Showtimes for Friday-Thursday,

Aug. 28-Sept. 3

AMC Ahwatukee 24

I-10 & Ray Road;  888-AMC-4FUN

 

Halloween II (2009) (R) - Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael’s deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.

Starring: Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane

Fri & Sat  Special Engagement (10:15 a.m., 11:50 a.m. @ $5), 12:55 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:35 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:05 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m., 10:00 p.m., 11:15 p.m.; Sun (10:15 a.m., 11:50 a.m. @ $5), 12:55 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:35 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:05 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m., 10:00 p.m.; Mon to Thu (11:50 a.m. @ $5), 12:55 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:35 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:05 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m., 10:00 p.m.

 Taking Woodstock (R) - A man working at his parents’ motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.

Starring: Demetri Martin, Emile Hirsch

Fri to Sun  AMC SELECT;Special Engagement (10:30 a.m. @ $5), 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.; Mon to Thu (11:00 a.m. @ $5), 1:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.

 

Inglourious Basterds (R) - During World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis.

Starring: Brad Pitt

Fri & Sat  Special Engagement (9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m. @ $5), 12:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 11:00 p.m.; Sun (9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m. @ $5), 12:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 9:45 p.m. Mon to Thu   (11:15 a.m. @ $5), 12:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 9:45 p.m.  

Bandslam (PG) - A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band – together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.

Starring: Alyson Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens

Daily   (11:20 a.m. @ $5), 2:05 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:45 p.m.

 

The Final Destination 3D (R) - After a teen’s premonition of a deadly race-car crash helps saves the lives of his peers, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end.

Starring: Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano

Fri & Sat  Digital 3D;Special Engagement (9:45 a.m., 11:55 a.m. @ $8), 2:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 9:00 p.m., 11:10 p.m.; Sun (9:45 a.m., 11:55 a.m. @ $8), 2:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 9:00 p.m.; Mon to Thu (11:55 a.m. @ $8), 2:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 9:00 p.m.

 

The Final Destination (R) - After a teen’s premonition of a deadly race-car crash helps saves the lives of his peers, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end.

Starring: Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano

Daily  Special Engagement (10:45 a.m. @ $5), 1:00 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:00 p.m.

 

Post Grad (PG13) - A college graduate is forced to move back into her childhood home with her eccentric family, while she attempts to find a job, the right guy, and just a hint of where her life is headed.

Starring: Alexis Bledel

Fri to Sun  Special Engagement (10:20 a.m. @ $5), 12:35 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 5:05 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 9:35 p.m. Mon to Thu   12:35 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 5:05 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 9:35 p.m.  

Shorts (PG) - A young boy’s discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.

Starring: Jimmy Bennett, Jake Short, Kat Dennings

Fri to Sun  Special Engagement (10:10 a.m. @ $5), 12:45 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 7:50 p.m., 10:05 p.m. Mon to Thu   (11:20 a.m. @ $5), 1:50 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 9:25 p.m.  

District 9 (R) - An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology.

Starring: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope

Fri to Sun   (10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. @ $5), 2:00 p.m., 3:55 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 10:45 p.m.; Mon to Thu (11:30 a.m. @ $5), 2:00 p.m., 3:55 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 10:45 p.m.

 

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (R) - A used-car liquidator is hired by a flailing auto dealership to turn their Fourth of July sale into a majorly profitable event.

Starring: Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames

Fri to Sun   (10:00 a.m. @ $5), 12:20 p.m., 2:40 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 7:25 p.m., 9:50 p.m.; Mon to Thu 12:20 p.m., 2:40 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 7:25 p.m., 9:50 p.m.

 

Ponyo (G) - An animated adventure centered on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human.

Daily  AMC SELECT (11:25 a.m. @ $5), 2:05 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 9:40 p.m.

 

The Time Traveler’s Wife (PG13) - A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage.

Starring: Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams

Daily   (11:30 a.m. @ $5), 2:10 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 7:25 p.m., 10:15 p.m.

 

(500) Days of Summer (PG13) - An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn’t believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel

Fri to Sun  AMC SELECT (10:05 a.m. @ $5), 12:25 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:20 p.m.; Mon to Thu (11:25 a.m. @ $5), 1:55 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:35 p.m.

 

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (PG13) - An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Ray Park, Marlon Wayans, Channing Tatum

Fri & Sat   (11:00 a.m. @ $5), 1:00 p.m., 1:55 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m., 10:50 p.m.; Sun to Thu (11:00 a.m. @ $5), 1:00 p.m., 1:55 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m., 10:45 p.m.

 

Julie & Julia (DVS) (PG13) - An amateur chef who decides to cook every recipe in a cookbook from acclaimed celebrity chef Julia Child in order to chronicle it in a blog over the course of a year.

Starring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams

Daily  CC/DVS-Closed Captioning & Descriptive Video Service (10:45 a.m. @ $5), 1:45 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:50 p.m., 10:45 p.m.

 

Aliens in the Attic (PG) - A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.

Starring: Carter Jenkins, Austin Robert Butler, Ashley Tisdale, Ashley Boettcher

Daily   (11:50 a.m. @ $5), 2:20 p.m., 4:35 p.m., 7:05 p.m.

 

Funny People (R) -  When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.

Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann

Fri & Sat   (9:50 a.m. @ $5), 1:05 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 10:55 p.m.; Sun (9:50 a.m. @ $5), 1:05 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 10:40 p.m.; Mon to Thu 1:05 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 10:40 p.m.

 

G-Force (PG) - A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world.

Starring: Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Jon Favreau, Penélope Cruz, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan

Fri to Sun   (10:15 a.m. @ $5), 12:40 p.m., 3:05 p.m., 5:35 p.m., 8:05 p.m., 10:20 p.m.; Mon to Thu (11:40 a.m. @ $5), 3:05 p.m., 5:35 p.m., 8:05 p.m., 10:20 p.m.

 

The Ugly Truth (R) - A romantically challenged woman is embroiled in a series of tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love.

Starring: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler

Fri & Sat   (10:20 a.m. @ $5), 12:50 p.m., 3:35 p.m., 5:55 p.m., 8:35 p.m., 11:00 p.m.; Sun (10:20 a.m. @ $5), 12:50 p.m., 3:35 p.m., 5:55 p.m., 8:20 p.m., 10:35 p.m.; Mon to Thu 12:50 p.m., 3:35 p.m., 5:55 p.m., 8:20 p.m., 10:35 p.m.

 

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (PG) - Harry discovers an old book marked mysteriously “This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince” and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson

Daily   9:30 p.m.

 

The Proposal (PG13) - A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds

Daily   (11:15 a.m. @ $5), 2:00 p.m., 4:35 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:10 p.m.

 

The Hangover (R) - Three groomsmen who lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during his bachelor party, then must retrace their steps in order to find him.

Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha

Daily   (11:35 a.m. @ $5), 2:25 p.m., 4:55 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:10 p.m.