Movie guide

JUNEAU

GOLD TOWN NICKELODEON

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“Trumbo” — Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Synopsis: The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. TRUMBO (directed by Jay Roach) tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio bosses in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.

Costa’s annual Christmas Bazaar Extravaganza — 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. The Gold Town’s annual holiday show includes live music, ukeleles, juggling, dancing ladies, presents for everyone, and Santa Claus. This year’s guests include Kari & Jason, Shona & Austin, Rumblefish, Collette Costa, and Playboy Spaceman.

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

20TH CENTURY TWIN

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“Krampus” (PG-13) — Synopsis: A boy who has a bad Christmas ends up accidentally summoning a Christmas demon to his family home.

“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 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.

“Brooklyn” (PG-13) Synopsis: An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a new romance. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.

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

“In the Heart of the Sea” (PG-13) Synopsis: Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home.

Spotlight(R) — Synopsis: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

KETCHIKAN

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KETCHIKAN COLISEUM

“Bridge of Spies” (PG-13) Synopsis: During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

“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.

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