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Published: Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 1:40 a.m. MST
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NEW FILM FRIDAY

REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA — ★ — This gory, off-putting musical tries to combine Gothic rock stylings with the grotesque sensibilities of so-called, "torture-porn" horror-thrillers. Running time: 98 minutes, R (violence, gore, drugs, profanity, torture, vulgarity, brief nudity, slurs, brief sex)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA — See listing under "New film Friday." (Friday and Saturday: Tower)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

BOLT 3-D — Select theaters are showing the new animated feature in the Disney Digital 3-D format. (Carmike 12, Jordan Commons, Ritz)

BREWVIES SPECIAL SCREENINGS — This week's selections include "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984) and "Vertigo" (1958). A schedule is available at www.brewvies.com. (Brewvies, must be 21 or older)

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE — Select theaters are showing the new science-fiction thriller in the large-screen format. (Jordan Commons)

ORGAN LOFT SCREENINGS — This week's movie is "Seven Chances" (1925). A schedule is available at www.organloftslc.com. (Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m.: Organ Loft)

PARK CITY FILM SERIES — This week's movie is "The Duchess." A schedule is available at www.parkcityfilmseries.com. (Jan. 2 and 3, 7 p.m.; Jan. 4, 6 p.m.: Park City Library)

LARGE-FORMAT FILMS

AFRICAN ADVENTURE: SAFARI IN THE OKAVANGO — Ranger Liesl Eichenberg and a camera crew take audiences on a "photo-safari" in Africa. Shown in 3-D, running time: 40 minutes, not rated, probable G (nothing offensive)

DINOSAURS 3-D: GIANTS OF PATAGONIA — ★★★ — The makers of this IMAX science film get us about as close as we'd ever want to be to these enormous creatures. Shown in 3-D, running time: 48 minutes, not rated, probable PG (violence) — Jeff Strickler, Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)

FLY ME TO THE MOON — ★★ — This state-of-the-art cartoon shows how the 3-D format can be used effectively. But it falls short in other crucial areas. Shown in 3-D, running time: 45 minutes, G (violence, vulgarity)

SPACE STATION 3-D — Tom Cruise narrates this documentary short about the International Space Station crew. Running time: 47 minutes, not rated, probable G (nothing offensive)

WILD OCEAN 3-D — Large-screen documentary that examines fish migrations off the coast of South Africa. Shown in 3-D, running time: 45 minutes, not rated, probable PG (violence)

CONTINUING FILMS

AUSTRALIA — ★★ — An overlong, unfocused, would-be historical "epic" that tries to tell too many stories. Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman star. Running time: 165 minutes, PG-13 (violence, gore, slurs, profanity, brief sex, vulgarity)

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