Web posted September 27, 2007

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


OPENING

"The Game Plan" (PG)

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Starts Friday. Daily, 6:50 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:20 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:50, 4:20 p.m.

Synopsis: An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has a 7-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

"In the Valley of Elah" (R) ★★★

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Starts Friday. Daily, 7:10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:50 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:40, 4:30 p.m.

Synopsis: A career military officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.

"The Kingdom" (R) ★★ ½

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

Synopsis: A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

"This is England" (NR) ★★★ ½

Where: Gold Town Nickelodeon. Times: Shows Thursday-Sunday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9:15 p.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m.

Synopsis: A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.

CLOSING

"The Bourne Ultimatum" (PG-13) ★★★

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

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

"Dragon Wars" (PG-13)

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

Synopsis: Dragon-like creatures are set to devastate the planet unless a little girl and a reporter can stop them; based on a Korean legend.

"Shoot 'Em Up" (R) ★★★

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Ends Thursday, 7:40 p.m.

Synopsis: A man delivers a woman's baby during a shootout and is then called upon to protect the newborn from an army of gunmen.

CONTINUING

"3:10 to Yuma" (R) ★★★ ½

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

Synopsis: A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma, Ariz. A battle of wills ensues.

"The Brave One" (R) ★★★

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

Synopsis: A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.

"Good Luck Chuck" (R)

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

Synopsis: To keep the woman of his dreams from falling for another guy, Charlie must break his curse: If a woman sleeps with him once, the next man she meets will be her true love.

"Resident Evil: Extinction" (R) ★★ (Outside), ★★★ (Carson)

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

Synopsis: Survivors of an outbreak that mutates people into flesh-eating creatures travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska.

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