WEEKEND LIVE!
Vroom vroom
The 2009 Denver Auto Show showcases more than 500 new hybrids, crossovers, sports vehicles and other car eye candy. If that’s not enough to get you gassed, consider the 2010 “intro” cars, seen here for the first time in the Rocky Mountain West. This weekend at the Colorado Convention Center. Admission is $5-$10. or 303-831-1691.
Hoop it up!
For 82 years, the Harlem Globetrotters have dribbled around the world, entertaining children, presidents and everyone in between. Today these “Ambassadors of Goodwill” dunk and dribble at the Pepsi Center starting at 1 p.m. Tickets are $24 and up via or at the Pepsi Center box office.
AT THE MOVIES
Carny in training?
“Adventureland” is a funny, heartwarming look at those go-nowhere summer jobs. But the recent college grad at the center of this story realizes that working at an amusement park is actually real-world training. Vomit-comet jokes included. R. 1 hour, 47 minutes
Mystery, terror, comedy!
It’s 1957 and the quiet California desert town of Mojave is invaded by a fiery space object and . . . aliens. “Alien Trespass” is for anyone who enjoys classic ’50s sci-fi movies. PG. 1 hour, 30 minutes
HOMEBODIES
A one-dog night
In “Marley & Me,” now out on DVD, a couple adopts a dog to mitigate the woman’s longing for children. Turns out that a baby might’ve been easier. Love, laughs and loss commingle in this pooch-loving tale.
Here’s to you, kid
For those who’ve been hiding under a rock, “Slumdog Millionaire” is the story of a boy from Mumbai who travels the long and cruel road from shantytown to millionaire with a firm grip on nothing but his integrity. We’re not worthy.
