Weekend Live!
Run, Denver, run
Walk or run to honor a veteran today at the Denver Veterans Day 5K Fun Run and Walk. Starting at 8 a.m., this race is designed to be a warm-up to Denver’s Veterans Day Parade at 10 a.m. today. Registration for the race includes parking. Auraria Campus Tivoli Student Union, 1000 Larimer St. Registration: $20; 16 and under, free. Info:
Frontier Days
Experience Colorado’s frontier military history today and Sunday at “Hardtack & Hardships: Military Life on the Colorado Frontier,” an exhibit at Denver’s Four Mile Historic Park. Learn how to survive on a soldier’s rations, watch military marching and horseback drills, and witness forge and woodstove cooking. 715 S. Forest St.; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Adults: $8, kids 5 and under are free. Info: fourmilepark or 720-865-0800.
At the Movies
A band of goat-whisperers
In “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” a reporter in Iraq played by Ewan McGregor is trying to distract himself from his marriage’s break-up. He meets a special-forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit. R. 1 hour, 33 minutes.
An animated Scrooge
Disney’s animated version of the Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol,” colorfully tells the story of a miser who learns the error of his ways. This film is a scary holiday treat. PG. 1 hour, 36 minutes.
Homebodies
Upstairs, downstairs
The Pearson family tries to protect its vacation home from cosmic invaders in “Aliens in the Attic,” now on DVD. The humorous pint-sized aliens take over the attic, “program” the family and rule them via remote control. Game on. PG. 1 hour, 26 minutes.
You are what you eat
Michael Pollan, author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” and Eric Schlosser, author of “Fast Food Nation,” team up in the documentary “Food, Inc.” They give viewers a sober and unflattering look at corporate food production. PG. 1 hour, 34 minutes.
