Weekend live!
Family affair
If you’re expecting, already have kids or have ever been one, the seventh annual Colorado Baby & Kidz Expo has something for you: rides, entertainment, activities and more. New: Kid entrepreneurs display their wares at The Kids Marketplace. Today and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $9 adults, $3 seniors, kids under 12 free. Denver Merchandise Mart, 58th Ave. and I-25, Exit 215. Info: 303-400-3470 or theexpopros .
Shorts season at CU
“Sundance Shorts,” a presentation featuring Sundance Film Festival shorts released in 2010, will be shown as part of the International Film Series at Muenzinger Auditorium on the CU Boulder campus. 7 and 9:30 p.m. today. Admission is $5-$6. Info: internationalfilm or 303-492-1531.
at the movies
A magical “Illusionist”
From the director of “The Triplets of Belleville” comes “The Illusionist,” another animated tale with heart — this one about second chances in new venues. PG.
Two degrees of separation
“The Mechanic” in this story doesn’t work on cars. But things get wrenching anyway when this elite hit man trains an apprentice who has connections to one of his victims. R.
homebodies
Bang, bang, you’re (not) dead
Violent but humorous, “RED,” now on DVD, details the antics of a former black-ops agent as he reassembles a band of colleagues to combat a high-tech assassin. Starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman and Mary- Louise Parker. PG-13.
Leading a horse to win
“Secretariat,” also on DVD, details Coloradan Penny Chenery Tweedy’s rise as a horse-loving housewife whose instincts lead her wily stallion to a historic Triple Crown win. PG.
Monnie Nilsson, The Denver Post
