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MOVIES: Silverdocs, the documentary festival put on by AFI and the Discovery Channel, kicks off tonight with Freakonomics at the AFI Silver Theater (8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20910). 7:30 p.m. While pre-show tickets are no longer available, standby sales are still possible.

>> Check out Hot Tub Time Machine at Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington VA) for just $1 tonight. 9:45 p.m.

FOOD & DRINK: Grab your favorite rugrat and check out this year’s Restaurant Week for Kids. Tonight through June 27th, children under 11 “pay their age” when an accompanying adult buys an entree. Make a reservation at a participating restaurants, from Acadiana to Zola.

>> Dino (3435 Connecticut Avenue NW) presents their Duck Dinner Reducks Redux, offering 10 duck courses for $55. 7 p.m. Call 202-686-2966 for reservations.

READING: Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho, comes to Politics & Prose (5015 Connecticut Ave. NW) tonight to read from his new book Imperial Bedrooms, which is the sequel to Less Than Zero. 7 p.m., free.