| I-Team: Redemption in Sin City
Sex has been a part of the Las Vegas allure since the beginning of the gambling era and today it's more obvious than ever. But for the women who become trapped within the sex industry, there's nothing glamorous about it. A veteran of the local escort industry says it's a miracle she survived her years as a prostitute and she's now trying to share the same sort of deliverance with others. Annie Lobert started her own outreach program for sex workers and is out on the streets trying to save them, one working girl at a time. "I was addicted to pornography. I was addicted to sex," Annie Lobert says as she marches through the sea of weirdness that is the Adult Entertainment Expo. She seems right at home. Lobert has never been a porn star like others at the Las Vegas gathering.
Revivals and art films: March 2-8
Caught on Film: Free First Saturday event with screening of films by Minnesota girls ages 8-18 who participated in the "Girls in the Director's Chair" program. The films: "A Girl Like Me" (Kiri Davis' award-winning movie looks at how standards of beauty affect high school students), 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; "Girls in the Director's Chair" (showcase of films, including animation, documentaries and social commentary), 10:30 a.m., noon and 2:30 p.m. Saturday; free (admission on a first-come, first-admitted basis); Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.; 612-375-7600 or www.walkerart.org. Creature From the Black Lagoon: A scientific expedition discovers a prehistoric amphibious creature. Midnight Saturday; $8; Uptown Theatre, 2906 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.; www.landmarktheatres.com. El Aura: Absorbing Argentine drama about a man whose epileptic seizures may be a portal to another dimension.
Arts and Entertainment Around the East Bay
Pacific Film Archive is presenting a retrospective of the work of modernist director Michelangelo Antonioni. Antonioni had his roots in the neo-realist school of Italian filmmaking but soon moved beyond it into the langorous, minimalist films that would make his reputation, a body of work that often depicts the world and the human soul as vast, empty landscapes. The series begins Friday and runs through April 22. $4-$8. 2575 Bancroft Way. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu. SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF ‘ART OF LIVING BLACK' A self-guided tour of “The Art of Living Black," featuring the work of local black artists, will take place this Saturday and Sunday (March 3-4). The show includes the work of more than 90 emerging and established artists in a group exhibition through March 16 at the Richmond Art Center.
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