On the screen

Movie reviews by Jeff Vice

Published: Friday, July 17 2009 9:12 a.m. MDT

"Spirited Away" — tower theatre — see Midnight Movie

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NEW FILMS FRIDAY

FOOD, INC. — ★★★ — The documentary expose of America's food industry is powerful, disturbing stuff. Running time: 94 minutes, PG (drugs, vulgarity)

REVANCHE — ★★★ — A thriller so gritty and grimy you may feel like you need to take a shower after seeing it. German with subtitles, running time: 117 minutes, not rated, probable R (nudity, sex, violence, vulgarity, drugs, profanity, slurs)

SNEAK PREVIEW

THE UGLY TRUTH — Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler star as co-workers who are unlucky at love in this comedy. To be reviewed when it opens next week, running time: 101 minutes, R (sex, profanity) (July 17, 7:40 p.m.: Gateway)

MIDNIGHT MOVIE

TOWER AT MIDNIGHT SERIES — This week's movie is "Spirited Away" (2001). A schedule is available at www.towertheatre.com. (July 17 and 18: Tower)

KIDS MATINEES

AMC SUMMER MOVIECAMP — This week's selection is "The Spiderwick Chronicles." A schedule is available at www.amctheatres.com/smc. (July 22, 10 a.m.: Layton Hills 9)

CINEMARK SUMMER MOVIE CLUBHOUSE — This week's film is "Space Chimps." A schedule is available at www.cinemark.com. (July 21 and July 22: Cinemark American Fork, Jordan Landing, Tinseltown Layton, Tinseltown Ogden; July 22: Provo Towne Centre)

TOWNE CINEMAS SUMMER MATINEES — This week's movie is "Star Wars: The Clone Wars." A schedule is available at www.townecinema.com. (July 20-23, 11 a.m.: Towne Cinemas, American Fork)

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) (Thanksgiving Point)

BUGS! — ★★★ — This British-made documentary about insects has plenty of "wow" moments. Shown in 3-D, running time: 40 minutes, not rated, probable G (violence) (Clark Planetarium)

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