Weekend Live!
Reindeer games
Hoof it to the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center to meet Santa’s star reindeer, Donner and Blitzen, today and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Donate a new pair of mittens or gloves, and kids get a free cup of hot chocolate. Donations benefit area homeless shelters. 650 15th St. Info: 303-436-1234 or DenverRegency .
Christmas caboose
The Colorado Railroad Museum holds its “Santa Claus Special” today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Santa is riding these rails this year, and you can too. Santa rides depart every 20 minutes. Bring your choo-choo wish list, and hit the Depot General Store for railroad toys and Thomas the Tank Engine gifts galore. Admission: adults $12, children $5, under 2 free. 17155 W. 44th Ave., Golden. Info: 303-279-4591 or colorado .
at the movies
Fighting like brothers
Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Amy Adams star in “The Fighter,” a drama based on the true story of boxer “Irish” Micky Ward and the half-brother who shepherded him to success after nearly being knocked out himself by the seedier side of life. Adams is stellar as Charlene. R.
The original cyberbullies
In “Tron: Legacy,” tech-savvy Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) gets pulled into a fierce cyberworld where his father, Kevin (Jeff Bridges), disappeared 20 years ago. PG.
homebodies
This movie’s “A” blast
Based on the eponymous TV series, “The A-Team,” now on DVD, is the tale of a band of forsaken Iraq war vets who aim to clear their names after being framed. How do they go about it? With a shock-and- awe-filled rampage. PG-13.
Funny or dysfunctional?
John C. Reilly stars as a divorced man who meets his dream woman, only to be creeped out by her son, “Cyrus.” Also starring Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei and Catherine Keener. R.
Monnie Nilsson, The Denver Post
