Movies

JUNEAU

GOLD TOWN NICKELODEON

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Coming Home” — Friday-Sunday. 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.

“Hamlet” with Benedict Cumberbatch, live from The Barbican. Saturday and Sunday. Synopsis: Benedict Cumberbatch stars in Shakespeare’s tragedy, recorded live at The Barbican Theater in London,

SNOvember Film Series, 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

Climate Action Film Series: “Mercahnts of Doubt.” Sunday and Monday. 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.

“Creed” (PG-13) — Synopsis: The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

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 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.

“Victor Frankenstein” (PG-13) Synopsis: Told from Igor’s perspective, we see the troubled young assistant’s dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man – and the legend – we know today.

“The Good Dinosaur” (PG) Synopsis: An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

“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.

“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.

KETCHIKAN

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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.

“The Good Dinosaur” (PG) Synopsis: An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

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