Movie guide

Juneau

GOLD TOWN

For complete listings, visit www.goldtownnick.com.

“Grandma” — Synopsis: A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother (Lily Tomlin), a woman who is long estranged from her daughter.

“Rocky Horror Picture Show” — Synopsis: In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”

20TH CENTURY TWIN

For complete listings, visit www.juneaumovies.com.

“Crimson Peak” (R) — Synopsis: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds…and remembers.

“Bridge of Spies” (PG-13) — Synopsis: An American lawyer is recruited by the CIA during the Cold War to help rescue a pilot detained in the Soviet Union.

GLACIER CINEMAS

“Goosebumps” (PG) — Synopsis: A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer’s imaginary demons are set free on the town of Greendale, Maryland.

“The Martian” (PG-13) Synopsis: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

“Jem and the Holograms” (PG) Synopsis: Teenager Jerrica is an extremely shy but talented singer-songwriter whose dreams of stardom come true when she forms the group Jem and the Holograms.

“Steve Jobs” (R) Synopsis: With public anticipation running high, Apple Inc. co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve “Woz” Wozniak get ready to unveil the first Macintosh in 1984.

“The Last Witch Hunter” (PG-13) Synopsis: The modern world holds many secrets, the most astounding being that witches still live among us.

Ketchikan

For complete listings see http://ketchikan.grossalaska.com/

Ketchikan Coliseum

“The Martian” (PG-13) — Synopsis: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

“Black Mass” (R) — Synopsis: The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

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