Laramie Movie Scope
Laramie Movie Scope is an ongoing series of movie reviews, news, links and commentary, scoping out the film industry, penned by local film critics Patrick Ivers and Robert Roten. Roten is a member of the Online Film Critics Society and his reviews are also posted at rottentomatoes.com and at the Movie Review Query Engine. LARIAT is delighted to post them as a free public service to filmgoers everywhere.
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Now Showing
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull![[3 stars]](3star.gif)
Playing at the Wyo Theatre, 309 S. Fifth. Shows at 7 p.m. daily.
Rated PG-13, running time 122 minutes. All tickets $3.
Albany County Public Library's Not Shown Before at a Theater Near You summer film series show (Sunday evenings at the library)
Playing at the Albany County Public Library, Sunday, August 31 at 7:30 p.m. only, free admission and snacks. Gone Baby Gone -- A child is missing. The child's grandparents hire a local detective to find the child. The clues lead to unexpected places and a moral dilemma. Stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan and Amy Madigan. This film was nominated for numerous awards and won numerous awards. Director Ben Affleck won three directing awards and Amy Ryan won 14 best supporting actress awards from various film-related organizations for this film. Ryan was also nominated for an Oscar for her performance in this film. Rated R, 114 minutes. For more information on this film series, including a complete schedule, reviews, ratings and synopsis of series films, click on this link to The Not Shown Before at a Theater Near You Summer Film Series web page.
* Denotes a composite (calculated average) rating, using data provided by members of the Online Film Critics Society, or similar data found at toptenreviews.