Mechanical Bull

Kim discovers that Shego was once a do-gooder when she meets her brothers on "Kim Possible . " I have no idea what that means, at 5 p.m. on the Disney Channel. God to Joan: Try-eth out for cheerleading. Joan to God: Aye, aye, aye. "Joan of Arcadia" is at 8 p.m. on Channel 4. There is a mechanical bull on tonight's "Totally Outrageous Behavior , " which says so much more than I ever could. The show is at 8 on Channel 25. Ben- ( "Good Will Hunting" on Bravo)

EVENTS Malden: For the Greater Boston Countryfest, the backyard of Anthony's is transformed into a down-home, southern, country shindig. Country music, BBQ, games, and a mechanical bull are featured. Saturday, 2 p.m. Anthony's of Malden, 105 Canal St. $20. www.facebook.com/events/303203949749806/ MUSIC Marblehead: Star-Spangled Pops features music inspired by The War of 1812 and the 50th anniversary of Henry Mancini's Academy Award for "Moon River," performed by The Hillyer Festival Orchestra.

BRONCO BILLY (Encore on Comcast) Clint Eastwood fashions a most entertaining film from the fabric of a modern day, flea-bitten Wild West Show. Sondra Locke (above, with Eastwood) and Scatman Crothers head a terrific supporting cast. One thing’s for sure, ole Clint would never give us any mechanical bull. (PG; runs through Dec. 24) GORILLAS IN THE MIST (Encore on Comcast) Sigourney Weaver attacks the role of primatologist Dian Fossey with the high-mindedness of a Hepburn.

ROAD TO PERDITION (Max on Comcast) Sam Mendes’s second movie is more ambitious than “American Beauty,’’ but suffers from not being about much of anything beyond its own comeliness. Tom Hanks plays a Depression-era gangster, Jude Law the hit man gunning for him. The first hour couldn’t be drearier, but the final sequence has an almost supernatural suspense. (R; runs through Feb. 24) WESLEY MORRIS BURIED (Comcast Movies: All Movies)

EVENTS Malden: For the Greater Boston Countryfest, the backyard of Anthony's is transformed into a down-home, southern, country shindig. Country music, BBQ, games, and a mechanical bull are featured. Saturday, 2 p.m. Anthony's of Malden, 105 Canal St. $20. www.facebook.com/events/303203949749806/ MUSIC Marblehead: Star-Spangled Pops features music inspired by The War of 1812 and the 50th anniversary of Henry Mancini's Academy Award for "Moon River," performed by The Hillyer Festival Orchestra.

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine - The mere mention of Old Orchard Beach evokes images of crowded arcades, sticky cotton candy, and sunburned children sprawled across the beach. But what happens in the fall? Turns out, this beach town has a good deal to offer when the vacationing families pack up and go home. Here, single friends can rent entire beach houses, gorge on lobsters, dominate nearby bowling alleys, and mingle in bars with the locals who emerge out of hiding. Easily stroll the miles of sandy beaches as New England welcomes its fabulous fall.

**½ THE CHANGE-UP Directed by: David Dobkin Written by: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore Starring: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Mann, and Alan Arkin At: Boston Common, Fenway, suburbs Running time: 112 minutes Rated: R (language, language, language, one adult-movie shoot, and many, many breasts) Yes, there's a masculinity crisis in Hollywood. And, yes, it's sort of depressing to watch another comedy go out of its way to reinforce its protagonists' heterosexuality.

ASHLAND - An Ashland man who holds a physics degree from Northeastern University was charged yesterday with an Al Qaeda-inspired plot to send a remote-controlled aircraft carrying explosives into the Pentagon and the US Capitol "to kill as many people as possible," according to a complaint filed in federal court. Rezwan Ferdaus, 26, a US citizen whose only known previous crime was vandalism, told FBI agents working undercover as Al Qaeda members that he wanted to "change the world," according to the complaint.

If the title of "Zanna, Don't!" makes you think immediately of Olivia Newton-John, roller skates, leg warmers, and bubblegum pop - and if all that makes you smile - then you are exactly the right audience for this silly-sweet, goofy-smart, mostly charming musical. True, SpeakEasy Stage Company, which is presenting the New England premiere at the Boston Center for the Arts, is at pains to point out that "Zanna, Don't!" has nothing to do with "Xanadu," either the classically bad roller-skating-goddess Newton-John vehicle or the recent Broadway...

FOXBOROUGH - Take heart, New England Patriots fans. We have ways and means of getting religion, too. Tonight at Gillette Stadium, the Patriots take on the Denver Broncos in an AFC divisional playoff game, the next step in their quest for another Super Bowl title. All that stands in the Pats' way, according to most pigskin pundits, is another divinely inspired performance by Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, who brought his team back from the dead in midseason. I have no idea which house of worship Tebow plans to visit in preparation for playing 60 minutes of...

Kim discovers that Shego was once a do-gooder when she meets her brothers on "Kim Possible . " I have no idea what that means, at 5 p.m. on the Disney Channel. God to Joan: Try-eth out for cheerleading. Joan to God: Aye, aye, aye. "Joan of Arcadia" is at 8 p.m. on Channel 4. There is a mechanical bull on tonight's "Totally Outrageous Behavior , " which says so much more than I ever could. The show is at 8 on Channel 25. Ben- ( "Good Will Hunting" on Bravo)

It was the end of a long, excitement-packed party, filled with cookies and dancing, and Tatianna Velazquez should have been exhausted. But when her present finally arrived, at the close of yesterday's 23d annual Christmas in the City celebration, the 2 1/2-year-old was fully alert. "A puppy! A puppy!" she squealed when the box was unwrapped, revealing a fluffy, white dog toy on a leash - one that barks and wags its tail at the touch of a button. It was one of countless perfect holiday moments at the party for 3,500 homeless children and 1,500 parents held at the Boston...