Laramie Movie Scope

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Laramie Movie Scope is an ongoing series of movie reviews, news, links and commentary, scoping out the film industry, penned by local film critics Robert Roten and Patrick Ivers. Roten is a member of the Online Film Critics Society and his reviews are also linked 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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News, essays, podcasts, RSS feeds

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Laramie Film Society news
The Not Shown Before at a Theater Near You free summer film series
The Annual Summer Kids Show Series at the Wyo Theatre
Celtic Pride (an essay)
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This site is normally updated daily, click your browser's refresh or reload button to get the latest version. Click on the underlined movie titles below to read Robert Roten's reviews (links to Online Film Critics Society reviews of selected films marked by * are also underlined).

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Now Showing

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs[2 stars]*
Playing at the Fox Cinema, 505 S. 20th -- Click here for links to web sites with local showtimes, runtime and an MPAA rating for this film.

Knowing[3 stars]
Playing at the Wyo Theatre, 309 S. Fifth St., Laramie. Shows at 7 p.m. daily. Rated PG-13, running time 121 minutes. All tickets $3.

The Proposal[2 stars]*
Playing at the Fox Cinema, 505 S. 20th, pass restricted -- Click here for links to web sites with local showtimes, runtime and an MPAA rating for this film.

Public Enemies[3 stars]*
Playing at the Fox Cinema, 505 S. 20th -- Click here for links to web sites with local showtimes, runtime and an MPAA rating for this film.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen[1 star]
Playing at the Fox Cinema, 505 S. 20th, pass restricted -- Click here for links to web sites with local showtimes, runtime and an MPAA rating for this film.

Year One[2 stars]*
Playing at the Fox Cinema, 505 S. 20th, pass restricted -- Click here for links to web sites with local showtimes, runtime and an MPAA rating for this film.

Albany County Public Library's
Not Shown Before at a Theater Near You film series

MacKenna's Gold[3 stars]*

Playing at the Albany County Public Library, Sunday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m. only, free admission and snacks. Years before “National Treasure,” there was a similar wild western treasure hunt movie called “MacKenna's Gold.” MacKenna (played by Gregory Peck) has memorized a treasure map that leads to some hidden Apache gold. A group of men with gold fever accompany MacKenna on a wild treasure hunt in the desert southwest set in the time of the Old West. Amid stunning scenery and amazing visuals, the treasure hunters are challenged by Apaches, Mexican bandits and the U.S. Cavalry. The all star cast in addition to Peck, includes Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Julie Newmar, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Anthony Quayle, Edward G. Robinson, Eli Wallach and Victor Jory. The Grammy nominated score is by Quincy Jones. Rated M (an out-of-date MPAA rating similar to the modern rating of PG or PG-13), running time 128 minutes. Shown on a big screen with a high-definition projector and a surround-sound system. Click here for more information on the Not Shown Before at a Theater Near You free summer film series

The Annual Summer Kids Film Series at the Wyo Theatre

Marley & Me[3 stars]

Playing at the Wyo Theatre, 309 S. Fifth. Shows at noon and 2:15 p.m. July 8 and 9 only, rated PG, running time, 120 minutes. This family film features an untamed, destructive dog, but it is really about a fairly normal family growing and changing over time while encountering the same sorts of problems facing many families in modern America. This is a heartwarming tale of family strength and a dog's gift of unconditional love. It stars Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Kathleen Turner and Alan Arkin. Jennifer Aniston was nominated for a Kid's Choice Award for her performance in this film. Click here for more information on the annual Summer Kids Film Series at the Wyo Theatre.

* Denotes a composite (calculated average) rating, using data provided by members of the Online Film Critics Society, or similar data found at toptenreviews or at Metacritic.com.

Click here for OFCS reviews of Fast & Furious
Click here for OFCS reviews of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Click here for OFCS reviews of The Proposal
Click here for OFCS reviews of Public Enemies
Click here for OFCS reviews of Year One
Click here for more reviews of current and upcoming films at the Movie Review Query Engine
Click here for more reviews and ratings of current and upcoming films at TopTenreviews.com

Click here for links to web sites with showtimes, running times, and MPAA ratings for movies showing in most U.S. metropolitan areas. There are also links to movie information for theaters in Laramie and specific cities in Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and the Rocky Mountain region.

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Coming Attractions:
Reviews or previews of movies
which haven't been shown in Laramie yet

Adam Resurrected[3 stars]
Bigger, Stronger, Faster[4 stars]
Che (parts 1 and 2)[3 stars]
A Christmas Tale[3 stars]
Courting Condi[3 stars]
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father[4 stars]
Defiance[3 stars]
Drag Me to Hell[3 stars]
Earth[3 stars]
Encounters at the End of the World[3 stars]
Flow[2.5 stars]
Ghosts of Abu Gharib[2.5 stars]
Gomorrah[3 stars]
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson[3 stars]
Google Me[3 stars]
Horror in the Wind[2.5 stars]
Hunger[3 stars]
I.O.U.S.A.[3 stars]
JCVD[3 stars]
Last Chance Harvey[3 stars]
Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)[3 stars]
Lifelines[3 stars]
The Order of Myths[4 stars]
Sunshine Cleaning[3 stars]
Surfwise[3 stars]
Synecdoche, New York[4 stars]
Timecrimes (Los Cronocrímenes)[3 stars]
The Unknown Woman (La Sconosciuta)[3 stars]

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Following are links to over 2,000 archived reviews
of movies starting with the following letters:

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