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Hawai'i International Film Festival Spring Film festival
Signature Dole Cannery Theatres, today through April 28. 528-3456, Ext. 18. $7 general admission, $6 HIFF Ohana members

Today

• "The Cat's Meow" (USA, 2001), 6:30 p.m. — Directed by Peter Bogdanovich.
• "Take Care of My Cat" (South Korea, 2001), 8:45 p.m. — Directed by Jae-eun Jeong. Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema Award winner for Best Asian Feature at the Pusan Film Festival.

Saturday

• "Asoka" (India, 2001), noon — Directed by Santosh Sivan.
• "Nijinsky" (Australia 2001), 1 p.m. — Directed by Paul Cox. Visceral and abstract, this film interprets the diary entries of the famous dancer during his nervous breakdown in 1917.
• "Under the Moonlight" (Iran, 2001), 3:15 p.m. — Directed by Reza Mir-Karimi. In his search for a thief, a future mullah discovers a side of society he did not know existed.
• "How Harry Became a Tree" (Ireland/United Kingdom/France/Italy), 3:30 p.m. — Directed by Goran Paskaljevic. Harry (Colm Meany), a poor farmer, loses his wife and son during the Irish civil war. He believes that to define a life, one must have a sworn enemy, and decides to focus his hatred toward George, the village publican and shopkeeper.
• "Cherish" (USA, 2001), 6:30 p.m. — Directed by Finn Taylor. An attention-getter at the Sundance Film Festival, this movie has a rocking '80s soundtrack and a script filled with "Memento"-type twists and turns. Robin Tunney stars as a woman under house arrest, who concocts weird schemes to escape her "tower."
• "Agitator" (Japan, 2001), 8:45 p.m. — Directed by Takashi Miike. A yakuza leader seeks a merger of rival gangs.

Sunday

• "The Mystic Masseur" (Trinidad, 2001), 1 p.m. — Directed by Ismail Merchant. Ganesh is determined to write a book. He sets up shop as a masseur while pursuing his dream, but becomes an expert in Hinduism and mystical healing.
• "Chicken Rice Wars" (Singapore, 2001), 1:15 p.m. — Directed by CheeK. A hip, hilarious take on "Romeo and Juliet," pitting the Wongs against the Changs.
• "Markova: Comfort Gay" (The Philippines, 2001), 3 p.m. — Directed by Gil Portes. This is a true story of Markova, a gay man forced to become a "comfort man" for Japanese armed forces during World War II occupation in the Philippines.
• "Roots and Branches" (China, 2001), 3:30 p.m. — Directed by Yu Zhong. A tragic accident leaves the four Qi children as orphans, and the children are separated. Eldest daughter Sitian, an accomplished music conductor, returns to China for her first concert and a mission to search for her siblings.
• "Dogtown & Z-Boys" (USA, 2001), 6:30 p.m. — Directed by Stacy Peralta. See story on Page 17.
• "Lan Yu" (China/Hong Kong, 2001), 8:45 p.m. — Directed by Stanley Kwan. Based on an Internet novel, this love story is set against the turbulent and political '80s in China.
• "The Princess Blade" (Japan, 2001), 9 p.m. — Directed by Shinsuke Sato. Yuki uses her sword to cut through more than her foes — like her past — to find her way to true destiny as she seeks happiness with Takashi.

Monday

• "What Time Is It There?" (Taiwan, 2001), 6:30 p.m. — Directed by Ming-Liang Tsai. After the death of the family patriarch, his wife and son become the victims of the mundane and repetitive; mother prays constantly for the return of her husband's spirit, while son Hsiao Kang sells watches in the streets of Taipei.
• "Rain" (New Zealand, 2001), 8:45 p.m. — Directed by Christine Jeffs. It's 1972, and Janey (Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki) has traveled to the beach for a long, lazy summer with her family. She teaches her little brother to swim, while their Scotch-sedated parents wallow in their messy marriage.

Tuesday

• "Chicken Rice Wars," 6 p.m. See Sunday listing.
• "Roots and Branches," 6:30 p.m. See Sunday listing.
• "Flower Island" (South Korea, 2001), 8:45 p.m. — Directed by Song Il-Gon. A Pusan Film Festival winner, a road movie of three wounded women in search of a mythical island.

Wednesday

• "How Harry Became a Tree," 6 p.m. See Saturday listing.
• "Under the Moonlight," 6:30 p.m. See Saturday listing.
• "Pistol Opera" (Japan, 2001), 8:45 p.m. — Directed by Seijun Suzuki. This is a sequel to the '60s cult classic "Branded to Kill," and follows the exploits of Killer No. 3, the Stray Cat.

Thursday

• "La Spagnola" (Australia, 2001), 6:30 p.m. — Directed by Steve Jacobs. Lola and her daughter live in squalor after Ricardo, the former patriarch, runs off with his new lover Wendy, and buys a flashy sports car with the last of the family savings. When Ricardo expires, Lola seeks revenge.
• "Y Tu Mama Tambien" (Mexico/USA, 200), 8:45 p.m. — Directed by Alfonso Cuaron.

IMAX WAIKIKI
|923-4629, 971-5033 (groups).

• "Beauty and the Beast"
• "Hidden Hawai'i"
• "Extreme"

MOVIE MUSEUM
Reservations: 735-8771; $5*.

• "Calle 54" (2000), 5:30 and 8 p.m. today and Thursday and 2, 4:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday.
• "Tape" (2001), 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 6 and 8 p.m. Monday.

ACADEMY OF ARTS THEATER
532-8768; $5*.

• "The Laughing Club of India" (2000) and "Maharaja Burger" (1998), 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday.
• "Ha Ha Shanghai" (2001), 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
• "Gao Rang (Grilled Rice)" (2001), 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and April 26.

HONOLULU GAY & LESBIAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION
941-0424, Ext. 18. Screening at the Academy Theater; $6*.

• "The Fluffer" (2001), 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I
Art Auditorium, part of the "Women in Islam" film series. Information e-mail to: donbrown@hawaii.rr.com; $5*.

• "Jung: In the Land of the Majaheddin" (2001; Italian with English subtitles); documentary shot in Afghanistan about the struggle to set up hospitals during warfare under the Taliban, 5 p.m. Sunday.

Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room 012. 956-3836; $3* donation.

• "Acts of Faith: Jewish Civilization in Spain" (1995) and "Ignacio de Loyola," 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

TOP 5 VIDEO RENTALS — HONOLULU

1. "Spy Games"
2. "Serendipity"
3. "Thirteen Ghosts"
4. "Training Day"
5. "Bandits"

New videos coming Tuesday: "Behind Enemy Lines," "Novocaine," "My First Mister" and "Metropolis"