Movie guide

JUNEAU

GOLD TOWN NICKELODEON

For complete listings, visit www.goldtownnick.com.

Coming Home” — Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Nov. 20-22. Synopsis: Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. He finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer remembers him.

SNOvember Film Series, Wednesday and Saturday. Synopsis: The SNOvember Film Series celebrates the coming winter season by showcasing the year’s best ski and snowboard films. All of the proceeds go towards building a cabin and trail at Cropley Lake through the Eaglecrest Foundation. Tickets $10 at the door. Details: goldtownnick.com

Opera and Musical Film Fest: “The Sound of Music” singalong Sunday and Tuesday, Nov. 22 and 24, Gold Town Nickelodeon. Hosted by Juneau Lyric Opera.

Climate Action Film Series: “The Yes Men Are Revolting,” Saturday Nov. 21, Synopsis: This film follows two comic activists who stage media hoaxes and political pranking to expose corporate crimes around global warming. Sponsored by Alaska Climate Action Network. Details: www.alaskaclimateaction.org or 586-5843.

20TH CENTURY TWIN

For complete listings, visit www.juneaumovies.com.

“The Night Before” (R) — Synopsis: On Christmas eve, three lifelong friends, two of whom are Jewish, spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.

“Spectre” (PG-13) — Synopsis: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.

GLACIER CINEMAS

“The Peanuts Movie” (G) — Synopsis: Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home.

“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.

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2” (PG-13) Synopsis: As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance.

“The 33” (PG-13) Synopsis: Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days.

“Love the Coopers” (PG-13) Synopsis: When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.

KETCHIKAN

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

KETCHIKAN COLISEUM

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2” (PG-13) Synopsis: As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance.

“Spectre” (PG-13) — Synopsis: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.

“The Peanuts Movie” (G) — Synopsis: Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home.

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