Weekend Live!
97.3 KBCO presents Earthfest Boulder After-Party. Jam with Billy Nershi and friends at the Boulder Theater tonight. Guests include Keith Moseley, Jeff Sipe, Erik Deutsch and Nick Forster. 21 and over; tickets $18.50.
Scary, but they don’t bite
Explore prehistoric plants and animals at Denver Botanic Gardens’ “Jurassic Gardens” exhibit. It features life-size, realistic dinosaur sculptures. Today through Sept. 30. Free for members; tickets start at $8. Information: botanicgardens or 720-865-3500.
at the movies
Larcenous laughs
What does a guy do when his talent leans more toward crime than to his dream of writing? In “Skills Like This,” he gets creative at criminality. Shot in Denver, this original comedy is at the Starz FilmCenter, starzfilm . 1 hour, 28 minutes. Not rated.
Inked in blood
Russell Crowe stars as an investigative journalist in “State of Play,” a thriller set in Washington, where a politician’s research assistant/mistress dies mysteriously. With Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren and Rachel McAdams. 2 hours, 7 minutes. PG-13.
homebodies
Oscar winner
Now out on DVD, “The Reader” is the story of a law student who encounters a former lover — years after the arcane end of their affair — as her trial for war crimes begins.
A graphic depiction
“The Spirit,” based on Will Eisner’s comic, follows Denny Colt, a dead cop who returns in spirit form to combat the ultimate evildoer. While saving the world, he encounters a bevy of tricky but beautiful women. It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it.
