year of high school for studies in the young artist program at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In 1998, she made her major orchestral debut with the Cleveland Orchestra, and her career has been on an upswing since. Albers returns to her home state this weekend for performances with the Colorado Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Boettcher Concert Hall. She will join music director Jeffrey Kahane and the orchestra for Tchaikovsky’s beloved “Variations on a Rococco Theme.” Also on the program are works by Kenneth Frazelle and Edward Elgar. Tickets are $15-$69.50. 303-623-7876 or Kyle MacMillan
Theater
Colorado Springs’ TheatreWorks has commissioned a fresh take on the swashbuckling, romantic Mexican superhero “Zorro” as a magnificent gift to a southern Colorado audience where Latinos make up the largest minority. Here an old Zorro mentors a new one – a quixotic janitor and a geeky computer teacher who set out to uncover embezzlement and social injustice at an exclusive Colorado Springs prep school. It’s uneven, as most new plays are, but it’s snuggly warm and a whole lot of fun. Final performance 4 p.m. today at 3955 Cragwood Drive on the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus. $15-$22. 719-262-3232 or . John Moore
Television
Monday night, after the insanely popular “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC premieres a winning sitcom starring Christina Applegate. “Samantha Who?” at 8:30 on Channel 7, is smartly funny on the unfunny subject of retrograde amnesia. Jean Smart is terrifically funny as Sam’s self-centered mom. In a season short on tolerable comedies, this one deserves to last. Joanne Ostrow
Art
Little if anything in the artistic realm holds broader appeal than posters, which by their very nature are designed to reach out and communicate their message to as many people as possible. Once every two years, Fort Collins becomes the poster capital of the United States and perhaps the world, with exhibitions and activities centered on Colorado State University’s biennial showcase of the medium. This year’s edition, the 15th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition, contains 169 works by 87 designers from 31 countries. It runs through Friday in two campus galleries. Admission is free. 970-491-1989 or csuschoolof . Kyle MacMillan
