Web posted January 10, 2008

Juneau's Cinema guide
★★★★ = Classic ★★★ = Good ★★ = So-so ★ = Lame


OPENING "Alien vs. Predator: Requiem" (R) ★½

Where: 20th Century Twin. Times: Starts Friday. Daily, 7:15 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:45 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2, 4:30 p.m.

Synopsis: Warring alien and predator races descend on a small town.

"The Bucket List" (PG-13) ★★½

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Starts Friday. Daily, 7:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:50 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:50, 4:30 p.m.

Synopsis: Two terminally ill men head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

"The Kite Runner" (PG-13) ★★½

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Starts Friday. Daily, 7 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:40 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:30, 4:20 p.m.

Synopsis: A man returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

"No Country For Old Men" (R)★★★★

Where: 20th Century Twin. Times: Starts Friday. Daily, 7 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:45, 4:15 p.m.

Synopsis: Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande.

"The Walker" (R) ★★

Where: Gold Town Nickelodeon. Times: Shows Thursday, 7 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 7, 9:15 p.m.; Sunday, 4, 7 p.m. Thursday's show includes one free bag of popcorn.

Synopsis: An escort who caters to Washington D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.

ALSO SHOWING

"Ten Canoes" (NR) ★★★½

Where: Back Room at the Silverbow. Times: Shows Monday-Tuesday, Jan. 14-15, 8 p.m.

Synopsis: Part adventure, part comedy, and part anthropological lesson, set a thousand years ago in tribal north Australia.

CLOSING

"Alvin and the Chipmunks" (PG) ★½

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Ends Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Synopsis: A live-action remake of the cartoon featuring the musical rodents.

"Charlie Wilson's War" (R) ★★★

Where: 20th Century Twin. Times: Ends Thursday, 7:15 p.m.

Synopsis: A drama based on Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan.

"P.S. I Love You" (PG-13) ★½

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Ends Thursday, 7:10 p.m.

Synopsis: A young widow discovers that her late husband left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain.

"The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep" (PG) ★★½

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Ends Thursday, 6:50 p.m.

Synopsis: A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature.

CONTINUING

"I Am Legend" (PG-13) ★★★

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Moves from 20th Century Twin on Friday. Times: Daily, 7:20 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 10 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:20, 3:50 p.m.

Synopsis: A brilliant scientist is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and maybe the world.

"Juno" (PG-13) ★★★½

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Daily, 7:10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:20 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:40, 4:10 p.m.

Synopsis: Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman searches for adoptive parents.

"National Treasure: Book of Secrets" (PG) ★½

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Daily, 6:50 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:10, 4 p.m.

Synopsis: Treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by uncovering the mystery within the missing pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary.

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