Web posted August 30, 2007

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


OPENING

"Balls of Fury" (PG-13) ★½

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Started Wednesday. Daily, 7:10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2, 4:40 p.m.; Monday, 4:40 p.m.

Synopsis: A down-and-out former professional ping-pong phenom is recruited for a secret mission.

"Becoming Jane" (PG-13) ★★ ½

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Starts Friday. Daily, 6:50 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:10 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:40, 4:10 p.m.; Monday, 4:10 p.m.

Synopsis: A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen.

"Halloween" (R) No review at press time

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

Synopsis: From musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie comes an entirely new take on the 1978 slasher film "Halloween."

ALSO SHOWING

"Private Fears in Public Places" (NR) ★★★

Where: Back Room at the Silverbow. Times: Shows Monday-Wednesday, Sept. 3-5, 8 p.m.

Synopsis: In Paris, six people all look for love, despite typically having their romantic aspirations dashed at every turn.

CLOSING

"The Invasion" (PG-13) zero stars

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

Synopsis: As a Washington psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.

"Rush Hour 3" (PG-13) ★ ½

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

Synopsis: While in Paris, Chief Inspector Lee and Detective James Carter inadvertently get mixed up with the Chinese Triad.

CONTINUING

"The Bourne Ultimatum" (PG-13) ★★★

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Daily, 7:20 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:50 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:30, 4 p.m.; Monday, 4 p.m.

Synopsis: Bourne dodges new assassins as he searches for clues to his unknown past.

"The Nanny Diaries" (PG-13) ★ ½

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Daily, 7 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:20 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:50, 4:30 p.m.; Monday, 4:30 p.m.

Synopsis: A college student working as a nanny for a rich family has to juggle their dysfunction, her studies and a new romance.

"Sicko" (PG-13) ★★★

Where: Gold Town Nickelodeon. Times: Shows Thursday, 7 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 7, 9:45 p.m.; Sunday, 4, 7 p.m.

Synopsis: Michael Moore's new documentary on how U.S. health care compares to health care in other countries.

"Superbad" (PG-13) ★★ ½

Where: 20th Century Twin. Times: Daily, 7:15 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:45 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2:15, 4:40 p.m.; Monday, 4:40 p.m.

Synopsis: Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

"War" (R) ★ ½

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Daily, 7:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:40 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2:10, 4:20 p.m.; Monday, 4:20 p.m.

Synopsis: An FBI agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.

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