Our Picks

DC INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL-- Opens Thursday. Through March 16. Indie cinema buffs, rejoice: The 10th anniversary of the festival showcases more than 100 films and encompasses themed sessions, advocacy forums and a music festival. Director Alex Cox ("Sid and Nancy") will open the festival with a screening of his new movie, "Searchers 2.0." For details, see http://www.dciff.org. George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St. NW. $7-$10.

10,000 B.C.-- This CGI-laden adventure rewinds to prehistoric times, focusing on a young hunter whose lover has been kidnapped by a band of warlords, forcing him to rally a ragtag band of hunters to rescue her. Along the way they encounter saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and, oh yeah, a lost civilization.

LET'S GET LOST-- See Can't Miss.

MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY-- Set in 1939 London, this comedy stars Frances McDormand as a middle-aged governess and Amy Adams as the glamorous American actress and singer in her care. Over the course of 24 hours, the two women flirt with suitors, foil schemes by not-so-ladylike ladies and examine their own lives. Landmark's Bethesda Row Cinema, 7235 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda. 301-652-7273. Landmark's E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. 202-452-7672. Both $7-$9.75.

NEW AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL-- Opens Friday. Through March 17. Actor Danny Glover hosts the opening night of this celebration of cinematic accomplishments from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Liberia, South Africa and other countries. Highlights include a retrospective of Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene's work. For titles, dates and showtimes, see http://www.afi.com/silver. AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. Free-$9.75. 301-495-6720.

THE BANK JOB-- In September 1971, thieves tunneled into a London bank vault, emptying safe-deposit boxes worth millions of pounds. Nothing was recovered. No one was arrested. The robbery made headlines and then suddenly disappeared from the news. This action flick starring Jason Statham fictionalizes the contents of those boxes, conjuring murder, corruption and a sex scandal with links to the royal family.

[On Stage]

AUGUST WILSON'S 20TH CENTURY-- See Can't Miss.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE-- Opens Friday. Through March 29. American Century Theater presents Kurt Vonnegut's first play, a satirical attack on machismo that features the writer's prototypical oddities, including an Odyssey-inspired couple, Vietnam and a girl killed by an ice-cream truck playing shuffleboard with a Nazi in heaven. Gunston Theater Two, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington. $26-$29, seniors and students $23-$26, children free. 703-998-4555.

SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS-- Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., March 9 at 7 p.m. CityDance partners with the Shakespeare Theatre Company to interpret the Bard's sonnets through modern dance, mixing the poems with original choreography and new music. Lansburgh Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW. $20-$35. 202-547-1122.

IDEALS & ISMS-- See Can't Miss.

THE PRICE-- Opens Saturday. Through April 18. Theater J presents Arthur Miller's Tony Award-nominated drama about two estranged brothers whose dreams and resentments are brought to light after their father's death. Starring Robert Prosky alongside his two sons, Andrew and John Prosky. Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. $15-$50. 800-494-8497.

ALL THAT I WILL EVER BE-- Through March 9. Studio Theatre's 2ndstage and director Serge Seiden take on the latest play by Oscar-winning screenwriter Alan Ball ("American Beauty"), which examines a complicated romance between a white man and a Middle Eastern man in Los Angeles. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. $29. 202-332-3300.

[Sports]

WIZARDS-- Today at 6 p.m. against the New Orleans Hornets. Wednesday at 7 p.m. against the Orlando Magic. Saturday at 7 p.m. against the Charlotte Bobcats. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. $40-$275. 202-397-7328.

CAPITALS-- Monday at 7 p.m. against the Boston Bruins. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. $10-$225. 202-397-7328.