Web posted November 8, 2007

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


OPENING

"Dan in Real Life" (PG-13) ★★½

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

Synopsis: A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.

"Fred Claus" (PG) No rating at press time

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Starts Friday. Daily, 6:50 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 1:30, 4:20, 9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30, 4:20 p.m.

Synopsis: Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole.

"No End in Sight" (NR) ★★★½

Where: Gold Town Nickelodeon. Times: Shows Thursday, 7 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 7, 9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 4, 7 p.m.

Synopsis: A comprehensive look at the Bush administration's conduct of the Iraq war and its occupation of the country.

"P2" (R) No rating at press time

Where: Glacier Cinemas. Times: Starts Friday. Daily, 7:15 p.m.; Friday, 9:45 p.m.; Saturday, 2, 4:15, 9:45 p.m.; Sunday, 2, 4:15 p.m.

Synopsis: A businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve.

ALSO SHOWING

"Into Great Silence" ★★★

Where: Back Room at the Silverbow. Times: Shows Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 12-14, 8 p.m.

Synopsis: An examination of life inside the Grande Chartreuse, the head monastery of the reclusive Carthusian Order in France. Won the European Film Award for Best Documentary in 2006.

"Lost and Found" (NR)

Where: Centennial Hall. Times: Shows Friday, Nov. 9, 7, 9 p.m.

Synopsis: Teton Gravity Research's latest backcountry ski and snowboard movie, "Lost and Found," is shot in North America, including Alaska's Tordillo Range. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door. All proceeds benefit the Southeast Avalanche Center.

CLOSING

"30 Days of Night" (R) ★ ½

Where: Moves to Glacier Cinemas on Friday. Times: Ends Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Synopsis: After an Alaska town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.

"Across the Universe" ★★★

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

Synopsis: Musical based on The Beatles songbook, set in the 60s England, America, and Vietnam.

"Saw IV" (R) ★

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

Synopsis: Two veteran FBI agents assist Detective Hoffman in sorting out the remains of Jigsaw's last game.

CONTINUING

"American Gangster" (R) ★★★½

Where: 20th Century Twin. Times: Daily, 7 p.m.; Friday, 10 p.m.; Saturday, 3:45, 10 p.m.; Sunday, 3:45 p.m.

Synopsis: The story of Frank Lucas, a 1970s heroin kingpin from Manhattan.

"Bee Movie" ★★½

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

Synopsis: A bee discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.

"Into the Wild" (R) ★★★½

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

Synopsis: A university graduate and athlete abandons his possessions and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.

"Martian Child" ★★½

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

Synopsis: A grieving writer adopts a boy who thinks he's from Mars.

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