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"Bride of the Wind": A romantic biopic, from Academy Award-nominated director Bruce Beresford, about Alma Mahler (Sarah Wynter), the wife of 19th-century composer Gustav Mahler (Jonathan Pryce). The film focuses on the days Alma, an accomplished musician herself, spent living in Vienna in the early 1900s and her relationships with the famous painter Oskar Kokoschka (Vincent Perez) and architect Walter Gropius. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres. (R).
"China: the Panda Adventure": An adventure involving China's giant pandas, based on a true story. Opens tomorrow at IMAX Waikiki. (NR).
"The Glass House": Two teenagers (Leelee Sobieski, Trevor Morgan) must live with their new guardians (Stellan Skarsgaard, Diane Lane) after their parents die in a car crash. The siblings soon find, however, that their guardians are desperately strapped for cash and may have plotted the parents' deaths in order to receive the money allotted for raising the kids. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 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, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui). (PG-13).
"Hardball": Based on Daniel Coyle's book "Hardball: A Season in the Projects," the film is the story of a compulsive gambler (Keanu Reeves) who is forced to repay a loan by coaching a Chicago inner-city Little League team. 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, Windward Stadium 10, Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), (PG-13).
"Himalaya": Dueling caravans race to journey across the Himalayas. Filmed in the Dolpo region of Nepal under challenging conditions, this award-winning drama, in Tibetan with subtitles, captures the fast-disappearing tradition of a remote Tibetan culture. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres. (NR).
