Web posted August 9, 2007

Juneau's Cinema guide


OPENING

"Daddy Day Camp" (PG) No review at press time.

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

Synopsis: A pair of dads (Cuba Gooding Jr. and Paul Rae) find themselves in a kid-harried adventure running a summer day camp.

"Rush Hour 3" (PG-13) H½

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

Synopsis: While in Paris, Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) and Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) inadvertently get mixed up with the Chinese Triad.

"Stardust" (PG-13) ★★★

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Starts Friday and shows daily, 4:20, 6:50, 9:40 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:10 p.m.

Synopsis: In a countryside town bordering a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the realm.

ALSO SHOWING

"Renaissance" (R) ★★½

Where: Back Room at the Silverbow. Times: Shows Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 13-15, 8 p.m.

Synopsis: Set in Paris in 2054, with widescreen black-and-white visuals, 'Renaissance' is a melancholy actioner that shines a new light on film noir.

CLOSING

"Hairspray" (PG) ★★★★

Where: 20th Century Twin. Times: Ends Thursday, 4:30 p.m.

Synopsis: Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

"I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" (PG-13) ★

Where: 20th Century Twin. Times: Ends Thursday, 7:10, 9:40 p.m.

Synopsis: Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.

CONTINUING

"The Bourne Ultimatum" (PG-13) ★★★

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Shows daily, 4, 7:20, 10 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.

Synopsis: Bourne dodges new, superior assassins while a government agent tries to track him down.

"Hot Rod" (PG-13) ★★

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Shows daily, 9 p.m.

Synopsis: Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimbles prepares for the jump of his life in an attempt to raise money for his abusive stepfather's heart operation.

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (PG-13) ★★★

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Daily, 7, 9:50 p.m.

Synopsis: With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.

"La Vie En Rose" (PG-13) ★★★

Where: Gold Town Nickelodeon. Times: Shows Thursday-Saturday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 4, 7 p.m.

Synopsis: The extraordinary life of Edith Piaf.

"No Reservations" (PG) ★★

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

Synopsis: The life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece.

"The Simpsons Movie" (PG-13) ★★★½

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

Synopsis: When Homer mistakenly pollutes the river with toxic waste, forcing evacuation from Springfield, the family runs away to Alaska.

"Underdog" (PG) H½

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Shows daily, 3:50, 7:10 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:40 p.m.

Synopsis: A lab accident gives a hound named Shoeshine some serious superpowers.

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