Movie Openings
"American Outlaws": The life of outlaw Jesse James has been portrayed in more than 30 films, but Warner Bros. is shifting the story line to give it more of a comedic tone, in a Butch-Cassidy-and-the-Sundance-Kid sort of way. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Restaurant Row Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Windward Stadium 10, Keolu Center Cinemas, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (PG-13).
"Captain Corelli's Mandolin": Based on the novel "Corelli's Mandolin," the film is set on a Greek island early in World War II. The Italian army has gained control of the island, led by Capt. Corelli (Nicolas Cage). Then Corelli begins a passionate affair with Pelagia (PenÚlope Cruz), a local beauty engaged to a fisherman. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Restaurant Row Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Windward Stadium 10, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Kailua Cinemas, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui). (R).
"The Golden Bowl": In this adaptation of the Henry James novel, an American widower (Nick Nolte) and his daughter (Kate Beckinsale) live the high life in Europe, collecting art. Socialite Fanny Assingham (Anjelica Huston) befriends the pair and succeeds in marrying them off — the daughter to a compromised Italian prince (Jeremy Northam) and the widower to his daughter's longtime friend (Uma Thurman). Father and daughter come to realize that their spouses know each other quite well, and the presentation of a certain golden bowl starts the unraveling of the truth. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. (R).
"Hedwig and the Angry Inch": The darkly comic tale of Hedwig Schmidt (John Cameron Mitchell), a German immigrant living in a trailer park in middle (of nowhere) America. Back in East Berlin, several days before the fall of the Wall, Hedwig was the victim of a botched sex-change operation which left her with an "angry inch" as a remnant of her previous life as Hansel. Hedwig, backed by the hard rock group the Angry Inch, relates her story in rock opera form and takes the audience along on a quest for her missing identity. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres. (R).
"Rat Race": Updated version of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963); a billionaire Las Vegas casino owner sets up a gambling scheme in which bettors wage on which of six candidates can find $2 million hidden somewhere. Starring Jason Alexander, John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Dave Thomas. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Restaurant Row Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Enchanted Lake Cinemas, Windward Stadium 10, Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i), Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Lahaina Cinemas (Maui). (PG-13).
SNEAK PREVIEW
"Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back:" When Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) discover that the based-on-their-true-lives comic Bluntman and Chronic is being adapted into a movie without any licensing fees flowing their way, they rebel. Saturday 7 p.m., Restaurant Row Theatres and Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui); 7:05 p.m., Dole Cannery 18 Theatres; 7:30 p.m., Ward Stadium 16-Plex and Pearlridge West 16-Plex and Windward Stadium 10. (PG-13).
