Weekend live!
Amaze yourself
The third annual Mile High Amazing Race, which starts at the Pepsi Center, benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. It challenges teams to conquer a fun course. $260/team. Beginning time is 11:00 a.m. today. Details: leukemia-lym ?item_id=565617
Get outside
The 2009 Colorado Outdoor Expo at Island Lake Marine features Splashdogs, a fishing contest, performances, food and more. The venue is located just off Interstate 25 between Harmony Road and the Windsor exit. Today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $5 admission. .
at the movies
Murder, he wrote
In “Angels & Demons,” Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon of “Da Vinci Code” fame makes quick work of the mystery surrounding an ancient secret society. 2 hours, 13 minutes. PG-13.
A lemon pledge
“Lemon Tree” is the tale of a Palestinian widow’s pledge to protect her lemon grove after Israel’s defense minister moves next door and tries to remove the grove because it could hide terrorists. Based on a true story. 1 hour, 46 minutes. Not rated.
homebodies
Dangerous daddy
Liam Neeson plays an angry former CIA operative in “Taken.” He hunts for the thugs who have kidnapped his daughter. Not a pretty theme, but Neeson glumly classes it up. 1 hour, 44 minutes. PG-13.
Furry and toothy
“Underworld: Rise of the Lycans,” the Underworld series prequel, is now out on DVD. Brace yourself for one beastly vampire-vs.-werewolf flick. 1 hour, 32 minutes. R.
