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AUG 13, 2005
'Grizzly Man' OTHER
'Grizzly Man'

(DOCUMENTARY) As befits a man who routinely violated Klaus Kinski's personal space, director Werner Herzog has always had an affinity for the tooth and claw aspect of nature. His magnificent new documentary about Timothy Treadwell, a childlike bear enthusiast who spent 13 years in the Alaskan wilderness before becoming all-too-literally consumed by his passions, may well be his ultimate work. Was Treadwell a holy fool, or just a fatally deluded moron? Herzog isn't letting his subject, or his audience, off that easy. (See Movie Times, p. 91, for more info.) ANDREW WRIGHT

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Home Movie Day OTHER

(FILM) This fancy-pants open screening accepts only home movies originally shot on film—that includes 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm (film-to-video transfers are okay). What the ban on video and DV means for all you lucky voyeurs is that the movies will be either old (and therefore hilarious) or, if you're really fortunate, arty/pretentious (and therefore doubly hilarious). Hooray for the films of the people! (Museum of History & Industry, 2700 24th Ave E, 324-1126. 1–4 pm, $7.) ANNIE WAGNER

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AUG 14, 2005
'Little Britain' OTHER
'Little Britain'

(TV SHOW) Funnier than Absolutely Fabulous and The Office combined—and occasionally sicker than Jackass—Little Britain once again proves that the Brits do comedy better than Americans do, well, just about anything. Now in its second season, Little Britain has taken Great Britain by freakin' storm. Like AbFab, LilBrit features a comedy duo—David Walliams (the tall straight one) and Matt Lucas (the short gay one)—and each episode takes viewers on a freaked-out, fucked-up tour of the British Isles. (Complete first season airs on BBC America 10 am–3 pm today; available on DVD Aug 16.) DAN SAVAGE

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AUG 15, 2005
'Footloose!' OTHER

(THEATER) Ian Bell's wildly popular Brown Derby Series—committed to hit-and-run stage adaptations of notorious movie scripts—returns with a brand-new season devoted to the 1980s dance classics. First up: Footloose, the heartwarming tale of one simple boy who teaches a whole stupid town to dance to Kenny Loggins, brought to freakish new life by the talents of Nick Garrison, Ingrid Ingerson, Dusty Warren, Brandon Whitehead, and Tim Gouran. Get there early, these things sell out fast. (Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 233-9873. Aug 15–17, doors at 7 pm, shows at 8 pm, $10, no reservations, 21+.) DAVID SCHMADER

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AUG 16, 2005
End of the Century OTHER
End of the Century

(Music Documentary) Whether you're a fan of the Ramones or just the era that inspired them, End of the Century is an insightful film. Interspersing relatively recent interviews with the band (before most of them died) with vintage live footage, the movie neither glosses over nor glosses up important moments in their history. Tonight's screening includes a Q&A session with director Michael Gramaglia and free beer. Sign up at www.scion.com/route for entry. (Big Picture, 2505 First Ave. 6:30 pm, free.) JENNIFER MAERZ

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AUG 17, 2005
Fireball Ministry OTHER

(Religion) Leave it to a hard rock band to realize the religious power of rock 'n' roll and name themselves thusly. Fireball Ministry play a feverous mix of heavy metal and stoner rock that lands somewhere between early Queens of the Stone Age and Sabbath's more straightforward moments. They nicknamed their singer "the Reverend" for a reason. (El Corazón, 109 Eastlake Ave E, 381-3094. 7:30 pm, $15 adv/$18 DOS, all ages.) JENNIFER MAERZ

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AUG 18, 2005
'Dirty Found' OTHER
'Dirty Found'

(SMUT) Found magazine turns trash into treasure, compiling random notes and hilarious photos into a glossy rag. When the subject matter turns to smut, though, all the better, and Dirty Found collects "the best raunchy lost and discovered stuff from around the world." Tonight's party celebrates all things pervy, with Found editors in attendance offering a PowerPoint display, a XXX survey, and other smutty goodness. (Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 233-9873. 7 pm, $10, price includes magazine.) JENNIFER MAERZ

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Friends Forever OTHER

(PARKING LOT ROCK) They say all the world's a stage, but for art-damaged noise punks Friends Forever, the tour van is the venue of choice. For the past seven years these Denver delinquents have been spreading a mix of DIY theatrics (smoke, jump ropes, sparklers) and dangerously dirgy blasts of bass, drums, and keyboard to parking lots around the country (they rarely play inside anything but their beat up Volkswagen). Expect brilliance. (Electric Heavyland, 252 NE 45th St, 545-2800. 6 pm, free, all ages.) JENNIFER MAERZ

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AUG 19, 2005
'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' OTHER
'The 40-Year-Old Virgin'

(CINEMATIC HILARITY) Comedies that score as often as The 40-Year-Old Virgin does are rare. Forget whatever bad taste the trailer left in your mouth, Steve Carell's first star vehicle is without a doubt the funniest movie of the summer, if not the year. You will laugh, you will laugh some more, and you may even dampen your skivvies a little—but don't let that deter you. (See Movie Times, p. 99, for more info.) BRADLEY STEINBACHER

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